The Drosophila CG1674 gene encodes a synaptopodin 2-like related protein that localizes to the Z-disc and is required for normal flight muscle development and function.

Emily R CzajkowskiMarilyn CisnerosBianca S GarciaJim ShenRichard M Cripps

Published in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2020)

These studies identify and characterize a previously unreported myofibrillar component of Drosophila muscle that is necessary for proper myofibril assembly during development.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
genome wide
gene expression
copy number
dna methylation