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Regulation of the Microtubules and F-actin Dynamics in Drosophila Syncytial Embryos
WANG Guoqing1,2,3, YIN Chuanhao4, LÜ Zhiyi1,2,3*
（1Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, China; 2MoE Key Laboratory of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, China; 3College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, China; 4Qingdao Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Qingdao Municipal Hospital), Qingdao 266000, China)
Abstract:
Drosophila embryo has an incomplete cleavage pattern, and the nucleus of the embryo undergoes thirteen divisions without cytokinesis forming the syncytial blastoderm. This process includes the male and female pronuclei fusion, nuclear axial expansion, cortical migration, and cortical mitosis. Microtubules and F-actin are actively involved in a syncytial embryogenesis. This review will survey the cell biology and the cytoskeletal dynamics of the syncytial embryonic morphogenesis, and discuss the potential value of cytoskeletal research using Drosophila syncytial embryo due to its special properties.
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