- Li, Hanqing;
- Watson, Ash;
- Olechwier, Agnieszka;
- Anaya, Michael;
- Sorooshyari, Siamak K;
- Harnett, Dermott P;
- Lee, Hyung-Kook;
- Vielmetter, Jost;
- Fares, Mario A;
- Garcia, K Christopher;
- Özkan, Engin;
- Labrador, Juan-Pablo;
- Zinn, Kai
An 'interactome' screen of all Drosophila cell-surface and secreted proteins containing immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) domains discovered a network formed by paralogs of Beaten Path (Beat) and Sidestep (Side), a ligand-receptor pair that is central to motor axon guidance. Here we describe a new method for interactome screening, the Bio-Plex Interactome Assay (BPIA), which allows identification of many interactions in a single sample. Using the BPIA, we 'deorphanized' four more members of the Beat-Side network. We confirmed interactions using surface plasmon resonance. The expression patterns of beat and side genes suggest that Beats are neuronal receptors for Sides expressed on peripheral tissues. side-VI is expressed in muscle fibers targeted by the ISNb nerve, as well as at growth cone choice points and synaptic targets for the ISN and TN nerves. beat-V genes, encoding Side-VI receptors, are expressed in ISNb and ISN motor neurons.