visible (with domRNAi.Sym.UAS), with Scer\GAL4bbg-C96
wing margin (with domRNAi.Sym.UAS), with Scer\GAL4bbg-C96
84% of flies expressing domdsRNA.Sym.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4bbg-C96 in a domk08108/+ background show wing nicking.
At two days after clone induction, the percentage of testes carrying domk08108 mutant germline stem cell (GSC) clones is indistinguishable from controls, however this decreases over time and by day 8 no testes that contain domk08108 mutant GSCs. Similarly, the proportion of testes with domk08108 mutant cyst stem cells (CySCs) progressively drops to 0 by day 15.
domk08108 mutants exhibit melanized lymph glands and a lack of hemocytes.
domk08108 homozygous female germ-line stem cells are lost from their stem cell niche at the same rate as wild-type female germ-line stem cells. However, 91% of dom3 homozygous clone follicle stem cells are lost from their niche within 17 days, compared to only 37.5% of cells in wild-type control clones. This is not accompanied by any increase in in apoptosis of these cells.
Lethality acts in the early pupal stages. Lymph glands are black, no hemocytes and reduced neuroblast region in the larval brain. Mititic defects are not evident in the neuroblasts. Females with germline clones do not lay eggs.
Homozygous third instar larvae have a striking absence of circulating hemocytes; only 0 to 10 oversized cells are seen per larva, in contrast to the wild-type number of 1000-3000 circulating hemocytes. In addition, the number of sessile plasmatocytes is significantly reduced compared to wild-type.
Homozygous larvae contain large numbers of microorganisms which can be seen on the epithelium lining the integument and on muscles.
The melanisation in response to pricking with a needle is reduced in intensity compared to wild-type larvae.
Melanisation plaques appear on the surface of homozygous larvae after natural infection by spores of B.bassiana, as are seen in wild-type larvae.
There is not a significant difference in the survival rate between larvae pricked with a sterile needle or a needle coated with Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria, however, infection with fungal spores induces over 60% lethality in 48 hours in homozygous larvae.
Lethality occurs during third instar larval or pupal stages. Mutants exhibit visible disc abnormalities: very small or no discs. Clones cannot be induced in wild type discs. In tergites, clones with normal size and but lower than expected frequency are recovered. Clones cannot be recovered in the wing disc.
Homozygous larvae are totally devoid of circulating hemocytes. In favourable conditions these larvae have a prolonged third instar, up to 10 days at 20oC. They show melanized lymph glands. During third instar the blackening invades the whole lobe, extending to the posterior lobes. Melanized lymph glands eventually detach from the dorsal vessel. Ultrastructural analysis reveals that the prohemocytes in the hematopoetic organ are larger than wild type. Lymph glands are filled with necrotic, melanized cells and cells packed with heterogeneous inclusions indicative of strong resorptive processes. Mutant glands are devoid of differentiating prohemocytes. The embryonic hemocytes are unaffected, but by first instar hemocytes are reduced in number. Mutants are also devoid of imaginal discs, imaginal rings and histoblasts in the gut. The size of the brain is significantly reduced. The domain of brain neuroblasts in the optic lobes is reduced. Residual imaginal disc cells exist in small clusters.
domk08108 has lethal | pupal stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Df(2R)ED3921
domk08108/l(3)hem2 is a suppressor of short lived phenotype of Hsap\APPAβ42.UAS.cBa, Scer\GAL4elav-C155
domk08108/l(3)hem2 is a suppressor of abnormal neuroanatomy phenotype of Hsap\APPAβ42.UAS.cBa, Scer\GAL4elav-C155
domk08108 has hemocyte phenotype, non-suppressible by Df(2R)ED3921
domk08108 has embryonic/larval lymph gland phenotype, non-suppressible by Df(2R)ED3921
domk08108/dom[+] is an enhancer of testis | somatic clone phenotype of His2Av810
domk08108/dom[+] is an enhancer of male germline stem cell | somatic clone phenotype of His2Av810
domk08108 is an enhancer of wing blade phenotype of Nnd-1
domk08108/dom[+] is an enhancer of wing margin phenotype of mamg2.1
domk08108/l(3)hem2 is a suppressor of adult brain phenotype of Hsap\APPAβ42.UAS.cBa, Scer\GAL4elav-C155
domk08108/l(3)hem2 is a suppressor of embryonic/larval plasmatocyte | adult stage phenotype of Hsap\APPAβ42.UAS.cBa, Scer\GAL4elav-C155
domk08108/dom[+] is a suppressor of wing vein L4 phenotype of NAx-E2
Df(2R)ED3921 fails to suppress the melanized lymph gland and lack of hemocyte phenotype of domk08108 mutants .
Tl8/+ ; domk08108, cact7 domk08108 or hopTum ; domk08108 double mutant larvae contain melanotic masses, although their frequency is markedly reduced compared to Tl8/+, cact7 or hopTum single mutant larvae and the masses are devoid of hemocytes.
domk08108 imd1 and domk08108 Bc1 double mutant larvae show a dramatically compromised survival after injury (whether it is a clean injury or an injury combined with infection).
The presence of both l(3)hem2 and domk08108 completely suppresses the shortened lifespan and recruitment of plasmatocytes to the postero-dorsal site of the brain near the mushroom body lobe, and partially suppresses the neurodegeneration seen in Ecc15 infected flies that express Hsap\APPAβ42.Scer\UAS.cBa under the control of Scer\GAL4elav-C155.
domk08108 is partially rescued by domTag:TY1,sfGFP,Tag:FLAG
domk08108 is partially rescued by domA.Tag:TY1,sfGFP,Tag:FLAG
domk08108 is partially rescued by domB.Tag:TY1,sfGFP,Tag:FLAG
Expression of domT:Scer\TY1,T:Avic\GFP-SF,T:Zzzz\FLAG, domA.T:Scer\TY1,T:Avic\GFP-SF,T:Zzzz\FLAG, or domB.T:Scer\TY1,T:Avic\GFP-SF,T:Zzzz\FLAG partially rescues the pupal lethality and larval lymph gland necrosis seen in domk08108/domk08108 mutants.
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Excision of the P{lacW} can be accompanied by reversion of the mutant phenotype.
Complements: Sdc10608.
P-element induced reversion of the mutant phenotype is accompanied by loss of the P{lacW} element.