dense core granule & axon (with unc-104P350)
unc-104O3.1/unc-104P350 larvae are sluggish and show uncoordinated crawling movements, consistent with neuronal defects. However, they show no signs of dystonic posterior paralysis.
The distribution and movement of neuropeptide vesicles is affected in unc-104O3.1/unc-104P350 larval motorneurons. The anterograde axonal flux and net velocity of dense-core vesicles is reduced relative to wild-type. Anterograde dense-core vesicles have slower forward run velocities and shorter run lengths than in wild type. Retrograde dense-core vesicle run parameters are also reduced. The anterograde flux of synaptic vesicles and mitochondria is reduced but the mean net velocity is not significantly affected.
unc-104P350/unc-104O3.1 is partially rescued by Scer\GAL4Toll-6-D42/unc-104UAS.RVB.GFP(S65T)
Expression of unc-104Scer\UAS.RVB.T:Avic\GFP-S65T in motorneurons, under the control of Scer\GAL4D42, partially rescues the lethality of unc-104O3.1/unc-104P350 mutants. The rescued animals sometimes die at pharate adult stages and mature adults are behaviorally depressed.