EndoGMB07150/Df(2R)BSC699 transheterozygotes do not exhibit a significant increase in the proportion of hyperplastic testes, as compared to controls.
EndoGMB07150 mutants show defects in mitochondrial nucleoid elimination during spermatid development.
60% less spermatogonial cyst death is seen in EndoGMB07150 mutant males in comparison with wild type controls.
In EndoGMB07150 mutant spermatid bundles, mitochondrial DNA nucleoids fail to be eliminated from the apical portion of sperm tail bundles during spermatid elongation and persist throughout spermatid individualisation. Nucleoids are found ahead of the cystic bulge but not behind it and accumulate in the cystic body as it traverses regions of the tail with residual mtDNA. However the number of nucleoids collected by the cystic body never approaches the number per bundle, even though none are left behind. The number of nucleoids accumulated in the cystic body is slightly increased in EndoGMB07150/Df(2R)BSC699 compared to homozygous EndoGMB07150.
EndoGMB07150, p53[+]/p53E8 has hyperplasia | spermatogenesis phenotype
EndoGMB07150 has spermatid phenotype, non-enhanceable by Df(3R)TENGL42/Df(3R)TENGL41/Df(2L)TENGL1-3
EndoGMB07150 has mitochondrial nucleoid phenotype, non-enhanceable by Df(3R)TENGL42/Df(3R)TENGL41/Df(2L)TENGL1-3
EndoGMB07150 is a non-enhancer of spermatid phenotype of PolG1RNAi.UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4VP16.bam
EndoGMB07150 is a non-enhancer of mitochondrial nucleoid | adult stage | male phenotype of PolG1RNAi.UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4VP16.bam
EndoGMB07150, p53[+]/p53E8 has testis | adult stage phenotype
EndoGMB07150/Df(2R)BSC699, p53E8/+ adults exhibit a significant increase in the proportion of hyperplastic testes, as compared to EndoGMB07150/Df(2R)BSC699 adults, p53E8/+ adults, or wild-type controls.
The failure to eliminate mitochondrial nucleoids during spermatid development characteristic for males expressing tamdsRNA.UAS.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4bam.T:Hsim\VP16 cannot be exacerbated further by combination with EndoGMB07150.
Loss of the 4 EndoG orthologs (Tengl1 Tengl2 Tengl3 and Tengl4) using Df(2L)TENGL1-3 and Df(3R)TENGL41/Df(3R)TENGL42 does not enhance the mitochondrial nucleoid elimination defects seen in EndoGMB07150 mutant spermatids.
Expression of EndoGScer\UAS.P\T.T:Hsap\MYC under the control of Scer\GAL4nos.UTR.T:Hsim\VP16 rescues the defects in mitochondrial nucleoid elimination seen in EndoGMB07150 mutant spermatids.
Precise excision of the P{EP} element in Mi{ET1}EndoGMB07150 reverts the nucleoid phenotype.