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FB2013_03, released May 7th, 2013
 

Allele Dmel\WScer\UAS.cUa

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SymbolDmel\WScer\UAS.cUaSpeciesD. melanogaster
NameSaccharomyces cerevisiae UAS construct a of UnknownFlyBase IDFBal0249394
Feature typealleleAssociated geneDmel\W
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Mutagenin vitro construct - regulatory fusion
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Scer\UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of W.
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The lymph glands of larvae expressing W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control of Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ] stain with acridine orange, indicating cell death. TUNEL labelling indicates that the cell death is due to apoptosis.
Expression of W[Scer\UAS.cUa] in all circadian clock neurons (Scer\GAL4[tim.PE]) has no effect on light avoidance.
Expression of W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control Scer\GAL4[c42] results in lethality during embryonic and first instar larval stages.
Expression of W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control of Scer\GAL4[GMR.PF] results in eye degeneration.
Expression of W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control of Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ] affects the level of plasmatocytes in third instar larvae, with these larvae possessing less than 2% of non-apoptotic plasmatocytes. A significant percentage of these larvae reach pharate adult stage and emerge as phenotypically normal adults. Such adults contain very few remaining plasmatocytes compared to controls. These mutants reach the pupal stage in the same time as wild-type controls and do not contain melanotic tunours or any other obvious phenotypes. Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ], W[Scer\UAS.cUa] flies show a clear increased susceptibility to infection by both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Approximately 67% of plasmatocyte-depleted Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ], W[Scer\UAS.cUa] flies succumb to infection by Enterococcus faecalis within 68 hours of infection. This lethality is correlated with a faster and higher bacterial growth in plasmatocyte depleted Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ], W[Scer\UAS.cUa] flies compared to wild-type. Similar susceptibility is observed when the flies are infected with fungi. Approximately 55% of Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ], W[Scer\UAS.cUa] larvae die during post-embryonic development, more specifically, at the pupal stage. This pupal partial lethality is completely suppressed by antibiotic treatment.
Expression of W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control of Scer\GAL4[GMR.PU] results in adults with small, rough eyes.
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Expression of both W[Scer\UAS.cUa] and rpr[Scer\UAS.C] under the control of Scer\GAL4[Rh5.PT] abolishes light avoidance at the larval stage. However, expression under the control of Scer\GAL4[Rh6.PD] does not affect light avoidance. Expression of both W[Scer\UAS.cUa] and rpr[Scer\UAS.C] efficiently ablates all circadian clock neurons (Scer\GAL4[tim.PE]), leaving larvae with a seriously disrupted light avoidance phenotype. This phenotype is no different in LD or DD conditions. Expression of both W[Scer\UAS.cUa] and rpr[Scer\UAS.C] efficiently ablates the lateral neurons (Scer\GAL4[P2.4.Pdf]) but has no effect on light avoidance.
Co-expression of either α4GT1[EP797] or α4GT1[dsRNA.Scer\UAS.P\T] has no effect on the adult eye phenotype caused by expression of W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control of Scer\GAL4[GMR.PU].
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Co-expression of BacA\p35[Scer\UAS.cUa] suppresses the cell death seen in the lymph glands of larvae expressing W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control of Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ].
Expression of BacA\p35[Scer\UAS.cHa] rescues the pupal partial lethality found upon expression of W[Scer\UAS.cUa] under the control of Scer\GAL4[Hml.Δ] through blocking plasmatocyte apoptosis.
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WScer\UAS.cUa
 
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae UAS construct a of Unknown
 
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Research paper
Broderick et al., 2012, PLoS ONE 7(9): e44567
Drosophila ninjurin a induces nonapoptotic cell death. [FBrf0219544]
Keene et al., 2011, J. Neurosci. 31(17): 6527--6534
Distinct visual pathways mediate Drosophila larval light avoidance and circadian clock entrainment. [FBrf0213587]
Shukla and Tapadia, 2011, Europ. J. Cell Biol. 90(1): 72--80
Differential localization and processing of apoptotic proteins in Malpighian tubules of Drosophila during metamorphosis. [FBrf0212365]
Kanao et al., 2010, Hum. Mol. Genet. 19(19): 3747--3758
Activation of FoxO by LRRK2 induces expression of proapoptotic proteins and alters survival of postmitotic dopaminergic neuron in Drosophila. [FBrf0211787]
Kim et al., 2010, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107(18): 8440--8445
Drosophila TRPA1 channel mediates chemical avoidance in gustatory receptor neurons. [FBrf0210738]
Schoenmann et al., 2010, J. Neurosci. 30(18): 6375--6386
Axonal degeneration is regulated by the apoptotic machinery or a NAD+-sensitive pathway in insects and mammals. [FBrf0210748]
Charroux and Royet, 2009, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 106(24): 9797--9802
Elimination of plasmatocytes by targeted apoptosis reveals their role in multiple aspects of the Drosophila immune response. [FBrf0208147]
Protzer et al., 2009, Cell Tissue Res. 336(1): 149--158
Drosophila alpha-1,4-glycosyltransferase (alpha-4GT1) inhibits reaper-mediated apoptosis in the eye. [FBrf0215427]