Expression of drprI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4GR1 in otherwise wild type and well-fed flies induces nurse cell death. Nurse cells condense and fragment in stage 8 and 9 egg chambers, but instead of engulfing nurse cells, the follicle cells initially thin out. Engulfment of the nurse cell debris eventually begins and proceeds normally.
Glial expression of drprI.Scer\UAS (under the control of Scer\GAL4repo) does not affect glial engulfment of axonal debris.
drprI.UAS, Scer\GAL4repo.PU, NimC4UAS.GFP is a suppressor of abnormal neuroanatomy | embryonic stage phenotype of repo03702
drprI.UAS/Scer\GAL4repo.PU is a non-suppressor of abnormal neuroanatomy | embryonic stage phenotype of repo03702
Scer\GAL4GR1, bskDN.UAS, drprI.UAS has lethal phenotype
drprI.UAS, Scer\GAL4repo.PU, NimC4UAS.GFP is a suppressor of glial cell phenotype of repo03702
drprI.UAS/Scer\GAL4repo.PU is a non-suppressor of glial cell phenotype of repo03702
Expression of drprI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4repo.PU does not rescue the glial phagocytosis defects seen in repo03702 mutant embryos; the morphology and localisation of the glia still appear abnormal, and there is an increase in apoptotic particles outside of the glial cells.
Co-expression of NimC4Scer\UAS.T:Avic\GFP and drprI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4repo.PU fully rescues the phagocytosis defects seen in repo03702 mutant embryos.
Overexpression of drprI.Scer\UAS (under the control of Scer\GAL4repo) in a EcRB1-ΔC655.W650A.Scer\UAS background fails to transform astrocytes into phagocytes at puparium formation.
drprI.UAS/Scer\GAL4repo rescues drprΔ5
Expression of drprI.Scer\UAS in the follicle cells under the control of Scer\GAL4GR1 rescues the enlargement and nurse cell debris uptake defects seen in starvation-induced degenerating egg chambers in drprΔ5 mutant flies. Unlike in drprΔ5 alone, no premature follicle cell death is seen.
Glial expression of drprI.Scer\UAS rescues the engulfment defects found in degenerating ORN axons in drprΔ5 mutants.
Expression of drprI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4fkh.PH in drprΔ5 mutant animals restores salivary gland degradation, and only 10% of animals display persistent gland material.