UAS regulates expression of Hsap\RAPGEF2 containing the E1357K mutation (identified in a patient with Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and tagged with Tag:HA.
Expressing Hsap\RAPGEF2E1357K.UAS.Tag:HA impairs microtubule stability (acetylated tubulin and Futsch immuno-staining) in larval motor neuron axons and neuromuscular junctions; it also leads to a significant decrease in mitochondrial area in both axons and neuromuscular junctions. Adults show a small but significant decrease in climbing ability, as compared to controls.