Su(rac)1, Dock180
a docking protein: DOCK180 homolog - by guanine nucleotide exchange factor - essential for myoblast fusion - in combination with Ced-12, activates the Rac1 monomeric GTPase - contributes to border cell migration and dorsal closure
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AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.
Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.
Gene model reviewed during 5.47
7.5 (northern blot)
None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.
1970 (aa); 226 (kD predicted)
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Comment: maternally deposited
Comment: reported as muscle system primordium
Comment: reported as muscle system primordium
Comment: reference states 0-4 hr AEL
mbc protein expression correlates approximately with mbc transcript expression. Although mbc transcript is not detected in mature muscles, mbc protein is detected at low levels in mature muscles. Colocalization studies with Mef2 protein indicate that mbc protein is present in ectodermal and endodermal germ layers, with ectodermal expression being restricted to the epidermal layer, and that mbc is expressed in myoblasts.
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3-82.1
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For each fully sequenced cDNA the DGRC maintains various forms of the cDNA (e.g tagged or untagged) in several different host vectors for subsequent cloning and expression in Drosophila and Drosophila cell lines.
mbc is both necessary and sufficient in the fusion competent myoblasts for fusion with founder cells during embryonic somatic muscle development.
mbc is needed in wild-type cells for the death of Minute neighbours in cell competition experiments.
dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene tested in RNAi screen for effects on Kc167 and S2R+ cell morphology.
dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene is tested in an RNAi screen for effects on actin-based lamella formation.
mbc is required for the formation of syncytia within the visceral musculature of the midgut.
Light and electron microscopy are used to study the process of myoblast fusion in mbc mutants.
Neuromuscular junctions (NMJ) can form on founder cells in the absence of myoblast fusion these NMJs have morphological and physiological properties closely resembling those of wild type. A smaller surface area of the fibre than wild type is devoted to the NMJ.