Subject: l(1)G0169 identity
We have performed complementation tests with the l(1)G0169 gene (Bloomington
stock P-1874) and discovered that it is an allele of l(1)10Bb. The P-1874
stock fails to complement l(1)10Bb1 but the double mutant can be rescued by
l(1)10Bb+ P element transgenes. The P insertion was originally reported to
map at 10B1-2 whereas l(1)10Bb mapped to 10B4-5 (where it belongs); however,
the sequencing project moved l(1)10Bb to 10B11. The reported yolk nuclear
(vitellophage) staining of this enhancer trap is likely due to its proximity
to the vitellophage-specific enhancer of the adjacent sisA gene. We do not
have any molecular data on the insertion site.
Jim Erickson
James W. Erickson
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Columbia University
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