A Database of Drosophila Genes & Genomes

FB2012_01, released January 20th, 2012
 

Dmel\P{lacW}Mvl97f Insertion

General Information
Symbol Dmel\P{lacW}Mvl97f Species D. melanogaster
Name FlyBase ID FBti0009226
Feature type transposable_element_insertion_site
Description
Inserted element P{lacW} Expression data lacZ reporter
Affected gene(s) Ecol\lacZ, Mvl Viability / fertility
Causes allele(s) Ecol\lacZMvl-97f, Mvl97f Stock availability 1 publicly available
LINE ID
Genomic Location
Chromosomal location 3R ( 93B7-93B8 ) Sequence location
hide Recent Updates
Description
What does this section display?
This section contains items that were added to this record for each release. It currently only tracks new links between this FlyBase report and other FlyBase data classes (e.g. genes, references, stocks) or controlled vocabulary terms (e.g. GO, anatomy terms).
What does this section not display?
This section does not currently display links that were removed or gene model changes.
Update Feed
Click the icon below to subscribe to this FlyBase record and receive updates automatically through your feed reader.
FB2012_01
FB2011_10
All updates Click here to see a list of all updates to this record from FB2010_08 and on.
hide Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
Sequence Location
Orientation
Cytological location
(computed by FlyBase)
93B7-93B8 ( near gene of known cytology )
Cytological location
(reported)
Comments concerning
location
hide Sequence Data
Flanking sequence
hide Inserted Element
Construct P{lacW}
Location-dependent
role
lacZ enhancer trap
Size 10.691Kb
Associated alleles
Molecular map
hide Affected Gene(s)
Insertion may
affect gene
hide Alleles and Phenotypes
Causes alleles
Lethality
References
lethal | conditional qualifier
semi-lethal | conditional qualifier | female limited
Sterility
References
hide Phenotype Manifest In
hide Detailed Description
Statement
Reference
Mvl[97f] mutants exhibit an iron-deficient phenotype, but display comparable levels of copper, manganese and zinc to wild-type controls. A dietary supplement of 1 mmol/l CuSO[[4]] leads to a decrease in total body iron, yet these flies accumulate iron to similar levels as controls. Mvl[97f] mutants accumulate less iron in ferritin than controls, except when fed on an iron-enriched food. There is a decrease in iron-loaded ferritin content following dietary copper supplementation in Mvl[97f] flies. Dietary iron accumulates primarily in the anterior midgut and copper in the diet reduces iron content of the middle midgut. Intestines from Mvl[97f] homozygotes show severely reduced iron content in the middle midgut. Dietary iron fails to rescue iron storage in this region, whereas in the anterior midgut ferritin induction and iron accumulation are normal. The addition of copper to the diet reduces iron content in Mvl[97f] intestines to below levels of histochemical detection.
There is a 4-log reduction in viral titers of flies that are infected with Sindbis virus in Mvl[97f] mutants compared with heterozygous or wild-type controls, while vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) infection is unaffected.
Mvl[97f] flies show no significant changes in pigmentation or cuticle morphology under basal, copper-limited, or copper-excessive conditions. Mvl[97f] flies show a strong sensitivity to excess copper, with significant reduced viability at 1 mmol 1[-1] Cu and essentially no survival at 2 mmol 1[-1] Cu. Under limiting Cu conditions Mvl[97f] females demonstrate reduced viability, but males are unaffected. The pupae of Mvl[97f] larvae raised on basal food show 40% lower iron levels than controls. Copper, Zinc and Manganese levels are not significantly lower. Larvae raised under copper-limited conditions show significantly reduced copper levels in both Mvl[97f] and control pupae. Mvl[97f] larvae raised under basal conditions and exposed to 6 mmol 1[-] copper for a 24 hour period as adults show dramatically higher levels of copper. These flies also contain significantly more manganese and zinc than controls, and iron levels are restored.
ATP7[Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG] under the control of Scer\GAL4[pnr-MD237] in a Mvl[97f]/+ background does not significantly affect pigmentation or thoracic development compared to overexpression in a wildtype background.
The defects shown by Mvl97f flies in a feeding preference assay are partially rescued, in a dose-dependent manner, by expression of Hsap\NRAMP1hs.PD when flies are reared at 25oC or 27oC.
Mvl97f flies show defects in a feeding preference assay; only 30% of the Mvl97f flies preferentially choose sucrose (in a choice between agar containing 1 mmol l-1 sucrose and control agar) in contrast to 90% of normal flies.
Mutants do not discriminate between tastes, showing no preference for sugar supplemented medium, unlike wild type flies. Addition of Mn2+ and Fe2+ reverses the mutant phenotype in a dose-dependent manner. Addition of Ca2+, Mg2+, or Zn2+ fails to revert the phenotype. Metal ions are not required for correct development to the nervous system components involved in taste perception: transfer of newly eclosed adults onto Mn2+ Fe2+ supplemented medium does not rescue the mutant taste phenotype. Mn2+ and Fe2+ are implicated in a signal transduction pathway underlying taste perception.
Heterozygotes and homozygotes show a reduced preference for several sugars and an increased acceptance of low concentrations of sodium chloride, though homozygotes show a significantly stronger phenotype. Homozygotes show a shift in the threshold of acceptance of sucrose, fructose and trehalose, as measured in the feeding preference test and the proboscis extension test. Higher concentrations of stimulus are required to elicit a maximal behavioral response.
hide Expression Data
Reporter Expression
distribution deduced from reporter
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Information
Statement
Reference
Enhancer trap expression is observed in mature neruons in the central and peripheral nervous systems in the adult. Specifically, staining is observed in sensory neurons on the third antennal segment, the proboscis, and the maxillary palps. Staining is also observed in macrophages that are associated with a number of structures throughout development. In the embryo, staining is observed in germband extended embryos in cells surrounding the tracheal pits and in the procephalic lobe. Staining is observed along the posterior border of segment boundaries during germband retraction. Staining also occurs in the amnioserosa and is observed as two rows of cells during dorsal closure. Staining is observed in mature neurons of the embryonic central and peripheral nervous systems and is most prominent in the cells of the antenno-maxillary complex.
Marker for
Reflects
expression of
hide External Images
FlyView (LinkOut)
hide Data on Genetic Line
Line ID
Origin as a multiple insertion line
hide Progenitor(s) within the Genome
hide Related Aberration or Balancer
Aberration
Balancer
hide Stocks ( 1 )
Bloomington
hide Linkouts
hide Comments
hide Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
P{lacW}Mvl97
P{lacZ-97f}Mvl97f
P{lacZ-un3}Mvl97f
Secondary FlyBase IDs
  • FBti0012917
hide References ( 10 )
Research paper
Bettedi et al., 2011, J. Exp. Biol. 214(6): 971--978
Iron depletion in the intestines of Malvolio mutant flies does not occur in the absence of a multicopper oxidase. [FBrf0213129]
Rose et al., 2011, Cell Host Microbe 10(2): 97--104
Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein is a cellular receptor for sindbis virus in both insect and Mammalian hosts. [FBrf0214675]
Southon et al., 2008, J. exp. Biol. 211(5): 709--716
Malvolio is a copper transporter in Drosophila melanogaster. [FBrf0203166]
D'Souza et al., 1999, J. exp. Biol. 202(14): 1909--1915
Functional complementation of the malvolio mutation in the taste pathway of Drosophila melanogaster by the human natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (Nramp-1). [FBrf0108689]
Orgad et al., 1998, J. exp. Biol. 201(1): 115--120
Metal ions suppress the abnormal taste behavior of the Drosophila mutant malvolio. [FBrf0100379]
Rodrigues et al., 1995, EMBO J. 14(13): 3007--3020
malvolio, the Drosophila homologue of mouse NRAMP-1 (Bcg), is expressed in macrophages and in the nervous system and is required for normal taste behaviour. [FBrf0082530]
Bier et al., 1989, Genes Dev. 3: 1273--1287
Searching for pattern and mutation in the Drosophila genome with a P-lacZ vector. [FBrf0049800]
Personal communication to FlyBase
Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, 1999.7.1, P{w<up>+mC</up>=lacW}Mvl<up>97</up>.
P{w+mC=lacW}Mvl97. [FBrf0108616]
[FBrf0108531]
FlyBase analysis
FlyBase, 1992-, FlyBase curation
FlyBase curation. [FBrf0105495]