FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\dsh4
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\dsh4
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0003141
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
Associated Insertion(s)
Carried in Construct
Also Known As
dshVA153
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Phenotypic Data
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dsh4 mutants exhibit a ventral-to-dorsal misrouting phenotype.

Induction of dsh4 homozygous clones in the retina does not result in R axon misrouting, whereas when the whole retina is dsh4 mutant, axonal misrouting is found.

Mutant somatic stem cell (SSC) clones in the ovary are lost more rapidly than wild-type clones; 92% and 100% of the marked dsh4 SSC clones observed one week after clone induction are lost two or three weeks after clone induction respectively. dsh4 follicle cell clones are normal in size and the mutant follicle cells have normal morphology.

dsh1/dsh4 heterozygotes show an ovary phenotype like that of Wnt4 mutants, though with reduced penetrance, with germaria flopped over the older egg chambers due to indequate ovary sheath.

5% of dsh4/Y flies carrying one copy of dshw have defects in adult structures. The defects consist primarily of deleted or duplicated antennae and/or deleted wings with a concurrent duplication of notal structures.

Clonal analysis revealed polarity defects in adult tissues as for dsh1, and that dsh is required autonomously for cell polarity. Similar mutant leg phenotypes, e.g. duplications and bifurcations, are produced by dsh clones, dsh, wg double heterozygotes and wg mutants. There is allele specificity in these interactions.

Females possessing homozygous germline clones when mated to wild type males produce two classes of embryos: heterozygous females are fertile and morphogenetically normal and hemizygous male embryos lack dorsal cuticle, posterior spiracles and filzkorper material. The ventral cuticle present has no naked cuticle in the thoracic or abdominal segments. Embryos show an aberrant pattern of cell death and lack of parasegmental and segmental boundaries.

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dsh4 has abnormal neuroanatomy phenotype, enhanceable by hidGMR.PU

dsh4, dshw has visible phenotype, enhanceable by wg[+]/wgen11

dsh4, dshw has visible phenotype, enhanceable by sgl[+]/sglSG9

dsh4, dshw has visible phenotype, enhanceable by sgl[+]/sgl08310

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dsh4 has lamina phenotype, enhanceable by hidGMR.PU

dsh4 has neuron phenotype, enhanceable by hidGMR.PU

dsh4, dshw has adult phenotype, enhanceable by wg[+]/wgen11

dsh4, dshw has adult phenotype, enhanceable by sgl[+]/sglSG9

dsh4, dshw has adult phenotype, enhanceable by sgl[+]/sgl08310

Additional Comments
Genetic Interactions
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A WGMR.PU background generates a severe ventral-to-dorsal misrouting phenotype in dsh4 mutant clone retina.

The dsh4 phenotype is dominantly enhanced by wgen11, sglSG9 and sgl08310; dsh4/Y flies that are also heterozygous for wgen11, sglSG9 or sgl08310 show defects in adult structures in 62%, 19% and 41% of cases respectively.

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Discoverer

Lefevre.

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