Polytene chromosomes normal.
Amino acid replacement: W500term.
G14367034A
T?A
W500term | fz-PA; W500term | fz-PC
W500term
TGG to TGA nonsense mutation at amino acid 500.
abnormal neuroanatomy | P-stage (with fz21)
axon & dorsal cluster neuron
ommatidium (with fz30)
trichome & adult abdomen | somatic clone
trichome & adult abdomen | somatic clone | cell non-autonomous
trichome & pleural membrane, with Scer\GAL4en-e16E, fzUAS.cSa
trichome & pleural membrane | somatic clone
trichome & pleural membrane | somatic clone, with Scer\GAL4Ubx.PdC, fzUAS.cSa
trichome & pleural membrane | somatic clone | cell non-autonomous
trichome & pleural membrane | somatic clone | cell non-autonomous, with Scer\GAL4Ubx.PdC, fzUAS.cSa
Homozygous fz15 mutants are viable but exhibit planar polarity defects.
Mutant adults have an average of 3.9 +/- 0.3 extra tarsal joints in the leg compared to wild type.
fz15/fz30 transheterozygous mutants exhibit 'rough' eyes. A Fourier transform of the mutant eye image reveals a set of concentric circles reflecting a non-ordered arrangement, instead of distinct reflexes up to the fourth order, as in wild-type. More intense regions arranged as apexes of hexagons, reflecting the existence of small regions of the eye surface with dense hexagonal ommatidial packing, can also be seen in the Fourier transform of these mutants. The diffraction pattern from the cornea of these transheterozygotes is noticeably smeared and only reflexes of the first order arranged in the hexagon apexes are observed. This confirms the limited periodicity of ommatidial arrangement and the existence of only small regions with dense hexagonal packing of ommatidia in the mutant flies.
While the borders of the wild-type ommatidia are tightly aligned to each other, irregular infiltrations of the lens material fill the gap between the lenses of fz15/fz30 transheterozygous mutants. These infiltrations indicate that the packing of the mutant lenses is less compact, making them more loosely aligned to each other, explaining the 'rough' appearance and the lack of regularity.
The surface of the ommatidial lens at the nano-scale represents the array of nipples with a cross-section of 250nm and height of 30nm. fz15/fz30 transheterozygous mutant nipples are shorter by 5nm but have the same broadness as those of wild-type flies.
fz15 mutant border cells are predominantly found at the lagging edge of border cell clusters compared to wild-type cells that show a strong preference to migrate at the leading edge of the cluster.
In border cell clusters where both polar follicle cells are mutant for fz15 there is no preference for non-mutant border cells to take up the leading edge positions in the cluster. In border cell clusters where only one polar follicle cell is mutant for fz15, this mutant cell is observed towards the lagging end of the border cell cluster, whereas the polar cell retaining wild-type function is observed towards the leading edge of the cluster.
Border cell clusters from fz21/fz23 mutants show an average of 38.4 actin protrusions, reduced compared to the average of 94.8 in wild-type clusters.
In fz15/+ adult brains, there is a significant reduction in the number of dorsal cluster neuron axons that cross toward the medulla compared to wild-type brains.
fz15 somatic clones in the abdominal pleura have strong effects on planar cell polarity: the polarity of hair within the clone is randomised, except for the most anterior row of cells within the clone (normal polarity) and the most posterior row of cells within the clone (reversed polarity - hairs pointing into the clone). This reversal of hairs at the posterior of the clone extends behind the clone for about 2-4 rows of cells. This phenotype occurs wherever the clones are made, dorsally or ventrally, regardless of compartment, or of the presence of compartment boundaries.
Mosaic ommatidia at the boundaries of homozygous clones can show incorrect chirality. In incorrect chiral ommatidia where the mosaic boundary separates the R3/R4 pair, the R4 cell is invariably mutant and the R3 cell is wild type. In these cases the presumptive R3 cell has developed as an R4 cell. The R3/R4 pair can also either both be mutant or both be wild-type in mosaic ommatidia with incorrect chirality. Chirally incorrect ommatidia that have wild-type R3 and R4 cells can occur at any position along the border of the clone, but are predominantly found at the polar side of the clone. Mosaic ommatidia at the boundaries of homozygous clones can show correct chirality. In those ommatidia with mosaicism between R3/R4, the R3 cell is almost always wild type and the R4 cell is almost always mutant. Mosaic ommatidia at the boundaries of homozygous clones are occasionally symmetrical, and in these cases both members of the R3/R4 pair are generally mutant. Expression of fzhs.sev in a fz15 background in either the presumptive R3 or R4 cell in mosaic ommatidia causes the cell expressing fzhs.sev to become an R3 cell and the other to become an R4 cell.
Ommatidial orientations are disturbed, chiral shape is choosen randomly.
Non-autonomous phenotype in wing clones.
strong thoracic bristle phenotype strong wing-hair disorientation
fz15 has abnormal neuroanatomy phenotype, enhanceable by Wnt5400/Wnt5[+]
fz15 has abnormal planar polarity | somatic clone | cell non-autonomous phenotype, suppressible by Vangstbm-6/Vangstbm-6
fz15 has abnormal planar polarity | somatic clone | cell non-autonomous phenotype, suppressible by stan3/stan3
fz15 has abnormal planar polarity | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by stan3/stan3
fz37/fz15 has abnormal planar polarity phenotype, suppressible by fz::fz21-1-2.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has abnormal planar polarity phenotype, suppressible by fz::fz21-2-1.hs.2sev
fz15 has abnormal planar polarity | somatic clone | cell non-autonomous phenotype, non-suppressible by pkpk-sple-13/pkpk-sple-13
fz37/fz15 has abnormal planar polarity phenotype, non-suppressible by fz::fz21-2-2.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has abnormal planar polarity phenotype, non-suppressible by fz::fz22-1-1.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has abnormal planar polarity phenotype, non-suppressible by fz::fz22-2-1.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has abnormal planar polarity phenotype, non-suppressible by fz22-2-2.hs.2sev
fz2C1, fz15 has lethal phenotype, non-suppressible by wgUAS.Tag:HA/Scer\GAL4h-1J3
fz15/fz2C1 is an enhancer of abnormal neuroanatomy | P-stage phenotype of Vangstbm-6
fz15/fz15 is an enhancer of abnormal neuroanatomy | P-stage | somatic clone phenotype of fz2C1
fz21/fz15 is an enhancer of abnormal planar polarity phenotype of Scer\GAL4Bx-MS1096, kermitUAS.cLa
fz[+]/fz15 is an enhancer of abnormal neuroanatomy phenotype of Wnt5400
fz15 is an enhancer of abnormal planar polarity | somatic clone phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is a non-enhancer of visible phenotype of upd1GMR.PB
fz15 is a non-suppressor of visible phenotype of upd1GMR.PB
fz2C2/fz2C1, fz15 has abnormal neuroanatomy | P-stage phenotype
Wnt1091, Wnt409, fz15 has abnormal neuroanatomy | P-stage phenotype
fz2C1, fz21/fz15 has abnormal neuroanatomy | P-stage phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has visible | somatic clone phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has decreased cell number | pupal stage phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has decreased cell number | somatic clone | third instar larval stage phenotype
Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL, fz2C1, fz15, vgUAS.cKa has increased cell death phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has abnormal neuroanatomy | somatic clone phenotype
fz15 has trichome & abdomen | cell non-autonomous | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Vangstbm-6/Vangstbm-6
fz37/fz15 has photoreceptor cell R4 | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by ft8
fz37/fz15 has photoreceptor cell R3 | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by ft8
fz37/fz15 has ommatidium phenotype, suppressible by fz::fz21-1-2.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has ommatidium phenotype, suppressible by fz::fz21-2-1.hs.2sev
fz2C1, fz15 has embryo phenotype, suppressible | partially by armΔN.UAS.Tag:HA,Tag:Myr(Unk)/Scer\GAL4h-1J3
fz2C1, fz15 has embryonic epidermis phenotype, suppressible | partially by armΔN.UAS.Tag:HA,Tag:Myr(Unk)/Scer\GAL4h-1J3
fz2C1, fz15 has ventral denticle belt phenotype, suppressible | partially by armΔN.UAS.Tag:HA,Tag:Myr(Unk)/Scer\GAL4h-1J3
fz15 has trichome & abdomen | cell non-autonomous | somatic clone phenotype, non-suppressible by pkpk-sple-13/pkpk-sple-13
fz37/fz15 has ommatidium phenotype, non-suppressible by fz22-2-2.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has ommatidium phenotype, non-suppressible by fz::fz21-2-2.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has ommatidium phenotype, non-suppressible by fz::fz22-1-1.hs.2sev
fz37/fz15 has ommatidium phenotype, non-suppressible by fz::fz22-2-1.hs.2sev
fz2C1, fz15 has phenotype, non-suppressible by wgUAS.Tag:HA/Scer\GAL4h-1J3
fz15/fz2C1 is an enhancer of medulla | P-stage phenotype of Vangstbm-6
fz15/fz15 is an enhancer of medulla intrinsic neuron Mi1 | P-stage | somatic clone phenotype of fz2C1
fz21/fz15 is an enhancer of wing hair phenotype of Scer\GAL4Bx-MS1096, kermitUAS.cLa
fz21/fz15 is an enhancer of wing hair | increased number phenotype of Scer\GAL4Bx-MS1096, kermitUAS.cLa
fz15 is an enhancer of dorsal vessel wall cell phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of macrochaeta phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of wing margin bristle | cell non-autonomous | somatic clone phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of wing | cell non-autonomous | somatic clone phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of wing margin bristle | ectopic phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of embryonic epidermis phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of ventral denticle belt phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of embryonic midgut constriction phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is an enhancer of neuroblast NB4-2 phenotype of fz2C1
fz15 is a non-enhancer of eye phenotype of upd1GMR.PB
fz15/fz2C1 is a non-enhancer of interneuron phenotype of Scer\GAL4eg-Mz360, drlUAS.cCa
fz15 is a non-suppressor of eye phenotype of upd1GMR.PB
fz15/fz2C1 is a non-suppressor of interneuron phenotype of Scer\GAL4eg-Mz360, drlUAS.cCa
fz2C1, fz15 has wing margin bristle | somatic clone phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has wing margin | somatic clone phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has cone cell | somatic clone | third instar larval stage phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has cone cell | somatic clone | pupal stage phenotype
Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL, fz2C1, fz15, vgUAS.cKa has wing disc phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has ommatidium | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has tracheal dorsal trunk primordium | germline clone phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has larval tracheal system | germline clone phenotype
fz2C1, fz15 has embryonic/larval tracheal dorsal trunk | germline clone phenotype
fz15/fz21 enhances the wing defects caused by expressing kermitScer\UAS.cLa under the control of Scer\GAL4Bx-MS1096, with a significant increase in the number of wing cells with multiple hairs.
Vangstbm-6/Vangstbm-6 fz15/fz21 clones in the pupal wing (32 hours after puparium formation) have negligible effects on the polarity of trichomes in neighbouring cells. Trichome polarity is also relatively unperturbed within the double mutant clones.
Clones expressing VangScer\UAS.cBa under the control of Scer\GAL4Act5C.PI in a fz15/Df(3L)fz-D21 background do not affect the polarity of trichomes in the surrounding non-clonal tissue.
Cell clones expressing vgScer\UAS.cKa under the control of Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL that are also mutant for fz15 and fz2C1 (generated using the MARCM technique) are present in the wing disc 48 hours after heat-shock, with increased clone size further away from the dorsal-ventral boundary. However, at 72 hours after heat shock these mutant clones disappear as a result of cell death. Nonautonomous effects on growth and patterning are also seen in these mutant wing discs.
fz15, fz2C1 double mutant clones in the wing pouch fail to grow and survive. However, when induced late during larval development, these mutant clones display modest survival. fz15, fz2C1 double mutant clones induced 24 hours before dissection survive but appear undergrown compared to their wild-type twins.
fz15, fz2C1 double mutant clones induced in ft8 mutant discs during early larval stages fail to survive.
Hairs around fz15 somatic clones in the abdomens of pkpk-sple-13 homozygous flies point inwards, towards the clones, irrespective of whether they are anterior or posterior to the clone or located in regions of normal or reversed polarity.
The non-autonomous effect of fz15 somatic clones on planar polarity in the abdomen is suppressed by Vangstbm-6/Vangstbm-6.
A stan3/stan3 background blocks planar repolarisation both inside and outside fz15 homozygous clones in the adult abdomen.
fz15 fz2C1/fz15 fz2C1 embryos produce cuticles with a lawn of denticles. Naked cuticle is restored in these embryos, by expression of arr::fz2arr.intra.Scer\UAS.T:Hsap\MYC with Scer\GAL4en-e16E.
The addition of fz15 and fz2C1 has no effect on the interneuron phenotype seen in drlScer\UAS.cCa, Scer\GAL4eg-Mz360 animals.
fz22-2-2.hs.2sev does not rescue the tissue polarity defect seen in fz37/fz15 eyes. fz::fz22-2-1.hs.2sev does not rescue the tissue polarity defect seen in fz37/fz15 eyes. fz::fz22-1-1.hs.2sev does not rescue the tissue polarity defect seen in fz37/fz15 eyes. fz::fz21-2-2.hs.2sev does not rescue the tissue polarity defect seen in fz37/fz15 eyes. fz::fz21-1-2.hs.2sev significantly rescues the tissue polarity defect seen in fz37/fz15 eyes, such that 93.3 +/- 5.0 % of ommatidia have the correct chiral shape. fz::fz21-2-1.hs.2sev significantly rescues the tissue polarity defect seen in fz37/fz15 eyes, such that 76.5 +/- 6.4 % of ommatidia have the correct chiral shape.
In mutant wing clones in combination with fz2C1, the wing margin is defective. Neighboring wild type cells show ectopic wing margin bristles. wg signal transduction is lost: the mutant phenotype of the fz15, fz2C1 clones resembles that of dsh75. Embryos mutant zygotically and maternally for fz15 and fz2C1 cannot transduce wg signalling. They show the wg shortened embryo/"lawn of denticles" phenotype, en expression is lost, midgut constructions fail to form, lab is not-up-regulated, the neuroblasts that generate the RP2 neurons are absent, wg-dependent eve-expressing cardiac myoblasts are lost. In combination with armΔ.Scer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1, Scer\GAL4h-1J3 the naked sections of the embryonic cuticle are partially restored. In combination with wgScer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1, Scer\GAL4h-1J3 the naked sections of the embryonic cuticle are not restored. Embryos doubly mutant for fz15 and fz2C1 from heterozygous parents die at the embryo/larval boundary. Double mutant clones in the wing disc are at a growth disadvantage and do not survive in the wing pouch region. Double mutant clones in the mesonotum can fill the entire mesonotum with the bristles showing a frizzled polarity phenotype. Clones of wg- cells that fill the notum have a different phenotype in that fewer dorsocentral bristles form. Embryos and larvae lacking maternal fz and fz2 but having had fz or fz2 provided paternally are apparently normal.
fz15/fz25 is rescued by fzAct5C.EYFP
fz15/fz19 is rescued by fzAct5C.EYFP
fz37/fz15 is rescued by fz1-1-1.hs.2sev
Df(3L)fz-GF3b/fz15 is partially rescued by fzsevE3.sevP
Adler.