Nucleotide substitution: C544T.
Amino acid replacement: ?182term.
C21389610T
C544T
R182term | mst-PA; R182term | mst-PB
?182term
The brains of hemizygous larvae show a metaphase arrest phenotype characterised by a high mitotic index, extremely condensed metaphase chromosomes, the almost complete absence of anaphases and an elevated frequency of polyploid cells. 76% of the mutant neuroblasts contain monopolar spindles. Microtubule density in the mutant spindles appears lower than in wild type.
Germ cells are unable to survive in germ line clones. Homozygous embryos do not exhibit any central or peripheral nervous system defects. Larvae have very little imaginal disc tissue and significantly reduced neural tissue. More than 60% of the cells have aneuploid or polyploid chromosome complements. Cytokinesis is normal.
Lethality occurs during larval or pupal stages. Homozygous germline clones display cell lethality. Embryos derived from heterozygous mothers do not have CNS or PNS defects.
larval/pupal lethal
mst2, rod1100 has abnormal mitotic cell cycle | larval stage phenotype
Sas-4unspecified, mst2 has abnormal mitotic cell cycle | larval stage phenotype
mst2 rod1100 double mutant larvae show a higher frequency of ana-telophases in the brain than mst2 single mutants. The ana-telophase figures of the double mutants show chromosome segregation defects that are much more severe than those seen in rod1100 single mutants.
The brains of mst2 Sas-4unspecified double mutant larvae have a very high mitotic index, with most dividing cells arrested in metaphase with highly contracted chromosomes. More than 95% of metaphases lack centrosomes and these metaphases have very peculiar 'spindles': 34% are devoid of microtubules arrays, 4% have small and disorganised bipolar spindles and 62% have acentrosomal microtubule arrays (AMTAs) resembling monopolar spindles. The AMTAs are always associated with metaphase chromosomes, with some microtubules terminating at the chromosomes, and others extending beyond them.
Baldwin.
Complements: l(1)19Ec17-344.
Maternal germline clonal analysis demonstrates cell lethality in homozygous clones.