FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\nanos53
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\nanos53
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0013152
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
Associated Insertion(s)
Carried in Construct
Also Known As
nosRD
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Nature of the Allele
Progenitor genotype
Cytology
Description

Amino acid replacement: C354Y. C354 is the is the first cysteine residue in the second CCHC motif. Nucleotide substitution: G1943A.

Mutations Mapped to the Genome
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Nucleotide change:

G19159177A

Reported nucleotide change:

G1943A

Amino acid change:

C354Y | nanos-PA; C335Y | nanos-PB

Reported amino acid change:

C354Y

Variant Molecular Consequences
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Expression Data
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Phenotypic Data
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nos18/nos53 transheterozygote third instar larvae show dendritic field coverage defects and loss of terminal branches in class IV dendritic arborizing neurons.

Females carrying nos18/Df(3R)nos alleles display ovaries that are largely agametic.

nos53/Df(3R)Exel6183 third instar larvae have a significantly higher total number of boutons at the neuromuscular junction (muscle 6/7), compared to controls. Recordings from the NMJ of nos53/Df(3R)Exel6183 larvae show a significant decrease in mEJP (mini) amplitude (but no difference in evoked excitatory junctional potential, eEJP, amplitudes), compared to controls; mEJPs in mutants also have significantly faster decay times compared to controls.

Late third instar nos18/nos53 larvae show a significant reduction in the density of terminal dendritic branches of the class IV da neurons.

Homozygous germ line stem cell (GSC) clones are rapidly lost from the adult ovary; GSC loss is seen as early as 4 days after clone induction, and by the 6th or 7th day after clone induction, most ovarioles do not contain a mutant GSC.

Ovaries of hemizygous females or nos18/nos53 transheterozygotes contain ovarioles with either no egg chambers or 1-7 egg chambers of different stages. Some of the ovarioles produce only one egg. Ovaries with no developing germ cells occur. Mutant females show three types of egg laying pattern. TypeI (11% hemizygotes): Egg deposition begins on day 2 and stops by day 5. TypeII (78% hemizygotes): Egg deposition begins on day 2 and stops around day 5, to resume after 2 to 12 days. Type III (11% hemizygotes): No eggs are laid (ovarioles devoid of germ cells). 0.5 day old mutant females have 40% ovarioles indistinguishable from wild type, indicating that ovariole development can initially be normal. Germline defects are age-dependent. Germaria eventually lose stem cells. Plasma membrane degenerates in stem cells and their descendents. The nuclear membrane is unaffected. Germaria from older females contain an abnormally high number of mitochondria. 20% of hemizygous or nos18/nos53 males show morphologically distinct testis defects: fewer sperm bundles with a large pool of primary spermatocytes filling most of the anterior region of the testis. Number of primary spermatocytes is increased twofold (for hemizygote) compared to wild type. The defective testis generally has fewer coils than wild type.

Homozygous embryos show mirror image duplications of posterior abdominal structures and telson structures. Defect in oogenesis so females only produce small numbers of eggs, presence of the P{nos-bcd3'UTR} construct does not rescue this defect.

Large amounts of vas protein are expressed in early stages of oogenesis. vas protein localizes to the posterior pole at the same stage of egg development as wild type.

nosL7/nos53 transheterozygous embryos derived from homozygous females have polar granules and pole cells and have deletions of abdominal structures. CycB and vas transcript localization and accumulation is as in wild type.

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Statement
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nanos53 has ovary phenotype, non-suppressible by cupunspecified

Additional Comments
Genetic Interactions
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The dendritic arborization defects observed in class IV dendritic arborizing neurons of nos18/nos53 third instar larvae are suppresed by combination with a single copy of hidA206 or by expression of any of the following: DroncKK104278, DriceGD12284 or Dcp-1KK106134 under the control of Scer\GAL4477 in the mutant background.

Ovaries of nos53 females that are also heterozygous for bamBG or bamEP667 produce many egg chambers. Removing one copy of bam increases egg chamber formation by approximately 10% in a nos53/Df(3R)nos background.

The oogenesis defects seen in nos53 females are not modified by cupunspecified. No modification of the cupunspecified phenotype is seen in cupunspecified ; nos18/+ ovaries.

Xenogenetic Interactions
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Complementation and Rescue Data
Comments

Expression of nosαTub84B.3'UTR.Scer\UAS driven by Scer\GAL4Mhc.PU partially rescues mEJP amplitude and decay time at the NMJ of nos53/Df(3R)Exel6183 third instar larvae.

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Discoverer

Lehmann.

Comments
Comments

Strong allele of nos. Cytoplasmic transplantation of wild type plasm into the abdominal region restores normal abdominal development: surviving adults are fertile.

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