Polytene chromosomes normal.
Deletion of nucleotides G1099 through A1103 (coordinates of the lesion are the position in the 2-μ-4a spliced form of pb). This results in a frameshift at amino acid residue 368, producing a stop codon at residue 398.
Deletion of 5 nucleotides G1099-A1103 (with respect to pb-RA) causes a frameshift and early translation termination.
labellar cap (with pb20)
labial segment (with pb4)
maxillary palp (with pb20)
pseudotrachea (with pb4)
pseudotrachea (with pb20)
tarsal segment | ectopic (with pb20)
pb5 clones, induced during the first and second instar larval stages using the FLP/FRT technique, cause some cells in the labial disc to adopt T1 leg fate. The mutant labial discs have a wild-type appearance during the early part of the larval third instar stage, but are at least two-fold larger than wild-type discs. The discs begin to show leg-like form by the end of this larval stage. Resulting adult labia may exhibit a distal leg claw, or sex comb teeth, typical of a T1 leg. pb5 clones can be obtained at a high frequency in the labial disc by their specific induction with Scer\FLP1Scer\UAS.cDa under the control of Scer\GAL4pb.PJ, in a Minute background to enhance mutant cell growth. The resulting mutant adults show a complete labial-to-T1 leg transformation.
pb5/pb13 flies show a slight distal transformation of labium to antennal arista. If the flies are also heterozygous for N55e11 the number of pseudotracheal rows is reduced and a region of apparent ectoderm forms between the remaining pseudotracheal rows and the transformed antennal structures. Homozygotes show replacement of labial palps by distal prothoracic legs.
pb1/pb5 at 24oC show distal labia transformed to a mixture of antenna and distal prothoracic legs. Of these 46% include claws and some display defined tarsal segments. These are never seen in any ct; pb/+ combinations. Maxillary palps of pb1/pb5 are reduced in shape and ovoid, suggesting antennal transformation. This phenotype is not seen in ct; pb/+ combinations.
Labial palps are transformed into first thoracic legs and maxillary palps are reduced in size. Labial discs resemble leg discs.
Labial palps are transformed to first thoracic legs and maxillary palps are reduced in size.
The labial palp is transformed to prothoracic leg.
Labial palps are transformed entirely to leg.
leg
pb5 has visible | homeotic | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by hhts2
pb5 has visible | homeotic | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by hhAC
pb5, putp1 has visible | somatic clone phenotype
pb5, pygo130 has visible | somatic clone phenotype
pb5/pb4 has labial segment phenotype, enhanceable by skdpap-1
pb5/pb4 has pseudotrachea phenotype, enhanceable by skdpap-1
pb5/pb4 has labial segment phenotype, enhanceable by skdpap-1/MED17s2956
pb5/pb4 has pseudotrachea phenotype, enhanceable by skdpap-1/MED17s2956
pb5/pb4 has labellum phenotype, enhanceable by Df(3R)ΔC40b
pb5 has labellum | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by hhAC
pb5 has labellum | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by hhts2
pb5 has leg | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by hhAC
pb5 has leg | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by hhts2
pb5/pb[+] is an enhancer of pseudotrachea phenotype of Scer\GAL4pb.PJ, ciUAS.cAa
pb5, putp1 has leg | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype
pb5, putp1 has antenna | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype
pb5, putp1 has labellum | somatic clone phenotype
pb5, pygo130 has leg | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype
pb5, pygo130 has labellum | somatic clone phenotype
pb5, pygo130 has bract | ectopic | somatic clone phenotype
pb5/pb4, skdpap-1 has tarsal segment | ectopic phenotype
pb5/pb4, skdpap-1 has prothoracic leg | ectopic phenotype
MED17s2956, pb5/pb4, skdpap-1 has tarsal segment | ectopic phenotype
MED17s2956, pb5/pb4, skdpap-1 has prothoracic leg | ectopic phenotype
MED17s2956, pb5/pb4, skdpap-53 has tarsal segment | ectopic phenotype
MED17s2956, pb5/pb4, skdpap-53 has prothoracic leg | ectopic phenotype
ctL188, pb5 has pseudotrachea phenotype
pygo130 pb5 clones in the labium develop as diminished stubs with residual leg identity (as shown by the presence of bracted bristles).
putp1 pb5 clones in the labium give rise to an equal proportion of T1 legs and antennal aristae (both transformations can occur in the same animal if both labial discs contain a clone).
putp1 pb5 pygo130 clones in the labium give rise to leg structures resembling that seen in pb5 pygo130 clones.
When mitotic clones induced in the labial disc are double mutant for both pb5 and hhAC, the labial-to-leg transformation is modified. Overall tissue size is reduced compared to pb5 single mutants and distinct leg tarsi can no longer be seen, although remaining tissue still has prothoracic leg identity, as evidenced by the presence of sex comb teeth. When mitotic clones induced in the labial disc are double mutant for pb5 and hhts2 and larvae are raised at the restrictive temperature for the hhts2 mutation throughout the L3 stage, no labial-to-leg transformation occurs. Expression of ciScer\UAS.cAa under the control of Scer\GAL4pb.PJ in pb5/+ heterozygotes enhances the reduced pseudotracheal row phenotype of ciScer\UAS.cAa single mutants.
The addition of a combination of skdpap-1 and MED17s2956 enhances the transformation phenotype seen in the labium of pb4/pb5 flies. Instead of transformation to antennal structures, a transformation to T1 leg structures (including sex comb teeth and claws) is seen. The addition of skdpap-1 enhances the transformation phenotype seen in the labium of pb4/pb5 flies. Instead of transformation to antennal structures, a transformation to T1 leg structures (including claws) is seen.
pb4/pb5 flies also carrying one copy of Df(3R)ΔC40b generally have a more severe labial palp mutant phenotype, including the appearance of prothorax-specific sex comb teeth and distal claws.
pb5 is not rescued by pbRev3.HSPB
Mutant leg transformation is incompletely rescued by pbhs.PB, often resulting in a weak transformation of labium to antenna rather than to prothoracic leg. Alternatively, partially rescued flies may show small patches of labial tissue transformed to distal leg tissue.
Labial palp phenotype can be rescued by two copies of P{ΔSalKpn} and P{ΔPst} constructs.
Duncan and Kaufman.