FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\Polr2A4
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Dmel\Polr2A4
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D. melanogaster
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FBal0014661
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allele
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RpII215C4, C4, RpII2154
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Protein carries all of the CTD repeats.

Amino acid replacement: R741H. Nucleotide substitution: G3973A.

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Nucleotide change:

G11567146A

Reported nucleotide change:

G3973A

Amino acid change:

R741H | Polr2A-PA

Reported amino acid change:

R741H

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Heterozygotes raised on α-amanitin containing food show the Ubx effect mutant phenotype and are indistinguishable from flies raised on normal food.

Exhibits the Ubx effect: heterozygotes partially transform the capitellum of the haltere into the wing blade.

Amanitin resistant mutation.

The capitellum of the haltere shows a partial transformation to wing blade in heterozygotes. This transformation is suppressed in trans with RpII215H1 and RpII215K2, and RpII215K1 at 29oC. Enhances the bristle duplication phenotype of Dl7 heterozygotes.

α-amanitin-resistant mutation.

This allele was selected as an amanitin resistant mutation; RpII2154/+ females produce equal amounts or amanitin-sensitive and -resistant enzyme and are themselves amanitin resistant. Generally a viable allele, but survival in combination with RpII21563 and RpII21586 reduced and with RpII21551 and RpII21578 survival is zero. RNA polymerase isolated from embryos homozygous for this allele is 250 times less sensitive to inhibition by α amanitin than that from wild type; resistance attributable to reduced amanitin binding; otherwise RNA polymerase normal in all respects except that there is some reduction in activity in the presence of Mg2+; stable to thermal denaturation (Coulter and Greenleaf, 1982). Flies carrying both RpII2154 and RpII215+ display an Ultrabithorax-like phenotype, with enlarged halteres and an enhancing effect on expression of Ubx (Greenleaf, Weeks, Voelker, Ohnishi and Dickson, 1980; Voelker, Wisely, Huang and Gyurkovics, 1985). Measurements of haltere size in TM6/+ females of various constitutions produced the following: 4/+/+ > 4/+ > 4/4/+ > 4/4 = 4/0 = +/+. The haltere effect of RpII2154 is abolished in heteroallelic combination with RpII2157, RpII215H1 and RpII215K2. RpII2154 decreases the Ubx effect of RpII215Ubl. Heterozygotes also exhibit increased numbers of duplicated bristles in Dl/+ (Mortin et al.). Males carrying RpII2154 on their X plus a normal allele on Dp(1;Y)y+v+#3 are nearly sterile and those carrying the normal allele instead on Dp(1;2)v+65b are sterile (Voelker et al.). viable

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Marcal1del/Marcal1del RpII2154/+ embryos show a reduced hatching rate compared to controls at 20[o]C.

The eggs laid by Marcal1del/Marcal1del RpII2154/+ are smaller than normal.

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Degree of transformation of the haltere when heterozygous: RpII215H1 < RpII2157 < RpII215K2 < RpII2154 < RpII215Ubl.

RNA polymerase II purified from RpII2154 embryos has a lower elongation rate than normal and is less efficient at reading through intrinsic elongation blocks. The response of the mutant enzyme to TfIIS and NH4+ ions is similar to the response of the wild-type enzyme. RNA polymerase II purified from RpII2154 embryos is slower than wild-type RNA polymerase II or RNA polymerase II purified from RpII140S1 embryos at generating the final pattern of shortened transcripts during extended TfIIS mediated pyrophosphorolysis. These results suggest that the RpII2154 mutation affects the movement of RNA polymerase II.

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