FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Allele: Dmel\stl4
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\stl4
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0016197
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allele
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Also Known As
stlPH57
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Description

Amino acid replacement (Q to stop) at a position that corresponds to residue 520 in the A isoform, residue 821 in the B isoform, and residue 866 in the C isoform.

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Nucleotide change:

C22814838T

Amino acid change:

Q866term | stl-PC; Q866term | stl-PE

Reported amino acid change:

Q866term

Reported_genomic_loc:

2R_r5:18702343..18702343

Comment:

Site of nucleotide substitution in mutant inferred by FlyBase based on reported amino acid change. The amino acid sequence changes were reported with respect to three alternative transcripts.

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stl4, stl2/stl4 and stl3/stl4 mutant embryos display significantly faster dorsal migration of the v'ch1 sensory neuron during stages 15-16, to its target the lch5 chordotonal organ cluster, as compared to wild type, and no over-migration past its target.

Ovaries of 10 day old stl3/stl4 females show severe degeneration.

Mutant ovarioles in adult females lack the interfollicular stalks that normally separate adjacent wild-type follicles. This phenotype results from failed follicle individualisation, rather than from persistent germline cell division, because mutant ovarioles contain germ cells at varying stages of maturation and groups of 16 interconnected germ cells that would correspond to a single germline cyst in wild-type are still recognisable. Degeneration is seen in the mutant ovarioles, which increases with age, and both germline and somatic cells appear to degenerate.

Germline cysts accumulate in an enlarged germarium in stl4/stl3 females. stl4/stl2 females lack morphological stalks in the ovary.

Has yolk containing cells at various locations within the egg chambers, many egg chambers degenerate, few collapsing eggs. Males are fertile.

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95.4% of stl4/+ ; Dl9/+ ovarioles have compound or morphologically disrupted follicles.

96.1% of stl4/+ ; Dl3/+ ovarioles have compound or morphologically disrupted follicles.

58.3% of stl4/+ ; DlX/+ ovarioles have compound or morphologically disrupted follicles.

20.8% of stl4/+ ; Df(3R)Dl-BX12/+ ovarioles have compound or morphologically disrupted follicles.

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