The P{PZ}Cyt-c-dbln1 insertion maps within both the Cyt-c-d and CG31808 transcription units (overlapping genes). In Cyt-c-d, the insertion site is close to the boundary of the first exon and intron. FlyBase curator comment: FBrf0190354 demonstrates that the mutant phenotype of the P{PZ}Cyt-c-dbln1 insertion is caused by an effect on Cyt-c-d.
Cyt-c-dbln1 mutants show defects in spermatid individualization.
At 42 hours after puparium formation (APF), homozygous retinas have extra interommatidial cells compared to wild type.
Lysates from 4 hour old prepupae heterozygous or homozygous for Cyt-c-dbln1 show no reduction in caspase activation compared to wild type.
Cysts from mutant male testes show multiple defects in spermatogenesis prior to individualisation, including failure to carry out polyglycylation of axonemal microtubules, and aberrant development of the major and minor mitochondrial derivatives.
Cyt-c-dbln1/Df(2L)H20 are infertile. Spermatogenesis is normal up to the individuation stage and spermatids form mature looking nuclei. Although the initial assembly of the "individualisation complex" at the head of the cyst appears normal, there is a failure of cytoplasm to collect into a normal cystic bulge and to translocate caudally. In addition, these cysts lack the caspase activation seen at this stage in wild-type cysts.
Cyt-c-dbln1 has male sterile phenotype, suppressible by Cyt-c-pCyt-c-d.UTR.Hsp83
Cyt-c-dbln1/Cyt-c-d[+] is a suppressor of increased cell death phenotype of Mmus\Gria1Lc.UAS, Scer\GAL4hs.2sev
BacA\p35GMR.PH, Cyt-c-dbln1, Cyt-c-d[+] is a suppressor of increased cell death phenotype of Mmus\Gria1Lc.UAS, Scer\GAL4hs.2sev
Cyt-c-dbln1/Cyt-c-d[+] is a suppressor of increased cell death phenotype of Scer\GAL4GMR.PF, egrUAS.cIa
Cyt-c-dbln1 has spermatid phenotype, suppressible by Cyt-c-pCyt-c-d.UTR.Hsp83
Cyt-c-dbln1/Cyt-c-d[+] is a suppressor of eye phenotype of Mmus\Gria1Lc.UAS, Scer\GAL4hs.2sev
BacA\p35GMR.PH, Cyt-c-dbln1, Cyt-c-d[+] is a suppressor of eye phenotype of Mmus\Gria1Lc.UAS, Scer\GAL4hs.2sev
Cyt-c-dbln1/Cyt-c-d[+] is a suppressor of eye phenotype of Scer\GAL4GMR.PF, egrUAS.cIa
Cyt-c-dbln1/Cyt-c-d[+] is a suppressor of eye phenotype of DrefUAS.cSa
Expression of the Cyt-c-pCyt-c-d.UTR.Hsp83 transgene in Cyt-c-dbln1 mutants rescues the spermatid individualization and male sterility phenotypes.
A Cyt-c-dbln1/+ background rescues the reduced adult eye size phenotype found in Scer\GAL4hs.2sev->Mmus\Gria1Lc.Scer\UAS flies.
A BacA\p35GMR.PH/+ background strongly rescues the adult eye size defect found upon expression of Mmus\Gria1Lc.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4hs.2sev in a Cyt-c-dbln1/+ background.
A. Spradling.
Male sterility can be reverted by precise excision of Cyt-c-dbln1.
Cyt-c-dbln1 does not affect transcription of Cyt-c-p.
Complements: dacP.