FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\Mad1
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Dmel\Mad1
Species
D. melanogaster
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FBal0044913
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Amino acid replacement: Q90L.

Nucleotide substitution: A615T.

Point mutation.

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Nucleotide change:

A3148805T

Reported nucleotide change:

A615T

Amino acid change:

Q90L | Mad-PA; Q160L | Mad-PB

Reported amino acid change:

Q90L

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Heterozygotes do not display defects in neuromuscular junction expansion.

Mad1/Madk00237 third instar larvae show a reduced number of boutons per muscle surface area in muscle 4 compared to controls.

Mad1 clones generated in larval histoblast cells display reduced contact to the nest edge, and typical histoblast invasive behaviour is not observed. Mutant histoblasts proliferate at normal rates and do not delaminate or die.

Mad1/MadB65 animals show a reduction in size of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) compared to wild type. Larvae show a reduction in body size, including muscle size. The number of synaptic boutons/muscle surface area at muscle 6/7 in Mad1/Df(2L)C28 animals is 53.7 +/- 1.3% of wild type. The evoked excitatory junctional potential (EJP) (measured at muscle 6 of segment A3) shows a decrease in amplitude in Mad1/Mad12 animals compared to wild type. Quantal content is reduced compared to wild type.

Mutation affects a transvection-sensitive dpp phenotype. Larval heterozygotes with Df(2L)JS17 exhibit reduced fat body, midgut defects and greatly reduced gastric caecae and dissected pupae exhibit absent or severely reduced imaginal discs.

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Mad1 is an enhancer of wing vein phenotype of dpps6/dpphr4

Mad1 is an enhancer of phenotype of dppe87

Mad1 is an enhancer of phenotype of dpphr56

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The neuromuscular junction expansion phenotype seen in cmpyΔ8 mutants is partially suppressed when animals are also heterozygous for Mad1.

Expression of Mad1/Madk00237 suppresses the larval neuromuscular junction overgrowth and bouton number phenotypes seen when Rac1Scer\UAS.T:Hsap\MYC is expressed in motor neurons under the control of Scer\GAL4BG380, instead producing a reduction in bouton number similar to the phenotype seen in Mad1/Madk00237 third instar larvae.

Expression of Mad1/Madk00237 fails to suppress the larval neuromuscular junction overgrowth and bouton number phenotypes seen when Rac1V12.Scer\UAS is expressed in motor neurons under the control of Scer\GAL4BG380.

Expression of trioScer\UAS.cBa in motor neurons under the control of Scer\GAL4BG380 partially suppresses the reduced bouton number phenotype seen in Mad1/Madk00237 larval neuromuscular junctions.

dpps6/dpphr4 Mad1 flies exhibit L4 and L5 wing vein defects in almost 100% of cases. Approximately 10% of wings with L4 and L5 defects exhibit missing crossveins (anterior, posterior, or both) and small wing margin notches. This indicates an enhancement of the dpps6/dpphr4 phenotype by Mad1.

Only 71% of the expected dpps6/dpphr4 Mad1 progeny are recovered, indicating a statistically significant amount of lethality.

The number of synaptic boutons/muscle surface area at muscle 6/7 in Mad1/witHA3 double heterozygotes is 95.9 +/- 2.2 % of wild type.

Heterozygosity for Mad1 or Mad6 almost completely suppresses the blistered wing phenotype of tkvTAJ3.

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Mad mutations can be placed in an allelic series based on relative severity of the maternal effect enhancement of weak dpp alleles: Mad1 < Mad7 < Mad12 < Mad10 < Mad5 < Mad3 < Mad2 < Mad11 < Mad6 < Mad4 < Mad8 < Mad9.

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