An ncd promoter fragment (3.1-kb BamHI-EcoRI fragment containing the promoter and 5' region) drives expression of full-length ncd (amino acids 1 to 700) tagged at the C-terminal end with GFP(S65T). The ncd sequence contains the G446R mutation found in the ncd2 allele (it also contains a D699L amino acid replacement generated during the cloning process).
spindle & oocyte
Expression of ncd2.T:Avic\GFP-S65T produces abnormal spindles in oocytes. Separation of the spindles at the poles is seen and the spindles fail to elongate into the normal meiosis I spindles typical of wild-type oocytes. Normal meiosis II spindles fail to form and a short multipolar spindle is formed.
Expression causes spindle abnormalities and mis-segregation of mitotic chromosomes. Free centrosomes arise that exhibit precocious splitting of the centrosome.
ncd2.GFP(S65T) partially rescues ncd1
ncd2.GFP(S65T) partially rescues ncd2
ncd2.GFP(S65T) fails to rescue ncd1
ncd2/ncd2 females carrying two copies of ncd2.T:Avic\GFP-S65T have poor fertility, high egg inviability and elevated chromosome missegregation. ncd2/+ females carrying one copy of ncd2.T:Avic\GFP-S65T are completely rescued for chromosome segregation but partially rescued for embryo viability.