bouton & larval neuromuscular junction | supernumerary (with stjDD106)
stjk10814/stjk10814, stjk10814/Df(2R)CX1 or stjk10814/Df(2R)Exel7128 animals survives to adulthood if raised apart from heterozygous and wild-type siblings, but otherwise die during third instar. Adults are ataxic, flightless and die a few days after eclosion.
stjk10814/stjDD106 animals have an increase in branch number per-neuromuscular junction and a small (15%) but significant (p <0.05) increase in the mean number of boutons per neuro-muscular junction in third instar larvae despite decreased muscle size in these animals compared to controls. Normalized to muscle size, this corresponds to a 50% increase in bouton density. Electrophysiological recordings (0.3mM Ca[2+] 10mM Mg[2+] at neuromuscular junctions in these larvae or in stjk10814/Df(2R)CX1 larvae show that the amplitude of miniature excitatory junction potentials (EJPs) is normal, but their frequency is significanly decreased. In contrast, the amplitude of evoked EJPs is dramatically reduced. This latter effect is seen across a range of Ca[2+] concentrations.
Df(2R)CX1/stjk10814 has abnormal neurophysiology phenotype, suppressible | partially by cacUAS.EGFP/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
Df(2R)CX1/stjk10814 has bouton & larval neuromuscular junction | supernumerary phenotype, non-suppressible by cacUAS.EGFP/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
cacScer\UAS.T:Avic\GFP-EGFP; Scer\GAL4elav.PLu fails to suppress the increase in bouton number or the reduction in evoked excitatory junction potentials (EJPs) seen at neuro-muscular junctions in stjk10814/Df(2R)CX1 third instar larvae. However, the reduction in mini (spontaneous) EJPs seen at these junctions is suppressed.
stjk10814/stjDD106 is partially rescued by stjUAS.Tag:HA/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
stjScer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1; Scer\GAL4elav.PLu rescues the reduction of muscle size seen in stjDD106/stjk10814 third instar larvae and the increase in branch number per neuro-muscular junction but does not affect the increase in bouton number seen at neuromuscular junctions in these animals. It also rescues the reduction in evoked excitatory junction potentials seen at these junctions.
I. Kiss.
Complements: fas05488. Complements: l(2)k08708k08708. Complements: l(2)03105k16702.