Imprecise excision of the P{EP} element.
paralytic | heat sensitive (with Dap160EMS)
paralytic | heat sensitive (with Dap160Δ6)
uncoordinated | adult stage (with Dap160EMS)
uncoordinated | adult stage (with Dap160Δ3)
uncoordinated | adult stage (with Dap160Δ6)
bouton (with Df(2L)bur-K1)
bouton | increased number (with Dap160Δ2)
bouton | increased number (with Dap160Δ3)
larval neuroblast & larval brain (with Dap160Q24)
synaptic vesicle (with Dap160Δ2)
Dap160Q24/Dap160Δ1 third instar larvae have a reduced number of neuroblasts per brain lobe compared to wild-type controls.
Progression through mitosis is delayed in Dap160Q24/Dap160Δ1 larval neuroblasts compared to wild-type neuroblasts; the transit from nuclear envelope breakdown to anaphase onset is 13.37 +/- 4.4 minutes in the mutant neuroblasts compared to 7.76 +/- 2.04 minutes in wild-type neuroblasts.
Under high-frequency stimulation conditions (10Hz for 10 minutes), the neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) of Dap160Δ1/Df(2L)bur-K1 larvae show strong synaptic depression to approximately 40% of the initial excitatory junctional potential (EJP) amplitude (in contrast to control NMJs, which are able to maintain EJPs at approximately 90% of the initial amplitude).
During stimulation, Dap160Δ1/Df(2L)bur-K1 boutons are seen to contain cisternae and large membraneous bodies that appear to be contiguous with the plasma membrane.
Dap160Δ1/Df(2L)bur-K1 larvae show reduced dye uptake at the neuromuscular junction compared to controls, indicating a defect in endocytosis.
Dap160EMS/Dap160Δ1 adults become paralysed at temperatures between 34oC and 36oC.
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ6 adults show paralysis at 38oC.
Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) morphology is abnormal in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2
third instar larvae; boutons are irregularly spaced and large boutons
are surrounded by smaller satellite boutons. Bouton number normalised
to muscle area is significantly increased in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2
larvae (3.5 +/- 0.07 μm-2) compared to controls (1.7 +/- 0.07 μm-2).
In addition, the boutons show more frequent branching than controls;
the larval NMJ has 26.2 +/- 2.1 branch points per synapse in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2
animals compared to 5.1 +/- 0.3 branch points per synapse for controls.
Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) morphology is abnormal in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3
third instar larvae; boutons are irregularly spaced and large boutons
are surrounded by smaller satellite boutons. Extra branches and boutons
are apparent in the mutant larvae.
In 5mM Ca2+ at 22oC, the amplitude of the excitatory junctional
potential (EJP) at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2
or Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3 third instar larvae is not different
from that of controls. The EJP amplitude at the NMJ of Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2
third instar larvae is normal in 5mM Ca2+ at 34oC. The EJP amplitude
at the NMJ of Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3 third instar larvae
is normal in 5mM Ca2+ at 36oC. In 0.5 mM Ca2+, the EJP amplitude
at the NMJ of Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2 third instar larvae
is normal at 22oC, and is slightly reduced compared to controls at
34oC.
In 0.5mM Ca2+, the frequency of miniature EJPs (mEJPs) at the NMJ
is increased more than 2 fold in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2
larvae compared to controls at 22oC. mEJPs with an unusually large
amplitude are seen at both 22oC and 34oC.
In 0.5mM Ca2+, the frequency of miniature EJPs (mEJPs) at the NMJ
is increased more than 2 fold in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3
larvae compared to controls at 22oC. mEJPs with an unusually large
amplitude are seen at both 22oC and 36oC.
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2 and Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3
larvae show a mild defect in endocytosis at 22oC (assayed by dye
uptake in third instar fillet preparations), which is exacerbated at
36oC.
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2 larvae show a stimulation-dependent
decrease in EJP amplitude when stimulated at 10Hz. This decrease is
more severe at 34oC than at 22oC.
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3 larvae show a stimulation-dependent
decrease in EJP amplitude when stimulated at 10Hz. This decrease is
more severe at 36oC than at 22oC.
Ultrastructural analysis of the NMJ shows that the number of vesicles
is reduced to about 60% of controls in Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2
larvae at 22oC without stimulation. The number of vesicles is further
reduced to about 23% of controls upon stimulation in 60mM K+ at 34oC.
The number of active zones is not reduced in the mutant larvae compared
to controls, but there is a reduction in the number of vesicles at
the active zones in mutant larvae at 22oC without stimulation and
a further decrease upon stimulation with 60mM K+ at 34oC. There
are an increased number of vesicles with large diameter in the mutant
synapses. Endocytic intermediates, mostly consisting of collared pits
and Ω structures are seen in the mutants (these structures are
rarely seen in controls). The collared pits are seen at both the active
zones and in periactive zones in the mutant larvae.
Dap160Δ1 has abnormal neuroanatomy | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by witA12/wit[+]
Dap160[+]/Dap160Δ1 is an enhancer of abnormal neuroanatomy | larval stage phenotype of nwk1/nwk2
Dap160[+]/Dap160Δ1 is a suppressor of decreased body size | pupal stage phenotype of Nf1E2
Dap160Δ1 has NMJ bouton | increased number | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by witA12/wit[+]
Dap160[+]/Dap160Δ1 is an enhancer of NMJ bouton | larval stage | increased number phenotype of nwk1/nwk2
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2 is rescued by Dap160+tCH322-154I22
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ6 is rescued by Dap160UAS.cKa/Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ6 is rescued by Scer\GAL4elav-C155/Dap160UAS.cKa
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3 is rescued by Dap160UAS.cKa/Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ3 is rescued by Scer\GAL4elav-C155/Dap160UAS.cKa
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2 is rescued by Dap160UAS.cKa/Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL
Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2 is rescued by Scer\GAL4elav-C155/Dap160UAS.cKa
Dap160Δ1/Df(2L)bur-K1 is rescued by Scer\GAL4elav-C155/Dap160UAS.cKa
Dap160Δ1/Df(2L)bur-K1 is rescued by Dap160UAS.cKa/Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL
Chromosome probably carries a second lesion, since Dap160Δ1/Dap160Δ2 and Dap160Δ1/Df(2L)bur-K1 animals die later (pharate adult) than Dap160Δ1 homozygotes (third larval instar).
Allelic series (based on protein expression data, complementation data and lethal phase): Dap160Δ1 = Dap160Δ2 > Dap160Δ3 = Dap160Δ4 = Dap160Δ5 > Dap160EMS > Dap160Δ6.