FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\Myc4
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Myc4
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0175709
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
Associated Insertion(s)
Carried in Construct
Also Known As
dm4, dMycdm4, dMyc4
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Description

The region between the insertion sited of P{GT1}dmBG02383 and P{GT1}dmBG00605 is deleted.

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Females heterozygous for dm4 have a significantly decreased mutation load and live longer than controls.

dm4 mutant larvae show impaired starvation induced autophagy of the fat body and midgut.

Disc cells homozygous for dm4 proliferate poorly and form small, infrequently recovered clones.

dm4 germline stem cell (GSC) clones behave similarly to control GSC clones, and have normal division rates - GSC maintenance is not affected.

Eyes consisting of dm4 homozygous cells (induced using the ey-FLP method) contain a reduced number of small ommatidia.

Homozygous clones in the eye generated using the ey-FLP system only ever occupy a small fraction of the mosaic eyes, in contrast to wild-type clones induced using this method.

Embryonic development and hatching of larvae appears normal in dm4 hemizygous males. Nuclei of endoreplicating tissues in these animals (salivary gland, fat body, and gut tissue) are normal in size. However, within 24 hours of hatching, these larvae are smaller than wild-type, as are the cell nuclei in endoreplicating tissues. After molting to second instar, these larvae stop growing. Most die soon afterwards. At 72 hours after egg laying cell nuclei in endoreplicating tissues are much smaller than in wild-type, as is the overall size of the gut and salivary glands. Massively reduced BrdU incorporation into these abnormally small nuclei compared to controls suggests that their size reduction is due to reduced DNA replication.

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Myc4 has lethal | recessive phenotype, suppressible by Max1

Myc4 has lethal | recessive phenotype, suppressible by Mnt1

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Myc4/Myc[+] is a non-enhancer of long lived | RU486 conditional phenotype of Scer\GAL4Tub.Switch.PU, Sirt6UAS.cTa

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dm4 mutant wing discs expressing ykiScer\UAS.cHa under the control of Scer\GAL4tub.PU display very small double-mutant clones.

Expression of NcCARD.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4T80 in dm4 mutant wing disc clones does not rescue clone size.

Expression of ykiScer\UAS.cHa and NcCARD.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4T80 in dm4 mutant wing disc clones does not rescue clone size.

dm4 ; Mnt1 double mutant clones in the fat body contain tiny cells that have minuscule nuclei.

dm4 Max1, dm4 Mnt1 and dm4 Mnt1 Max1 larvae grow better and survive to a greater extent than dm4 single mutant larvae.

dm4 Mnt1 larval fat body and salivary gland cells are severely stunted compared to controls.

dm4 Mnt1 72 hour old clones in the wing imaginal discs of wandering third instar larvae are significantly smaller than their wild-type twin spots and contain significantly smaller cells than their wild-type twin spots.

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The P{αTub84B(FRT.Myc)GAL4.Bb}1 insertion is sufficient to rescue the lethality of hemizygous Myc4 males, but only partially rescues the sterility of homozygous Myc4 females.

Expression of dmT:Avic\GFP-SF,T:Zzzz\FLAG,T:Zzzz\PSP.CS,T:Zzzz\TEV.CS,T:Zzzz\BLRP rescues the dm4-associated lethality.

Expression of one copy of dmT:Avic\GFP-SF,T:Zzzz\FLAG,T:Zzzz\PSP.CS,T:Zzzz\TEV.CS,T:Zzzz\BLRP restores the decreased mutation load and median lifespan in dm4 heterozygotes to wild-type levels.

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