Mutation identified by sequence analysis.
midgut | pupal stage (with Drp11)
mitochondrion & bouton
mitochondrion & bouton (with Drp11)
mitochondrion & larval nervous system
mitochondrion & larval salivary gland
mitochondrion & motor neuron
mitochondrion | pupal stage (with Drp11)
Drp12 homozygous mutant MARCM clones of glutamatergic neurons in the proximal wing have significantly increased mitochondrial length in the axons and mitochondrial hyperfusion in the cell bodies, compared to controls.
Drp12 mutant retinal clones do not exhibit lipid droplet accumulation. Aconitase activity is reduced in these mutants and there is a strong correlation between decreased aconitase enzymatic activity and the number of lipid droplets per ommatidium, suggesting reactive oxygen species may play a role in lipid droplet accumulation.
The electroretinogram has a normal amplitude but shows loss of the on- and off-transients in mutant adults.
Stimulus-dependent or resting cytosolic Ca[2+] levels are not affected by the chronic reduction of mitochondria in motor neuron-terminals of Drp12 mutants.
Shows defects in neurotransmitter release.
Homozygous third larval instar salivary gland cells show clustering of mitochondria.
Homozygous third larval instar brains show reduced levels of mitochondria in the neuropil and clumps of mitochondria in the motor neuron cell bodies bordering the ventral nerve cord.
Fewer mitochondria than normal are seen in the axons of homozygous motor neurons and they form long threads that are rarely seen in controls.
Mitochondrial number per bouton is reduced at homozygous and Drp11/Drp12 neuromuscular junctions.
Bouton number per muscle are and synapse length per muscle area are not different from those of controls in Drp12 neuromuscular junctions, although neuromuscular junction branching is slightly increased.
Intracellular resting Ca[2+] in Drp12 boutons is approximately 2-fold higher than the level in controls.
Neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction (measured by the excitatory junctional potential (EJP) amplitude) is not affected when stimulated at 1Hz in 0.6mM, 1mM or 5mM extracellular Ca[2+] at 22[o]C, or in 5mM Ca[2+] at 36[o]C, and is only elevated in 0.25mM extracellular Ca[2+] in Drp12 mutants. At 0.25mM extracellular Ca[2+], controls fail to evoke EJPs in 20% of the stimulations, whereas Drp12 animals only fail 4% of the time.
Drp12 mutants cannot maintain normal neurotransmission (measured by the EJP) during high frequency (10Hz) stimulation at 22[o]C in contrast to controls. This phenotype is exacerbated at 36[o]C and can be partially rescued by ATP.
Endocytosis and exocytosis of endo cycling pool vesicles at the neuromuscular junction is not disrupted in stimulated Drp12 mutants, but the mutants show a defect in the cycling of reserve pool vesicles.
Drp12/Drp11 has lethal phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4da.PU/Hsap\DNM1LUAS.cCa
Drp12/Drp11 has lethal phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4da.PU/Hsap\DNM1LE379K.UAS
Drp12/Drp11 has lethal phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4da.PU/Hsap\DNM1LA395D.UAS
Drp12/Drp11 has lethal phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4da.PU/Hsap\DNM1LG350R.UAS
Drp12/Drp1[+] is a non-suppressor of flightless phenotype of Pink1B9
Drp12/Drp1[+] is a non-suppressor of flightless phenotype of park1
Df(3L)Pmi-PGRP-LD, Drp12/Drp11 has lethal phenotype
Drp12/Drp11 has mitochondrion phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PU/MarfRNAi.CDS.UAS
Drp12/Drp11 has mitochondrion phenotype, suppressible by MarfRNAi.UTR.UAS/Scer\GAL4elav.PU
Drp12/Drp11 has mitochondrion phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PU/Opa1RNAi.CDS.UAS
Drp12/Drp11 has mitochondrion phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PU/PmiUAS.cRa
Drp12 is a suppressor of neuroblast | increased number | somatic clone phenotype of NCA.UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4Act5C.PU
Drp12/Drp11 is a non-suppressor of mitochondrion | third instar larval stage phenotype of Scer\GAL4how-24B, maskHMS01045
Drp12/Drp11 is a non-suppressor of larval somatic muscle cell | third instar larval stage phenotype of Scer\GAL4how-24B, maskHMS01045
Drp12/Drp1[+] is a non-suppressor of adult thorax phenotype of park1
Drp12/Drp1[+] is a non-suppressor of adult thorax phenotype of Pink1B9
The reduced connectivity of the mitochondrial network in body wall muscles characteristic for third instar larvae expressing maskHMS01045 under the control of Scer\GAL4how-24B cannot is not changed by combination with Drp11/Drp12.
Drp12 suppresses the increase in the number of neuroblasts per clone seen in clones expressing Nint.U.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act5C.PU.
Expression of either MarfmiRNA.CDS.Scer\UAS, MarfmiRNA.UTR.Scer\UAS or opa1-likemiRNA.CDS.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PU is sufficient to restore a normal filamentous mitochondrial network in Drp11/Drp12 flies.
Expression of PmiScer\UAS.cRa under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PU does not rescue mitochondrial morphology in Drp11/Drp12 flies.
Flies expressing porinScer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4Mef2.PR in a Drp12/+ background show defects in mitochondrial morphology in the indirect flight muscles, with smaller or almost completely abolished mitochondria.
The lethality of Drp11/Drp12 transheterozygotes is rescued by expression of Hsap\DNM1LScer\UAS.cCa under the control of Scer\GAL4da.PU in the mutant background.
The lethality of Drp11/Drp12 transheterozygotes is not rescued by expression of Hsap\DNM1LA395D.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4da.PU in the mutant background.
The lethality of Drp11/Drp12 transheterozygotes is not rescued by expression of Hsap\DNM1LG350R.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4da.PU in the mutant background.
The lethality of Drp11/Drp12 transheterozygotes is rescued by expression of Hsap\DNM1LE379K.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4da.PU in the mutant background.
Drp12/Drp11 is rescued by Drp1UAS.cUa
Drp12/Drp11 is rescued by Drp1UAS.cDa/Scer\GAL4elav.PU
Drp12 is rescued by Drp1+tCH322-83H15
Drp12/Drp11 is rescued by Drp1Tag:FLAG,Tag:CALI(TC),Tag:HA
Drp12 is rescued by Drp1Tag:FLAG,Tag:CALI(TC),Tag:HA
The lethality of Drp11/Drp12 transheterozygotes is rescued by expression of Drp1Scer\UAS.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4da.PU in the mutant background.
Expression of Drp1Scer\UAS.cDa under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PU rescues mitochondrial morphology in Drp11/Drp12 flies.