adult midgut (with mir-bftΔ263a)
bftΔ263a/bftΔ263a-G4 transheterozygotes exhibit an overall increase in the gut pH and a significant increase in the number of mitotic cells in the adult posterior midgut at 14 days post eclosion, as compared to controls; these adult posterior midguts also exhibit a significant decrease in the peritrophic matrix thickness, which becomes significantly thicker upon the additional expression of bftScer\UAS.T:Ppyr\LUC under the control of Scer\GAL4bft-Δ263a-G4, the inherent Gal4 driver in the bftΔ263a-G4 alele, where it replaces the bft hairpin sequence, as compared to controls.
bftΔ263a-G4/bft24 and bftΔ263a/bftΔ263a-G4 flies show loss of interommatidial bristles.
mir-bftΔ263a/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has increased occurrence of cell division | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/NachJF02566
mir-bftΔ263a/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has increased occurrence of cell division | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/NachGD2039
mir-bftunspecified/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has visible phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/Diap1UAS.cHa
mir-bftunspecified/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has visible phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/BacA\p35UAS.cHa
mir-bftΔ263a/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has adult midgut phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/NachJF02566
mir-bftΔ263a/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has adult posterior midgut epithelium phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/NachJF02566
mir-bftΔ263a/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has adult midgut phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/NachGD2039
mir-bftΔ263a/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has adult posterior midgut epithelium phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/NachGD2039
mir-bftunspecified/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has interommatidial bristle phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/Diap1UAS.cHa
mir-bftunspecified/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 has interommatidial bristle phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/BacA\p35UAS.cHa
The expression of either NachJF02566 or NachGD2039 suppresses the increased number of mitotic cells in the adult posterior midgut exhibited by bftΔ263a/bftΔ263a-G4 transheterozygotes (expression under the control of Scer\GAL4bft-Δ263a-G4, the inherent Gal4 driver in the bftΔ263a-G4 alele, where it replaces the bft hairpin sequence) or bftΔ263a homozygotes (expression under the control of Scer\GAL4Myo31DF-NP0001); the expression of NachJF02566 under the control of Scer\GAL4bft-Δ263a-G4, the inherent Gal4 driver in the bftΔ263a-G4 alele, where it replaces the bft hairpin sequence, also suppresses the overall increase in the gut pH and the decreased thickness of the adult posterior midgut peritrophic matrix of bftΔ263a/bftΔ263a-G4 heterozygotes, even leading to its significant increase in thickness as compared to wild-type controls.
Expression of thScer\UAS.cHa under the control of Scer\GAL4bft-Δ263a-G4 suppresses the loss of interommatidial bristles which is seen in bftΔ263a-G4/bftunspecified flies.
Expression of BacA\p35Scer\UAS.cHa under the control of Scer\GAL4bft-Δ263a-G4 suppresses the loss of interommatidial bristles which is seen in bftΔ263a-G4/bftunspecified flies.
mir-bftΔ263a/mir-bftΔ263a-G4 is partially rescued by Scer\GAL4mir-bft-Δ263a-G4/mir-bftUAS.pLUC
The expression of bftScer\UAS.T:Ppyr\LUC driven by Scer\GAL4bft-Δ263a-G4, the inherent Gal4 driver in the bftΔ263a-G4 alele, where it replaces the bft hairpin sequence, suppresses the overall increase in the gut pH, and suppresses both the increased number of mitotic cells and the decreased thickness of the peritrophic matrix in the posterior midgut of bftΔ263a/bftΔ263a-G4 transheterozygous mutant adults, even leading to a significant increase in the peritrophic matrix thickness as compared to wild-type controls.
Expression of bftScer\UAS.T:Disc\RFP-DsRed2 under the control of Scer\GAL4bft-Δ263a-G4 rescues the loss of interommatidial bristles which is seen in bftΔ263a-G4/bft24 flies.