Imprecise excision of Mi{ET1}cln3MB06009 deleting 1534 bp including the predicted translation start site and the first 102 codons of cln3.
1534 bp deletion resulting from the imprecise excision of Mi{ET1}Cln3MB06009, which removes the first 102 codons of Cln3
Homozygous cln3ΔMB1 mutant flies are viable and fertile with no obvious developmental abnormalities. The viability of cln3ΔMB1 mutant embryos is reduced by a small degree, but survival of first instar and larvae to adulthood is unaffected.
Homozygous cln3ΔMB1 mutant flies are hypersensitive to oxidative stress and display reduced lifespan when compared with control animals. Homozygous cln3ΔMB1 mutant flies are unable to detoxify the reactive oxygen species that accumulate when exposed to conditions of oxidative stress.
The thermal stress response of homozygous cln3ΔMB1 flies (as measured by the time for recovery from cold-induced coma and survival times at 37[o]C) does not differ from that of wild-type controls.
Homozygous cln3ΔMB1 mutants do not show more sensitivity to increasing osmotic stress during development than do wild-type controls.
Homozygous cln3ΔMB1 mutant females show significantly more resistance to starvation than wild-type flies. Males show no difference.
Cln3ΔMB1 has abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav-C155/RagA-BQ61L.UAS
cln3[+]/Cln3ΔMB1, Trpml1 has abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype
Cln3ΔMB1 has embryonic/larval neuromuscular junction | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav-C155/RagA-BQ61L.UAS
Cln3ΔMB1 has NMJ bouton | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav-C155/RagA-BQ61L.UAS
cln3[+]/Cln3ΔMB1, Trpml1 has neuromuscular junction | third instar larval stage phenotype
cln3[+]/Cln3ΔMB1, Trpml1 has NMJ bouton | third instar larval stage phenotype
Trpml1/+,cln3ΔMB1/+ double heterozygotes show decreased number of NMJ boutons in third instar larvae compared to either Trpml1/+ or cln3ΔMB1/+ single heterozygotes.
Ectopic expression of RagA-BQ61L.Scer\UAS under the control of the Scer\GAL4elav-C155 driver fully restores the decreased number of neuromuscular junction boutons characteristic for the cln3ΔMB1 mutant third instar larvae.
Cln3ΔMB1 is rescued by Cln3UAS.Venus
Ubiquitous expression of cln3Scer\UAS.T:Avic\GFP-YFP.Venus under the control of Scer\GAL4arm.PS rescues the hypersensitivity of cln3ΔMB1 mutants to oxidative stress. The shortened lifespan of cln3ΔMB1 homozygotes is also rescued by the expression of cln3Scer\UAS.T:Avic\GFP-YFP.Venus via Scer\GAL4arm.PS.