Expression of aldScer\UAS.cAa under the control of Scer\GAL4mat.αTub67C.T:Hsim\VP16 results in delayed progression through mitosis 14 metaphase. Chromosome condensation and congression into the metaphase plate proceeds with the same speed as control embryos, but metaphase is ~10 times longer. The remainder of mitosis then occurs with similar kinetics to wild type. The metaphase plate is not widened compared to controls and the separation between sister kinetochores also appears normal.
Mps1UAS.cAa, Scer\GAL4VP16.mat.αTub67C has abnormal mitotic cell cycle | embryonic stage 5 phenotype, suppressible by mad2G6595
The presence of a TEV protease cleavable form of vtd (by expressing vtd271TEV.tub.T:Zzzz\TEV.CS,T:Hsap\MYC and Zzzz\NIaScer\UAS.T:SV5\V5,T:SV40\nls2 in a vtdex3 mutant background) suppresses the chromosome segregation defects seen in embryos expressing aldScer\UAS.cAa under the control of Scer\GAL4mat.αTub67C.T:Hsim\VP16 in a mad2G6595 mutant background. This suppression does not occur in the absence of Zzzz\NIaScer\UAS.T:SV5\V5,T:SV40\nls2.