Approximately 1.4kb deletion that removes rictor exons 2 and 3. This generates a premature stop codon after 58 amino acid residues. Generated by imprecise excision of P{EPgy2}rictorEY08986.
Approximate boundaries of a ~1.4kb deletion resulting from the imprecise excision of P{EPgy2}rictorEY08986 that removes rictor exons 2 and 3.
viable (with rictor305A)
rictor77A/rictor77A, rictor77A/rictor305A and hemizygous rictor77A flies are viable with no obvious morphological defects, but are slightly reduced in size.
rictor77A mutant adult males are highly sensitive to heat stress as compared with controls, becoming sluggish and paralyzed upon heat exposure at 37[o]C, and are able to recover once returned to normal temperature. These flies do not exhibit sensitivity to oxidative stress or starvation as compared to controls. rictor77A mutant larvae exhibit increased heat sensitivity, with absent or reduced mobility as compared to controls upon heat exposure at 37[o]C. In contrast to controls, mutant larvae fail to form stress granules in their imaginal discs or hemocytes 2 hours after heat exposure, but stress granule formation in the brain appears unaffected.
rictor77A is rescued by Scer\GAL4Tub.PU/rictorUAS.Tag:HA
Expression of rictorScer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1 under the control of Scer\GAL4tub.PU rescues the heat sensitivity of rictor77A mutant flies.