UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of a Drosophila codon-optimized E(spl)m8-HLH open reading frame (no 5'UTR or 3' UTR sequences are present) that carries mutations in the CK2 phosphorylation site (three Ser to Ala replacements). The open reading frame is tagged at the N-terminal end with Tag:FLAG.
At stage 11 expression of E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4da.G32 leads to a reduction in neuroblast numbers when compared to control embryos.
Expression of E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 in embryos results in significant reduction of thoracic neuroblast daughter cell proliferation at stage 12 (but not stage 14), thoracic neuroblasts at stage 12 (but not stage 14), abdominal neuroblast daughter cell proliferation at stage 12 and 14, but no significant difference in abdominal neuroblast proliferation at stage 12 and 14, and also display reduced cell number of the neuroblast NB5-6T lineage, as compared to controls.
E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 has abnormal neuroanatomy | embryonic stage phenotype, enhanceable by casUAS.cKa/AntpUAS.cMb, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10
E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 has abnormal neuroanatomy | embryonic stage phenotype, non-enhanceable by Df(3L)ED225/Df(3L)ED225
E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 is an enhancer of abnormal neuroanatomy | embryonic stage phenotype of AntpUAS.cMb, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10, casUAS.cKa
E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 has thoracic neuroblast | embryonic stage phenotype, non-enhanceable by casUAS.cKa/AntpUAS.cMb, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10
E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 has thoracic neuroblast | embryonic stage phenotype, non-enhanceable by Df(3L)ED225/Df(3L)ED225
E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 is a non-enhancer of thoracic neuroblast | embryonic stage phenotype of AntpUAS.cMb, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10, casUAS.cKa
E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 is a non-enhancer of abdominal neuroblast | embryonic stage phenotype of AntpUAS.cMb, Scer\GAL4GMR42G10, casUAS.cKa
Co-expression of E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG, casScer\UAS.cKa and AntpScer\UAS.cMb under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 enhances the reduced proliferation phenotype in neuroblast daughter cells, but does not enhance the reduced proliferation of neuroblasts, as compared with embryos expressing E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR42G10.
Expression of E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR42G10 in a Df(3L)ED225/Df(3L)ED225 background results in a similar phenotype to embryos expressing E(spl)m8-HLHCK2.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR42G10.