FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\Pld3.1
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General Information
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Dmel\Pld3.1
Species
D. melanogaster
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FBal0324251
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allele
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dPLD3.1
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The Pld HKD1 motif has been disrupted by the insertion of sequence containing a w+* marker and stop codons in all three frames on both strands.

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Pld3.1 adults exhibit retinal degeneration (normal numbered eye photoreceptor cells on the day of eclosion followed by a progressively decreased number of eye photoreceptor cells) when compared to controls.

Pld3.1 flies are homozygous viable and at eclosion their photoreceptor ultrastructure is indistinguishable from wild-type. Upon illumination however, the reduction in the volume fraction of the cell occupied by the rhabdomere in peripheral photoreceptors R1-R6 is more pronounced than in wild-type and Pld3.1 mutants also display enhanced accumulation of rhodopsin1-containing vesicles (RLVs) in a Rab7 positive compartment. The mutant photoreceptors are less sensitive to light compared to eye color-matched controls at eclosion but do not exhibit defects in electrical response.

Under constant illumination the Pld3.1 mutants display progressive light-dependent retinal degeneration, characterized by a collapse of the apical microvillar membrane and accumulation of membranous whorls within the cell body. Light-induced retinal degeneration is also observed in Pld3.1/Pld3.3 or Pld3.1/Df(2R)ED1612 transheterozygous flies but not in flies heterozygous for either Pld3.1 or Pld3.3.

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The light-dependent retinal degeneration observed in Pld3.1 homozygous adults is suppressed to a varying degree by combination with laza22 (in homozygous state) or by expression of any of the following: rdgAScer\UAS.cRa, Vps35Scer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1 or garzScer\UAS.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4ninaE.PU in the mutant background.

The ultrastructural defects in the rhabdomere characteristic for newly eclosed adult flies expressing Arf79FCA.Scer\UAS.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4ninaE.PU are rescued by combination with the Pld3.1 allele in homozygous state.

The abnormal drop in the number of rhodopsin1-containing vesicles (RLVs) observed upon a pulse of bright white light administered to shi1 homozygous adult flies, that have been kept at the permissive temperature of 18[o]C, and followed by a rapid transfer to the non-permissive temperature (25[o]C) is not observed when the shi1 mutant allele is combined with Pld3.1 in homozygous state.

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The light-dependent retinal regeneration observed in Pld3.1 homozygous adults is rescued by expression of PldScer\UAS.cRa but not PldK1086R.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4hs.PU in the mutant background.

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