UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of Hsap\PQBP1 carrying a mutation that has been identified in patients with Renpenning syndrome. Nucleotides 643-464 (AG) in exon 4 are duplicated, resulting in a frameshift from amino acid residue 153 and a truncated protein of 194 residues. The protein is tagged at the N-terminal end with Tag:FLAG.
The expression of Hsap\PQBP1dupAG.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4RapGAP1-OK6 leads to a significant increase in the proportion of satellite boutons, but to no obvious differences in the number of dendrite branches and in the number of boutons, at the third instar larval muscle 4 neuromuscular junction, as compared to control. Scer\GAL4Pdf.PU-driven expression leads to significant ectopic branching of small LNv neurons and to significant defasiculation of the posterior optic tract from large LNv cells, as compared to controls.
Hsap\PQBP1dupAG.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4RapGAP1-OK6 has abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Fmr1UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4RapGAP1-OK6
Hsap\PQBP1dupAG.UAS.Tag:FLAG has neuromuscular junction | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4RapGAP1-OK6/Fmr1UAS.cUa
Hsap\PQBP1dupAG.UAS.Tag:FLAG has terminal bouton | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Scer\GAL4RapGAP1-OK6/Fmr1UAS.cUa
The increased proportion of satellite boutons at the third instar larval muscle 4 neuromuscular junction resulting from the expression of Hsap\PQBP1dupAG.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4RapGAP1-OK6 is suppressed by the co-expression of Fmr1Scer\UAS.cUa.