UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of a mutated Hsap\CD2AP cDNA that carries the amino acid replacement K301M (in the background of the 639 amino acid isoform). This lesion has been identified in a patient with nephrotic syndrome.
The functional and structural defects in Drosophila nephrocytes expressing RNAi against cindr (Drosophila ortholog of CD2AP) are rescued by expression of wt version of human CDAP but not by the nephrotic syndrome-related mutant version carrying the K301M mutation.
Hsap\CD2APK301M.UAS, Scer\GAL4Ugt36A1.PK is a non-suppressor of short lived phenotype of Scer\GAL4Ugt36A1.PK, cindrRNAi.UAS.cUa
Hsap\CD2APK301M.UAS, Scer\GAL4Ugt36A1.PK is a non-suppressor of adult pericardial cell phenotype of Scer\GAL4Ugt36A1.PK, cindrRNAi.UAS.cUa
Hsap\CD2APK301M.UAS, Scer\GAL4Ugt36A1.PK is a non-suppressor of nephrocyte diaphragm | adult stage phenotype of Scer\GAL4Ugt36A1.PK, cindrRNAi.UAS.cUa
The nephrocyte functional defects (measured by uptake assays) as well as structural abnormalities (fusion of the slit diaphragm structures, loss of lacunar channel) and reduced adult lifespan characteristic for flies expressing cindrTRiP.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4Dot.PK are not improved by co-expression of Hsap\CD2APK301M.UAS.