FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\ShmtX238
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\ShmtX238
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0327218
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
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Nature of the Allele
Progenitor genotype
Cytology
Description

Amino acid replacement: Q470term.

Causes a premature stop codon: Q470Stop (long protein isoform); Q400Stop (short protein isoform).

Nucleotide substitution: G?A.

Mutations Mapped to the Genome
Curation Data
Type
Location
Additional Notes
References
Nucleotide change:

C5913403T

Reported nucleotide change:

G?A

Amino acid change:

Q470term | Shmt-PA; Q400term | Shmt-PB; Q400term | Shmt-PC

Reported amino acid change:

Q470term

Comment:

The nucleotide change was reported with respect to the antisense strand. The amino acid change was reported for both the long and short isoforms.

Variant Molecular Consequences
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Expression Data
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Phenotypic Data
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Detailed Description
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Embryos from mothers carrying ShmtX238 mutant germ-line clones develop normally until the blastoderm stage but they do not undergo cellularization and do not develop further, also no structured cuticle material is observed in these embryos. The embryos arrest in interphase 13 and miss the last nuclear division in mitosis 13. Although the number of centrosomes in the mutant embryos seems to be normal, in later stages their association with nuclei is broken due to widespread nuclear fallout, the nuclei acquire irregular shape and lose their regular cortical alignment. Furthermore, the mutant embryos show nuclear retention of kuk mRNA (reminiscent of UV-induced stress response) as well as slam mRNA.

ShmtX238 mutant hemizygous males (derived from heterozygous mothers) are lethal and do not reach adulthood.

Clones of ShmtX238 mutant cells induced in leg or wing imaginal discs or in the ovarial follicle epithelium can be recovered and do not display obvious growth defects.

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Phenotypic Class
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ShmtX238 has lethal phenotype, suppressible by Ecol\glyA+tWa

Phenotype Manifest In
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The lethality of ShmtX238 hemizygous males (derived form heterozygous mothers) can be rescued by combination with Ecol\glyA+tWa.

Complementation and Rescue Data
Fails to complement
Rescued by
Not rescued by
Comments

The lethality of ShmtA mutants is not complemented by combination with ShmtX238.

The lethality of ShmtX238 hemizygous males (derived from heterozygous mothers) can be rescued by combination with Shmt+t4.9 but not ShmtE130Q.

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Synonyms and Secondary IDs (2)
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Symbol Synonym
ShmtX238
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