FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Allele: Dmel\cacGR-R1673P
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\cacGR-R1673P
Species
D. melanogaster
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FlyBase ID
FBal0338026
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Description

77kb clone that encompasses the entire 53kb genomic region of cac (plus some neighbouring genes). A mutation equivalent to the R1673P variant identified in the human CACNA1A ortholog in individuals with severe early onset ataxia has been introduced into the cac coding region.

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This allele represents a human variant implicated in disease.
CACNA1A:p.Arg1672Pro
Variants Synonym(s)
CACNA1A:p.Arg1678Pro
CACNA1A:p.Arg1675Pro
CACNA1A:p.Arg1673Pro
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Wild-type flies carrying cacGR-R1673P genomic fragment do not display any significant aberrations in their electroretinogram traces; no defects are observed even when combined with a single copy of either cacJ or cacF.

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Partially rescues
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The lethality of either cacF or cacJ mutants cannot be rescued by combination with cacGR-R1673P.

The loss of 'on' and 'off' transients in electroretinogram traces from either cacF or cacJ mutant clone cells in the eye of 3-day-old flies is suppressible by combination with cacGR-R1673P (the transients are actually larger than in wild-type rescue controls, i.e. flies carrying Dp(1;3)DC131 for genomic rescue). At 30 days of age, the transients loss is accompanied by decreased depolarization amplitude but neither of these phenotypes can be significantly ameliorated by cacGR-R1673P in either cacF or cacJ mosaic flies.

The neurodegeneration observed in cacF mutant photoreceptor cells at the level of lamina where they make connection with laminar neurons (expanded terminals, accumulation of autophagic vacuoles and signs of synaptic degeneration) is further exacerbated in cacF;cacGR-R1673P flies.

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cacGR-R1673P
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