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Gene model reviewed during 5.49
There is only one protein coding transcript and one polypeptide associated with this gene
1861 (aa); 220 (kD observed)
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Comment: asymetrically distributed
Comment: maternally deposited
asp transcript is expressed in cardiogenic mesoderm at embryonic stage 11, but not in the embryonic/larval heart at stage 16.
asp expression in early embryos is diffusely concentrated at the anterior end of the embryo.
The highest levels of asp expression are detected in embryos and adult females. Lower levels are detected in larvae adult males.
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Mapping based on 64 recombinant chromosomes in the asp region.
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polyclonal
Source for identity of: asp CG6875
Source for merge of: asp anon-WO0118547.279
Source for merge of asp anon-WO0118547.279 was sequence comparison ( date:051113 ).
RNAi screen using dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene results in unfocused spindle microtubules and pole detachment when assayed in S2 cells. This phenotype can be observed when the screen is performed with or without Cdc27 dsRNA.
RNAi screen using dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene results in kinetochore-fiber unfocusing and centrosome detachment phenotypes when assayed in S2 cells.
Mitotic S2 cells treated with dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene display a striking detachment of centrosomes from spindles and a loss of spindle pole focusing, resulting in an increase in pole-pole spacing. There is also an increase in spindle length and an elevation of the mitotic index.
One of 42 Drosophila genes identified as being most likely to reveal molecular and cellular mechanisms of nervous system development or plasticity relevant to human Mental Retardation disorders.
dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene tested in RNAi screen for effects on Kc167 and S2R+ cell morphology.
Area matching Drosophila EST AA539252. Probable intron in gene represented by EST AA539252.
asp protein appears to hold together the microtubule-nucleating γ tubulin ring complexes that organise the mitotic centrosome.
asp has been cloned and sequenced.
Monopolar spindles in asp mutants are hemispindles in which an asymmetric array of microtubules extend from a single centrosome towards condensed chromosomes.
asp may play a role in spindle pole organization during mitosis.
The hypothesis that most mitotic mutants do not lead to lethality in early development due to the effect of maternally provided wild type products has been tested by studying cuticular clones.
Defined during molecular analysis of the tld region.
Ts(YSt;3Rt)B197 appears to carry an enhancer of asp : larval brain phenotype has a high mitotic index, anaphases are rare and the frequency of aneuploid or polyploid cells is reduced.
Mutants are larval lethal, with a high frequency of aberrant (e.g. polyploid) cells arrested in metaphase in the larval brain. Postmeiotic stages of spermatogenesis are abnormal, with, e.g. multinucleate spermatids. In the absence of maternal product show severe nuclear cycle defects with free centrosomes.
Required for the structure of both mitotic and meiotic spindles.