Isolation and characterization of Df(2R)BSC269
Stacey Christensen and Kevin Cook
Bloomington Stock Center
Indiana University
Df(2R)BSC269 was isolated as a FLP recombinase-induced recombination event involving P{XP}d05785 and PBac{RB}sec31e00167. The deletion was isolated as a chromosome lacking miniwhite markers in progeny of P{hsFLP}1, y1 w1118; P{XP}d05785/PBac{RB}sec31e00167 males crossed to w1118; P{hs-hid}2, wgSp-1/CyO females. These males were heat shocked as larvae as described in Parks et al., Nature Genetics 36: 288-292, 2004 (FBrf0175003). This cross and crosses in preceding and succeeding generations maintained the original genetic background of the Exelixis insertion stocks (Thibault et al., Nature Genetics 36: 283-287, 2004; FBrf0175002). The recombination event generated the genetic element P+PBac{XP5.RB3}BSC269 from the segment of P{XP}d05785 to the left of its FRT site and the segment of PBac{RB}sec31e00167 to the right of its FRT site. Its presence was verified using the PCR methods and primers described in Parks et al. with the substitution of the primer 5'-CCAATGCGTTTATTTCAGGTCACG-3' for the RB3' plus or RB3' minus primer in the Hybrid PCR protocol in the Supplementary Methods. Exelixis, Inc. determined the insertion site of P{XP}d05785 to be at Release 3 genomic coordinate 3783157 on chromosome arm 2R. The Gene Disruption project determined the insertion site of P{XP}d05785 to be at Release 3 genomic coordinate 3783186 on arm 2R. This corresponds to 44E3 on the Release 3 and 4 genome maps. The predicted position of PBac{RB}sec31e00167 on the Release 4 map is 44F3. Consequently, the cytological breakpoints of Df(2R)BSC269 are predicted to be 44E3;44F3. It failed to complement cmp44E1, Rya-r44Fk04913, and Dmnk16109.