Isolation and characterization of Df(2R)BSC608
Stacey Christensen, Kim Cook and Kevin Cook
Bloomington Stock Center
Indiana University
Df(2R)BSC608 was isolated as a FLP recombinase-induced recombination event involving PBac{WH}empf02107 and P{XP}d07597. The deletion was isolated as a chromosome lacking miniwhite markers in progeny of P{hsFLP}1, y1 w1118; PBac{WH}empf02107/P{XP}d07597 males crossed to w1118; P{hs-hid}2, wgSp-1/SM6a 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.WH5}BSC608 from the segment of PBac{WH}empf02107 to the left of its FRT site and the segment of P{XP}d07597 to the right of its FRT site. Its presence was verified using the PCR methods and primers described in Parks et al. The cytological breakpoints of Df(2R)BSC608 predicted from the Release 5 genomic coordinates of the transposable element insertions sites are 60E11;60F2. Df(2R)BSC608 failed to complement zip1.