comments: Sequencing the elav>GAL4c155 insertion site.
The elav>GAL4c155 strain is a commonly used GAL4 driver line created by the insertion of GaWB near the elav gene. We recently sequenced the insertion site using hiTAIL PCR to give the following sequence (split into P element and genomic):
P element (3' end; note ITR at end of sequence)
TTCCTTTCNCTCGCACTTATTGCAAGCATACGTTAAGTGGATGTCTCTTGCCGACGGGACCACCTTATGTTATTTCATCATG...
Genomic DNA
...CTCCGAACACCATTGCAACCCCGAGAGAGCTGCTCGAGAGGCAACTATGAGATATGAGAATGAGAGGTTGCTCTATGTGAAAATGGAAACCGAAACCGTCAATGCCTCAATTTCGCATTTCATTATTTCATTTCCACGCCAACCATCGTGCGCCGCGGTCTGAACGCTCCTGCCACAGAAAAAGAAAATAAAAGCAAGGAAAATTCTAATCGAATACCAAATATCGTGCTTGTGTGCTCTTTCCGCAATTGATTTTTTTTAAGTAGTGCATGACAATAACCGTTGAGTTGACTCCAACCGAAGTAACCATAACTGGAAGCTGACAACAGCCATTGGC