FlyBase Insertion Report: Dmel\P{GawB}MS248

FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

Insertion: Dmel\P{GawB}MS248

General Information

Symbol

Dmel\P{GawB}MS248

Species

D. melanogaster

Name

FlyBase ID

FBti0007262

Feature type

transposable_element_insertion_site

Also Known As

248-Gal4, MS248-Gal4

Description

Inserted Element

LINE ID

Affected gene(s)

Viability / fertility

viable

Associated allele(s)

Scer\GAL4^MS248

Stock availability

None publicly available

Genomic Location

Chromosomal Location

Sequence Location

Target / Docking site

Member of Large Scale Dataset(s)

Dataset

Description

Detailed Mapping Data

Chromosome (arm)

Sequence Location

Orientation

Cytological location (computed by FlyBase)

Cytological location (reported)

Insertion into Natural transposon

Comments concerning location

Sequence Data

Flanking sequence

Inserted Element

Construct

Size (Kb)

11.279

Component Allele(s)

Molecular map

Affected Gene(s)

Insertion may affect gene

(de Navascués and Modolell, 2010, Mummery-Widmer et al., 2009, Gallagher and Knoblich, 2006, Aldaz et al., 2005, Escudero et al., 2005, Ruiz-Gomez et al., 2005, Aldaz et al., 2003, Copf et al., 2003, Cavodeassi et al., 2002, Gorfinkiel et al., 1999, Moreno and Morata, 1999, Sanchez et al., 1997)

Variant Molecular Consequences

Phenotypic Data

Associated Allele

Phenotypic Data

Scer\GAL4^MS248

Phenotypic Class Phenotype Manifest in Detailed Description

Expression Data

Reporter Expression

distribution deduced from reporter (Gal4 UAS)

Stage

Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)

Reference

eye-antennal disc

(Copf et al., 2003)

(Copf et al., 2003)

genital disc | restricted

(Sanchez et al., 1997)

second instar larval stage -- third instar larval stage

wing disc | restricted

(Cavodeassi et al., 2002)

second instar larval stage & third instar larval stage

mesonotum | presumptive

(Cavodeassi et al., 2002)

third instar larval stage

mesonotum | presumptive | restricted

(Aldaz et al., 2003)

female genital disc | restricted

(Gorfinkiel et al., 1999)

female genital primordium (male) | restricted

(Gorfinkiel et al., 1999)

wing disc | restricted

(Aldaz et al., 2003)

eye-antennal disc | restricted

(Moreno and Morata, 1999)

Additional Information

Statement

Reference

Expression is observed in the proximal region of the wing disc.

(Aldaz et al., 2003)

Expression in the genital disc resembles the wingless expression pattern.

(Sanchez et al., 1997)

Marker for

eye-antennal disc

(Copf et al., 2003, Moreno and Morata, 1999)

female genital disc

(Gorfinkiel et al., 1999)

female genital primordium (male)

(Gorfinkiel et al., 1999)

(Sanchez et al., 1997)

Reflects expression of

Reporter construct used in assay

Data on Genetic Line

Line ID

Origin as a multiple insertion line

Progenitor(s) within the Genome

Related Aberration or Balancer

Aberration

Balancer

Stocks (0)

External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )

Synonyms and Secondary IDs (9)

Reported As

Symbol Synonym

248-Gal4

(González and Busturia, 2009, Aldaz et al., 2005, Ruiz-Gomez et al., 2005, Aldaz et al., 2003)

MS-248MS248

(Sanchez et al., 1997)

MS248

(Mummery-Widmer et al., 2009)

MS248-GAL4

(Gorfinkiel et al., 1999)

MS248-Gal4

(de Navascués and Modolell, 2010, Escudero et al., 2005, Cavodeassi et al., 2002)

MS248Gal4

(Gallagher and Knoblich, 2006)

MS²⁴⁸G4

(Shukla et al., 2017)

P{GawB}MS248

(Sanchez et al., 1997, FlyBase, 1992-)

fzIII-GAL4

(Mummery-Widmer et al., 2009)

Name Synonyms

Secondary FlyBase IDs

References (15)

Report Sections