Isolation of True Rbp9 Null Alleles by Imprecise P Element Excisions |
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Authors: | Jeongsil Kim-Ha |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Molecular Development, Center for Molecular Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, 135-230, Korea |
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Abstract: | The P element has been widely used as a mutagen because of its convenience in locating the site of mutagenesis. However, P element-induced mutations often result in varied mutant phenotypes, making it difficult to identify the null phenotype. Previously, three Rbp9 alleles were isolated using P element mutagenesis. Although the coding regions of Rbp9 were disrupted by P elements in all three cases, they showed different degrees of defects. In order to characterize the null phenotype of Rbp9, Rbp9 alleles with chromosomal deletions were created by inducing imprecise excisions of the P elements. All Rbp9 alleles generated from imprecise excisions showed the same mutant phenotype: female flies were sterile and cystocyte differentiation was blocked. This result reveals that the primary function of Rbp9 resides in the regulation of cystocyte differentiation. In addition, this result shows that a P element does not always completely inactivate gene activity, even when it is incorporated into the coding region. |
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Keywords: | Drosophila Imprecise Excision Null Allele P Element Rbp9 |
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