Phenotypes of lethal alleles of the recessive temperature sensitive paralytic mutantstambh A ofDrosophila melanogaster suggest its neurogenic function |
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Authors: | S Chandrashekaran N Sarla |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 110012 New Delhi, India |
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Abstract: | The mutantstambhA
1 (2–56.8) ofDrosophila melanogaster was identified as a reversible temperature sensitive adult and larval paralytic. We have (i) isolated and analysed phenotypes of one new homozygous viable paralytic allele and two recessive unconditional embryonic lethal alleles ofstmA and (ii) studied the interaction of the viable paralytic alleles with ts paralytic mutantsnap
ts1 (2–55.2) andpara
ts1 (1–53.9). The homozygous viable paralytic allelesstmA
2 andstmA
1 are semi dominant neomorphs. The lethal allelesstmA
12 andstmA
7 appear to be amorphs. Unhatched embryos expressing lethalstmA alleles showed hypotrophy of the anterior dorsal cuticle overlying the brain with a concomitant hypertrophy of the anterior dorsal neurogenic region (the brain). The ventral cuticle was poorly differentiated, and the ventral nerve chord showed mild hypertrophy and poor organisation. The epidermal cells in 12–13 h old embryos did not show the normal palisade layer arrangement. These phenotypes are similar to mutant phenotypes of the neurogenic class of genes whose wild type functions are necessary for intercellular communication. The allelesstmA
1 andstmA
2 do not appear to interact with the paralytic mutantsnap
ts1 orpara
ts1 in double mutant combinations. On the basis of our results it is proposed thatstmA may belong to the neurogenic class of genes. |
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Keywords: | Drosophila stambh A paralysis embryonic lethal neural hypertrophy |
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