FB2024_03 , released June 25, 2024
Allele: Dmel\abd-AM1
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\abd-AM1
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
FlyBase ID
FBal0000081
Feature type
allele
Associated gene
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Carried in Construct
Also Known As
abdAM1
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Progenitor genotype
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Mutations in the transcription unit.

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Phenotypic Data
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chordotonal organ & embryonic abdominal segment 2

chordotonal organ & embryonic abdominal segment 3

chordotonal organ & embryonic abdominal segment 4

chordotonal organ & embryonic abdominal segment 5

chordotonal organ & embryonic abdominal segment 6

chordotonal organ & embryonic abdominal segment 7

embryonic abdominal segment 2 & external sensory organ

embryonic abdominal segment 3 & external sensory organ

embryonic abdominal segment 4 & external sensory organ

embryonic abdominal segment 5 & external sensory organ

embryonic abdominal segment 6 & external sensory organ

embryonic abdominal segment 7 & external sensory organ

Detailed Description
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Postembryonic neuroblast clones in the anterior and posterior thorax which are mutant for abd-AM1 are normal in size. Postembryonic neuroblasts (pNBs) in the central abdomen which are mutant for abd-AM1 produce abnormally large clones in larvae. The pNB in the clone survives past 72 hours after larval hatching and can often be seen expressing phosphorylated His3 protein at 96 hours after larval hatching. No more than two phosphorylated His3-positive cells per clone are found at any one time, corresponding to the pNB and one ganglion mother cell.

Late homozygous embryos have abnormal oenocyte clusters.

No gross morphological defects are seen in the central nervous system of homozygous embryos.

Dissected guts from freshly hatched larvae do not have any copper cells. P{HS-wg} function without heat induction is sufficient to allow some copper cell formation, mild heat induction produces large numbers of cells. As expected after severe heat treatment no copper cells could be discerned, or interstitial cells but large numbers of large flat cells could be seen.

UbxMX12 abd-AM1 Abd-BM8 triple mutant embryos exhibit a normal head and anterior thorax, but the third thoracic segment and all the abdominal segments are transformed into the second thoracic segment. Embryos also develop a pair of sclerotic plates in the posterior part of the A8 segment. Heat activation of abd-Ahs.PS transforms the cephalic, thoracic and first abdominal segment into A2-A6 identity. The posterior abdomen exhibits transformation of A8 to the A2-A6 identity and presence of an extra belt in A9.

Antibody staining revealed that abd-AM1 is required for lch5 in A1-A7 and contributes to es and ch organs in A2-A7.

First instar larvae exhibit lateral dots (a paired structure found in A1 segment of wild type) in abdominal segment A2 and rarely in A3 to A5.

lab expression in midgut (as indicated by lab-lacZ fusion genes) extended posteriorly.

The second thoracic to the seventh abdominal segment develop as a composite of compartments from two segments. The identity of the eighth abdominal segment is complex: the anterior has characteristics of prothoracic and mesothoracic segments and the posterior may be cephalic. abd-A- embryos have an abnormal pattern of Dll expression at the extended germ band stage: Keilin's organs develop in the abdominal segments due to ectopic expression of Dll.

Hemizygous embryonic phenotype displays complete transformation of abdominal parasegments 7, 8 and 9 into parasegment 6 and partial transformation of abdominal parasegments 10 to 13 into parasegment 6 (FBrf0043314).

Only the first of the three midgut constrictions forms properly in mutant embryos.

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In stage 16 Egfract.B.Scer\UAS; Scer\GAL4en-e16E embryos, there are increased numbers of oenocytes per cluster. The number of oenocytes per cluster follows a multi-modal distribution, with peaks corresponding to multiples of 3 (12, 15, 18 and 21) suggesting that additional rounds of delamination, generally of 3 oeoncytes per round as in wild-type, are occurring. This multi-modal distribution and increased numbers of per cluster are partially suppressed by abd-AM1/abd-AM1.

Postembryonic neuroblast clones in the anterior or posterior thorax which are mutant for both abd-AM1 UbxMX6 are normal in size.

Expression of spis.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4en-e16E or Scer\GAL4ato.3.6 rescues the formation of oenocytes in abd-AM1 mutant embryos. Expression of btl::EgfrScer\UAS.T:λ\cI-DD under the control of Scer\GAL4salm-459.2 completely rescues the formation of oenocytes in abd-AM1 mutant embryos.

AntpNs-rvC3 ScrC1 abd-AM1 Abd-BM8 quadruple mutant embryos secrete cuticle which has a reiteration of the A1 segment throughout the abdomen. If these embryos are also mutant for hthC1 the abdominal segments all resemble the third abdominal segment.

Quintuple ScrC1, AntpNs-rvC3, UbxMX2, abd-AM1, Abd-BM8 homozygous larvae (deficient for activity of thoracic and abdominal homeotic genes) exhibit sclerotic plates (sp) anterior to each denticle belt. Expression of Dfdhs.PK, labhs.PH or Ubxhs.PG suppresses the differentiation of the sp.

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Morata.

Comments
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wg expression is absent in abd-AM1 homozygotes.

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