Expression of Fas2Scer\UAS.cAa for 12 hours under the control of Scer\GAL4P0.5.Pdf (restricted to the adult stages using Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B) do not alter the spread of s-LNv projections at dawn (ZT24).
Overexpression of Fas2Scer\UAS.cAa either presynaptically or postsynaptically (under the control of Scer\GAL4C380 or Scer\GAL4BG487) results in a significant decrease in bouton number. However, when Fas2Scer\UAS.cAa is expressed simultaneously both pre- and post-synaptically, there is a significant increase to >150-230% of the number of synaptic boutons compared with wild-type. This change in bouton number is not attributable to changes in muscle size, which is indistinguishable from wild-type controls.
There is a dramatic increase in the number of satellites/buds in neuromuscular junctions, 672% over wild-type at both distal and proximal boutons, in flies where Fas2Scer\UAS.cAa is expressed both pre- and post-synaptically (under the control of Scer\GAL4C380 and Scer\GAL4BG487).
When Fas2Scer\UAS.cAa is expressed both pre- and post-synaptically (under the control of Scer\GAL4C380 and Scer\GAL4BG487), the EJP amplitude is significantly decreased compared to wild-type.
Fas2UAS.cAa, Scer\GAL4BG487 has NMJ bouton phenotype, enhanceable by Scer\GAL4futsch-C380/Applsd.UAS
Fas2UAS.cAa/Scer\GAL4BG487 is an enhancer of NMJ bouton phenotype of Applsd.UAS, Scer\GAL4futsch-C380
Fas2UAS.cAa/Scer\GAL4C164 is a suppressor of NMJ bouton phenotype of Appld
Fas2UAS.cAa/Scer\GAL4C57 is a suppressor of NMJ bouton phenotype of Appld
Overexpression of Fas2Scer\UAS.cAa in both presynaptic and postsynaptic cells (under the control of Scer\GAL4C164 and Scer\GAL4C57) in Appld mutants leads to a wild-type number of boutons, in contrast to the two-fold increase when Appl levels are normal.
Overexpression of both Applsd.Scer\UAS and Fas2Scer\UAS.cAa both pre- and post-synaptically (under the control of Scer\GAL4C380 and Scer\GAL4BG487) increase the number of boutons by >400%.