A 56bp deletion close to the translational start site of CoVa.
Expression of COX5Atend under the control of Scer\GAL4109(2)80 results in slight shortening of the dendritic arbor in the class IV ddaC neurons in third instar larvae.
Mutant embryos do not show defects in the somatic muscle pattern.
CoVatend mutant eye disc clones exhibit a disruption in cell division as mitotic waves are disrupted, as shown by a failure to incorporate BrdU.
COX5Atend homozygous somatic clones induced in a 'minute' background in the eye have a 'glossy' phenotype - the mutant tissue appears smooth due to lack of lens development. Cell division in these clones in the eye disc is normal until the late third instar. However, the second mitotic wave of cell division (posterior to the furrow) fails to occur in mutant cells and at the first mitotic wave (just anterior to the furrow) entry into S-phase is slower than in wild-type. Despite this, ommatidial patterning and differentiation proceed relatively normally in these clones - recruitment to ommatidial pre-clusters occurs normally, although some perturbation of the spacing and orientation of clusters is evident.
FACS analysis of dissociated wing discs containing COX5Atend homozygous clones shows that a greater fraction of COX5Atend homozygous cells are in G1 for wild-type cells. Mutant cells are also about 13% larger, on average, than wild-type. BrdU incorporation occurs normally in these clones if they are small (a few cells only), but is largely absent in larger clones. These larger clones are smaller than their adjacent twin-spot.
COX5Atend, Scer\GAL4109(2)80 has abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by PPP1R15UAS.cMa, Scer\GAL4109(2)80
COX5Atend has decreased occurrence of cell division | somatic clone | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by p5311-1B-1/p5311-1B-1
COX5Atend has decreased occurrence of cell division | somatic clone | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Cul1EX/Cul1[+]
COX5Atend has decreased occurrence of cell division | somatic clone | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Cul3[+]/Cul3gft2
COX5Atend has decreased occurrence of cell division | somatic clone | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Prosbeta6[+]/Prosβ61
COX5Atend has abnormal mitotic cell cycle phenotype, suppressible by p5311-1B-1
COX5Atend has abnormal mitotic cell cycle | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by SNF4AγKG00325
COX5Atend, Scer\GAL4109(2)80 has abdominal dorsal multidendritic neuron ddaC | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by PPP1R15UAS.cMa, Scer\GAL4109(2)80
COX5Atend, Scer\GAL4109(2)80 has dendrite | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by PPP1R15UAS.cMa, Scer\GAL4109(2)80
COX5Atend has eye | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Pros26[+]/Prosβ61
COX5Atend has eye | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Cul1EX/lin19[+]
COX5Atend has eye | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Cul-3[+]/Cul3gft2
COX5Atend has eye | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by p53[+]/p5311-1B-1
COX5Atend has eye | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by SNF4AγKG00325
COX5Atend has lens | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by SNF4AγKG00325
COX5Atend has eye | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by p5311-1B-1
COX5Atend has lens | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by p5311-1B-1
The shortening of the dendritic arbor in class IV ddaC neurons observed in third instar larvae expressing COX5Atend under the control of Scer\GAL4109(2)80 can be rescued by co-expression of PPP1R15Scer\UAS.cMa.
A p5311-1B-1 background suppresses the cell division disruption found in CoVatend mutant eye disc clones.
A Pros261 background suppresses the cell division disruption found in CoVatend mutant eye disc clones. Interestingly, the glossy adult eye phenotype of CoVatend mutant clones is also significantly suppressed.
An ago1 heterozygous background suppresses the CoVatend mutant clone adult eye phenotype.
A lin19EX or Cul-3gft2 heterozygous background does not suppress the disruptions in cell division seen in CoVatend mutant eye disc clones.
The 'glossy' eye phenotype due to CoVatend homozygous clones is largely suppressed if the clones are also homozygous for SNF4AγKG00325 or if the clones are generated in a p5311-1B-1 homozygous background. The cell cycle defects seen in CoVatend homozygous clones in the eye disc are also suppressed by in these backgrounds.
The 'glossy' eye phenotype due to CoVacl-R3 homozygous clones is largely suppressed if the clones are also homozygous for SNF4AγKG00325 or if the clones are generated in a p5311-1B-1 homozygous background. The cell cycle defects seen in CoVacl-R3 homozygous clones in the eye disc are also suppressed by in these backgrounds.