An early stop codon is introduced within the conserved N-terminal PTB/DH domain.
Amino acid replacement: Y134term.
T16715794A
Y134term | Dab-PA; Y110term | Dab-PC; Y110term | Dab-PD; Y134term | Dab-PE; Y134term | Dab-PF; Y110term | Dab-PG; Y134term | Dab-PH; Y134term | Dab-PI
Y134term
Site of nucleotide substitution in mutant inferred by FlyBase based on reported amino acid change.
DabEC1 mutants exhibit a temperature-sensitive impairment of motor behavior and a synaptic phenotype.
At the restrictive temperature of 33[o]C, DabEC1 mutants produce a wild-type excitatory post-synaptic current (EPSC), indicating that basic properties of synaptic function are preserved. In contrast, subsequent stimulation produces a clear activity-dependent reduction in EPSC amplitude with respect to wild-type. A milder form of this phenotype is seen at 20[o]C. Prolonged stimulation of DabEC1 synapses results in strong depression and a sustained reduced steady-state level of neurotransmitter release.
DabEC1/Df(3L)Exel6130 mutants display a disruption synaptic vesicle endocytosis. Synaptic vesicle size is increased in these flies with respect to wild-type. Boutons exhibit large cisternae-like membrane structure rarely seen in wild-type. The number of docked synaptic vesicles at DabEC1/Df(3L)Exel6130 synapses is the same as in wild-type, indicating that synaptic vesicles are present at release sites but unable to fuse efficiently with the plasma membrane.
DabEC1 mutants produce an activity-dependent reduction in excitatory post-synaptic current (EPSC) amplitude with rapid onset during train stimulation. Vesicle size is increased in these mutants.
DabEC1 is rescued by DabUAS.cWa/Scer\GAL4Appl.G1a
The DabEC1 synaptic phenotype is rescued by neural (presynaptic) expression of Dap160Scer\UAS.T:Avic\GFP-EGFP under the control of Scer\GAL4Appl.G1a.