Re-integration of mutated Khc (R914A, K915A, R916A and Q918A mutations in the C-terminal microtubule binding site) into the attP site present in KhcKO.attP.
Four residues (R914A, K915A, R916A, and Q918A) were mutated in the C-terminal MT-binding site of Khc and re-integrated into the phiC31/attP site present in @Khc[KO.attP].
KhcKO.mutA third instar larval adipocytes do not show defects in the normal perinuclear distribution of microtubules, nor in nuclear size or positioning.
The mitochondria distribution in KhcKO.mutA mutant early stage egg chambers is not significantly different from controls but the ooplasmic streaming rate in the mutant oocytes is reduced, the motility of the free (unanchored) cytoplasmic microtubules is decreased and the posterior pole localization of stau protein is disrupted, however the nucleus localization at the anterodorsal corner of the oocyte is not perturbed.
KhcKO.mutA homozygous flies from KhcKO.mutA heterozygous parents display nearly 50% lethality before adulthood, however homozygous mutant progeny from the KhcKO.mutA homozygous mothers is almost fully lethal with the strongest effect in the embryonic stage and even the heterozygous progeny show strongly reduced viability. KhcKO.mutA mutant larvae as well as adults show severe locomotion defects (reduced velocity of locomotion).
Cultured neurons from KhcKO.mutA homozygous as well as heterozygous mutant larvae exhibit reduced microtubule sliding and axon length but show no defects in mitochondria and peroxisomes transport. KhcKO.mutA larval brain display severe loss of photoreceptor neuron axons targeting the lamina, the optic stalk is significantly thinner and the dendritic arbor of class IV or class I dendritic arborizing neurons contain fewer branches and the total dendrite length is strongly reduced compared to controls. KhcKO.mutA mutant larvae also show decreased nociception.
KhcKO.mutA has abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Cele\unc-104LZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PLu/Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.mutA.UASp.mTagBFP2
KhcKO.mutA has sensory neuron | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has embryonic/larval optic stalk | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has neuron | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has axon | third instar larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has neuron | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Cele\unc-104LZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has axon | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Cele\unc-104LZ.UASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
KhcKO.mutA has neuron | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PLu/Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.mutA.UASp.mTagBFP2
KhcKO.mutA has axon | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PLu/Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.mutA.UASp.mTagBFP2
KhcKO.mutA has sensory neuron | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PLu/Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.mutA.UASp.mTagBFP2
KhcKO.mutA has embryonic/larval optic stalk | third instar larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4elav.PLu/Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.mutA.UASp.mTagBFP2
KhcKO.mutA, Scer\GAL4SPARC-MI00329-GAL4 is a suppressor of fat cell | third instar larval stage phenotype of Scer\GAL4SPARC-MI00329-GAL4, shotGL01286
KhcKO.mutA, Scer\GAL4SPARC-MI00329-GAL4 is a suppressor of microtubule | third instar larval stage phenotype of Scer\GAL4SPARC-MI00329-GAL4, shotGL01286
The reduced axon length observed in cultured neurons from KhcKO.mutA mutant larvae is rescued by expression of Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.Scer\UAS.P\T.T:Equa\eqFP578-TagBFP2 (but not Cele\unc-104LZ.Scer\UAS.P\T.T:Equa\eqFP578-TagBFP2 or Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.mutA.Scer\UAS.P\T.T:Equa\eqFP578-TagBFP2) under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PLu in the mutant background. Similarly, Scer\GAL4elav.PLu-driven expression of Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.Scer\UAS.P\T.T:Equa\eqFP578-TagBFP2 is significantly improve the axon outgrowth and patterning of photoreceptor neurons in KhcKO.mutA larval brains, while expression of Cele\unc-104::KhcLZ.mutA.Scer\UAS.P\T.T:Equa\eqFP578-TagBFP2 cannot rescue the defects.
KhcKO.mutA is rescued by Scer\GAL4VP16.nanos.UTR/KhcUASp.mTagBFP2
KhcKO.mutA is partially rescued by KhcUASp.mTagBFP2/Scer\GAL4elav.PLu
The reduced velocity of ooplasmic streaming characteristic for KhcKO.mutA mutant oocytes is fully rescued by expression of KhcScer\UAS.P\T.T:Equa\eqFP578-TagBFP2 under the control of Scer\GAL4nos.UTR.T:Hsim\VP16 in the mutant background.