A novel Drosophila Minute locus ribosomal protein S13
- Univ. of Oslo (Norway)
Minutes comprise >50 phenotypically similar Drosophila mutations believed to affect ribosomal protein genes. Common traits of the Minute phenotype are short and thin bristles, slow development, and recessive lethality. To further investigate the proposed Minute to ribosomal protein correspondence, loss-of-function Minute mutations were induced by P-element mutagenesis. Here, we report a previously undescribed Minute locus that maps to 32A on chromosome 2L; this Minute allele is named P(lacW)M(2)32A{sup 1} and the gene M(2)32A. Flies heterozygous for P(lacW)M(2)32A{sup 1} have a medium Minute phenotype. The gene interrupted by the P-element insertion was cloned. Sequence analyses revealed that it encodes the Drosophila homologue of eukaryotic ribosomal protein S13. It is a single-copy gene and the level of RPS13 transcript is reduced to {approximately}50% in P(lacW)M(2)32A{sup 1} heterozygotes. Both transcript level and phenotype are restored to wild type by remobilizing the P element, demonstrating that the mutation is caused by insertion of the P-element construct. These results further strengthen the notion that Minutes encode ribosomal proteins and demonstrate the P-element mutagenesis is a fruitful approach to use in these studies. 47 refs., 7 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 543025
- Journal Information:
- Genetics, Vol. 143, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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