The dendritic patterns of the adPN, lPN and vPN projection neurons are severely disrupted in homozygous adults. In some cases the dendrites are seen to project to the contralateral antennal lobe and subesophageal ganglion. DL1 dendrites arborise correctly in the dorsal antennal lobe, but they also frequently extend a branch to the ventromedial antennal lobe. The mutant phenotypes mostly become apparent between 24 and 26 hours after puparium formation.
Clones of homozygous adPN, lPN, vPDN or DL1 PN projection neurons in a heterozygous background show severely disrupted dendritic targeting. Homozygous adPNs fail to target VA3, and mis-target to DM5, VM1 and V. Homozygous lPNs fail to target their normal DA2 regions and instead mistarget to VM6, VL1 and V. The position of DA1 is shifted ventrally. Homozygous vPNs fail to target VA1lm and DA1 and can project dendrites into the subesophageal ganglion. Homozygous DL1 dendrites mistarget to the ventral part of the antennal lobe.
In contrast to the abnormal behaviour of anterior commissure axons, posterior commissure axons do not appear to cross into the anterior commissure in mutant embryos.
drlunspecified has abnormal neuroanatomy | adult stage phenotype, enhanceable by Wnt5[+]/Wnt5unspecified
drlunspecified has abnormal neuroanatomy | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by Wnt5[+]/Wnt5unspecified
drlunspecified has adult antennal lobe projection neuron DL1 adPN | somatic clone phenotype, enhanceable by Wnt5[+]/Wnt5unspecified
drlunspecified has adult antennal lobe projection neuron adPN | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Wnt5[+]/Wnt5unspecified
drlunspecified has adult antennal lobe projection neuron lPN | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Wnt5[+]/Wnt5unspecified
drlunspecified has adult antennal lobe projection neuron vPN | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Wnt5[+]/Wnt5unspecified
drlunspecified has dendrite | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Wnt5[+]/Wnt5unspecified
drlunspecified has larval posterior commissure phenotype, suppressible by Df(1)N19
drlunspecified has larval anterior commissure | ectopic phenotype, suppressible by Df(1)N19
Wnt5unspecified/+ largely suppresses the dendritic targeting defects of homozygous drlunspecified adPN, lPN and vPN projection neuron clones, while the penetrance of the DL1 mistargeting phenotype is slightly increased.
The posterior commissure to anterior commissure switching activity is strongly suppressed by Df(1)N19.
drlunspecified is partially rescued by drltMa
Expression of drlScer\UAS.cYa in homozygous drlunspecified MARCM projection neuron clones induced in a drlunspecified/+ background substantially rescues the dendrite targeting defects of these clones, although some gain of function phenotypes are also seen.
Expression of drlΔintra.Scer\UAS.T:Hsap\MYC in homozygous drlunspecified MARCM projection neuron clones induced in a drlunspecified/+ background fails to rescue the dendrite targeting defects of these clones.