chromosome | third instar larval stage, with Scer\GAL4Act5C.PU
Brain neuroblasts from third instar larvae expressing Apc7dsRNA.WIZ.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act5C lack any sign of prometaphase or metaphase-like arrest. the chromosomes appear somewhat more tangled than normal and show signs of uneven condensation, together with frequent chromosome bridges in anaphase. The number of cells in metaphase remains low, but the proportion of anaphase and telophase figures approximates the number of cells in prometaphase and metaphase, resulting in a mitotic index that is similar to wild type and a metaphase:anaphase ratio that is lower than wild type.
Animals co-expressing Apc7dsRNA.WIZ.Scer\UAS and cdc23dsRNA.WIZ.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act5C show greatly increased larval lethality and occurrence of melanotic tumours compared to animals expressing cdc23dsRNA.WIZ.Scer\UAS singly under the control of Scer\GAL4Act5C. There is also a shift in pupal lethality towards earlier stages in the double mutant animals.
The mitotic index of brain neuroblasts in larvae co-expressing Apc7dsRNA.WIZ.Scer\UAS and cdc23dsRNA.WIZ.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act5C is significantly higher than that in larvae expressing cdc23dsRNA.WIZ.Scer\UAS singly under the control of Scer\GAL4Act5C.