Mutants (Isolated)

tm1108

Allele Nametm1108
BalanceNot Required
OutCrossNot Accepted
Sequence NameT12E12.4
Gene Namedrp-1
Worm BaseAllele Name tm1108
Gene Name drp-1
Sequence T12E12.4
Phenotype Information from the receiver is posted in the form of a "researcher : phenotype" homozygous viable. Dr. H-S. Koo: embryonic lethality of 15%, L1-L3 larval arrest of lethality of 60%. Dr. A. van der Bliek: Sma, Gro. normal locomotion. connected mitochondria in muscle and hypodermal cells. Dr. D. Xue: slow growth but not lethal or sterile. Mol Cell, 31, 586 (2008). Dr. J. Kaplan: resistant to aldicarb.
Mutation site Please see gene structure to locate the deletion in relation to exon(s) 1053/1054-CTCCAGCGAACCAGGATT-1477/1478 (425 bp deletion + 18 bp insertion)
ChromosomeIV
Putative gene structurejoin(429..741, 792..1357, 1403..2152, 2269..2419, 2470..2559, 2612..2706, 2758..2874, 2924..2956, 3004..3012)
Map position1.82
Balancer
Map position of balancer
Sequence of primersExtFwd:TGAGTAAGTGGCAGGATCGA,IntFwd:CGAAGGCCAAGTAGACTATC,ExtRev:GAGGTTAAGCCCATGCAATA,IntRev:CCCAGTCAGTCATCCGCACT
Distributed lab
DepositorDr. S. Mitani/NBRP
References Please submit your publication
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Selective disruption of Drp1-independent mitophagy and mitolysosome trafficking by an Alzheimer's disease relevant tau modification in a novel Caenorhabditis elegans model.
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