Cloning and characterization ofbicaudal, a maternal effect mutation of Drosophila melanogaster

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dc.contributor.advisorBeckingham, Kathleen M.en_US
dc.creatorGajewski, Kathleen Maryen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:19:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:19:37Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Drosophila maternal effect mutant, bicaudal (bic), affects the anterior-posterior axis of the embryo. It is incompletely penetrant, producing a variety of lethal embryonic phenotypes, the most severe of which is replacement of the anterior half with a mirror image duplication of the posterior half. Genetic mapping has placed this locus within a region defined by the overlap of two chromosomal deficiencies on the second chromosome. Indirect genetic evidence has suggested that a lethal mutation that maps to the same region, $vr22\sp{P3}$ may represent a more severe allele of the bicaudal locus. A chromosome walk was performed in this region and over 65 kb of overlapping clones isolated. The location of the P-element insertion responsible for the $vr22\sp{P3}$ mutation was localized in the walk, and cDNAs corresponding to two adjacent transcription units isolated. These clones have been analyzed and sequenced, and one shows at least a 65% identity with eukaryotic release factor. Recombination work with bicaudal mutant stocks has improved penetrance of the mutation to a level allowing genetic analysis. These stocks were used in genetic rescue experiments to determine the locations of bic and $vr22\sp{P3}.$ The results of genetic rescue and polymorphism mapping provide good evidence that $vr22\sp{P3}$ and bicaudal are in fact alleles at the same locus, and the gene codes for a protein with strong homology to release factor. The bic protein most likely plays a role in negative regulation of translation of downstream maternal genes such as nanos.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Biochem. 1993 Gajewskien_US
dc.identifier.citationGajewski, Kathleen Mary. "Cloning and characterization ofbicaudal, a maternal effect mutation of Drosophila melanogaster." (1993) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16622">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16622</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/16622en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectMolecular biologyen_US
dc.subjectGeneticsen_US
dc.titleCloning and characterization ofbicaudal, a maternal effect mutation of Drosophila melanogasteren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentBiochemistry and Cell Biologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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