Drosophila "enhancer-trap" transposants: gene expression in chemosensory and motor pathways and identification of mutants affected in smell and taste ability

Anand, Anuranjan ; Fernandes, Joyce ; Arunan, M. C. ; Bhosekar, Savita ; Chopra, Abha ; Dedhia, Neilay ; Sequiera, Kevin ; Hasan, Gaiti ; Palazzolo, Michael J. ; Vijay Raghavan, K. ; Rodrigues, Veronica (1990) Drosophila "enhancer-trap" transposants: gene expression in chemosensory and motor pathways and identification of mutants affected in smell and taste ability Journal of Genetics, 69 (3). pp. 151-168. ISSN 0022-1333

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Abstract

We have isolated about a thousand Drosophila P-element transposants that allow thein situ detection of genomic enhancer elements by a histochemical assay for β-galactosidase activity. We summarize the β-galactosidase staining patterns of over 200 such transposants in the adult. Our aim was to identify genes that are likely to be involved in the chemosensory and motor pathways of Drosophila. Based on β-galactosidase expression patterns in the tissues of our interest, we have chosen some strains for further analysis. Behavioral tests on a subset of the transposants have, in addition, identified several strains defective in their chemosensory responses.

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Keywords:Olfaction; Taste; Muscle; Drosophila melanogaster; Enhancer-trap; P-element
ID Code:14854
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