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Coagulation and survival in Drosophila melanogaster fondue mutants

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 58; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.07.013

1879-1611

Clara Bajzek, Amy Rice, Simonetta Andreazza, Mitchell S. Dushay,

Insect Resistance and Genetics

Drosophila larval coagulation factors have been identified in vitro. Better understanding of insect hemolymph coagulation calls for experiments in vivo. We have characterized a fondue (fon) mutation and null alleles isolated by imprecise excision of a transposable element. Loss of fon was pupal lethal, but adults could be recovered by expressing the UAS::fonGFP construct of Lindgren et al. (2008). Despite their lethality, fon mutations did not affect larval survival after wounding either when tested alone or in combination with a mutation in the hemolectin clotting factor gene. This reinforces the idea of redundant hemostatic mechanisms in Drosophila larvae, and independent pleiotropic functions of the fondue protein in coagulation and a vital process in metamorphosis.