Drosophila

Table 2.

Drosophila Neurodegeneration Mutants

Disease modeled Affected Protein Mechanism/Dysfunction Key References
ATPalpha Na+K+-ATPase alpha Ion homeostasis (27)
acd2 [5N18] Not cloned ? (72)
benchwarmer Lysosomal sugar carrier Endocytic/synaptic (73)
bizarre Not cloned ? (74)
blue cheese Novel Protein Ubiquitinated protein aggregation (75)
bubblegum VLCFA acyl–coenzyme A Adrenoleukodystrophy (33)
cathepsin D Aspartyl protease Lysosomal disorder (76)
dADAR A-to-I RNA editing Ion homeostasis (46)
dare Adrenodoxin reductase Steroid hormone production (78)
dEAAT1 Excitatory amino acid transport Excitotoxicity (30)
drop dead Not cloned Glial dysfunction (24)
eggroll Not cloned ? (79)
futsch Microtubule-assoc. protein 1B Axonal transport (80)
löchrig AMP-activated protein kinase (γ) Cholesterol homeostasis? (81)
ninaE Rhodopsin Retinitis pigmantosa (82)
parg poly(ADP-ribose)hydrolase ADP-ribosylation (83)
parkin Parkin Mitochondrial impairment (6)
pirouette Not cloned ? (72)
rdgA Diacylglycerol kinase Phosphatidic acid deficiency (84, 85)
rdgB Phosphtidyl transporter G Protein–Coupled Receptor (86)
rdgC Ser-Thr phosphatase Rhodopsin phosphatase (87)
sine oculis Transcription factor Neuronal connectivity (88)
sniffer Dehydrogenase/Reductase Oxidative stress (89)
spongecake Not cloned ? (79)
swiss cheese Neuropathy target esterase Glial-axonal hyperwrapping (25)
trp TRP calcium channel Ion homeostasis (31)
vacuous Not cloned Seizure-related (26)
vam Not cloned ? (23)
vap RAS GAP RAS signaling? (90)
yab sab Not cloned ? (74)

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  1. MI October 2005 vol. 5 no. 5 292-303