Journal: PLoS Genetics
Article Title: The brachyceran de novo gene PIP82, a phosphorylation target of aPKC, is essential for proper formation and maintenance of the rhabdomeric photoreceptor apical domain in Drosophila
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008890
Figure Lengend Snippet: Electroretinogram recordings from 1-day old (A) and 7-day-old (B) wild-type controls w 1118 , left column in both panels and w, PIP82 1bpΔ mutants, right column in both panels. Two stimulus paradigms were used to evaluate the light response of the animals. In the top row of both panels (A, B) flies were stimulated with increasing intensities of light (from -5.0 log attenuation to -1.0 log attenuation) at 470 nm. In the second row of both panels, flies were stimulated with full intensity light at the wavelengths indicated. In both control and mutant animals, a prolonged-depolarizing afterpotential (PDA) is induced. Full intensity (unattenuated) light was 1.6 mW/cm 2 at 470 nm and 2.0 mW/cm 2 at 570 nm. C. Western analysis of Rh1 levels as compared to Actin in w , PIP82 1bpΔ mutants and w 1118 controls.
Article Snippet: The immuno-blot PVDF membrane (Bio-Rad) was incubated simultaneously with mouse monoclonal anti-Rh1 antibody (4C5, Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank) and rabbit polyclonal anti-actin (Abcam ab1801) overnight at room temperature.
Techniques: Control, Mutagenesis, Western Blot