Fig. 3. The JIL-1Su(var)3-1[3] protein is mislocalized but does not
affect dmH3K9 distribution or levels of histone H3S10 phosphorylation.
(A,B) Triple labeling with anti-JIL-1 (red) and anti-dmH3K9 (A)
or anti-MSL-1 (B) (green) antibodies, and with Hoechst (DNA, blue), of a male
JIL-1z2/JIL-1Su(var)3-1[3] polytene squash
preparation. The X chromosome is indicated by X; the chromocenter by an arrow.
(A) The dmH3K9 antibody labeling is mainly localized to the chromocenter. (B)
The JIL-1Su(var)3-1[3] protein is not upregulated on the X
chromosome, which is identified by MSL-1 antibody labeling. (C) Higher
magnification image of the preparation in B, showing the relative distribution
of JIL-1 (red) and MSL-1 (green) antibody labeling. The
JIL-1Su(var)3-1[3] protein is localized to the chromosomes, but the
antibody labeling is diffuse and associates with both interband and banded
regions. The arrows indicate regions on the X chromosome where the
JIL-1Su(var)3-1[3] protein is localized to ectopic locations not
overlapping with MSL-1 labeling. (D) The level of histone H3S10
phosphorylation in JIL-1z2/JIL-1Su(var)3-1[3]
heteroallelic mutants is comparable to that in JIL-1z2/+
heteroalleles. Immunoblots were performed on extracts from wild-type (wt),
JIL-1z2/+ (z2/+) and
JIL-1z2/JIL-1Su(var)3-1[3] (z2/3-1)
third instar larvae. The immunoblots were labeled with anti-phospho-histone
H3S10 (pH3S10), anti-dmH3K9 and anti-histone H3 (H3) antibodies.