One copy of lat1 is unable to suppress position effect variegation (PEV) at the w locus caused by In(1)wm4.
One copy of lat1 weakly suppresses the telomeric position effect (TPE) in stocks carrying a variegating P{hsp26-pt-T}39C-5 insertion at the telomere of the left arm of chromosome two.
Mutant animals show reduced 1 hour memory and normal age-related memory impairment.
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