trolG0271 mutant third instar larvae display morphological defects in the brain: a neural invasion phenotype (neural cells from the brain invade adjacent peripheral structures) as well as protrusions of varied size from the brain and nerve cord.
trolG0271 mutants exhibit more compact looking imaginal discs, with sections showing elongation of cells in the apico-basal axis. in addition, the central nervous system shows signs of hyper-constriction, with vesicles of tissue herniating from the ventral nerve cord.
Lethality occurs from the third larval instar through to the pupal stage.
Hemizygous larvae develop smaller optic lobes than controls, while other parts of the brain show overgrowth defects. The thoracic ganglion region is disrupted.
The wing discs of hemizygous larvae are convoluted and reduced in size compared to controls. The wing pouch is rotated 90[o] relative to the dorsoventral axis and the dorsal body wall region is heavily reduced in size. The haltere disc is heavily convoluted in the mutant larvae.
Hemizygous larvae take at least 1 day longer to reach third larval instar compared to controls, and eventually die as third instar larvae.
trolG0271/trolG0271 is a non-suppressor of abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype of AdamTS-AUAS.RB, Scer\GAL4repo
trolG0271/trolG0271 is a non-suppressor of larval ventral nerve cord | third instar larval stage phenotype of AdamTS-AUAS.RB, Scer\GAL4repo
The abnormal elongation of ventral nerve cord observed in third instar larvae expressing AdamTS-AUAS.RB under the control of Scer\GAL4repo is not prevented by homozygosity of trolG0271.
P{lacW} not verified as causing the lethality.
Excision of the insertion can revert the lethal phenotype to viability.