Insertion in an exon of crb, 182bp upstream of the predicted initiator methionine codon.
crbS010409 mutant embryos show defects in dorsal closure and germband retraction at stage 15. These mutants have an intact leading edge cytoskeleton but have a dorsal hole that is larger than wild-type embryos of similar age. The morphogenesis of crbS010409 amnioserosa is defective and the sheet of amnioserosa cells is frequently ruptured by the hindgut. Many late crbS010409 embyros have a persistent dorsal hole and extrusion of the gut.
Lethal phase is from the pharate adult stage onwards.
Rac1V12.UAS, Scer\GAL4hs.PB, crbS010409 has abnormal cell shape phenotype
crbS010409 has amnioserosa phenotype, suppressible by Rac1V12.UAS/Scer\GAL4hs.PB
crbS010409 is a suppressor of embryonic/first instar larval cuticle | dorsal phenotype of Sac12107
The dorsal anterior hole in the cuticle seen in Sac12107 homozygous embryos is largely suppressed if the embryos are also heterozygous for crbS010409 and completely suppressed if the embryos are also homozygous for crbS010409.
When Rac1V12.Scer\UAS is expressed by heat shock using the Scer\GAL4hs.PB driver in a crbS010409 homozygous mutant background, mutants no longer show contraction of the entire amnioserosa (as is seen in crbS010409 single mutant embryos). These embryos show premature apical constriction of cells at the anterior end of the amnioserosa prior to the onset of dorsal closure in a manner similar to that seen crbScer\UAS.cWa overexpression driven by Scer\GAL4332.3.
Excision of the insertion can result in the reversion of the lethal phenotype.