GpdhEY01534 mutants display significantly increased tolerance to highly hyperoxic conditions and are able to develop in environment with 90% O[[2]] with eclosion rate around 40%.
Third instar larvae expressing GpdhEY01534 under the control of Scer\GAL4Pxn.PS have a decreased number of sessile hemocytes. The number of hemocytes in circulation is similar to wild type. The dorsal sessile hemocyte department is slightly disrupted. Sessile hemocytes do not accumulate along the dorsal vessel or spread through the cuticle. The lymph gland is not enlarged. Hemocyte shape is normal.