Amino acid replacement: S357A. Amino acid replacement: S362A. Amino acid replacement: S367A. Amino acid replacement: S371A. Amino acid replacement: T365A. Amino acid replacement: S358V.
Amino acid replacement: S?A. Contains S to A point mutations at all phosphorylation sites.
ninaEStoA/ninaEΔ356 is a suppressor of abnormal neuroanatomy phenotype of norpAP24
ninaEStoA is a suppressor of abnormal neuroanatomy phenotype of norpAP24
ninaE17/ninaEStoA is a suppressor of photoreceptor neuron phenotype of norpAP24
ninaE17/ninaEStoA is a suppressor of rhabdomere phenotype of norpAP24
Twenty-day old norpA36 flies expressing ninaEStoA exhibit the full complement of R1-R6 rhabdomeres and display no sign of retinal degeneration. Rhabdomere degeneration is delayed in norpA36 flies expressing one copy of ninaEStoA in a ninaE17 mutant background, as rhabdomeres retain wild-type morphology for at least 3 weeks post-eclosion. At 4 weeks, some ommatidia exhibit signs of deterioration as characterised by missing and/or reduced rhabdomeres in norpA36 flies co-expressing ninaEStoA (in a ninaE17 background), but degeneration is greatly delayed compared to norpA36 flies.