Deletion of 15 bases (GCAGATAATATGATG) including the ATG start codon.
15bp deletion that removes the ATG start codon
MESR479 homozygous mutants are pupal lethal. Expression of Avic\GFPdsRNA.shRNA.Scer\UAS.1 under the control of Scer\GAL4nos.UTR.T:Hsim\VP16 in MESR479/MESR4V5.miGFPi transheterozygotes to knock down MESR4 using the miGFPi method (tagging a gene with a minimal GFP tag and then expressing RNAi against the tag) leads to small ovaries and germline differentiation defects (same as in MESR4V5.miGFPi homozygotes).