No cell division occurs in the ectoderm after the blastoderm stage in homozygotes.
There is no evidence of chromosome condensation, nuclear envelope breakdown or spindle formation between 3 and 12 hours after egg deposition (at 25oC), in contrast to wild type embryos. Mutants show a nonspecific reduction in the number of differentiated cuticular structures.
stg5 is an enhancer of wing margin bristle | ectopic phenotype of Scer\GAL4en-e16E, armUAS.cWa
Dominantly enhances the rough eye phenotype of CycEJP homozygotes.