trxE3 is associated with an in-frame deletion that removes 271 amino acids from both TRXI and TRXII isoforms. The deleted residues are located on the C-terminal side of the central cysteine-rich domain that contains PHD fingers.
Deletion of a 280 amino acid domain, domain E3.
700bp deletion within coding region.
Deletion of 832bp DNA and insertion of 19 nucleotides, resulting in a deletion of 271 amino acids.
Deletion of 832 nucleotides and insertion of 19 nucleotides leads to an in frame deletion of 271 amino acids.
pupal cuticle & abdomen
1.6% of heterozygous adults show at least one transformation phenotype. Hemizygotes are recessive lethal dying at the pupal stage, homozygotes are embryonic lethal. trxE3/Df(3R)red-P52 hemizygotes show phenotypes that suggest decreased Scr function (transformation of T1 structures to a T2 identity), decreased Ubx function (transformation of T3 to T2), decreased abd-A function (transformation of A2-A7 to A1) and decreased Abd-B function (transformation of posterior abdominal segments to more anterior abdominal identities). Scr group transformations include the development of mesothoracic tibial preapical bristles or mesothoracic tibial apical bristles on the prothoracic tibia, reduced numbers of sex comb teeth (in males), development of sternopleural bristles on the T1 segment. Ubx group transformations include haltere to wing, metathoracic laterotergite to scutum, the development of T3 sternopleural bristles, mesothoracic tibial preapical bristles or mesothoracic tibial apical bristles on the metathoracic tibia. abd-A group transformations include, the development of A1 type bristles on abdominal tergites 2 to 3 Abd-B group transformations include, the pigmentation of abdominal tergites 5 to 6 in males, and enlargement of abdominal tergite 7. Flies transheterozygous for trxE3 and a strong trx hypomorph, especially, trxZ16, frequently have missing dorsal head structures, including different combinations of ocelli, ocellar bristles, and postvertical bristles. The posterior border of the A1 tergite may have Uab-like bristles and dark pigmentation. They can also exhibit incomplete dorsal fusion of tergites. The dorsal anal plate of females may be incomplete. Many trxE3 hemizygotes develop as incomplete pharate adults whose heads fail to evert (and appear headless). They also have incomplete chitinisation.
Partial complementation between hypomorphs produced phenotypes that were weaker than either of the hemizygous or homozygous phenotypes, either rescuing lethality or producing a weaker homeotic transformation phenotype. Transformations range from an average of 0.12 to 7.90 transformations/fly (males were scored for a possible 29 transformations, females were scored for a possible 26 transformations) in different allelic combinations.
The following alleles form a series of progressively increasing penetrance and expressivity of phenotype when in transheterozygous combination with trx1 : trxM17 > trxZ32 > trxZ16 > trxZ11 > trxM18 = trxJY16 > trxE3.