Syt1AD1/Syt1T7 synapses (which lack the C[[2]]B domain) exhibit decreased evoked neurotransmitter release compared to wild-type controls.
Syt1AD3/Syt1T7 synapses have a rate constant that is not statistically different from wild-type controls.
There is a decrease in the overall number of synaptic vesicles at the photoreceptor synapses in sytAD1/sytT7 mutants.
No obvious morphological defects.
Transheterozygote combinations with other syt alleles are lethal.
Isolated on basis of failure to complement Df(2L)DTD2. The syt alleles form a series: going from most severe to least severe, sytN19 = sytN6 >= sytT7 = sytT41 > sytT77 = syt66.4 > sytT11.
Mutant phenotype cannot be rescued when homozygous but can when in trans to sytN6 by sytelav.PD.