Expression of a 2kb EcoRI cDNA fragment of aos including the complete coding region is driven by a Hsp70 promoter.
Flies expressing argoshs.PSa have an eye phenotype and show loss of wing veins.
Expression of argoshs.PSa using multiple heat shocks during larval stages does not result in an increase in the number of mature R8 cells.
When argoshs.PSa females are treated with heatshock, eggs laid over the next three days have a range of polarity defects. Eggs laid early show a lateralized phenotype, with a large single dorsal appendage. Behind the large appendage, the operculum is missing and there is a space where no chorion is deposited. Eggs laid later exhibit a ventralized phenotype - there is a ring like structure surrounding the micropyle in the anterior of these embryos. A few eggs (about 1%) have two anteriors in mirror image symmetry, but no posterior. The duplicated anterior is not identical to the normal one but sometimes has a smaller pseudo-micropyle and a ring like structure surrounding it.
The number of midline glia cells per segment that survive embryogenesis is decreased in embryos expressing argoshs.PSa. The most sensitive period for alteration of MG number is between stages 12 and 16. Some narrowing of the nerve cord is seen in stage 16 embryos subjected to three 45 minute heat shocks (separated by 45 minutes) beginning at stage 12. The commissural tracts are less uniform and slightly wider than wild-type. The axons of the commissural tracts are not ensheathed, and show some indication of membrane damage or loss on the exposed dorsal surface of the commissure.
Heat shocked embryos exhibit loss of one or two Ch organs at LCh5.
Severe rough eye phenotype and shortened longitudinal veins.
Fully penetrant rough eye phenotype at 25oC.
Expression in a wild type background causes a rough eye and wing phenotypes. Phenotype is enhanced by increasing copy number. Expression of argoshs.PSa using heat pulses from the second instar to pupal stages results in wings in which veins L2, L4 and L5 are shortened and crossveins are missing. L3 is unaffected in most cases.
aoshs.PSa has visible phenotype, suppressible by SM2-1SM2-1
aoshs.PSa has visible phenotype, suppressible by SM3-2SM3-2
aoshs.PSa has visible phenotype, suppressible by SM3-3SM3-3
aoshs.PSa has visible phenotype, suppressible by SM3-6SM3-6
aoshs.PSa has visible phenotype, suppressible by SM3-8SM3-8
aoshs.PSa is an enhancer of visible phenotype of rgunspecified
aoshs.PSa has eye phenotype, suppressible by SM2-1SM2-1
aoshs.PSa has eye phenotype, suppressible by SM3-2SM3-2
aoshs.PSa has eye phenotype, suppressible by SM3-3SM3-3
aoshs.PSa has eye phenotype, suppressible by SM3-6SM3-6
aoshs.PSa has eye phenotype, suppressible by SM3-8SM3-8
aoshs.PSa has wing phenotype, suppressible by SM3-8SM3-8
aoshs.PSa is an enhancer of eye phenotype of rgunspecified
aoshs.PSa, rhove-1 has wing vein L2 phenotype
aoshs.PSa, rhove-1 has wing vein L5 phenotype
aoshs.PSa, rhove-1 has wing vein L4 phenotype
The argoshs.PSa phenotype can be suppressed by Dsor1Su1, rlSu14 and rlSu23, and enhanced by SX155 and S218. Overexpression of argos fails to affect the multiple R7 phenotype of sevS11.T:Hsap\MYC.
rhove-1 homozygotes which are also expressing argoshs.PSa (using heat pulses from the second and third larval instar to pupal stage) lack most of wing veins L2-L4 and the entire L5 vein is eliminated. The campaniform sensilla on vein L3 usually remain intact.
Rescues the retinal axon phenotype of argosp2, when heat shock is administered through the larval stages.