wing & macrochaeta
Traheal migration is affected in vvlGA3 mutants. The cells form and then degenerate.
The lch5 neurons are situated in a more dorsal position than normal in 60-70% of abdominal segments in mutant embryos. If the lch5 neurons are situated just above the dorsal bipolar dendrite neuron, their dendrites point ventroposteriorly. The v'ch1 neuron is in its normal position. Mutant embryos show a loss of mild loss of es neurons. Many more apoptotic nuclei than normal are seen in the lateral clusters of the peripheral nervous system of mutant embryos. A small fraction of vvlM638/vvlGA3 animals develop to pharate adults which have bristle defects on the head thorax and abdomen.
Defects in tracheal invagination are seen in stage 12 embryos.
Mutant embryos show reduced width of denticle belts (reminiscent of mutations in the spitz group of genes). Denticle belts are disturbed particularly in the third thoracic segment and the regular spacing of the commissures and connectives of the CNS is perturbed. Filzkorpers have abnormal shape suggesting that their connection to the tracheal trunk has failed. Dorsal trunk and branches of the tracheal system are lacking. Instead the tracheal pits form abnormal cavities that remain disconnected. Clones in the wing are smaller than controls and affect the differentiation of wing structures. In proximal regions they cause fusion of vein trunks and both dorsal and ventral clones autonomously fail to differentiate veins. The effect is restricted to the surface in which the clone lies. Dorsal clones in veins LIII and LIV cause both loss of and thickened vein, often resulting in folding of the wing. Ventral clones in the posterior compartment close to vein LIV can cause vein loss. Veins in the anterior wing margin are not affected. Dorsal and ventral clones between veins LIII and LV produce ectopic bristles, with features of wing margin bristles.
Scer\GAL4btl.PS, tkvQ253D.UAS.cLa, vvlGA3 has tracheocyte phenotype, suppressible by btlhs.PM
Scer\GAL4btl.PS, tkvQ253D.UAS.cLa, vvlGA3 has larval tracheal system phenotype, suppressible by btlhs.PM
Df(3L)H99, vvlGA3 has tracheal section phenotype
Scer\GAL4btl.PS, tkvQ253D.UAS.cLa, vvlGA3 has larval tracheal system phenotype
Scer\GAL4btl.PS, tkvQ253D.UAS.cLa, vvlGA3 has tracheocyte phenotype