FlyBase curator comment: this entry is used to capture phenotypic information when the particular allele (or allele combination) used by the author could not be determined but the context of the experiment suggests that the phenotype being described is some kind of loss of function.
RpS17unspecified is cell lethal in homozygous clones of cells.
RpS17unspecified is a suppressor of lethal | somatic clone phenotype of emcAP6
RpS17unspecified is an enhancer of phenotype of run3
RpS17unspecified is a suppressor of eye disc | somatic clone phenotype of emcAP6
Homozygous emcAP6 clones only survive in imaginal discs when induced in a background heterozygous for RpS17unspecified. emcAP6 clones accelerate the morphogenetic furrow and often initiate ectopic morphogenetic furrows from the lateral eye margin. Clones are also associated with sporadic neuronal differentiation anterior to the furrow and in the peripodial membrane, although such ectopic neurons do not adopt the R8 photoreceptor cell fate.
When homozygous drprΔ5 clones (which are RpS17+) are induced in a background that is RpS17unspecified/+ ; drprΔ5/+, cell competition appears to be reduced, as the RpS17unspecified/+ ; drprΔ5/+ cells contribute to more of the territory and show reduced cell death compared to experiments where they are competing against +/+ cells.
When homozygous Rac1EY05848 clones (which are RpS17+) are induced in a RpS17unspecified/+ background, cell competition appears to be reduced, as the RpS17unspecified/+ cells contribute to more of the territory and show reduced cell death compared to experiments where they are competing against +/+ cells.