Imprecise excision of the P{lacW} element, and local hop of the P{lacW} element resulting in the insertion P{lacW}hthP1-K1-8. The insertion maps to intron 11, approximately 1900bp downstream of exon 11 and 4700bp upstream of exon 12 in hthP1-K1-8.
Imprecise excision of the P{lacW} element.
embryonic brain & axon
hthP1-K1-8 mutant embryos show similar axonal defects in the embryonic brain as exd1 embryos which lack both maternal and zygotic exd function, although the defects are slightly milder than those seen in the exd1 mutants.
The LCh5 neurons are located in a more dorsal position than normal and have abnormal orientation in some abdominal segments in homozygous embryos. In addition, the number of LCh5 neurons is reduced, with nearly all abdominal segments containing only 3 dorsal chordotonal neurons.