wing, with Scer\GAL4A9
Expression of saxΔI.Scer\UAS driven by Scer\GAL4Bx-MS1096 induces extensive defects in longitudinal wing vein formation and wing patterning.
When expression is driven by Scer\GAL4p127 in the fusion cells disrupts fusion in 19% of the dorsal branches. Suppression of expression of hdc suggests a failure of fusion cell differentiation. When expression is driven by Scer\GAL4btl.PS a similar, though milder, phenotype results.
Animals expressing saxΔI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4A9 have small wing discs. In the adult wing, vein L5 and the posterior crossvein are lost. Vein L2 is shifted more proximally and proximal triple row bristles are replaced by more proximal costa bristles. The distance between veins L3 and L4 is normal, however, the overall shape of the wing is more "strap-like" than normal suggesting loss of peripheral tissue. Flies expressing saxΔI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4ptc-559.1 lack the anterior crossvein at the anterior/posterior boundary of the wing.
Flies expressing two copies of saxΔI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4A9 have narrower wings than wild-type which lack vein L5 and the posterior crossvein. Flies expressing one copy of saxΔI.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4A9 have no wing patterning defects.
Scer\GAL4A9/saxΔI.UAS is a suppressor of visible phenotype of Scer\GAL4A9, gbbUAS.cKa
saxΔI.UAS is a suppressor of visible phenotype of Scer\GAL4A9, scwUAS.cNa
Scer\GAL4A9/saxΔI.UAS is a non-suppressor of visible phenotype of Scer\GAL4A9, dppUAS.cUa
Scer\GAL4A9/saxΔI.UAS is a suppressor of wing phenotype of Scer\GAL4A9, gbbUAS.cKa
saxΔI.UAS is a suppressor of wing phenotype of Scer\GAL4A9, scwUAS.cNa
saxΔI.UAS is a suppressor of wing vein phenotype of Scer\GAL4A9, scwUAS.cNa
Scer\GAL4A9/saxΔI.UAS is a non-suppressor of wing phenotype of Scer\GAL4A9, dppUAS.cUa
The wing phenotype caused by expression of gbbScer\UAS.cKa under the control of Scer\GAL4A9 is almost completely suppressed if the flies are also coexpressing saxΔI.Scer\UAS. The wing phenotype caused by expression of dppScer\UAS.cHa under the control of Scer\GAL4A9 is not suppressed if the flies are also coexpressing saxΔI.Scer\UAS.
Co-expression of one copy of saxΔI.Scer\UAS strongly suppresses the wing phenotype caused by scwScer\UAS.cNa expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4A9. Co-expression of one copy of saxΔI.Scer\UAS has no effect on the wing phenotype caused by dppScer\UAS.cHa expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4A9.