Expression of a HindIII-XbaI fragment of the bnl cDNA is under the control of a hs promoter.
air sac tracheoblast of dorsal mesothoracic disc & filopodium
Heat-shock in specific areas of the trachea in stage 13 bnlhs.PS mutant embryos results in a number of ectopic terminal branch migration phenotypes, including attraction, bifurcation, delay or inhibition.
Within 5 hours of a brief heat shock to bnlhs.PS larvae there is a large increase in the number of filopodia formed by air sac tracheoblasts of the wing discs. Unlike in wild-type these filopodia extend randomly in all directions.