A mutation with the conserved MADS box of Mef2 results in a loss of DNA binding ability.
Amino acid replacement: R17W.
C9921615T
R17W | Mef2-PA; R17W | Mef2-PB; R17W | Mef2-PC; R17W | Mef2-PD; R17W | Mef2-PF; R17W | Mef2-PG; R17W | Mef2-PH; R17W | Mef2-PI; R17W | Mef2-PJ; R17W | Mef2-PK; R17W | Mef2-PL
R17W
Site of nucleotide substitution in mutant inferred by FlyBase curator based on reported amino acid change.
The embryonic dorsal vessel forms normally in homozygous Mef225-42 embryos. In contrast, there is a dramatic decrease in somatic musculature and malformed midguts in these mutant embryos.
Mef225-42/Mef265 trans-heterozygotes exhibit major defects in their indirect flight muscles, based on reduced numbers and abnormal patterning of the dorsal longitudinal indirect flight muscles.
"ethyl methanesulfonate" was stated as tentative. "diepoxybutane" was stated as tentative. "γ ray" was stated as tentative.