PBac{WH}Dammf02209 is inserted into the third intron of Damm and caries a deletion of 4bp (TCAA) in which the last 'A' is part of the splicing acceptor site.
As in wild type, no bursCCAP neurons are seen in the ventral nerve cord of Dammf02209 mutant flies at 3-5 days post-eclosion.
Dammf02209 homozygous adult flies appear wild-type. vCrz neurons undergo normal programmed cell death in homozygous Dammf02209 mutants.
Dammf02209, Scer\GAL4GMR.PF is a non-suppressor of photoreceptor phenotype of Der-1UAS.cLa, Scer\GAL4GMR.PF
Dammf02209 fails to suppress the photoreceptor degeneration seen when Der-1Scer\UAS.cLa is expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR.PF.