NMJ bouton (with Df(2L)PJ19)
t-bar (with Df(2L)PJ19)
Homozygous clones generated using the eyFLP system do not result in any obvious overgrowth of the adult head.
rtGEFp1036/Df(2L)PJ19 mutants lack the subsynaptic reticulum at the synapse of muscles 6 and 7 in third instar larvae. Additionally, these mutants have a greater number of T bars at the presynaptic active zone and there is an excess of vesicles in the terminal, which are larger than those of wild type, although vesicles in the mutant are able to dock at T bars. Further, boutons appear flatter than in wild type. Evoked excitatory junctional potentials (EJPs) are reduced and there is a greater variation in EJP amplitude per muscle in rtGEFp1036/Df(2L)PJ19 mutants compared to wild type. While the amplitude of miniature EJPs is somewhat reduced in mutants, there is a large reduction in their frequency, indicating a presynaptic defect. Quantal content is slightly higher in rtGEFp1036/Df(2L)PJ19 mutants than in wild type.
RtGEFp1036, ft8 has visible | somatic clone phenotype
RtGEFp1036, ft8 has partially lethal | somatic clone phenotype
RtGEFp1036, exe1, ft8 has lethal | somatic clone phenotype
RtGEFp1036 is an enhancer of interommatidial cell | increased number | somatic clone phenotype of hpoMGH1
RtGEFp1036, ft8 has ptilinum | somatic clone phenotype
Double homozygous ft8, RtGEFp1036 clones generated using the eyFLP system result in substantial overgrowth of the head, particularly in the ptilinum.
The increase in the number of interommatidial cells which is seen in homozygous hpoMGH1 clones generated using the eyFLP system is enhanced if the clones are also homozygous for RtGEFp1036.