Insertion of P{XP} into Mcm10, resulting in the removal of the C-terminal 71aa from Mcm10. The length of the truncated protein is 708aa as compared to the 776aa present in the full length Mcm10. Of the 708aa in the translated product, only 705aa are actually encoded by Mcm10 (the last 3aa are from P{XP}); the amino acids at the junction of Mcm10 and P{XP} are Gln Cys Met Met Lys STOP (Gln and Cys from Mcm10).
Insertion in the second exon, which is predicted to truncate the C-terminus of the Mcm10protein by 85 amino acid residues. The insertion also adds the peptide DAEKRFS prior to encountering a stop codon within the intron.
Homozygous larvae are on average smaller than wild-type controls. Mutant pupae are highly variable in size (some are as large as wild type while others are only half the size of wild type_, but overall are 16% smaller than wild type.
Under-replication of polytene chromosomes is seen in mutant larvae, with underreplication being seen more often in mutant larvae which are small compared to larger larvae of the same genotype. Under-replication is seen in heterozygous, Mcm10d08029/Mcm10Scim19 and hemizygous larvae.
Mutant third instar larvae have slightly smaller brains than controls, and show a higher number of cells with of EdU incorporation.
Homozygous, heterozygous, hemizygous and Mcm10d08029/Mcm10Scim19 larvae have a smaller fraction of cells in mitosis in the brain than controls.
Nuclear divisions during cycles 10-12 occur with normal synchrony in homozygous embryos laid by homozygous females.
Mcm10d08029 does not dominantly suppress position effect variegation of variegating dp allele.
Mcm10d08029 is rescued by Mcm103.5.Tag:FLAG
Mcm103.5.T:Zzzz\FLAG rescues the semi-lethality of Mcm10d08029 homozygotes.