Intracellular recordings reveal that light-induced depolarization of photoreceptors is significantly reduced in EkarMB00001 mutant flies compared with wild-type flies, though EM images reveal normal rhabdomere structures in these mutants.
EM images reveal normal rhabdomere structure in 14-day-old EkarMB00001 mutant flies raised under regular light cycles (12 h light/12 h dark) or in constant darkness.
10 Lux light stimulation evokes a a significantly reduced depolarization in EkarMB00001 mutant photoreceptors, compared to wild type.
With low, but not high-intensity moving light patterns EkarMB00001 flies exhibit a reduced ability to track moving patterns.
EkarMB00001 is a suppressor | partially of abnormal neurophysiology phenotype of Ihf03355