Reported as a 2404bp deletion which spans R5 coordinates X:1935185 to X:1937590 .
Zygotic mutant embryos die at the moult between the first and second larval instar, while mutant embryos derived from homozygous female germline clones die before hatching.
Mutant embryos lacking both maternal and zygotic usp function show incomplete head involution and dorsal closure and have aberrant midgut morphology and bloated tracheal tubes.
The lethality of the Df(1)ActnΔ148 chromosome is rescued by usphs.PO, indicating that the lethality of the chromosome is due to loss of usp function.