Mobilisation of P{SUPor-P}DbxKG00100 results in a 2.2kb deletion that removes the Dbx transcription start site.
2311bp deletion resulting from the excision of P{SUPor-P}DbxKG00100 that removes the Dbx transcription start site. Deletion endpoints determined from reported flanking sequences.
DbxΔ48/DbxΔ48 embryos display significantly lower numbers of ap-expressing neurons than controls. The remaining ap-expressing neurons fail to extend towards the medial-most Fas2-immunopositive fascicle in the ventral nerve cord, without impacting the overall organization of the Fas2-immunopositive scaffold.
Homozygous DbxΔ48 flies are viable, fertile and exhibit locomotor phenotypes. They are sessile and uncoordinated, perform poorly in climbing assays, and although they initiate a flight response, they can not maintain flight.