Imprecise excision of P{EP}Eps-15EP2513 generates a deletion covering about 20.5kb of the Eps-15 promoter region and part of the 5' untranslated region.
macrochaeta (with Eps-15EP2513), with Scer\GAL4sca-537.4
tormogen cell (with Eps-15EP2513), with Scer\GAL4sca-537.4
Homozygous Eps-152 and Eps-152/Eps-15EP2513 transheterozygous mutants show no increases in lethality or balding.
Eps-15EP2513/Eps-152 is an enhancer of macrochaeta phenotype of H2
Eps-15EP2513/Eps-152 is an enhancer of eo sensory structure phenotype of H2
A Eps-152/Eps-15EP2513 transheterozygous background significantly enhances the hair loss phenotype observed in H2 heterozygotes. This enhancement is gene dosage dependent with loss of both copies of Eps-15 increasing the hair loss to 46%, accompanied by increases of nearly four-fold in the number of double sockets and nearly two-fold in the number of areas with no external sensory organs.