Imprecise excision of the progenitor insertion, resulting in a 1499bp deletion that removes the PGRP-SD gene without affecting neighbouring open reading frames.
Mutant flies are highly susceptible to S. aureus infection compared to wild-type adults.
Mutant flies show reduced survival compared to wild-type controls after infection with either S. pyogenes or S. aureus.
Mutant flies show normal survival curves after infection with Cryptococcus neoformans.
PGRP-SDΔ3 GNBP1e03371 and PGRP-SDΔ3 PGRP-SAseml double mutant flies are extremely susceptible to S. aureus infection compared to wild-type adults.
Expression of PGRP-SDScer\UAS.cBa under the control of Scer\GAL4hs.PB partially rescues the susceptibility of PGRP-SAseml ; PGRP-SDΔ3 double mutant flies to infection by S. pyogenes.