8bp deletion in the fourth exon that results in a frameshift and the introduction of a premature stop codon.
paralytic | heat sensitive (with daob4)
paralytic | heat sensitive (with daoC7)
Mutant flies seem essentially normal at room temperature (20-22[o]C), but when shifted to 37[o]C, homozygotes and daob4/daog1 animals show seizure-like behaviour with bouts of uncontrolled flight motor activity followed by paralysis.
Intracellular recordings from mutant dorsal longitudinal muscles show bursts of spontaneous activity at 37[o]C.