Mmus\Opn4ninaE.PS is a suppressor of abnormal size | adult stage phenotype of ninaE17
Mmus\Opn4ninaE.PS is a suppressor of abnormal thermotaxis | larval stage phenotype of ninaE17
Mmus\Opn4ninaE.PS, ninaE17 has abnormal visual perception | adult stage phenotype
Expression of Mmus\Opn4ninaE.PS partially suppresses the reduced rhabdomere size observed in ninaE17 mutants, although the rhabdomeres also show deformed structure, and abnormal actin localization, as compared to wild type. Flies expressing Mmus\Opn4ninaE.PS in a ninaE17 background also exhibit defects in photoreceptor light induced currents, with reduced sensitivity to light stimuli, and abnormal continuous production of quantum bump-like unitary currents, as compared to wild type.
Expression of Mmus\Opn4ninaE.PS rescues the ability of ninaE17 larvae to strongly discriminate between 18[o]C and 24[o]C in a binary choice thermotaxis assay.