Imprecise excision of P{GawB}dveNP3060 completely removes the first exon of dve in an approximately 4kb deletion.
Homozygous escaper adult males are smaller than normal.
The ratio of the cross-section areas of the accessory gland/ejaculatory bulb is significantly reduced in homozygous and dveE181/dveE144 males compared to wild type. The mutant accessory glands lack cells with the appearance of mature secondary cells and more than 25% of the main cells are mononucleate (in contrast to wild type where they are binucleate).
The average number of progeny of a cross of homozygous or dveE181/dveE144 males to wild-type females is reduced compared to a control cross of control males to wild-type females. The number of eggs laid per day by females mated to the mutant males is reduced and these females show high re-mating activity (comparable to those of virgin female controls) at 48 hours after the first mating.
dveE181/dveE144 is rescued by dveA.UAS/Scer\GAL4dve.13
dveE181/dveE144 is rescued by Scer\GAL4dve.13/dveB.UAS.Tag:FLAG
The loss of secondary cells in the accessory glands of dveE181/dveE144 males is rescued by expression of either dveA.Scer\UAS or dveB.Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4dve.13.