Imprecise excision of the progenitor insertion, resulting in a 932bp deletion in the 5' end of the TBPH gene.
Most homozygotes survive to the early pupal stage, but only approximately 10% of homozygotes eclose. Most of the flies are trapped in the pupal case and those that do eclose show severe defects in locomotion.
Homozygous third instar larvae show severe defects in locomotion.
The number of synaptic boutons normalised to the muscle area is increased by approximately 35% at the third larval instar neuromuscular junction.
TBPHex26 is rescued by TBPHUAS.cLa/Scer\GAL4Toll-6-D42
The locomotion defects and the increased number of synaptic boutons at the neuromuscular junction which are seen in TBPHex26 larvae are fully and partially rescued respectively by expression of TBPHScer\UAS.cLa under the control of Scer\GAL4D42.