An altered genomic fragment expressing an embryonic body wall muscle Mhc isovariant with indirect flight muscle alternative exon 7d replacing embryonic alternative exon 7a.
Expression of MhcEMB-7d in Mhc10 mutants allows normal myofibrillar assembly evidenced at 2 hours post-eclosion. By two days indirect flight muscle myofilaments do show some disruption.
Transgenic Mhc10 mutant flies expressing MhcEMB-7d show impairment in jump ability and they are not able to fly.
Expression of MhcEMB-7d in Mhc10 mutants allows normal myofibrillar assembly evidenced at 2 hours post-eclosion. By two days indirect flight muscle myofilaments do show some disruption.
Transgenic Mhc10 mutant flies expressing MhcEMB-7d show impairment in jump ability and they are not able to fly.