stmArev499/stmA1 mutants carrying stmAS358A.T:Avic\GFP-EGFP are viable.
At permissive temperature (25[o]C) stmA1 flies expressing stmAS358A.T:Avic\GFP-EGFP in the Garland cells take TR-vidin tracer into discrete puncta/vesicles to the same level as wild-type controls. At the 37[o]C restrictive temperature, while wild-type cells continue to display robust tracer uptake, no tracer-positive vesicles are found. This indicates that there is a complete block in Garland cell endocytosis in stmA1 flies carrying stmAS358A.T:Avic\GFP-EGFP.
stmAS358A.EGFP fails to rescue stmA1
stmAS358A.EGFP fails to rescue stmArev499
stmAS358A.T:Avic\GFP-EGFP-expressing stmA1/stmArev499 animals behave as wild-type, with no paralysis, compared to stmA1/stmArev499 mutants, that experience paralysis within 5 minutes of exposure to the restrictive temperature.