Imprecise excision of the progenitor insertion, resulting in a 1076bp deletion which removes the first 2 exons of DLP (this includes the translation start site).
Mutants are more resistant to treatment with hydrogen peroxide than controls.
Daxx2 is a suppressor of abnormal oxidative stress response | adult stage phenotype of dj-1βex54
Daxx2 is a suppressor of radiation sensitive phenotype of dj-1βex54