4p deletion in the second coding exon, removing ATCT at position 334-337bp from the presumptive start codon. This results in a frameshift, producing a stop codon at position 133.
Deletion of 4 bp (ATCT) in the second coding exon of jnj.
lethal | conditional (with Df(3R)Exel6198)
Mutant eyes (generated using the "EGUF" method) show morphological defects when animals are raised on medium containing 2mM caffeine.
Homozygotes show caffeine-dependent pupal lethality.
Homozygotes, jnjR1/jnjX1 and jnjR1/Df(3R)Exel6198 animals show reduced survival after irradiation compared to controls.
Dramatically increased apoptotic cell death is observed in the eye discs of jnjR1/jnjX1 larvae after 12 hours exposure to caffeine.
BrdU incorporation in eye imaginal discs is abolished by hydroxyurea treatment in jnjR1/jnjX1 larvae, as occurs in wild type.