Approximately 45% of AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos have 25% or more of their germ cells outside the normal germ cell clusters at late embryogenesis (compared to only 6% of wild-type control embryos), indicating defective migration.
Many caudal visceral mesoderm (CVM) cells mis-migrate in AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos, migrating away from the normal two rows of posterior to anterior migrating cells. The mutant embryos show a 40% increase in the number of CVM cells showing mistargeting compared to wild type.
Mis-migration of tracheal visceral branches is seen with a 40% increase compared to wild type in AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos.
Salivary glands of AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos show multiple deformations, including rough and irregular apical surfaces at early stages, and constrictions and bulges at later stages. The apical irregularities are between cells and are always associated with the cell membrane. On average two of the distal-most cells of the salivary gland at stage 12 are longer than wild type, suggesting that the apical surfaces remain attached to the apical extracellular membrane in the mutant embryos as the basal surfaces extend posteriorly during migration.
AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 has embryonic/larval salivary gland phenotype, suppressible | partially by Cad99C120B/Cad99C57A
Cad99C57A/Cad99C120B significantly rescues the salivary gland defects of AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos.
AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 is rescued by AdamTS-AUAS.cIa/Scer\GAL4VP16.nanos.UTR
AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 is partially rescued by AdamTS-AUAS.cIa/Scer\GAL4tey-5053A
AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 is partially rescued by AdamTS-AUAS.cIa/Scer\GAL4btl.PS
AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 is not rescued by AdamTS-AE439A.UAS/Scer\GAL4tey-5053A
Expression of AdamTS-AScer\UAS.cIa under the control of Scer\GAL4nos.UTR.T:Hsim\VP16 rescues the germ cell migration defects seen in AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos.
Expression of AdamTS-AScer\UAS.cIa under the control of Scer\GAL4tey-5053A partially rescues the germ cell migration defects seen in AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos.
Expression of AdamTS-AScer\UAS.cIa under the control of Scer\GAL4tey-5053A rescues the caudal visceral mesoderm migration defects seen in AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos.
Expression of AdamTS-AScer\UAS.cIa under the control of either Scer\GAL4tey-5053A or Scer\GAL4btl.PS rescues the mis-migration of tracheal visceral branches seen in AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos.
Expression of AdamTS-AE439A.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4tey-5053A fails to rescue the caudal visceral mesoderm migration defects seen in AdamTS-AKO/Df(3R)88F5 embryos.