ftΔE.Tag:V5 partially rescues ft8/ftG-rv
Expression of ftΔE.T:SV5\V5 rescues the lethality associated with ft8/ftG-rv. However the wings of the rescued flies are 8% larger than normal and the distance between the anterior and posterior crossveins in 87% of wild type. Only a negligible wing hair planar cell polarity phenotype is seen. The abdominal hair polarity phenotype is fully rescued. The intercellular ridges that run from anterior to posterior in the ft8/ftG-rv mutant posterior wings run proximally to distal in rescue animals, as is seen in wild type.