Imprecise excision of the P{GSV2} element in P{GSV2}GS5053 has resulted in a 926bp deletion starting from the P-element insertion site, deleting the protein-coding sequences in exons 1-3 and parts of exon 4 of Vps16A.
Inferred boundaries of a 926 bp deletion resulting from the imprecise excision of P{GSV2}GS5053, which extends from the insertion site into the Vps16A gene.
Autolysosome formation is inhibited in the fat body cells of starved Vps16Ad116/Df(3R)ED5339 mutant wandering third instar larvae. Large number of autophagosomes are observed. Numerous dense organelles are seen, which are usually round and smaller than the autolysosomes observed in controls. A subset of these vesicles contain recognisable remnants of cytoplasmic material, such as mitochondrion.