8595bp deletion that removes the first 5 coding exons of Nos (includes the oxygenase domain and glutamine-rich sequence that contributes to protein-protein interactions).
A subset of NosΔN-ter/NosΔN-ter or NosΔall/NosΔN-ter mutants display pruning defects and/or precocious regrowth of axons in the mushroom body gamma-lobe, as compared to controls.
NosΔN-ter/NosΔN-ter mushroom body clones do not display any obvious phenotype in gamma lobe innervation, as compared to controls.
Expression of NosIVS.Syn21.p10.10xScer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR71G10 in NosΔN-ter/NosΔN-ter mushroom body clones leads to a dramatic delay in axon regrowth in the gamma lobe.