Deletion affecting the first three exons of Magi, removing the transcription start site, the translation start codon and the first half of the WW domain.
Magiex214 homozygote adults as well as Magiex214/Df(2R)Exel6072 transheterozygotes have slightly enlarged wings and frequently show a mild rough eye phenotype due to increased number of inter-ommatidial cells and bristles; numbers of photoreceptors, cone cells and primary pigment cells is normal.
Somatic clones of Magiex214 homozygous mutant cells in the pupal eye disc display defects in the morphology of adherens junction (AJ) with frequent gaps in the AJ structure (visualized by E-Cad staining), these defects appear only transiently during inter-ommatidial cell sorting and are not apparent at later stages.
Magiex214 has adherens junction | pupal stage | somatic clone phenotype, enhanceable by arm3/arm[+]
Magiex214 has eye disc | pupal stage | somatic clone phenotype, enhanceable by arm3/arm[+]
Df(2R)Exel6072/Magiex214 is rescued by MagiUbi-p63E.PZ
Df(2R)Exel6072/Magiex214 is partially rescued by MagiΔWW.Ubi-p63E
The rough eye phenotype observed in Magiex214/Df(2R)Exel6072 adult transheterozygotes is fully or partially rescued by expression of MagiUbi-p63E.PZ or MagiUbi-p63E.PZ, respectively.