6480bp genomic fragment containing trp that has been mutated to carry the amino acid replacement D621N.
trp9, trpD621N, trpl302 has abnormal neurophysiology | adult stage phenotype
trp9, trpD621N, trpl302 has abnormal neuroanatomy | adult stage | progressive phenotype
trp9, trpD621N, trpl302 has photoreceptor | adult stage phenotype
trp9, trpD621N, trpl302 has rhabdomere | adult stage | progressive phenotype
Flies expressing trpD621N in the trp9;trpl302 double mutant background show significant changes in their photoreceptor ionic selectivity profile (decreased permeability for both Ca[2+] and Mg[2+]), as well as decreased single channel conductance, alleviated channel block by Mg[2+] and ruthenium red and much slower kinetics of the light response and strongly increased rate of light-induced retinal degeneration (with most rhabdomeres entirely absent or exhibiting extensive signs of disruption of the microvillar structure, the cell bodies also contained multivesicular bodies) compared to controls.