Mutation that destabilises the βTub85DD protein.
Nucleotide substitution: T?A.
Amino acid replacement: L263Q.
T9409206A
T?A
L263Q | betaTub85D-PA
L263Q
microtubule & testis
spermatid & nucleus
The testes of homozygous males are characterised by complete lack of microtubule-dependent function in the postmitotic germ cells; no evidence of meiotic spindle activity; spermatid nuclei remain 4N and the spermatid head remains unshaped; spermatids fail to elongate.
βTub85DDrv1 is a suppressor of male sterile phenotype of βTub60D::βTub85Dstar
βTub85DDrv1 heterozygotes partially rescue the male sterile phenotype of βTub60D::βTub85Dstar; only a few motile sperm are present in the seminal vesicles.
Revertant.
Class I allele.