Amino acid replacement: G93E. Nucleotide substitution: G1120A.
G14616681A
G1120A
G93E | Adh-PC; G93E | Adh-PE; G93E | Adh-PF; G93E | Adh-PH; G93E | Adh-PI
G92E
Induced on an AdhS chromosome.
Flies of the transheterozygous mutant genotypes Adhn1/Adhfn6 and Adhn1/Adhfn23 both show the same defective phenotypic response to ethanol. These flies experience a hyperactive phase that is of a much lower magnitude than in wild type. The proportion of akinetic flies is substantially higher amongst the Adh mutants than in wild-type flies and the mutants accumulate higher amounts of ethanol. However, the mutants have a normal startle response to ethanol.
Sensitive to ethanol.
Adhn1 larvae have the same resistance to anoxia as wild-type larvae.
E.H. Grell.
Enzyme activity: 20% of wild type progenitor. CRM positive. Forms active hybrid enzyme. Polypeptide slightly larger than wild type on SDS gels and electrophoretic mobility altered on non-denaturing gels.
Ethanol concentration of 3.5% and lower does not cause any additional mortality of Adh- eggs compared to wild type. If 2 hour eggs are subjected to 3.5% ethanol their mortality is higher than for 9 and 18 hour eggs. It is postulated that the membrane is not fully developed at this stage so the eggs are more vulnerable. Survival is less than 5% on ethanol concentrations of 4.3% and 4.5%. Eggs brought into contact with this concentration of ethanol show a higher viability than eggs at a later stage due to a phenotypic increase in ethanol tolerance.