In btlLG19 mutant embryos, invagination begins normally until the formation of the finger-like structure, but this structure does not extend further during stage 11.
btlLG19 embryos do not show tracheal branch integrity defects.
In btl95/btlLG19 embryos, migration of all primary tracheal branches is affected to varying degrees.
btlLG19/+ larvae have normal numbers S phase neuroblasts per brain lobe.
The filopodia-like cell extensions that are seen in tracheal cells at stage 12 are missing in mutant embryos.
In mutant embryos tracheal cells are confined to elongated sacs that sometimes have occasional extensions. The gap between the most dorsal muscle precursors and the more ventral ones are missing.
Homozygous clones in the eye are wild-type.
Tracheal cell migration is severely affected in homozygous embryos; virtually no branches form from the initial tracheal invaginations.
Tracheal cells invaginate and occupy a position similar to that of wild-type tracheal cells, although no tracheal branches are formed in homozygous embryos.
Tracheal cells are confined to elongated sacs with occasional short extensions in homozygous embryos.
Tracheae do not branch in homozygous embryos.
Clones in which all border cells are btl- show no defects in border cell migration, though mild delays or low frequency defects would not have been detected.
Tracheal pits form, but tracheal cells do not undergo significant migration, and remain clustered at the site of the tracheal pit. Posterior pair of midline glia cells begin to migrate anteriorly, but fail to reach posterior commisure. This phenotype only evident in midline glia cells, even though btl expressed in several midline cell types.
btlLG19 has visible | somatic clone | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by Cdc42N17.UAS/Scer\GAL4ey.PH
btlLG19/btl[+] is an enhancer of decreased occurrence of cell division | larval stage phenotype of trolp4
btlLG19/btl[+], trol13 has decreased occurrence of cell division | larval stage phenotype
btlLG19 has eye | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible by Cdc42N17.UAS/Scer\GAL4ey.PH
btlLG19 has embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype, suppressible by btl::tor4021.UAS/Scer\GAL4btl.PS
btlLG19 has embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype, suppressible by Ras85DV12.UAS/Scer\GAL4btl.PS
btlLG19 has embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype, suppressible by Raf::tor13D.hs.sev
btlLG19 has embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4btl.PS/Hvul\kringUAS.Tag:MYC
btlLG19/btl[+] is an enhancer of ganglionic tracheal branch primordium phenotype of Mkp3GS801, Scer\GAL4btl.PS
btlLG19/btl[+] is an enhancer of dorsal tracheal branch primordium phenotype of Mkp3GS801, Scer\GAL4btl.PS
btlLG19/btl[+] is an enhancer of neuroblast | larval stage phenotype of trolp4
btlLG19/btl[+] is an enhancer of neuroblast | larval stage phenotype of trol13
btlLG19/btl[+] is an enhancer of border follicle cell phenotype of slboe7b/slboe14a
btlLG19, rho7M43 has presumptive embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype
btlLG19, rho7M43 has tracheal primordium phenotype
btlLG19, kni[+]/kni6 has presumptive embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype
btlLG19, put[+]/put10460 has presumptive embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype
btlLG19, kni6 has presumptive embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype
btlLG19, put10460 has presumptive embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype
bnl00857, btlLG19 has embryonic/larval tracheal system phenotype
Expression of Cdc42N17.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4ey.PH rescues the glossy eye phenotype seen in btlLG19 mutant clones.
Expression of Mkp3GS801 under the control of Scer\GAL4btl.PS in a btlLG19/+ background does not affect the penetrance of the Scer\GAL4btl.PS>Mkp3GS801 branch integrity phenotype but results in a significant increase in failure of branch formation.
Expression of btl::tor4021.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4btl.PS in btlLG19 mutant embryos partially rescues tracheal cell migration, and additional tracheal branching is seen, as in embryos expressing btl::tor4021.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4btl.PS in a wild-type background. Expression of Ras85DV12.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4btl.PS in btlLG19 mutant embryos partially rescues tracheal morphogenesis. Expression of phl::tor13D.hs.sev in btlLG19 mutant embryos partially rescues tracheal morphogenesis.
Multiple heat shocks of the constitutively active btl::tort4021b.hs.sev protein can partially rescue tracheal migration in homozygous embryos, a single early heat shock allows reduced correction of the mutant phenotype. Partial rescue can also be achieved by the constitutively active proteins tor13D.hs.sev, Ras85DQ13.hs, phl::tor13D.hs.sev, sev::tor13D.hs.sev, Egfr::tort4021E.hs.sev and htl::tort4021F.hs.sev.
Expression of Hvul\kringScer\UAS.T:Hsap\MYC under the control of Scer\GAL4btl.PS fails to rescue the tracheal defects of btlLG19 embryos.
Isolated on basis of lethality over Df(3L)fz-GF3b and Df(3L)fz-GS1a. Phenotype of homozygote indistinguishable from phenotype of heterozygote with Df(3L)fz-GF3b or Df(3L)fz-GS1a. The btl alleles form a phenotypic series with respect to the tracheal phenotype. In decreasing order of severity, btlLG18 = btlLG19 > btlH82Δ3 > btlH82Δ11 > btl6-81Δ1.