R2-R5 axons do not terminate in the lamina in hemizygous third instar larvae, but instead project into the medulla. This phenotype is 100% penetrant. The morphology of the R8 growth cones is abnormal.
Homozygous R8 axon MARCM clones show severe targeting defects and have unusually large growth cones with many fine processes. Homozygous R2-R5 axon MARCM clones show appropriate targeting to the lamina region.
Imaginal discs from hemizygous MoeG0323 mutant animals are much smaller than those of wild-type animals. The number of apoptotic cells is increased in the mutant imaginal discs compared with wild-type.
Mutant animals develop more slowly than wild-type, reach pupal stages later and die as pupae.
Hemizygous males show late larval lethality. Cells in MoeG0323 imaginal discs show depletion of F-actin from the apical region (where it normally accumulates in wild-type cells) and accumulation of F-actin at ectopic sites within the cell. Cells lacking apical-basal polarity accumulate basal to the epithelial layer in MoeG0323 imaginal discs. Cells marked by Avic\GFP expression in the MoeG0323 wing disc appear to disperse from their normal position and can invade adjacent regions of the disc. The epithelial ultrastructure is disrupted in MoeG0323 wing discs; large abnormal protrusions replace the microvillar projections seen in wild-type cells.
MoeG0323 has lethal | recessive | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Rho172R
MoeG0323 has lethal | recessive | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Rho1E3.10
MoeG0323 has lethal | recessive | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Rok1
MoeG0323 has lethal | recessive | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by Rok2
MoeG0323 has lethal | recessive | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by zip2
MoeG0323 has lethal | recessive | larval stage phenotype, suppressible by zipEbr
MoeG0323/Moe[+] is an enhancer of abnormal neuroanatomy | third instar larval stage phenotype of wgne00637
MoeG0323 has imaginal disc phenotype, suppressible by Rho172R
MoeG0323/Moe[+] is an enhancer of lamina plexus | third instar larval stage phenotype of wgne00637
MoeG0323/Moe[+] is an enhancer of medulla | third instar larval stage phenotype of wgne00637
MoeG0323/Moe[+] is a suppressor of terminal tracheal cell | somatic clone phenotype of Syx7brd1615
MoeG0323/Moe[+] is a suppressor of wing hair | increased number phenotype of dsh1
Heterozygosity for MoeG0323 dramatically rescues the Syx7brd1615 terminal tracheal cell defects. The number of cysts is reduced, and terminal branching is greatly restored. The early endocytosis defects of Syx7brd1615 are not rescued by heterozygous MoeG0323.
MoeG0323 is rescued by MoeT559D.UAS.Tag:MYC/Scer\GAL4T80
MoeG0323 is rescued by Scer\GAL4T80/MoeUAS.Tag:MYC
MoeG0323 is partially rescued by MoeK.UAS.Tag:MYC/Scer\GAL4sca-109-68
MoeG0323 is partially rescued by Scer\GAL4arm.PS/MoeTD.UAS.EGFP
MoeG0323 is partially rescued by Scer\GAL4en-e16E/MoeUAS.Tag:MYC
MoeG0323 is not rescued by MoeT559A.UAS.Tag:MYC/Scer\GAL4T80
Expression of MoeK.Scer\UAS.T:Hsap\MYC under the control of Scer\GAL4sca-109-68 rescues the R2-R5 axon targeting defects seen in MoeG0323 hemizygotes in 38% of cases.
P{lacW} not verified as causing the lethality.