Mutation caused by Df(3R)Arl31, which removes 680 bp including the initiator MET of dnd and some of the overlapping 5' UTR of CG6678.
The frequency of successful tracheal cell fusions is decreased in embryonic dorsal branches of heterozygous dnd1/+ embryos compared to wild-type.
Homozygous dnd1 or hemizygous dnd1/Df(3R)e-GC3 embryos show a tracheal disconnection phenotype in the dorsal trunk at high frequency. The failure of fusion is more severe in the embryonic dorsal branches.
In dnd1 mutants, the tips of the tracheal lumen shifted and became tightly apposed to each other in a manner similar to wild-type embryos, but remained unconnected.
dnd1 has dorsal tracheal branch primordium phenotype, enhanceable by Sec5E10/sec5[+]
dnd1 has tracheal branch primordium phenotype, non-enhanceable by stac3B20
dnd1 has tracheal dorsal trunk primordium | embryonic stage phenotype, suppressible | partially by Scer\GAL4btl.PU/stacUAS.A.EGFP
dnd1 has tracheal dorsal trunk primordium | embryonic stage phenotype, suppressible | partially by Scer\GAL4btl.PU/Rab39UASp.YFP
dnd1 has tracheal dorsal trunk primordium | embryonic stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Scer\GAL4btl.PU/Rab7UASp.YFP
dnd1 is an enhancer of dorsal tracheal branch primordium phenotype of Sec5E10
dnd1 is a non-enhancer of tracheal branch primordium phenotype of stac3B20
Expression of stacScer\UAS.A.T:Avic\GFP-EGFP or Rab39Scer\UAS.P\T.T:Avic\GFP-YFP, but not Rab7Scer\UAS.P\T.T:Avic\GFP-YFP, under the control of Scer\GAL4btl.PU partially rescues the tracheal fusion defects of dnd1/dnd1 mutant embryos.
dnd1 is rescued by Scer\GAL4btl.PS/dndUAS.cKa
dnd1 is rescued by Scer\GAL4btl.PS/dndQ71L.UAS
dnd1 is partially rescued by dndT31N.UAS/Scer\GAL4btl.PS
dnd protein is undetectable in homozygous dnd1 embryos.