Eye morphogenesis is disrupted and eye size is reduced in animals containing eyes that are almost completely homozygous for sds22Δ2.8. In addition, mutant photoreceptor cells, cone cells and undifferentiated cells are mislocalised in the optic stalk of these animals.
Ras85DV12.UAS, Scer\GAL4Act.PU, sds22Δ2.8 has neoplasia | somatic clone phenotype
sds22Δ2.8 has eye disc | somatic clone phenotype, suppressible | somatic clone by Scer\GAL4Act.PU/zipGD1566
sds22Δ2.8/sds22Δ2.8 is an enhancer of eye-antennal disc | somatic clone phenotype of Ras85DV12.UAS, Scer\GAL4Act.PU
Expression of Ras85DV12.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act.PU in clones in the eye-antennal disc (where the clones are also homozygous for sds22Δ2.8) results in extensive hyperproliferation of the clones in the eye-antennal disc at 7 days after egg laying (AEL), but in addition, clonal cells are also seen in the ventral nerve cord at low frequency. At 15 days AEL, significant numbers of clonal cells are seen spreading from a primary tumour in the brain into the ventral nerve cord. In addition, as the tumours grow, the two eye-antennal discs appear to fuse into one large mass. These animals can grow as larvae for up to 15 days AEL and die before pupation or as early pupae.
The cell invasion phenotype (mislocalisation to the optic stalk) shown by sds22Δ2.8 eye disc cells is suppressed if the cells are also expressing zipGD1566 under the control of Scer\GAL4Act.PU.
sds22Δ2.8 is rescued by sds22UAS.cJa/Scer\GAL4ey.PU