Amino acid residue 1201 has been restored to a Tyr residue.
Expression of Rat\NeuYC.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4sim.P3.7 results in a slightly increased number of midline glia cells compared to wild type at stage 16 of embryogenesis.
The 1.3% of animals expressing Rat\NeuYC.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR.PU which survive to eclosion have a severely reduced eye with no ommatidial structure.
Flies expressing Rat\NeuYC.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4bbg-C96 have notches on the the wing margin.