Rh52 homozygous mutant late third instar (120 hr AEL) larvae show impaired temperature selection and unlike controls display no strong preference for cooler temperatures (18[o]C) in a temperature gradient. This effect does not appear to be due to developmental delay as the mutants develop with similar timing as controls, they also do not show any gross defects in the morphology of TrpA1 neurons, 18[o]C versus 28[o]C thermotaxis or crawling speed.
Rh6G has abnormal behavior | larval stage phenotype, non-enhanceable by Fa2hKO1
Rh6G has abnormal behavior | larval stage phenotype, non-suppressible by Fa2hKO1
Rh6G is a non-enhancer of abnormal behavior | larval stage phenotype of Fa2hKO1
Rh6G is a non-suppressor of abnormal behavior | larval stage phenotype of Fa2hKO1
Rh61/Rh6G is rescued by Scer\GAL4Rh6-G/Rh6UAS.cVa
Expression of Rh6Scer.UAS.cVa in under the control of Scer\GAL4Rh6-G in the Rh61/Rh6G transheterozygote larvae (using the intrinsic Gal4 driver in Rh6G) rescues the impaired thermotactic behavior characteristic for Rh61 mutants.