2bp deletion within the wrm1 open reading frame (ORF), the 5' ORF encoded by the bicistronic wrm locus. The mutation results in a frameshift in wrm1. Complementation analysis shows that the function of the wrm2 ORF (the 3' ORF encoded by the bicistronic wrm locus) is unaffected in this mutant.
wrm1A/wrm1E embryos exhibit diffusion of dextran dyes into the central nervous system.
Avic\GFP[Atpα-ZCL1792] and Avic\GFP[Nrx-IV-CA06597] exhibit fast recovery rates in FRAP experiments in lateral epidermal cells of wrm1E homozygous embryos.