Table 1

The ability of various transgenes to restore the viability and fertility of the Mer4 allele.

Genetic cross
Males carrying Mer4
Viability
Fertility

♀♀ y w Mer4/FM7i, GFP; +/+; +/+ × ♂♂ w sn/Y; +/+; P{w+ = cosMer+}/+
y w Mer4/Y; +/+; P{w+ = cosMer+}/+
+
+

y w Mer4/Y; +/+; +/+
-
-
♀♀ y w Mer4/M-5, B wa; +/+; +/+ × ♂♂ y w/Y; Act5C-Gal4/If; P{w+ = UASP-Mer+}/TM6, Tb
y w Mer4/Y; Act5C-Gal4/+; P{w+ = UASP-Mer+}/+
+
+

y w Mer4/Y; Act5C-Gal4/+; +/TM6, Tb
-
-

y w Mer4/Y; If/+; TM6, Tb/+
-
-

y w Mer4/Y; If/+; P{w+ = UASP-Mer+}/+
-
-
♀♀ y w Mer4/M-5, B wa; +/+; +/+ × ♂♂ y w/Y; Act5C-Gal4/If; P{w+ = UASP-Mer3}/TM6, Tb
y w Mer4/Y; Act5C-Gal4/+; P{w+ = UASP-Mer3}/+
+
-

y w Mer4/Y; Act5C-Gal4/+; +/TM6, Tb
-
-

y w Mer4/Y; If/+; TM6, Tb/+
-
-

y w Mer4/Y; If/+; P{w+ = UASP-Mer3}/+
-
-

Dorogova et al. BMC Cell Biology 2008 9:1   doi:10.1186/1471-2121-9-1