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. 2007 Apr 18;2(4):e375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000375

Table 1. Axon guidance defects in animals with altered Tsc-Rheb-Tor signaling.

(Percent of optic lobes affected)
Incorrect Terminations
3rd instar larvae Thick LP Gaps in LP LP Peaked Long R7/8 Gaps in Med. Above LP Below LP In Med.
Tsc129 (n = 58) 70 41 7 5 31 45 52 72
Ptendj189 (n = 38) 24 100 79 63 29 58 68 95
Rheb3M2/26.2 (n = 22) 68 55 0 0 41 32 18 36
TorA948V (n = 12) 17 17 0 8 0 0 17 33
S6kl-1 (n = 49) 29 41 2 0 2 10 14 4
TorA948V Tsc129 (n = 14) 21 29 0 0 7 7 0 0
S6kl-1 Tsc129 (n = 23) 65 83 0 0 70 43 17 43
wild-type +Rap (n = 80) 19 13 0 0 9 21 14 13
Tsc129 +Rap (n = 60) 76 54 2 6 59 46 71 63
40-hour pupae Pathfinding Defects De-fasciculation Defects Termination Layer Defects
Tsc129 (n = 60) 100 100 100
elav-Gal4>UAS-Rheb (n = 23) 83 43 39
Ptendj189 (n = 73) 25 30 8
Rheb26.2 (n = 80) 36 3 19
S6kl-1 (n = 32) 28 9 25
TorA948V (n = 20) 35 0 10
TorA948V Tsc129 (n = 25) 40 4 16

*Tsc129, Ptendj189, and Rheb26.2 are eyFLP mosaics; all others are mutants. LP - lamina plexus; Med. - medulla; Rap - rapamycin