UAS sequences drive expression Ced-12 coding sequences (from GenBank:NM135704 nucleotides 123 to 827) repeated in dyad symmetry.
Scer\GAL4slbo.2.6-mediated expression of Ced-12dsRNA.Scer\UAS results in mild defects in border cell migration in which approximately 20% of the border cells fail to migrate completely. Penetrance increases to 40% if two copies of Ced-12dsRNA.Scer\UAS are used.
Scer\GAL4Mef2.PR-mediated expression of Ced-12dsRNA.Scer\UAS does not result in gross defects in the final muscle pattern. However, an approximately 2-fold increase in unfused myoblasts are observed in stage 16 embryos expressing two copies of Ced-12dsRNA.Scer\UAS compared to controls at 29[o]C.
When mbcdsRNA.Scer\UAS is driven by Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 mutant adults exhibit defects in thorax closure.
Ced-12RNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4slbo.2.6 has border follicle cell phenotype, enhanceable by mbcRNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4slbo.2.6
Ced-12RNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4slbo.2.6 is an enhancer of border follicle cell phenotype of Scer\GAL4slbo.2.6, mbcRNAi.UAS
Expression of Ced-12dsRNA.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act.PU in the cells surrounding scrib1 clones in the eye-antennal disc significantly suppresses the elimination of the mutant scrib1 clones compared to that seen when the cells surrounding the clone are wild type.
Co-expression of mbcdsRNA.Scer\UAS and Ced-12dsRNA.Scer\UAS using Scer\GAL4slbo.2.6 increases the severity and penetrance of the border cell migration defects compared to when either transgene is expressed alone, such that 55% of the border cells fail to migrate completely.