UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
The expression of Atg3GD12064 under the control of Scer\GAL4Toll-6-D42 abolishes the starvation-induced formation of autophagosome (detected as fluorescent Atg8 puncta in confocal microscopy images) at the presynaptic region of third instar larval neuromuscular junctions, as compared to controls.
Adults expressing Atg3GD12064 under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PLu (in the presence of Dcr-2Scer\UAS.cDa to increase the efficiency of RNAi) do not show a significant defect in avoidance of noxious temperature (46[o]C) compared to control flies.