UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expressing ELOVLGD16713 under the control of either Scer\GAL4sim.P3.7 or Scer\GAL4elav.PLu results in holes in the retina and the loss of pigment cells. On the contrary, expression under the control of Scer\GAL4repo has no effect on retinal morphology.
Leaky expression of ELOVLGD16713 in the absence of a GAL4 driver is sufficient to cause death.
Adults expressing CG2781GD16713 under the control of the cardioblast-specific Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4 driver show significantly reduced survival on day 6 after a shift to 29[o]C compared to control flies.
Adults expressing CG2781GD16713 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.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 results in lethality before the pupal stage.