UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Abnormally high proportion of adult flies expressing Tmtc3GD2121 (together with UAS-Dicer2 to enhance RNAi efficiency) under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PU display seizure-like behavior and remain temporally immobilized in response to mechanical disturbance (vortexing). However, the severity of the seizure (duration of immobilization) is not significantly different from seizure-experiencing controls. No obvious morphological defects in neuronal structures (mushroom body, dendrite arborization in type IV multidendrite neurons, synaptic morphology at neuromuscular junction) are observed in Tmtc3GD2121 knock-down flies (with Scer\GAL4477 or Scer\GAL4elav.PU driver)
Adults expressing CG4050GD2121 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 may result in semi-lethality, depending on the insertion line used.
Scer\GAL4elav.PU, Tmtc3GD2121 has paralytic | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by Hsap\TMTC3UAS.cFa, Scer\GAL4elav.PU
The susceptibility to seizures induced by mechanical stress (flies remain immobilized after vortexing) characteristic for adult flies expressing Tmtc3GD2121 (together with UAS-Dicer2 to enhance RNAi efficiency) under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PU is rescued by co-expression of Hsap\TMTC3Scer\UAS.cFa.