UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Scer\GAL4da.PU bsfNIG.10302R flies show: a delay in pupal development, with only 15% of pupae eclosing; a significantly reduced climbing ability; female flies weigh less; continuous crossings result in no offspring; and their life span is drastically reduced compared with controls, with most flies surviving less than 30 days.
Adults expressing bsfGD12587 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\GAL4Mef2.PR results in adult/pharate lethality.