UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expression of locoGD1282 RNAi under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 does not change the level of pigmentation on the abdominal tergite 5 or 6 but expression under Scer\GAL4tub.PU results in significantly increased pigmentation on both the abdominal tergite 5 and 6 in adult females compared to controls.
Adults expressing locoGD1282 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 loss of bristles on the notum in 10-20% of the Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 expression domain.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 results in external sensory organs consisting of empty or multiple sockets in 20-30% of the Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 expression domain of the notum.