UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expression of pieGD11621 under the control of Scer\GAL4Myo31DF-NP0001 results in increased apoptosis in the enterocytes of the midgut. No increase in cell death is seen when pieGD11621 is expressed in intestinal stem cells under the control of Scer\GAL4esg.PU, although a reduction in the number intestinal stem cells is seen. This reduction in cell number is not rescued by the caspase inhibitor BacA\p35.
Expressing pieGD11621 in enteroblasts (EBs) under the control of Scer\GAL4Su(H).GBE does not affect intestinal stem cell number.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL41407 results in an increase in the average size of neuroblasts in the larval brain compared to controls.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL41407 results in shorter neuroblast lineages (less daughter cells per neuroblast) in the larval brain compared to controls.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL41407 results in mild defects in the shape of neuroblasts in the larval brain.
Adults expressing pieGD11621 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.