UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Adults expressing vkgGD5246 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 late larval lethality.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL4Mef2.PR results in grossly normal larval body wall muscles.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL4Mef2.PR results in wild-type sarcomeres in the larval body wall muscles.
Avic\GFPRNAi.R.UAS, Scer\GAL4Cg.PA, Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B, vkgG00454, vkgGD5246 has lethal - all die before end of pupal stage | heat sensitive phenotype
Avic\GFPRNAi.R.UAS, Scer\GAL4Cg.PA, Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B, vkgG00454, vkgGD5246 has imaginal disc | heat sensitive phenotype
Avic\GFPRNAi.R.UAS, Scer\GAL4Cg.PA, Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B, vkgG00454, vkgGD5246 has larval ventral nerve cord | heat sensitive phenotype
Avic\GFPRNAi.R.UAS, Scer\GAL4Cg.PA, Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B, vkgG00454, vkgGD5246 has embryonic/larval salivary gland | heat sensitive phenotype
At a permissive temperature (18[o]C) expression of vkgG454 and vkgGD5246 under the control of Scer\GAL4Cg.PA and Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B knocks down expression of vkg. These flies develop into normal adults, although pupal lethality results when the larvae are transferred to restrictive temperature after completion of embryogenesis. Dissection of these larvae 96 hours after the temperature shift reveals highly aberrant shapes in several organs. Imaginal discs, consisting of highly columnar epithelial cells, appear flattened while the ventral nerve cord portion of the central nervous system is strikingly elongated, reminiscent of embryonic defects in ventral nerve cord condensation. Additionally, the ducts and imaginal rings of the salivary glands are dilated, resulting in an expanded lumen.