UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
eye, with Scer\GAL4GMR.PF
Down-regulation of rst through expression of rstGD2582 in the eye under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR.PF affects the arrangement of inter-ommatidial cells, primary and cone cells in a dose-dependent fashion.
Strong reduction of rst in the eye through expression of rstGD2582 under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR.PF (in the presence of Dcr-2Scer\UAS.cDa to increase RNAi efficiency) leads to defects in organisation of cone cells and primary cells as well as in inter-ommatidial cells. Although most inter-ommatidial cells are found in direct contact with a neighboring ommatidium.
Scer\GAL4GMR.PF, rstGD2582 has eye phenotype, enhanceable by kirreRNAi.UAS/Scer\GAL4GMR.PF
Scer\GAL4GMR.PF, rstGD2582 has interommatidial cell phenotype, enhanceable by kirreRNAi.UAS/Scer\GAL4GMR.PF
Scer\GAL4GMR.PF, rstGD2582 has interommatidial precursor cell phenotype, enhanceable by kirreRNAi.UAS/Scer\GAL4GMR.PF
Scer\GAL4GMR.PF, rstGD2582 has ommatidium phenotype, enhanceable by kirreRNAi.UAS/Scer\GAL4GMR.PF
Reduction of both rst and kirre expression through kirredsRNA.Scer\UAS and rstGD2582 expression under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR.PF significantly enhances the patterning defects seen in rst down-regulation: 36.6% of ommatidia are found in direct contact with another ommatidium. Inter-ommatidial cells show little evidence of sorting into a single file.