UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expression of Dh44-R2KK111461 under the control of Scer\GAL4CapaR.1.5 does not affect basal or Dh44-stimulated secretion rates of Malpighian tubules in the adult; there is a significant improvement in survival under desiccation conditions and a significant impairment in survival under starvation conditions.
Expression of Dh44-R2KK111461 under the control of Scer\GAL4nSyb.PU in females does not result in a significant decrease in the latency to sperm ejection or number of sperm in seminal receptacle after copulation.