UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Flies expressing ppk29JF02569 under the control of Scer\GAL4elav-C155 are less sensitive than wild-type flies to acute heat stress, with the time to total paralysis being significantly longer in the mutant flies than in wild-type controls.
Males expressing ppk29JF02569 under the control of Scer\GAL4Poxn.14 show significantly reduced levels of courtship (both courtship index and the fraction of males initiating courtship in the presence of decapitated females) compared to wild-type males.