UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of a short inverted repeat.
The expression of DriceHMS00398 under the control of Scer\GAL4ap-md544 leads to malformed and curled wings, which indicates growth inhibition defects during development. Upon additional Dicer-2 expression, the wings become wrinkled.
Expression of DriceHMS00398 under the control of Scer\GAL4elav-C155 results in no change in optic lobe apoptotic cell number at 24h APF, but an increase of apoptotic cells at 48h APF. Expression of DriceHMS00398 under the control of Scer\GAL4repo-M1B results in no change in optic lobe apoptotic cell number at either 24h APF or 48h APF.