A HP1b cDNA fragment (between 215 and 704bp in its open reading frame) is inserted into SympUAST.
Knockdown of HP1b through expression of HP1bdsRNA.Sym.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act.PU causes up to a 50% reduction in viability at the adult stage. The lethality of male flies is more severe than that of females.
Knockdown of HP1b through expression of HP1bSym.Scer\UAS and HP1ba.Sym.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Act.PU causes up to a 50% reduction in viability at the adult stage. The lethality of male flies is more severe than that of females.