UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expressing mahjKK100716 under the control of Scer\GAL4insc-Mz1407 leads to larval brain neuroblasts showing signs of quiescence: neuroblasts show a significant decrease in cell divisions (both DNA replication/EdU staining and Mitosis/phospho-H3); and frequently show a primary cellular process, whereas control neuroblasts show a typically rounded morphology. (Experiments were done in combination with Dicer-2 for higher RNAi efficiency).