Imprecise excision of the progenitor insertion, resulting in a deletion that removes the first exon of Sik3.
Sik348 mutants exhibit reduced sleep time in both a 12/12 light/dark cycle and in constant darkness, as compared to controls.
Homozygous adults have markedly reduced lipid stores and are more sensitive to starvation than controls.
Expression of Sik2Scer\UAS.cWa under the control of Scer\GAL4fat rescues lipid levels in Sik348 flies.
Expression of either Akt1Scer\UAS.Exel or SNF1ATD.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4fat does not rescue lipid levels in Sik348 flies.
Lipid levels are partially restored in GRHR1 Sik348 double mutant flies.
Lipid levels are completely restored in bmm1 Sik348, Sik348 ; foxo21/foxo25 and HDAC4KG09091/HDAC4e04575 ; Sik348double mutant flies.
Sik348 is rescued by Sik3UAS.Tag:HA/Scer\GAL4fat
Sik348 is not rescued by Scer\GAL4fat/Sik3K70M.UAS.Tag:HA
Sik348 is not rescued by Scer\GAL4fat/Sik3T196A.UAS.Tag:HA
Sik348 is not rescued by Scer\GAL4fat/Sik34A.UAS.Tag:HA
Expression of Sik3Scer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1 under the control of Scer\GAL4fat rescues lipid levels and starvation resistance in Sik348 flies.
Expression of Sik34A.Scer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1, Sik3K70M.Scer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1 or Sik3T196A.Scer\UAS.T:Ivir\HA1 under the control of Scer\GAL4fat fails to rescue lipid levels in Sik348 flies.