UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of a chimeric protein which consists of the D. melanogaster kay α isoform in which the N-terminal exon has been replaced with the corresponding sequence from the D. pseudoobscura Dpse\kay α isoform. The mRNA produced is sufficiently divergent in sequence from the D. melanogaster kay α isoform to be resistant to the dsRNA produced by the P{NIG.15507R} RNAi construct which targets the N-terminal exon.
Expression of kay::Dpse\kayScer\UAS.α under the control of Scer\GAL4P2.4.Pdf in the presence of Dcr-2Scer\UAS.cDa (which increases RNAi efficiency) does not shorten the period of locomotor activity (measured in flies kept under constant darkness conditions).
Co-expression of kay::Dpse\kayScer\UAS.α rescues the long period phenotype seen in flies expressing kayNIG.15507R under the control of Scer\GAL4P2.4.Pdf in the presence of Dcr-2Scer\UAS.cDa (which increases RNAi efficiency).