Expression of Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4BG380 results in severe, progressive defects in climbing performance, as compared to controls.
Expression of Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4da.G32 leads to a reduced adult lifespan compared to controls.
The brains of 30-day-old flies expressing Scer\GAL4da.G32>Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS accumulate vacuoles mostly in the optic lobes. In these flies, the cortex contains few micro-vacuoles.
Flies older than 40 days expressing Scer\GAL4ey-OK107>Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS display completely normal morphology of the mushroom body lobes alpha, beta and gamma.
Older flies expressing Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4ey-OK107 show a modest but significant reduction in the size of Kenyon cell clusters size compared with controls.
Flies expressing Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4BG380 show severe locomotor dysfunction by the age of 4 days. 20-day-old flies expressing Scer\GAL4BG380>Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS show a moderate but significant decrease in activity levels compared with controls. The walking speed of flies expressing Scer\GAL4BG380>Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS show a modest but significant reduction compared with controls.
Scer\GAL4BG380-mediated expression of Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS triggers a severe locomotor dysfunction (decreased performance in climbing assay) in a progressive manner.
Scer\GAL4Cha.7.4-mediated expression of Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS does not cause an abnormal phenotype.
Scer\GAL4Cha.7.4 Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS third instar larval brains display no obvious neuropathology.
Flies expressing Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Cha.7.4 or Scer\GAL4Ddc.PL perform normally in a climbing assay and have normal adult longevity.
The adult brains of aged Scer\GAL4Cha.7.4 Mmus\PrnpWT.Scer\UAS files show only infrequent neuropil vacuoles.