The climbing speed of mir-184KO.P/mir-184KO.P flies is significantly slower than wild type. mir-184KO.P/mir-184KO.P third instar larvae have significantly reduced bouton numbers, significantly increased mini-bouton numbers and significantly increased bouton area at the neuromuscular junction compared to wild type. Distance between dbd and ddaA neurons is significantly increased in mir-184KO.P/mir-184KO.P embryos and third instar larvae.
mir-184KO.P is partially rescued by mir-184UAS.GFP/Scer\GAL4elav.PU
Expression of mir-184Scer\UAS.T:Avic\GFP with a neuronal (Scer\GAL4elav.PU) driver rescues locomotor defect in mir-184KO.P/mir-184KO.P flies. Expression of mir-184Scer\UAS.T:Avic\GFP with a neuronal (Scer\GAL4elav.PU) driver rescues reduced bouton number and increased bouton area, and partially rescues increased mini-bouton number at the neuromuscular junction in mir-184KO.P/mir-184KO.P third instar larvae.