Mip1/Mip1 or Mip1/Df(3L)BSC432 male and female flies show significant increases in body weight (13%) and food intake (25%) compared to controls; abdominal fat storage is significantly increased in Mip1/Mip1 adults compared to controls. Activating Scer\GAL4Mip.PM neurons leads to decreases in BW, but no change in BW is seen with the additional presence of Mip1/Mip1. Mip1/Mip1 flies show significant increases in attraction to food odors compared to controls. Mip1/Mip1 flies show elevated proboscis extension responses to sucrose solution (after 0 but not 18hr starvation), compared to controls.
Mip1 is rescued by Scer\GAL4Mip.PM/MipUAS.cMa
Expression of MipScer\UAS.cMa driven by Scer\GAL4Mip.PM rescues the increases in body weight, food intake, abdominal fat, attraction to food odors and proboscis extension responses seen in Mip1/Mip1 flies.