The entire lncRNA gene has been knocked out and replaced with an attP site followed by an FRT-flanked Disc\RFP3xP3.cUa fluorescent marker.
3R_r6:30865779..30866028
lncRNA region removed by targeted deletion.
lncRNA:TS23KO homozygote males show severely reduced fertility compared to wild-type controls and display severe morphological defects in testes (accumulation of abnormal cotton-like flocculus in their distal part) as well as reduced number of mature spermatozoa in the seminal vesicles. Thea also display defects in spermatid morphogenesis (mutant testes contain sperm cells that are scattered or curled).