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_r6:19920597..19921310
lncRNA region removed by targeted deletion.
CR43282KO 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 in spermatid morphogenesis (spermatozoon).
The investment cones of CR43282KO homozygous males are lagging and disorganized during the individualization step of spermatogenesis compared to wild-type.