The RMCE cassette of the Mi{MIC}PiezoMI04189 insertion has been replaced with a Trojan-GAL4 cassette. The insertion is in a coding intron of Piezo and is predicted to gene trap the gene. (Note that if this gene has multiple transcripts, only those where the insertion is in a coding intron are predicted to be trapped).
crop, with TrpA1UAS.(B).cKa
The acute inhibition of Piezo-positive neurons, by expressing shi1.UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Piezo-MI04189-TG4.0 and testing adults at the non-permissive 32[o]C) increases feeding (also leading to gut bloating and increased crop size). Conversely, acute activation of Piezo-positive neurons, by expressing TrpA1UAS.(B).cKa under the control of Scer\GAL4Piezo-MI04189-TG4.0 and activating it 30[o]C suppresses feeding (and crop size).