UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of a 585bp cDNA fragment (nucleotides 571-1156) cloned in one orientation and then in the reverse orientation to generate a hairpin with a small intronic sequence in between.
Expression of 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4tim.PE does not affect either the total amount of sleep or sleep consolidation, measured as the average length of sleep bouts.
Flies in which 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS is expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4tim.PE exhibit significantly increased light-induced phase shifts at low light intensity (250 lux) as compared to wild-type. In addition, 5-HTP treatment does not inhibit a strong light response in these flies.
Expression of 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS, under the control of Scer\GAL45-HT1B in flies that have been subjected to light pulses of different intensities results in significantly increased phase shifts as compared to wild-type flies. These flies are also immune to 5-HTP treatment.
Flies in which 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS is expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4tim.PE show significantly increased light-induced phase shifts at low light intensity as compared to control flies. In addition, 5-HTP treatment does not inhibit the light response of these flies.
Expression of 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS specifically in cells that normally express 5-HT1B (i.e. under the control of Scer\GAL45-HT1B) results in circadian periods significantly longer than those of controls. The same effect is observed when 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS is expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4elav-C155.
5-HT1BRNAi.UAS, 5-HT1BUAS.cYa, Scer\GAL4tim.PE has abnormal circadian rhythm phenotype, suppressible by cryb, Scer\GAL4tim.PE
5-HT1BRNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4tim.PE is a suppressor of abnormal circadian rhythm phenotype of Scer\GAL4tim.PE, cryUAS.cDa, cryb
Expression of 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS, under the control of RU486-inducible Scer\GAL4Mef2.247.Switch in a 5-HT1AΔ5kb heterozygous background does not produce any baseline sleep phenotype.
Reducing 5-HT1B expression, through induction of 5-HT1BIR.Scer\UAS, under the control of Scer\GAL4tim.PE, eliminates the strong behavioural rhythms in constant bright light observed in cryb heterozygous flies overexpressing 5-HT1BScer\UAS.cYa under the control of Scer\GAL4tim.PE.