Expression of Mnn1dsRNA.Scer\UAS following a 1 hour heat shock at 37oC, under the control of Scer\GAL4hs.PB, Scer\GAL4nos.PG, Scer\GAL4arm.PS or Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL show embryonic lethality. The lethality follows a dramatic increase in cell death. However, expression of Mnn1dsRNA.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4nos.PG, Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL or Scer\GAL4arm.PS at 25oC does not result in this lethality.
Expression of Mnn1dsRNA.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4nos.PG following 2 hours in hypoxic conditions (5% O2) results in embryonic lethality, while expression at 21% O2 results in similar survival levels to wild-type flies.
Expression of Mnn1dsRNA.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL in a hyper-osmolarity environment (0.2M NaCl) results in leads to lethality, while flies of the same genotype raised in a 0M NaCl environment show similar survival levels to wild-type flies.
Exposure of adult flies that express Mnn1dsRNA.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL to 5mM paraquat results in results in decreased viability compared to wild-type flies exposed to this chemical. Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL>Mnn1dsRNA.Scer\UAS expression does not alter the development of the trachea in control conditions but in a low oxygen environment, the induction of lateral branching seen in wild-type larvae is inhibited in Scer\GAL4αTub84B.PL>Mnn1dsRNA.Scer\UAS larvae.
Transcription from the P{UAS-Mnn1.RNAi} construct should produce Mnn1 dsRNA, resulting in dsRNA interference (RNAi) of the Mnn1 gene.