UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Ubiquitous knockdown of ScoxGD898 driven by Scer\GAL4da.PU causes developmental arrest at the early third instar larval stage and larvae are smaller than wild type.
Flies with cardiac-specific knockdown of ScoxGD898 driven by Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4 have a shorter lifespan (begin to die after 2 weeks) than controls, and show heart dysfunction (aggravated with age and dose-dependent). With one or two copies of ScoxGD898, diastolic interval is significantly increased and fractional shortening (heart tube contractility) is significantly decreased in both 1 or 2 week old flies, compared to controls; two copies significantly increases heart period (reduces heart rate) in 1 or 2 week old flies (one copy significantly increases heart period in 2 week old flies); two copies (but not one) significantly decreases both diastolic and systolic diameter in 1 or 2 week old flies. Cardiac-specific knockdown of ScoxGD898 (two copies) also leads to myofibrillar disorganization (including gaps between myofibrils, disorganization is strongest in the posterior half) and a narrowing of the heart tube (in 1 week old, and even more so 2 week old flies); conical chamber diameter is also significantly increased in 1 week old flies, compared to controls. Pupal heart structure appears normal. Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 hearts show increases in reactive oxygen species production; they also show signs of apoptosis (seen at 1 week and more so at 2 weeks old).
No apparent difference in morphology is observed with larvae and adults expressing Scer\GAL4Act.PU>ScoxGD898. However, the expression of ScoxGD898 is associated with lethality at the larval stage. The transgenic larvae survive for 12 days after hatching, but demonstrate reduced motility day by until death. The larvae stay within the medium with low mobility or no climbing of the walls of culture tubes, in clear contrast to wild-type flies.
Expression of ScoxGD898 under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 results in a mild thoracic cleft, a reduction in the scutellum and thin bristles, typical of "Minute" mutations.
Expression of ScoxGD898 under the control of Scer\GAL4GMR.PFa has no effect on adult eye morphology.
Adults expressing ScoxGD898 under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PLu (in the presence of Dcr-2Scer\UAS.cDa to increase the efficiency of RNAi) do not show a significant defect in avoidance of noxious temperature (46[o]C) compared to control flies.
Depending on the insertion line used, expression under the control of Scer\GAL4Mef2.PR can result in early pupal lethality or late pupal lethality.
Expression under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 results in bristle morphology defects on the notum in 100% of the Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 expression domain.
Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237, ScoxGD898 has visible phenotype, non-suppressible by Ctr1AdN.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237
ScoxGD898, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 is a non-suppressor of abnormal body color | adult stage phenotype of ATP7UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart phenotype, enhanceable by p53UAS.cUa/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has cardiac myofibril | adult stage phenotype, enhanceable by p53UAS.cUa/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has cardiac myofibril | adult stage phenotype, enhanceable by rprUAS.cUa/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart phenotype, enhanceable by rprUAS.cUa/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart muscle cell phenotype, suppressible by p53DN.UAS.cUa/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart phenotype, suppressible by p535A-1-4/p535A-1-4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart muscle cell phenotype, suppressible by p535A-1-4/p535A-1-4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has cardiac myofibril | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by p535A-1-4/p535A-1-4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart phenotype, suppressible by Diap1UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has cardiac myofibril | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by Diap1UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart phenotype, suppressible by BacA\p35UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has cardiac myofibril | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by BacA\p35UAS.cUa, Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has adult heart phenotype, suppressible by p53DN.UAS.cUa/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, ScoxGD898 has cardiac myofibril | adult stage phenotype, suppressible by p53DN.UAS.cUa/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4
Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237, ScoxGD898 has adult thorax phenotype, non-suppressible by Ctr1AdN.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237
Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237, ScoxGD898 has scutellum phenotype, non-suppressible by Ctr1AdN.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237
Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237, ScoxGD898 has chaeta phenotype, non-suppressible by Ctr1AdN.UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237
ScoxGD898/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4 is an enhancer of adult heart phenotype of Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, p53UAS.cUa
ScoxGD898/Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4 is an enhancer of cardiac myofibril | adult stage phenotype of Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4, p53UAS.cUa
ScoxGD898, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237 is a non-suppressor of adult cuticle phenotype of ATP7UAS.Tag:FLAG, Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237
Flies with co-expression of p53Scer\UAS.cUa along with Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 have no heartbeat and show significant heart degeneration, with complete loss of cardiac myofibrils.
Co-expression of rprScer\UAS.cUa increases myofibril disorganization seen in adult hearts of Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 flies (defects in 1 week old flies look similar to 2 week old Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 flies).
Co-expression of p53DN.Scer\UAS.cUa suppresses heart function and structure defects seen in Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 flies: diastolic interval, heart period and fractional shortening return to control levels and there are no obvious morphological heart defects (including correct alignment of cardiomyocyte myofibrils). Presence of p535A-1-4/p535A-1-4 suppresses heart structural defects seen in Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 flies: there are no obvious morphological heart defects (including correct alignment of cardiomyocyte myofibrils).
Co-expression of Diap1Scer\UAS.cUa rescues heart structural defects seen in Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 flies.
Co-expression of Ctr1AScer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG has no effect on the "Minute"-like phenotype caused by expression of ScoxGD898 under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237.
Co-expression of ScoxGD898 does not suppress the cuticle hypopigmentation phenotype caused by expression of ATP7Scer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237.
Co-expression of BacA\p35Scer\UAS.cUa rescues heart structural defects seen in Scer\GAL4tin.CΔ4>ScoxGD898 flies.
ScoxGD898 is rescued by ScoxUAS.Tag:FLAG/Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237
Co-expression of ScoxScer\UAS.T:Zzzz\FLAG rescues the "Minute"-like defects caused by expression of ScoxGD898 under the control of Scer\GAL4pnr-MD237.