UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expression of Lrp4KK101962 results in the decreased synapse number (assessed by counting active zone marker puncta) in the VA1v olfactory receptor neurons (with the Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4 driver) or excitatory projection neurons terminating in the lateral horn (with Scer\GAL4Mz19) but not in Gad1-positive inhibitory neurons (with the Scer\GAL4Gad1.3.098 driver) or in the inhibitory projection neurons terminating in the lateral horn (with Scer\GAL4Mz699), while the neurite volume remains unaffected compared to controls in all cases.
Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4-driven expression of Lrp4KK101962 also results in a complete loss of olfactory attraction of adult flies to an attractive odorant (apple cider vinegar) in a trap assay. This lack of olfactory attraction behavior is not due to general defects in locomotion.
Lrp4KK101962, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4 has abnormal smell perception | adult stage phenotype, suppressible | partially by GABA-B-R2RNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4
Lrp4KK101962, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4 has abnormal neuroanatomy | adult stage phenotype, non-suppressible by GABA-B-R2RNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4
Lrp4KK101962, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4 has adult olfactory receptor neuron phenotype, non-suppressible by GABA-B-R2RNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4
Lrp4KK101962, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4 has synapse | adult stage phenotype, non-suppressible by GABA-B-R2RNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4
Lrp4KK101962, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4 has presynaptic active zone | adult stage phenotype, non-suppressible by GABA-B-R2RNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4
The loss of olfactory attraction behavior in response to an attractive odorant (apple cider vinegar) in adult flies expressing Lrp4KK101962 under the control of Scer\GAL4peb-GAL4 is ameliorated by co-expression of GABA-B-R2dsRNA.Scer\UAS while the decreased active zone number in olfactory receptor neurons is not suppressed.