UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expression of AkhRJF03256 under the control of Scer\GAL4elav.PU in adult females does not affect locomotor activity in fed conditions, compared to controls; unlike controls, locomotor activity is not significantly increased under starvation conditions; loss of starvation-induced hyperactivity is also seen when AkhRJF03256 is expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4nSyb.PY or Scer\GAL4Tdc2.PC, but not Scer\GAL4ppl.PP or Scer\GAL4Gr5a.8.5; Scer\GAL4nSyb.PY-induced expression does not affect the starvation-induced increase in food intake and does not affect feeding behavior under starvation conditions, compared to controls.
AkhR knock-down in Insulin Producing Cells (Scer\GAL4Ilp2.215-1-mediated expression of AkhRJF03256) does not result in increased adiposity.