UAS regulatory sequences drive expression of a Amnionless RNAi construct.
Uptake of a secreted marker protein by pericardial nephrocytes is blocked in animals expressing AmnionlessVDRC.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4Dot.PK. The pericardial nephrocytes show ultrastructural defects compared to wild type: the number of endocytic vesicles and vacuoles are dramatically reduced, electron-dense lysosomes are nearly absent, nephrocyte diaphragms are reduced in number and lacunar structures are shortened.
Animals expressing AmnionlessVDRC.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4Dot.PK are viable under normal conditions, but show dramatically reduced viability compared to controls in the presence of silver nitrate.
The block in uptake of a secreted marker protein by pericardial nephrocytes caused by expression of AmnionlessVDRC.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4Dot.PK is rescued by co-expression of Hsap\AMNScer\UAS.cZa.
AmnionlessVDRC.cUa is rescued by AmnionlessUAS.cZa/Scer\GAL4Ugt36A1.PK
The block in uptake of a secreted marker protein by pericardial nephrocytes caused by expression of AmnionlessVDRC.cUa under the control of Scer\GAL4Dot.PK is rescued by co-expression of AmnionlessScer\UAS.cZa.