UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
The expression of tefuKK100008 for 3 days during larval development under the combined control of Scer\GAL4hh.PU and Gal80[ts] leads to third instar larval wing discs exhibiting a decreased DNA damage response (phospho-H2Av) upon irradiation.
The adulthood-only expression of tefuKK100008 under the control of Scer\GAL4esg-NP5130 (in combination with Gal80[ts], for the temporal control of expression) leads to a severe decrease in life-span, as compared to controls; it also results in larger and rounder adult midgut progenitor cells (esg-positive intestinal stem cells and enteroblasts), leads to their disappearance after three weeks of expression, and leads to a significant decrease in the frequency of intestinal stem cells undergoing DNA replication, but does not significantly affect the overall cell density in the adult midgut, the number of intestinal stem cells or the frequency of progenitor cells undergoing DNA replication, as compared to controls. Upon γ-radiation, the adult midgut progenitor cells show a small but evident increase in DNA damage, assessed by pS/TQ and γH2AvD immunofluorescence, as compared to irradiated controls.