Expression of mir-8Scer\UAS.T:Disc\RFP-mCherry under the control of Scer\GAL4futsch-C380 suppresses the increase in "ghost bouton" number (axon terminal extensions with synaptic vesicles but lacking active zones and postsynaptic structures) per neuromuscular junction caused by spaced high K[+] depolarization.
Total bouton number at the neuromuscular junction is significantly increased compared to controls in larvae expressing mir-8Scer\UAS.T:Disc\RFP-mCherry under the control of Scer\GAL4futsch-C380.