UASt regulatory sequences drive expression of an inverted repeat.
Expression of Inx6GD16939 under the control of Scer\GAL4ey-OK107 in adults does not significantly affect 3 hour aversive olfactory memory or the residual anaesthesia-resistant memory (ARM) after cold-shock, compared to controls; expression under the control of Scer\GAL4VT000765 also does not affect ARM, compared to controls.
Expression of inx6GD16939 in both the anterior paired lateral (APL) and dorsal paired medial (DPM) neurons in the mushroom body (using the Scer\GAL4GH146 and Scer\GAL4c316 drivers simultaneously, and in the presence of Dcr-2Scer\UAS.cDa to increase RNAi efficiency) results in impaired 3 hour (intermediate-term) memory after associative conditioning compared to controls, although initial learning is normal in these flies. The anesthesia-resistant memory (ARM) component of intermediate-term memory is normal in these flies.
Impairment of 3 hour memory after associative conditioning is still seen in flies in which expression of inx6GD16939 using the Scer\GAL4GH146 and Scer\GAL4c316 drivers simultaneously is limited to the adult stage by using the temperature sensitive Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B allele to restrict expression before this stage.
The gross anatomy of the APL and DPM neurons in flies expressing inx6GD16939 using the Scer\GAL4GH146 and Scer\GAL4c316 drivers simultaneously is not different from that in control flies.
Expression of inx6GD16939 in the DPM neurons under the control of Scer\GAL45015 results in impaired 3 hour memory after associative conditioning compared to controls.
Flies expressing inx6GD16939 under the control of Scer\GAL4GH146 have normal 3 hour memory after associative conditioning.