The mating success rates of females expressing paindsRNA.Scer\UAS in insulin-producing cells under the control of either Scer\GAL4Ilp2.PR or Scer\GAL4Ilp2.PU are significantly higher than control females, and the time to copulation (TC) after the males have initiated courtship is significantly shorter. Expression of paindsRNA.Scer\UAS in the mushroom body (Scer\GAL4Mef2.247 or Scer\GAL430Y) or ellipsoid body (Scer\GAL4C41 or Scer\GAL4Aph-4-c232) has no effect on either mating success or TC.
When paindsRNA.Scer\UAS is expressed in insulin-producing cells under the control of Scer\GAL4Ilp2.PR (limited to the adult cells using Scer\GAL80ts.αTub84B) mating success rate and the time to copulation (TC) are reduced compared to controls.
The number of times females expressing paindsRNA.Scer\UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4Ilp2.PR reject males is significantly lower than that of wild-type females.
Expression of paindsRNA.UAS under the control of Scer\GAL4ey-OK107, Scer\GAL4c747, Scer\GAL430Y, Scer\GAL4Mef2.247 and Scer\GAL4Ilp2.PR but not Scer\GAL4Alp4-c232 or Scer\GAL4OK348 leads to courtship long term memory defect (no reduction in courtship activity 5 days after 7-hours conditioning) when compared to controls.
Time to copulation of paindsRNA.Scer\UAS/Scer\GAL4pain-GAL4 females is significantly shorter than that of control females.
Time to copulation of paindsRNA.Scer\UAS/Scer\GAL4Cha.7.4 females is significantly shorter than that of control females.
Time to copulation of paindsRNA.Scer\UAS/Scer\GAL4ple.PF and paindsRNA.Scer\UAS/Scer\GAL4Ddc.PL females is no different than that of control females.
F1 females between Scer\GAL4Gad1 and paindsRNA.Scer\UAS show enhanced sexual receptivity.