A 2590 base pair fragment from the flanking non-coding or intronic region of rdgA is fused upstream of a Drosophila core synthetic promoter (DSCP) that is followed by sequence encoding a GAL4 driver.
Inhibition (using shi1.UAS at 33[o]C) of Scer\GAL4GMR37G11 neurons in adults during testing significantly impairs immediate, 3-hour and long-term aversive olfactory memory, compared to controls, with no effect on naive avoidance of training odors.