ScerGAL4GMR76B09 drives expression in mushroom body extrinsic neurons, including mushroom body output neuron 5 and mushroom body medial-vertical lobe arborizing neuron 2, that innervate mushroom body gamma lobe slices 1, 2 and 4, mushroom body beta lobe slice 1, and mushroom body alpha lobe slices 1, 2 and 3. Expression overlaps with that driven by EcollexAGMR24E12 in mushroom body output neuron 5.
Inhibition (using Hsap\KCNJ2UAS.EGFP) of Scer\GAL4GMR76B09 neurons, in combination with a Gal80[ts] transgene to restrict expression to 1 day prior to training and testing, significantly improves long term (1 hour, 3 hour and 24 hour), but not immediate short term, aversive olfactory memory, compared to controls; 3 hour memory following a 2 min cold shock is similar to that of controls; there is no effect on reversal learning, shock reactivity or olfactory acuity, compared to controls.
Inhibition (using Hsap\KCNJ2UAS.EGFP) of the combined set of Scer\GAL4GMR76B09 neurons and Scer\GAL4NP2397 neurons, in combination with a Gal80[ts] transgene to restrict expression to 1 day prior to training and testing, significantly improves long term aversive olfactory memory across multiple time points, to a greater extent than either group alone (additive), compared to controls; there is no effect on reversal learning, compared to controls.
Thermogenetic activation (using TrpA1UAS.cUa at 32[o]C) of Scer\GAL4GMR76B09 neurons for the 20 min immediately after training, but not the 20 min immediately before training, significantly reduces 3 hour aversive olfactory memory, compared to controls.