A 2147 base pair putative enhancer fragment is fused upstream of a Drosophila synthetic core promoter (DSCP) followed by sequence encoding a GAL4 driver.
Blocking protein synthesis (using Rcom\RA[cs2.UAS] at 30[o]C) for the full 24 h, or the 4-16 h interval, but not shorter intervals beginning at the 4 h timepoint, nor other 12 h intervals, between spaced, but not massed, training and testing in Scer\GAL4VT044170 neurons, significantly impairs aversive olfactory long term memory in adults, compared to controls; there is no effect when protein synthesis is instead blocked for 24 h prior to training.
Blocking protein synthesis (using Rcom\RA[cs2.UAS] at 30[o]C) for the full 24 h between spaced training and testing in the combined set of Scer\GAL4VT044170 neurons and Scer\GAL4BG01228 neurons, or Scer\GAL4VT044170 neurons and Scer\GAL4VT016811 neurons, or Scer\GAL4VT044170 neurons, Scer\GAL4BG01228 neurons and Scer\GAL4VT016811 neurons, significantly impairs aversive olfactory long term memory in adults, compared to controls, with similar effect sizes, which are similar to effect sizes seen with any single-driver set alone.
Acute inhibition of endocytosis (using shi1.UAS at 32[o]C) in Scer\GAL4VT044170 neurons during testing, 24 h after spaced, but not massed, training significantly impairs aversive olfactory long term memory in adults, compared to controls; this effect is not seen when inhibition occurs during training instead; there is no effect of this inhibition on short term memory.