ScerGAL4VT007068 drives expression in some areas of the adult brain. In females expression in the posterior abdominal ganglion is stronger and labeling in the posterior superior medial protocerebrum is not detectable in males.
Silencing Scer\GAL4VT000454-expressing neurons renders virgin females sexually unreceptive to males. Elevated levels of egg laying are seen. Activating these neurons has no effect effect on virgin receptivity and does not increase receptivity after mating compared with controls.
Making Scer\GAL4VT000454-expressing neurons insensitive to sex peptide by expressing SPRGD3236 has no effect on the sexual receptivity of virgin females to males.