ScerGAL4VT040053 drives expression in a subset of hot and cold activated thermosensitive antennal lobe projection neurons. These fasciculate with the medial antennal lobe tract and terminate in the lateral horn, the posterior lateral protocerebrum and mushroom body.
Silencing Scer\GAL4VT040053-expressing neurons produces flies with significant defects in hot and cold avoidance in a two-choice assay.