The Tdc2 promoter region, corresponding to P{Tdc2-GAL4.C}, is fused upstream of the Drosophila synthetic core promoter (DSCP) followed by the p65(AD)::Zip+ hemidriver (component of a 'split driver' system, contains the p65 activation domain). A Hsp70 transcriptional terminator is present.
A GAL4(DBD)::Zip- hemidriver (component of the 'Split GAL4' system, contains the GAL4 DNA-binding domain) has been inserted at the start codon within exon 2 of dsx. This results in the hemidriver being expressed under the control of endogenous dsx sequences, along with deletion of exon 2.