A 2600 base pair fragment from the flanking non-coding or intronic region of mam is fused upstream of a Drosophila core synthetic promoter (DSCP) followed by sequence encoding a lexA::p65 driver. The driver sequence has been optimized for Drosophila codon usage. An Hsp70 transcriptional terminator is present.
EcollexAGMR27H08 neurons have distinct projections in the ventral adult subesophageal zone but show overlapping aborizations with zone C and E Johnston organ neurons in the antennal mechanosensory and motor center driven by ScerGAL4NP6303 or ScerGAL4NP6250, and close proximity to the following neuron projections; antennal grooming brain interneuron 1 projections as labelled by the split-GAL4 pair ScerGAL4DBD.R34C03 and HsapRELAAD.R11B11, antennal grooming brain interneuron 2 projections as labelled by the split-GAL4 pair ScerGAL4DBD.R26B12 and HsapRELAAD.R24C08, antennal grooming descending neuron 1 projections as labelled by the split-GAL4 pair ScerGAL4DBD.R71D01 and HsapRELAAD.R18C11, and antennal grooming descending neuron 2 projections as labelled by the split-GAL4 pair ScerGAL4DBD.R18C11 and HsapRELAAD.R76F12. Positive GRASP (GFP reconstitution across synaptic partners) signals were seen between C/E Johnston organ neurons and antennal grooming brain interneurons 1 & 2, antennal grooming descending neuron 1 and antennal grooming descending neuron 2 using the respective driver combinations above.