An Actin promoter is separated from the fz coding region (tagged with sfGFP and mKate) by an FRT cassette containing polyA signals. In the presence of FLP recombinase, excision of the FRT cassette allows expression of the fz-sfGFP-mKate fusion protein, which can be used as a "fluorescent timer" to study fz turnover, due to the different maturation rates of the two fluorophores.