In the adult female ScerGAL4VT003280 drives strong expression in SPR expressing sensory neurons (SPSN) in the female reproductive tract.
Silencing Scer\GAL4VT003280-expressing neurons renders virgin females sexually unreceptive to males. Elevated levels of egg laying are seen.
Making Scer\GAL4VT003280-expressing neurons insensitive to sex peptide by expressing SPRGD3236 has no effect on the sexual receptivity of virgin females to males. In contrast to controls, the mated females remain receptive.