Abstract
The DNA puff C4 BhC4-1 gene of Bradysia hygiene is amplified and expressed in a regulated manner in two larval tissues, the prothoracic gland, and the salivary gland. Functional studies in Drosophila melanogaster revealed that the molecular mechanisms that regulate BhC4-1 expression are conserved in D. melanogaster and resulted in the identification of cis-regulatory modules that regulate…