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The Activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) is related to retrotransposon Gag proteins and has important roles in neuronal signaling, synaptic plasticity, and memory consolidation. This project aims to investigate the capsid formation of dArc in the Drosophila melanogaster brain for intercellular signaling. Following an immunohistochemistry staining and confocal microscopy protocol, the differences in dArc expression can be analyzed between wild-type and capsid mutant flies.