Table 1.

Number of utilised cells/animals per measurement

Tissue and developmental stage	Transcriptomics	Proteomics
PNCs, 3rd instar larvae	100 cells	200 cells
GNCs, 3rd instar larvae	30 cells	50 cells
PNCs, 1-week adults	100 cells	200 cells
GNCs, 1-week adults	30 cells	50 cells
PNCs, 3-week adults	100 cells	200 cells
GNCs, 5-week adults	n.d.	50 cells
PNCs, 5-week adults	100 cells	200 cells
1-week-old flies (total)	5 animals	5 animals

For transcriptome/proteome analyses, each measurement was repeated at least four times using individually isolated cells.

n.d. not determined.