Fig 7. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmation of BmSOD1 and BmSOD2 expression in UV-irradiated fat body.

(A) BmSOD1, (B) BmSOD2. mRNA expression in fat bodies pooled from larvae subjected to UV-irradiation at 4.86 J/cm² (n = 3), 9.72 J/cm² (n = 3), 58.32 J/cm² (n = 4) and non-irradiated control (n = 5) was plotted as RQ values. Error bars indicate the relative minimum/maximum expression levels against mean RQ expression levels. Technical replication was performed triplicate. Statistical significance was determined by Student’s t-test. *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01; and ***, P<0.001 compared with control values.