Figure 9.
Crz knockdown with a Crz-Gal4 driver generates phenotypes similar to peripheral receptor knockdown. (a) Knockdown efficiency of Crz-RNAi with the Crz-Gal4. Data are presented as means ± s.e.m., n = 4 independent replicates with 10 flies in each replicate (***p < 0.001, ANOVA followed with Tukey's test). (b) Resistance to desiccation stress is increased after Crz-RNAi. (c) Resistance to oxidative stress induced by paraquat feeding increases after Crz-RNAi (χ2 = 54 and 137, p < 0.0001 comparing with the Gal4 and UAS control, respectively). (d) Food intake is reduced after Crz-RNAi. Accumulated food intake over 4 days of 3-day-old male flies (µl 96 h per fly) was estimated by CAFE assay (n = 4 independent replicates with eight flies in each replicate; ***p < 0.001, ANOVA followed with Tukey's test).