Fig. 5.
Verification of cyc mRNA knockdown in heads of Drosophila melanogaster expressing either cyc-RNAi-sh or cyc-RNAi-lh via the tim-Gal4 driver. (A) Relative expression of overall cyc mRNA is significantly reduced in flies expressing cyc-RNAi-sh or cyc-RNAi-lh driven by tim-Gal4 compared to controls. Values are reported as percent expression compared to the tim>+ control and represent mean of 4 biological replicates ± SEM. (B) Relative expression of tim mRNA is significantly reduced at the peak time point in flies expressing cyc-RNAi-sh or cyc-RNAi-lh driven by tim-Gal4 compared to respective controls. Values are reported as percent of peak expression in the tim>+ control. Bars represent mean of 2 biological replicates, with dots showing individual replicate values. Levels are normalized to the reference gene rp49. Mean expression levels were compared using one-way ANOVA. Stars indicate significant differences (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001).