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. 2022 May 6;13:2518. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30165-2

Fig. 4. Downregulation of WAKE in insulin-producing cells in early adulthood modulates male-male courtship behaviour.

Fig. 4

a Representative images showing the pattern of expression for an RU486-inducible IPC-specific ilp2-GeneSwitch driver; expression patterns in the adult brain (10 days) revealed using UAS-mCD8::GFP are shown as green (n = 6 for each). The neuropil was immunostained using an anti-DLG antibody (magenta). b The cell bodies of IPCs can be observed due to UAS-nls::GFP for the nuclei (green) and were confirmed via anti-Ilp2 antibody staining (magenta) (n = 6 for each). Scale bars, 20 µm. cd Comparison of genetically manipulated (wakeNP3624>UAS-wakeRNAi, wake-Gal415185>UAS-wakeRNAi, wakeNP3168>UAS-wakeRNAi, wakeNP1350>UAS-wakeRNAi) and RU486-treated (ilp2-GeneSwitch>UAS-wakeRNAi) 5-day-old males with the corresponding controls. Scatter plots include ± SEM for all data points for c the Courtship Index (n = 18 for each) and d Chaining Index (n = 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 and 11; from left to right for test group no. 13–18), p < 0.0001, Kruskal–Wallis test. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.005, and ****p < 0.0001, post hoc Dunn’s multiple comparisons test. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.