Figure 2. Pdf mRNA is sensitive to seasonal cues.

(A) Pdf mRNA (magenta) was detected using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in whole brains of flies entrained for 7 days to simulated-summer (LP at 25°C) or simulated-winter (SP at 10°C). CD8::GFP was expressed using the Pdf-gal4 driver to detect the PDF-producing LNvs. (B) Representative images of LNvs of flies entrained to LP 25°C (top panel) or SP 10°C (bottom panel). (C) Quantification of the normalized intensity of the Pdf signal at ZT16 is compared between conditions. Unpaired t-test, ** p <0.01. Number of brains imaged were LP25 n = 8, SP10 n = 7 brains. Scale bar in A is 25 μm and 5 μm in B. See also Figure S1 and Table S1.