Total RNA was extracted from dissected tissues of 10 flies and converted to cDNA using the FastGene Scriptase II cDNA Kit (#LS53, Nippon Genetics Europe Co. Ltd., Duren, Germany). For Real Time-Q-PCR analysis, HOT FIREPol® EvaGreen® qPCR Mix Plus (#08-36-00001, Solis BioDyne, Tartu, Estonia) was used. Primers were designed using the primer BLAST tool (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/primer-blast, accessed on 17 September 2021) and were as reported before [25 (link),26 (link)]. The ribosomal gene RpL32 (also known as Rp49) was used as an input reference.
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