Total RNA was isolated. Gene-specific 5' RLM-RACE products were generated using the FirstChoice RLM-RACE procedure (Ambion). Primers were designed to target all FlyBase release 5.12 (October 2008) transcript models that overlap 5' ESTs from the RE (
FBrf0152058) and LD (
FBrf0127297) cDNA libraries. Transcripts of genes expressed in the embryo based on whole-mount RNA in situ hybridization (
FBrf0205271) and literature surveys were also targeted. In all, 8570 distinct primer pairs representing 7742 genes were designed. For 1453 RACE reactions that lacked detectable product, second-round PCR conditions were used that including 5 extra amplification cycles.