Genome-wide Identification of genes that transcriptionally respond to altered states of Hedgehog signaling in embryos of the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum
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ABSTRACT: Hedgehog signaling plays pivotal roles in formation of the embryonic anterior-posterior axis in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum. In this work, using the combination of RNA-sequencing and parental RNA interference (pRNAi), we genome-widely identified genes that transcriptionally responded to altered states of Hedgehog signaling in spider embryos, which were caused by Pt-hedgehog (Pt-hh) pRNAi and Pt-patched (Pt-ptc) pRNAi. The identified genes were classified into four classes (Classes I to IV) based on the positive/negative responses to the Pt-hh pRNAi and Pt-ptc pRNAi states. The Class II genes were negatively regulated by Hh signaling (positive response to Pt-hh pRNAi and negative response to Pt-ptc pRNAi). Among the Class II genes, we identified Pt-msx1 as a key segmentation gene in the spider embryo. Moreover, we conducted a transcriptomic analysis of Pt-msx1 pRNAi embryos and identified additional genes whose expression showed patterns associated with segmentation.
ORGANISM(S): Parasteatoda tepidariorum
PROVIDER: GSE136357 | GEO | 2020/04/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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