Gene expression analysis of third instar larvae ski3 mutants
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ABSTRACT: Purpose: To identify genes that are differentially expressed between control and ski3 mutants Methods: Gene expressions of control and ski3 mutants of third instar larvae were generated by deep sequencing, in two replicates, using Illumina NovaSeq 6000. The sequence reads that passed quality filters were analyzed at the transcript isoform level with two methods: Bowtie2 and TopHat followed by Cufflinks. Results: We mapped 800,000-1,200,000 sequence reads per each sample to the fruit fly genome (BDGP6) and identified 93,606 transcripts in the whole body of control and ski3[f03251] with TopHat workflow. Analysis of RNA-seq data idnetified 32 differentially expressed genes relevant to mitochondrial function between control and ski3 mutants with FDR <0.05. The mutation affected over 600 genes, which are involved in many different cellular functions. The results were complex: among 32 affected genes, half of them were upregulated, and the remaining half were downregulated. Six genes were related to the TCA cycle. Of these, the downregulated genes include CG9582 (alpha-ketoglutarate transmembrane transporter), CG32832 (mitochondrial pyruvate carrier), and CG7514 (oxoglutarate:malate antiporter). On the other hand, upregulated genes include AcCoAS (Acetyl-CoA synthase), Sirup (Succinate dehydrogenase), and Men-b (malate dehydrogenase), all of which were directly involved in the TCA cycle. Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of ski3 mutant transcriptomes, with biologic replicates, generated by RNA-seq technology. In order to examine the effects of ski3 mutations on gene expression, we performed RNA-seq analyses of wild-type and mutant larvae. Downregulation of transporter, carrier and antiporter suggested a chronic undersupply of TCA cycle substrates, while some of the TCA cycle enzymes were upregulated.
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE144343 | GEO | 2020/01/29
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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