Project description:gene expression profiles in fly brains between wildtype and miR-34 null flies gene expression profiles in fly brains, wild type (3d, 20d) and miR-34 null flies (3d, 20d)
Project description:This experiment examines gene expression profiles in individual honey bee brains (adult worker Apis mellifera). The purpose is to test whether behavioral phenotype can be predicted by expression profiles in individual brains in a naturalistic context (i.e., colonies in the field). The two behavioral phenotypes examined are 'nurse' and 'forager'. Other factors examined are age, genotype (full-sister group), and colony environment.<br><br> An additional processed data file is available on the FTP site for this experiment.
Project description:Adult male and female w1118 flies were inflicted with traumatic brain injury using high-impact trauma device. Brains were dissected at control, 1, 2 and 4 hours post-TBI and exposed to near-infrared (NIR) light at 750 nm for 2 hours. Total RNA was extracted from fly brains and 3'mRNA-seq was performed to assess gene expression changes in response to TBI and NIR eposure in both sexes. 3 replicates were sequenced for each condition.
Project description:Adult male and female Tau-KO flies were inflicted with traumatic brain injury using high-impact trauma device. Brains were dissected at control, 1, 2 and 4 hours post-TBI. Total RNA was extracted from fly brains and 3'mRNA-seq was performed to assess gene expression changes in response to TBI in both sexes. 3 replicates were sequenced for each condition.
Project description:We have shown previously that older flies are intrinsically more susceptible to Aβ42 toxicity. Building upon these findings, this study aimed to determine the mechanisms by which ageing increases this vulnerability to damage in the brain. A fixed dose of Aβ42 peptide was induced in young (5d) versus older (20d) fly neurons, and then gene and protein expression changes examined in dissected fly brains using microarray analyses. This unbiased approach has revealed genes and pathways that correlate with increased susceptibility of the ageing brain to proteotoxicity.