Project description:We sequenced dissected ovaries and testes (with reproductive tracts) as well as female and male carcasses in two species of Drosophila in order to validate gene predictions from the ModENCODE project. Comparison of dissected reproductive tracts and remaining carcasses between D. simulans and D. pseudoobscura
Project description:The effects of increasing addition of green tea in dietary changes the bacterial populations in broiler ileum were evaluated. Four hundreds of AA broilers were randomly assigned to four groups with green tea addition of 0, 0.5, 1 and 2 percent in the diet. The body weight showed no difference but a digital increase positively correlated with addition of green tea. The content of green tea had a linear effect of lengthening the ileum villi. The barcoded DNA pyrosequencing method was used to reveal 15 phyla, 1157phylotypes and 3098 16S operational taxonomic units (OTUs). The most predominant bacterial phyla were Firmicutes (56.89%), Actinobacteria (30.58%), Proteobacteria (8.61%) and Bacteroidetes (2.72%). As the proportion of additional green tea increased, the abundance of phylum Actinobacteria (p=0.003) and Proteobacteria (p=0.049) almost linearly increased, while the proportion of Firmicutes (p=0.027) linearly decreased. Only 2 OTUs were significantly affected by the increased additive, Corynebacteriaceae (p=0.011) and Staphylococcaceae (p= 0.006). Triplot analysis suggested that the dominant phyla of Verrucomicrobia, TM7 and Actinobacteria were clearly related to the addition of green tea. Moreover, green tea addition influenced the construction of microbiota, and lengthened the villus in ileum by Monte Carlo permutation test. These findings provide a new understanding of the ileal microbial ecology, which may be useful in modulating the gut microbiome, and also the proper usage of powdered green tea.
Project description:We sequenced dissected ovaries and testes (with reproductive tracts) as well as female and male carcasses in two species of Drosophila in order to validate gene predictions from the ModENCODE project.
Project description:We performed CAGE-Seq on dissected ovaries and testes as well as female and male carcasses of two species of Drosophila (D. melanogaster and D. pseudoobscura). These data are used to map transcription start sites. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf For both species, D. melanogaster and D. pseudoobscura, CAGE-Seq was performed on dissected gonads (with reproductive tracts) and remaining carcasses from wild-type adults, using Illumina GAIIx (SRA Study SRP001602, Bioproject PRJNA36315). There are eight samples. Only Drosophila melanogaster testis samples were performed in biological duplicate. See Chen ZX et al. Genome Res 2014, 24(7):1209-23.
Project description:The transcriptome of larval carcasses from both wildtype and Nxt1 trans-heterozygotes were assessed by RNA-Seq. A total of 1821 genes were down-regulated and 1339 genes were up-regulated. Down-regulated genes had a higher total intron length and had more introns, while up-regulated genes had a lower total intron length and less introns when compared to the non-differentially expressed genes. The majority of down-regulated genes were involved in the production of circular RNAs (circRNAS). We further investigated circRNA expression in larval carcasses from both wildtype and Nxt1 trans-heterozygotes by sequencing total RNA after RNAseR treatment. RNAseR digests linear RNA and thus enriches for circRNAs. Mock samples without RNAseR treatment were also sequenced. We found that circRNA products of Nxt1-responsive genes are reduced in Nxt1 mutants, although the nascent transcripts of these genes are produced at normal levels.
Project description:We performed CAGE-Seq on dissected ovaries and testes as well as female and male carcasses of two species of Drosophila (D. melanogaster and D. pseudoobscura). These data are used to map transcription start sites. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf