Project description:Relative polysomal loading changes for wild type (N2) versus ife-1(bn127) C. elegans strains Strain ife-1(bn127) is null for the gene encoding one of five eIF4E isoforms in the worm, IFE-1. Only this isoform associates with P granules. Resolution of translating and non-translating mRNAs from WT and mutant worms on 10-45% sucrose gradients. Comparision was by ratios of polysomal content. Please note that each sample data table contains raw signal directly imported from the Affymetrix files and the ratio of signals, P/(NP+P), and fold-changes were further calculated. The TSAA_overview.xls contains more datails about the TSAA procedure and 'complete_data.xlsx' contains complete TSAA data output.
Project description:Relative polysomal loading changes for wild type (N2) versus ife-1(bn127) C. elegans strains Strain ife-1(bn127) is null for the gene encoding one of five eIF4E isoforms in the worm, IFE-1. Only this isoform associates with P granules.
Project description:This project aims to identify novel RNA binding proteins in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. Since interactions between RNAs and proteins may be transient, these animals were crosslinked with UV light at 254 nm which promotes the covalent link between proteins and RNAs. After this, polyadenylated mRNAs were purified via oligo(dT) coupled to magentic beads under stringent conditions. Finally, samples were subjected to mass spectrometry analysis. To rule out the possibility of RNA-independent binding we also analysed other samples: i) samples digested with RNase one; ii) samples where we performed competition assays with polyadenylic acid
