Project description:Primary objectives: The primary objective is to investigate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Primary endpoints: circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Project description:In this study, we look at both targeted and untargeted metabolomic data from both sexes and 11 species of Drosophila. For the targeted analysis, we also looked at two ages to understand conserved changes with age in the Drosophila genus.
Project description:We performed transcriptional profiling of sexed whole adults and mixed sex embryos of eight Drosophila species. These data were used in a comparative transcriptomics analysis of multiple Drosophila species to define functional elements conserved throughout the Drosophila genus.
Project description:We aim to determine the difference of protein expression in the closely related Drosophila species D.melanogaster and D.simulans to gain further insight into protein expression profiles of both species. Analysis of the protein levels might hint to pathways that have evolved into different direction and explain the separation of th species from their common ancestors. Further, we try to characterize novel gene isoform by combining RNA sequencing and proteomics.
Project description:This is a dataset which comprises the following two different kinds of genomic data in Drosophila species: First, triplicate ChIP-seq data of CTCF (CCCTC binding factor) binding profiles in each of the four closely related Drosophila species : Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans, Drosophila yakuba and Drosophila pseudoobscura at white pre pupa stage; Second, triplicate RNA-seq data of white pre pupa whole animals of three Drosophila species: Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans and Drosophila yakub. The binding site/region/peaks are called using a modified method of QuEST( please see details in our related publication). The sequence read counts and RPKM values are calculated following the method in Mortazavi et al 2008 Nature Methods paper. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf