Project description:Replicate populations of Aedes albopictus were reared under diapause-inducing short day photoperiod (8h light: 16h dark) and diapause-averting long day photoperiod (16h light:8h dark). Eggs were collected from each replicate and snap-frozen 11d post-oviposition. We hope to characterize the metabolomic and lipidomic profiles of diapausing eggs relative to non-diapause eggs.
Project description:To determine codon optimality in Aedes Albopictus C6/36 cells, we blocked transcription using three independent transcription inhibitors (5,6-Dichlorobenzimidazole 1-β-D-ribofuranoside (DRB), Flavopiridol and Triptolide) and measured the RNA level at 6 hours post treatment using RNA-seq.