Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes of testes in the meiotic drive system in aedes aegypti during spermatogenesis compared to non drive strain. The meiotic drive system in Aedes aegypti causes the female determining chromosome to fragment during spermatogenesis. A six chip study using total RNA from three separately extracted non driving strain testes of Aedes aegypti and three separately extracted meiotic drive strain testes of Aedes aegypti.
Project description:Custom microarrays were used to examine global differences in female vs. male gene expression in the developing pupal head of the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. RNA was extracted from the heads of male and female 24 hr pupae. 20 male or female heads were pooled for each of four replicates. Hybridization experiments were performed on the Nimblegen Aedes aegypti 12-plex microarray design: 090305_Aedes_aegypti_TEfam_expr.ndf. Four unique replicates and two repeat replicates were assessed in the hybridization experiment.
Project description:We reported the RNA-seq based analyses of the transcriptional changes in the Aedes aegypti midguts knock down 3, 6days, feed antibody 18h transcriptome. Comparison of the midguts transcriptome of Aedes aegypti females at two knockdown time points and one feed condition; GFP dsRNA-3 or -6days: 3 or 6 days after 7day-old mosquitos were microinjected GFP dsRNA AaMesh dsRNA-3 or -6days: 3 or 6 days after 7day-old mosquitos were microinjected AaMesh dsRNA Pre-immune-18h: 18hrs after 7day-old wild type mosquitos were fed with Pre-immune AaMesh antibody-18h: 18hrs after 7day-old wild type mosquitos were fed with AaMesh antibody
Project description:Sequencing of the Aedes aegypti genome has enabled genome-wide studies of gene expression in this mosquito. The large quantities of data produced from such studies require efficient cataloguing in order for new insight to be made into gene expression patterns and the underlying molecular mechanisms for producing these patterns. Our study provides a comprehensive catalogue of genes whose transcription products increase or decrease in abundance in adult females following blood feeding. We developed a publicly-accessible database and data-mining tool, aeGEPUCI, that integrates 1) stage-specific microarray analyses of gene expression in Ae. aegypti, 2) functional gene annotation, 3) genomic sequence data, and 4) computational sequence analysis tools. The database is accessible from the address http://www.aegep.bio.uci.edu. 8 conditions, 3 replicates for each condition
Project description:Background. Aedes aegypti is arguably the most studied of all mosquito species in the laboratory and is the primary vector of both Dengue and Yellow Fever flaviviruses in the field. A large number of transcriptional studies have been made in the species and these usually report transcript quantities observed at a certain age or stage of development. However, circadian oscillation is an important characteristic of gene expression in many animals and plants, modulating both their physiology and behavior. Circadian gene expression in mosquito species has been previously reported but for only a few genes directly involved in the function of the molecular clock. Results. Herein we analyze the transcription profiles of 21,494 messenger RNAs using an Ae. aegypti Agilent® microarray. Transcripts were quantified in adult female heads at 24 hours and then again at 72 hours and eight subsequent time points spaced four hours apart. We document circadian rhythms in multiple molecular pathways essential for growth, development, immune response, detoxification/pesticide resistance. Circadian rhythms were also noted in ribosomal protein genes used for normalization in reverse transcribed PCR (RT-PCR) to determine transcript abundance. We report pervasive oscillations and intricate synchronization patterns relevant to all known biological pathways. Conclusion. These results argue strongly that transcriptional analyses either need to be made over time periods rather than confining analyses to a single time point or development stage or exceptional care needs to be made to synchronize all mosquitoes to be analyzed and compared among treatment groups. 12 samples representing 48h timeline sampled every 4h. Each chip has one channel taken by sample at ZG24h and the other by ZG72h, ZG76h and so on. Each time point has two independent replicates from two independent pools of mosquitoes sampled on the same calendar day. These time series are concatenated to form one continuous 48h time series for each gene. The circadian expression analysis presented in the associated paper encompasses a test timeframe of 72 – 92 hour (Cy3-labeled). Supplementary file: The unabridged matrix of processed data (includes duplicated features) is linked below.
Project description:The purpose of this experiment was to identify a group of Aedes aegypti transcripts that showed age-dependent expression. The two test age groups were 9 and 29 day-old (adult age) Aedes aegypti females. At each age point, two sets of 44 females were removed from their cages, their legs, wings and abdomens were discarded with only heads and thoraces being used. These were then stored and pooled in TRIzol reagent. Each pool was used as material for a biological replicate. On the array the RNA from the different age groups was compared, with material from each biological replicate also being used for a technical replicate in the form of a dye swap. List of hybridizations: Hyb 1: 9 day-old 1 (Cy3) v 29 day-old 1 (Cy5), Hyb 2: 9 day-old 1 (Cy5) v 29 day-old 1 (Cy3), Hyb 3: 9 day-old 2 (Cy3) v 29 day-old 2 (Cy5), Hyb 4: 9 day-old 2 (Cy5) v 29 day-old 2 (Cy3)
Project description:Whole genome transcriptional profiling comparing Ae. aegypti infected with Wolbachia sp. wMelPop (PGYP1) to an uninfected Ae. aegypti control line (PGYP1.tet). The objective of the experiment was to identify genes that may be involved in the life shortening phenotype associated with wMelPop infection. Two-colour experiment; infected vs. uninfected Ae. aegypti; 4 biological replicates; 2 dye swaps.
Project description:Oral susceptibility of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to dengue viruses varies between different Aedes species and strains. However, the midgut-specific transcriptional profile that may produce this variation is presently obscure and was the subject of our investigation. The variation in active expression between dengue-2 susceptible (SUS) and refractory (REF) mosquitoes was investigated during the first critical 96 hours after infection Transcriptional profiles were mined from respective guts using the serial analysis of gene expression technique (SAGE) and libraries constructed from midguts obtained from mosquitoes that received a dengue-2 infected blood meal (DENV-2), a non infected blood meal (naive) or a 5% sucrose meal (SM). Here we report that variation between DENV-2 infected libraries versus respective naïve libraries revealed very few transcripts that were common and statistically significant in DENV-2 infected libraries. In addition, the expression profiles among libraries displayed up regulation of antisense transcripts especially in the SUS strain. A strong proclivity towards strain-specificity in differential expression was observed, which suggested an exclusive transcription that is likely up-regulated after DENV-2 infection Thirty Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes aged 4-5 days were transferred to 500 ml paper cups and offered a 5% sucrose meal (SM), a naïve blood meal or a dengue-2 (JAM 1409 strain) infectious blood meal, using standard artificial membrane feeders. Fully engorged females were isolated and maintained on a 5% sucrose solution ad libitum at 26oC and relative humidity till dissection
Project description:This study aimed at comparing gene transcription using microarrays and protein expression using 2D-DIGE between an Aedes aegypti insecticide-resistant strain (LiTOX) selected for 28 generations at the larval stage with field-collected leaf litter containing persistent Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) toxins and the parental strain (Bora-Bora) susceptible to all insecticides. We focused on the tissue where the mode of action of the insecticide takes place: the midgut of the larvae.