Project description:ChiP-seq profiling of Drosophila melanogaster salivary glands to identify targets for NSL1 and MCRS2. ArrayExpress Release Date: 2010-04-16 Publication Title: The Nonspecific Lethal Complex Is a Transcriptional Regulator in Drosophila Publication Author List: Raja SJ, Charapitsa I, Conrad T, Vaquerizas JM, Gebhardt P, Holz H, Kadlec J, Fraterman S, Luscombe NM, Akhtar A. Person Roles: submitter Person Last Name: Vaquerizas Person First Name: Juan Person Mid Initials: M Person Email: jvaquerizas@ebi.ac.uk Person Phone: Person Address: Person Affiliation: EBI
Project description:In order to evaluate the global transcriptomic changes in endoreplicating cells in Drosophila melanogaster we performed RNA-Seq. Endoreplicating cells (salivary glands) and mitotic cycling cells (brains and imaginal discs) were harvested from feeding 3rd instar larvae and mRNA levels were compared. Consistent with our previous results, we found that endoreplicating cells repress genes regulated by the E2F1 transcription factor as well as genes regulated by the Myb-MuvB (MMB) transcription factor complex.
Project description:Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease posing a threat to the public health globally. Rabies virus (RABV) is excreted in the saliva of infected animals, and is primarily transmitted through bite contact. Salivary glands play an important role for virus propagation. However, the significance of salivary glands is less studied in RABV pathogenic mechanisms. To identify functionally important genes in the salivary glands, we employed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to establish and analyze mRNA expression profiles in parotid tissue infected with two RABV strains, CVS-11 and PB4. We map the transcriptome changes in response to RABV infection in parotid tissue for the first time. This work provides new clues to the study of RABV-affected salivary gland function and RABV transmission mechanisms in parotid tissue. And the salivary gland-enriched transcripts could be potential targets of interest for rabies disease control.
Project description:ChIP was performed to identify regions of gDNA bound by orc2 in third instar salivary glands of Drosophila WT and SuUR mutants. This demonstrated that ORC does not localize to regions that are under-replicated in SuUR mutant third instar salivary glands.
Project description:When misexpressed in late Drosophila prepupae, the transcription factor Senseless (Sens) blocks death of the larval salivary glands that normally occurs in the early pupa. The aim of the experiment was to identify genes responding to Sens that might mediate the effect of the protein on cell death and other biological processes. The yeast transcription factor GAL4, expressed from a heat-inducible transgene (P{GAL4-Hsp70.PB}89-2-1), was used to drive expression of Sens from a UAS-sens transgene. After crossing the GAL4 and UAS lines, expression of GAL4 was induced by a 30-min heat shock treatment (37 °C) of the progeny at 9 hours after puparium formation. Salivary glands were dissected at 14 hours after puparium formation and RNA isolated for microarray analysis with Affymetrix GeneChips. Control samples were obtained from animals treated the same way carrying one copy of the GAL4 transgene (progeny of a cross between flies of the P{GAL4-Hsp70.PB}89-2-1 and w1118 strains) and w1118 animals. The microarray data identified several genes associated with programmed cell death, including caspase genes, which respond to Sens. In addition, the data show that many Drosophila genes respond to the yeast transcription factor GAL4 in a UAS-independent manner. To identify target genes of Sens that are of biological relevance, gene expression patterns in the presence of Sens were compared to gene expression patterns in both the presence and the absence of GAL4. This comparison revealed that Sens seems to preferentially downregulate targets that are upregulated by GAL4, suggesting that these genes may not necessarily constitute true transcriptional targets of Sens. Experiment Overall Design: Experimental RNA samples were obtained in 3 biological replicates from sens-expressing salivary glands (SG_sens_14APF_rep1, SG_sens_14APF_rep2, SG_sens_14APF_rep3) and compared to control samples obtained from GAL4-expressing salivary glands (SG_1P{hsGAL4}89(S)_14APF_rep1) and non-GAL4-expressing salivary glands (SG_w1118_14APF_rep1, SG_w1118_14APF_rep2). All samples were compared using dChip and normalized to the same baseline array (median intensity 150).
Project description:The aim of this study is characterize the gene expression of rat parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands, providing basic information for the salivary marker proteins.
Project description:When misexpressed in late Drosophila prepupae, the transcription factor Fork head (Fkh) blocks death of the larval salivary glands that normally occurs in the early pupa. The aim of the experiment was to identify genes responding to Fkh that might mediate the effect of the protein on cell death and other biological processes. Fkh was expressed in the line P[hs-Fkh111] from a heat-inducible transgene that encodes wild-type Fkh protein. Expression of Fkh was induced by incubating prepupae for 30 min in a 37 °C water bath, starting at 9.5 hours after puparium formation. Salivary glands were dissected at 14 hours after puparium formation and RNA isolated for microarray analysis with Affymetrix GeneChips. Control samples were obtained from w1118 animals treated the same way. The microarray analysis identified 55 genes annotated as functioning in apoptosis whose expression was at least 1.5-fold changed by Fkh. These genes include the death genes hid and reaper, which play a central role in the control of salivary gland death. Other groups of significantly enriched genes include genes functioning in autophagy, steroid-signaling pathways, salivary gland secretion, and phospholipid metabolism. In addition, the microarray data identify genes as responsive to Fkh that are known to be controlled by the FOXA counterparts of Fkh in vertebrates, indicating that target genes and biological processes controlled by Fkh are evolutionarily conserved. SUBMITTER_CITATION: Liu and Lehmann, 2008: Genes and biological processes controlled by the Drosophila FOXA orthologue Fork head. Insect Molecular Biology, 17, 91-101; link: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/imb/17/2) Experiment Overall Design: Experimental RNA samples were obtained in 3 biological replicates from fkh-expressing salivary glands (SG_Fkh_14APF_rep1, SG_Fkh_14APF_rep2, SG_Fkh_14APF_rep3) and compared to control samples obtained in two biological replicates from the salivary glands of w1118 control animals (SG_w1118(3)_14APF_rep1, SG_w1118(3)_14APF_rep2). All samples were compared using dChip and normalized to the same baseline array (median intensity 134).
Project description:ChIP was performed to identify regions of gDNA bound by H3K27me3 in third instar salivary glands of Drosophila WT and SuUR mutants. This demonstrated that H3K27me3 binds differently in under-replicated in SuUR mutant third instar salivary glands.