Project description:Using 4 replicate males and 4 replicate females this experiment examined dosage compensation and sex-biased gene expression. Briefly we performed a de novo assembly of the Manduca sexta transcriptome using all sequenced libraries, quantified genes expression, identified the physical locations of genes through orthology to the moth Bombyx mori and examine expression differences between autosomal and Z-linked genes between males and females. Further, we examined sex-biased gene expression using the replicated data.
Project description:We investigated differential gene expression patterns in Populus vegetative buds between paradormant, endodormant, and ecodormant dormancy states. Our primary objectives were to (1) identify which individual genes, biological processes, molecular functions, and regulatory pathways were differentially expressed among dormancy states, (2) classify the differentially expressed genes into contrasting gene expression patterns, and (3) identify cis-acting elements associated with each gene expression group. For more details consult Howe et al. (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015, pending). Nimblegen whole genome microarrays (n=10 arrays) were hybridized with total RNA isolated from axillary buds collected on five dates between August and March. On each date, RNA was isolated from two P. trichocarpa trees (clone Nisqually-1) growing in the field. After cDNA synthesis and labeling, the samples were sent to NimbleGen for fragmentation, hybridization, and detection. The Nimblegen microarray was designed for the Populus v1.0 genome assembly, but for data analysis, the 60-mer probes were reassigned to the Populus v3.0 gene models.