Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE11311: Drosophila Sex Hierarchy Regulated Gene Expression in 48 hour APF Pupae GSE11313: Drosophila Gene Expression During Metamorphosis in Wild Type and Germline Minus Pupae Keywords: SuperSeries Refer to individual Series
Project description:Drosophila melanogaster undergoes a complete metamorphosis, during which time the larval male and female forms transition into sexually dimorphic, reproductive adult forms. To understand this complex morphogenetic process at a molecular-genetic level, we performed whole genome microarray analyses. Genes were identified that were expressed during metamorphosis in both somatic and germline tissues of males and females. Additionally, genes were identified that display sex-specific differences in abundance in both of these tissues at discrete times during metamorphosis. Keywords: time course; wild type; genetic modification; Gene expression was examined at five time points during metamorphosis: 0, 24, 48, 71, and 96 hr After Puparium Formation (APF). Gene expression was examined separately in males and females for both wild type pupae and tudor (tud) progeny. tud progeny have genetically ablated germline tissues. All samples were labeled with Cy5 and compared against a common reference sample labeled with Cy3. The reference sample contained male and female wild type pupae from all stages of metamorphosis. All experiments were conducted in triplicate.
Project description:Drosophila melanogaster undergoes a complete metamorphosis, during which time the larval male and female forms transition into sexually dimorphic, reproductive adult forms. To understand this complex morphogenetic process at a molecular-genetic level, we performed whole genome microarray analyses. Genes were identified that were expressed during metamorphosis in both somatic and germline tissues of males and females. Additionally, genes were identified that display sex-specific differences in abundance in both of these tissues at discrete times during metamorphosis. Keywords: time course; wild type; genetic modification;
Project description:To investigate transcriptional effects caused by a severe defect in endo-siRNA production, a gene expression profiling was performed on Drosophila dicer-2 pupae compared to wild-type.
Project description:Complete metamorphosis of holometabolous insects is a complex biological process characterized by profound morphological, physiological, and transcriptional changes. To reveal the temporal dynamics of gene expression during this critical developmental transition, a detailed analysis of the developmental transcriptomes of two Drosophila species, Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila virilis, was conducted. We confirm partial recapitulation of the embryonic transcriptional program in pupae, but instead of the traditional hourglass model, which posits maximal conservation at mid-embryonic stages, at different stages of pupae we observe a more complicated pattern of alternating low and high diversity, resembling an inverted hourglass, or "spindle". This observation challenges the notion of a singular conserved phylotypic period during holometabola ontogeny and underscores the complexity of developmental processes during complete metamorphosis. Notably, recently formed genes (specific to insects) exhibit pronounced expression peaks during mid-pupal development, underscoring their potential role in developmental transitions.
Project description:The process of metamorphosis relies on choreography of temporal and spatial cues that mediate, in which inappropriate activation of many of these genes results in growth defects, developmental delay and death. Using RNA interference, we have unraveled an essential role for the insect specific dopamine 1(D1)-like receptor Dop1R2 at the late larval/prepupal stage. We used microarrays to evaluate differentially expressed genes during the early/pale pupal stage and identified up-regulation of families of functionally related genes, including ecdysone induced genes, stress and defense/immune response genes, and those that underlie tissue morphogenesis. Drosophila Dop1R2 RNAi or w1118 control early/pale pupae were collected from crosses maintained at 29C. These tissues were processed for hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays (DrosGenome1). Results were used to assess differential expression of genes in Dop1R2 RNAi verses control flies.
Project description:Little is known about broad patterns of variation and evolution of gene expression during any developmental process. Here we investigate variation in genome-wide gene expression among Drosophila simulans, Drosophila yakuba and four strains of Drosophila melanogaster during a major developmental transition-the start of metamorphosis. Differences in gene activity between these lineages follow a phylogenetic pattern, and 27% of all of the genes in these genomes differ in their developmental gene expression between at least two strains or species. We identify, on a gene-by-gene basis, the evolutionary forces that shape this variation and show that, both within the transcriptional network that controls metamorphosis and across the whole genome, the expression changes of transcription factor genes are relatively stable, whereas those of their downstream targets are more likely to have evolved. Our results demonstrate extensive evolution of developmental gene expression among closely related species. Keywords: other