Project description:To examine the Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET) proteins and their role in tumorigenesis in hemocytes and heads in Drosophila melanogaster. To identify the transcriptomic profile of wild type mTET2 versus mTET2 mutants (catalytic versus non-catalytic) to investigate TET2 role in normal central nervous system (CNS) function and innate immunity.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of head tissue of Drosophila Darkener of apricot (Doa) and found in neurons (fne) mutants was performed by RNA-SEQ in females and males. The transcriptional and post-transcriptional targets of these genes, which are involved in regulation by several processes including splicing and mRNA stability, are examined and compared to wild-type.
