Project description:We used RNA-seq to identify 292 genes that are differentially-regulated following elt-2 RNAi Whole-worm mRNA was sequenced from elt-2 RNAi- and control-fed worms. Biological triplicates were assay for each condition
Project description:We used RNA-seq to identify 162 genes that are differentially-regulated following elt-2 RNAi Whole-worm mRNA was sequenced from elt-2 RNAi- and control-fed worms. Biological triplicates were assay for each condition
Project description:We report genes induced under transient hypoxia in an ELT-2 dependent manner Adult C. elegans were exposed to transient hypoxia and fed ELT-2 RNAi. Normoxia and Empty Vector RNAi were performed as controls
Project description:We used RNA-seq to assay gene expression changes over time in response to OP50 and PY79 To understand the molecular processes underlying aging, we screened modENCODE ChIP-seq data to identify transcription factors that bind to age-regulated genes in C. elegans. The most significant hit was the GATA transcription factor encoded by elt-2, which is responsible for inducing expression of intestinal genes during embryogenesis. Expression of ELT-2 decreases during aging, beginning in middle age. We identified genes regulated by ELT-2 in the intestine during embryogenesis, and then showed that these developmental genes markedly decrease in expression as worms grow old. Overexpression of elt-2 extends lifespan and slows the rate of gene expression changes that occur during normal aging. Thus, our results identify the developmental regulator ELT-2 as a major driver of normal aging in C. elegans.
Project description:We used RNA-seq to assay gene expression changes over time in response to OP50 and PY79 To understand the molecular processes underlying aging, we screened modENCODE ChIP-seq data to identify transcription factors that bind to age-regulated genes in C. elegans. The most significant hit was the GATA transcription factor encoded by elt-2, which is responsible for inducing expression of intestinal genes during embryogenesis. Expression of ELT-2 decreases during aging, beginning in middle age. We identified genes regulated by ELT-2 in the intestine during embryogenesis, and then showed that these developmental genes markedly decrease in expression as worms grow old. Overexpression of elt-2 extends lifespan and slows the rate of gene expression changes that occur during normal aging. Thus, our results identify the developmental regulator ELT-2 as a major driver of normal aging in C. elegans. Whole-worm mRNA was sequenced from E. coli- and B.subtilis-fed worms. For each condidtion, one replicate was sequenced at Day 4 and Day 13
Project description:A SWATH-based worflow has been developed for C. elegans proteome profiling, including sample preparation, SWATH spectral library generation and downstream data treatment. The influence of mrps-5 RNAi treatment on C. elegans total proteome were studied.