Project description:Color vision in Drosophila is mediated by photoreceptors R7 and R8, which express various combinations of opsins Rh3, Rh4, Rh5 and Rh6 depending on their cellular identity. Most ommatidia are classified as either “pale” or “yellow” subtypes with pale ommatidia coordinately expressing Rh3 and Rh5—in R7 and R8 cells respectively—while yellow express Rh4 and Rh6. Subtype identity is established initially in R7 photoreceptors via a stochastic mechanism then transmitted to the R8 via an inductive signal to ensure paired opsin expression. To identify factors that may be involved in this process, we used RNA-Seq to detect genes that are differentially expressed in sevenless mutant retinas at 40 hours after puparium formation. Since loss of sevenless prevents R7 recruitment and specification, we reasoned that this approach would allow us to identify genes that are enriched in R7 cells during this critical time point. Furthermore, since it has previously been established that in the absence of R7 most R8s will adopt the yellow Rh6-expressing identity, this gives us the opportunity to identify genes which may inductive mechanism occurring in R8 cells.
Project description:We analyzed transcriptomic data from infected and uninfected T-cells to identify pseudogenes and their parent genes showing differential expression in HIV-1 infection H9 T-cell line was infected with NL4-3 strain of HIV-1 obtained by transfection of 293T cells. RNA from infected and uninfected cells was extracted 7 days post infection.
Project description:We report deep mutational scanning data for the Env protein's LLP-2 domain in the NL4-3 strain HIV-1 Env. Processed Data repersents counts for each amino acid pre and post spread
Project description:The formation of neuronal connections requires the precise guidance of developing axons towards their targets. In the Drosophila visual system, photoreceptor neurons (R cells) project from the eye into the brain. These cells are grouped into some 750 clusters comprised of eight photoreceptors or R-cells each. R cells fall into three classes, R1-R6, R7 and R8. Posterior R8 cells are the first to project axons into the brain. How these axons select a specific pathway is not known. Here, we used a microarray-based approach to identify genes expressed in R7 and R8 neurons as they extend into the brain.
Project description:The formation of neuronal connections requires the precise guidance of developing axons towards their targets. In the Drosophila visual system, photoreceptor neurons (R cells) project from the eye into the brain. These cells are grouped into some 750 clusters comprised of eight photoreceptors or R-cells each. R cells fall into three classes, R1-R6, R7 and R8. Posterior R8 cells are the first to project axons into the brain. How these axons select a specific pathway is not known. Here, we used a microarray-based approach to identify genes expressed in R7 and R8 neurons as they extend into the brain. We used microarray analysis to measure gene expression changes when the transcription factor Runt is misexpressed in eye discs and conversely when eye discs are rendered mutant for the Senseless transcription factor.
Project description:Neuroligin-4 (NL4) loss-of-function mutations are strongly associated with monogenic heritable abnormalities linked with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). NL4 mutation in mice causes ASD related alterations in both synaptic and behavioral phenotypes. Since microglia closely regulate synaptic development and are implicated as key players in ASD development and progression, we here studied microglial properties in the NL4-knock-out (NL4-/-) mouse model. We show that loss of NL4 caused altered behavior and impaired hippocampal gamma oscillations predominantly in male mice. In parallel, microglial density, morphology, and response to injury specifically in the CA3 region of the hippocampus were altered in NL4-/- males only. A transcriptomic and proteomic analysis revealed strong sexual dimorphism on molecular alterations in microglia of NL4-/-. Together, these results indicate that loss of NL4 affects not only neuronal network activity and behavior, but also changes the phenotype of microglia in a sex by genotype interaction .