Project description:The study aimed to determine effect of polychaetes as a shrimp feed on male reproductive maturation at transcriptional level through a cDNA microarray in the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). Thus, the experiment was to compare transcriptomic profiles of two different parts of reproductive organs, namely testes (TT) and vas deferens (VD), of domesticated 17-month-old between two different feeds, namely commercial pellet and polychaetes after feeding for one month. Differentially expressed genes were identified through the microarray analysis, and the microarray results were confirmed by real-time PCR. Selected genes were further characterized.
Project description:cea10-02_light - photooxidative stress - To characterize the metabolic pathways implicated in oxidative stress responses and in acclimation mechanisms in the ch1 mutant - The extracts are carried out starting from sheets of Arabidopis thaliana having pushed on compost in controlled conditions (light: 250 µmol.m-2.s-1, temperature: 22°C day 18°C night, moisture: 55%, photoperiod: 8:00 jour/16h night) during 4 and 8 weeks for respectively the Col0 genotype and the mutant ch1. The acclimatization of the plants is done during 48 H under an average luminous intensity (450 µmol.m-2.s-1, photoperiod 8:00), whereas the stress requires a strong luminous intensity (900 µmol.m-2.s-1, photoperiod 8:00) and low temperature (10°C day, 14°C night) also during 48 hours.
Project description:cea10-02_light - photooxidative stress - To characterize the metabolic pathways implicated in oxidative stress responses and in acclimation mechanisms in the ch1 mutant - The extracts are carried out starting from sheets of Arabidopis thaliana having pushed on compost in controlled conditions (light: 250 µmol.m-2.s-1, temperature: 22°C day 18°C night, moisture: 55%, photoperiod: 8:00 jour/16h night) during 4 and 8 weeks for respectively the Col0 genotype and the mutant ch1. The acclimatization of the plants is done during 48 H under an average luminous intensity (450 µmol.m-2.s-1, photoperiod 8:00), whereas the stress requires a strong luminous intensity (900 µmol.m-2.s-1, photoperiod 8:00) and low temperature (10°C day, 14°C night) also during 48 hours. 24 dye-swap - genotype comparison, treated vs untreated comparison
Project description:Fireflies and their fascinating luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of their bioluminescence remains unclear. To shed light on this long-standing question, we sequenced the genomes of two firefly species that diverged over 100 million-years-ago: the North American Photinus pyralis and Japanese Aquatica lateralis. To compare bioluminescent origins, we also sequenced the genome of a related click-beetle, the Caribbean Ignelater luminosus, with bioluminescent biochemistry near-identical to fireflies, but anatomically unique light organs, suggesting the intriguing but contentious hypothesis of parallel gains of bioluminescence. Our analyses support two independent gains of bioluminescence between fireflies and click-beetles, and provide new insights into the genes, chemical defenses, and symbionts that evolved alongside their luminous lifestyle.