Project description:Nasonia vitripennis injects venom into its host organism Sarcophaga crassipalpis together with the eggs in order to make it suitable for the offspring to survive. The venom is known to suppress the hosts immune system, elevate the lipid levels, slow down development, et cetera.This microarray can uncover new transcriptomal effects on the host organism after natural envenomation that have not been discovered by bioassays. Since transcriptomal effects will vary during time, two different time points have been selected, 3 and 25 hours after parasitization.
Project description:Nasonia vitripennis injects venom into its host organism Sarcophaga crassipalpis together with the eggs in order to make it suitable for the offspring to survive. The venom is known to suppress the hosts immune system, elevate the lipid levels, slow down development, et cetera.This microarray can uncover new transcriptomal effects on the host organism after natural envenomation that have not been discovered by bioassays. Since transcriptomal effects will vary during time, two different time points have been selected, 3 and 25 hours after parasitization. 16 individuals per sample, 4 replicates per group, loopdesign, 4 control individuals per time point, dye swap
Project description:Small RNA-seq was used to identify miRNAs in pupal stage Sarcophaga bullata and to assess differences in the abundance of miRNAs in developing and diapause (i.e. dormant) pupae.
