Microarray analysis of large caged once mated females mortality study
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ABSTRACT: Two cages of 12,000 once mated females were used. Samples were collected starting on Day 2 in the box, followed by days 9, 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, 51, 58, 65, 72, and 79 in the boxes. The gene-expression profiles were computed over the lifespan of these females. Each time point was compared to the control time point of 2 days in the corresponding box. There were two boxes A & B, with three replicates from each (Box A replicates = A, B, & C; Box B replicates = B, C, & D).
Project description:Two cages of 12,000 once mated females were used. Samples were collected starting on Day 2 in the box, followed by days 9, 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, 51, 58, 65, 72, and 79 in the boxes. The gene-expression profiles were computed over the lifespan of these females.
Project description:rs05-11_hypocotyls - hypocotyls - Fine regulation of genes specifically expressed during cell elongation. - Seeds of A. thaliana were sowed on culture medium poured in Magenta boxes. They were allowed to germinate. Plantlets were in vitro for 5 or 11 days and harvested for RNA extraction. Keywords: organ comparison 3 dye-swap - CATMA arrays
Project description:In Bacillus subtilis and its relatives carbon catabolite control, a mechanism enabling to reach maximal efficiency of carbon and energy sources metabolism, is achieved by the global regulator CcpA (carbon catabolite protein A). CcpA in a complex with HPr-Ser-P (seryl-phosphorylated form of histidine-containing protein, HPr) binds to operator sites called catabolite responsive elements, cre. Depending on the cre box position relative to the promoter, the CcpA/HPr-Ser-P complex can either act as a positive or a negative regulator. The cre boxes are highly degenerate semi-palindromes with a lowly conserved consensus sequence. So far, studies aimed at revealing how CcpA can bind such diverse sites were focused on the analysis of single cre boxes. In this study, a genome-wide analysis of cre sites was performed in order to identify differences in cre sequence and position, which determine their binding affinity. The transcriptomes of B. subtilis cultures with three different CcpA expression levels were compared. The higher the amount of CcpA in the cells, the more operons possessing cre sites were differentially regulated. The cre boxes that mediated regulation at low CcpA levels were designated as strong (high affinity) and those which responded only to high amounts of CcpA, as weak (low affinity). Differences in the sequence and position in relation to the transcription start site between strong and weak cre boxes were revealed. Certain residues at specific positions in the cre box as well as, to a certain extent, a more palindromic nature of cre sequences and the location of cre in close vicinity to the transcription start site contribute to the strength of CcpA-dependent regulation. The main factors contributing to cre regulatory efficiencies, enabling subtle differential control of various subregulons of the CcpA regulon, are identified. Bacillus subtilis strain MP902 [strain MP901 (Ptet-ccpA, KmR) carrying pWH119 (Pxyl-tetR, EmR)] was grown in presence of three different concentrations of Ptet inducer, anhydrotetracycline (ATc), leading to three levels of ccpA expression induction. The control culture was grown in absence of ATc. The total RNA for transcriptome analyses was isolated at OD600 = 0.8 from 16 ml culture. Three independent cultures of each strain (target strains and controls) were used, and cells were sampled for microarray experiment.
Project description:Seeds of A. thaliana were sowed on culture medium poured in Magenta boxes. They were allowed to germinate. Plantlets were in vitro for 5 or 11 days and harvested for RNA extraction.
Project description:Abstract of associated manuscript: Daptomycin is the first of a new class of cyclic lipopeptide antibiotics used against multidrug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens. The proposed mechanism of action involves disruption of the functional integrity of the bacterial membrane in a Ca2+-dependent manner. We have used transcriptional profiling to demonstrate that treatment of Bacillus subtilis with daptomycin strongly induces the lia operon including the autoregulatory LiaRS two-component system (homologous to Staphylococcus aureus VraSR). The lia operon protects against daptomycin and deletion of liaH, encoding a phage shock protein A (PspA)-like protein, leads to 3-fold increased susceptibility. Since daptomycin interacts with the membrane, we tested mutants with altered membrane composition for effects on susceptibility. Deletion mutations of mprF (lacking lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol) or des (lipid desaturase) increased daptomycin susceptibility, whereas overexpression of MprF decreased susceptibility. Conversely, depletion of the cell for the anionic lipid phosphatidylglycerol led to increased resistance. Fluorescently-labeled daptomycin localized to the septa and in a helical pattern around the cell envelope and was delocalized upon depletion of phosphatidylglycerol. Together, these results indicate that the daptomycin-Ca2+ complex interacts preferentially with regions enriched in anionic phospholipids and leads to membrane stresses that can be ameliorated by PspA family proteins. Bacillus subtilis W168, WT (+DAP) vs. WT (-DAP). The experiment was conducted in triplicate using three independent total RNA preparations. For WT-rep1 and WT-rep2, daptomycin treated samples were labeled with Alexa Fluor 647 and untreated samples with Alexa Fluor 555. For WT-rep3, the daptomycin treated sample was labeled with Alexa Fluor 555 and the untreated sample with Alexa Fluor 647.
Project description:The comparative transcriptome profiling of L-threonine producing strain (TH07 strain harboring pBRThrABC) and control W3110 (lacI-deleted) strain harboring pKK223-3 has been analyzed using oligo nucleotide microarray. Keywords: comparative transcriptome analysis (between L-threonine producing strain and the control strain) Samples for transcriptome profiling were taken at the OD600 of 5.13 (TH07 harboring pBRThrABC) and 5.21 (control strain), replicate = 2
Project description:The paired-end next-generation sequencing of all small RNAs of less than 200 nucleotides in length from four different human cell lines (SKOV3ip1, MCF-7, BJ-Tielf, INOF) allowed us to determine the exact sequence(s) and variations of human box C/D snoRNAs (small nucleolar RNAs), revealing processing patterns of this class of molecules. Two distinct groups of box C/D snoRNAs were identified based on the position of their ends with respect to their characteristic boxes and the terminal base pairing potential. Short box C/D snoRNAs start sharply 4 or 5 nucleotides upstream of their box C and end 2 or 3 nucleotides downstream of their box D. In contrast, long box C/D snoRNAs start 5 or 6 nucleotides upstream of their box C and end 4 or 5 nucleotides downstream of their box D, increasing the likelihood of formation of a k-turn between their boxes C and D. Sequencing of SKOV3ip1 cells following the depletions of NOP58, a core box C/D snoRNA-binding protein and of RBFOX2, a splicing factor, shows that the short box C/D snoRNA forms are significantly more affected by the depletion of RBFOX2 while the long snoRNA forms, which display more canonical box C/D snoRNA features, are significantly more affected by the depletion of NOP58. Together the data suggest that box C/D snoRNAs are divided into at least two groups of RNA with distinct maturation and functional preferences.
Project description:Transcriptional profile of the rocG gudB double null mutant during log growth phase in LB medium. Bacillus subtilis W168, WT vs. delta-rocG delta-gudB. The experiment was conducted two times using three independent total RNA preparations (biological triplicates). For each paried comparison, WT was labeled with Alexa Fluor 555 and the rocG gudB double mutant was with Alexa Fluor 647.
Project description:The paired-end next-generation sequencing of all small RNAs of less than 200 nucleotides in length from four different human cell lines (SKOV3ip1, MCF-7, BJ-Tielf, INOF) allowed us to determine the exact sequence(s) and variations of human box C/D snoRNAs (small nucleolar RNAs), revealing processing patterns of this class of molecules. Two distinct groups of box C/D snoRNAs were identified based on the position of their ends with respect to their characteristic boxes and the terminal base pairing potential. Short box C/D snoRNAs start sharply 4 or 5 nucleotides upstream of their box C and end 2 or 3 nucleotides downstream of their box D. In contrast, long box C/D snoRNAs start 5 or 6 nucleotides upstream of their box C and end 4 or 5 nucleotides downstream of their box D, increasing the likelihood of formation of a k-turn between their boxes C and D. Sequencing of SKOV3ip1 cells following the depletions of NOP58, a core box C/D snoRNA-binding protein and of RBFOX2, a splicing factor, shows that the short box C/D snoRNA forms are significantly more affected by the depletion of RBFOX2 while the long snoRNA forms, which display more canonical box C/D snoRNA features, are significantly more affected by the depletion of NOP58. Together the data suggest that box C/D snoRNAs are divided into at least two groups of RNA with distinct maturation and functional preferences. Small RNAs (<200 nucleotides) were isolated from different human cell lines that were either untreated or depleted of NOP58 or RBFOX2 using specific siRNAs. The resulting libraries were multiplexed and paired-end sequenced using Illumina HiSeq.
Project description:Our study had shown that DAC treatment enhanced immunogenecity of EL4 cells. To explore the mechanisms of DAC-induced tumor immunity, we carried out cDNA microarray analyses to compare the differential expression of genes between DAC and PBS treated EL4 cells. Two-condition experiment, PBS treated EL4 vs. Decitabine treated EL4 cells. Biological replicates: 3 PBS treated, 3 Decitabine treated, independently treatment and harvested. One replicate per array.