Project description:Gene expression profiling of zebrafish early eye development on 3 to 5 days post fertilization (dpf) Gene expression on 3 to 5 dpf eyes were compared. Each sample contains three replicates.
Project description:Zebrafish (Danio rerio) gutGFP transgenic embryos [Tg(XlEef1a1:GFP)s854] were collected at 4 time points: 2 days post fertilization (dpf), 3, dpf, 4 dpf, 6 dpf. Embryos were dissociated into single cells and sorted by FACS based on GFP expression. RNA was extracted from the different cell populations (Stratagene), amplified (NuGEN Ovation), and hybridized to Affymetrix Zebrafish GeneChips. Keywords: Time course.
Project description:Genome-wide microarray analysis of the effects of swim-training on caudal fin development in zebrafish larvae. Zebrafish were subjected to swim-training from 5 days post fertilization (dpf) until 10 dpf. Subsequently, we performed a genome-wide microarray analysis on the caudal fins of control and trained fish at 10 dpf. The goal of the project was to investigate the effects of swim-training on the gene expression level during caudal fin development in zebrafish larvae.
Project description:Genome-wide microarray analysis of the effects of swim-training on zebrafish larval development. Zebrafish were subjected to swim-training from 5 days post fertilization (dpf) until 10 dpf. Subsequently, we performed a genome-wide microarray analysis of trained and control fish at 10 dpf. The goal of the project was to investigate the effects of swim-training on the gene expression level during zebrafish larval development
Project description:Zebrafish (Danio rerio) gutGFP transgenic embryos [Tg(XlEef1a1:GFP)s854] were collected at 4 time points: 2 days post fertilization (dpf), 3, dpf, 4 dpf, 6 dpf. Embryos were dissociated into single cells and sorted by FACS based on GFP expression. RNA was extracted from the different cell populations (Stratagene), amplified (NuGEN Ovation), and hybridized to Affymetrix Zebrafish GeneChips. Experiment Overall Design: Series of 24 samples: 4 time points, 3 replicates, 2 samples per replicate (GFP+ and GFP-).
Project description:The myelomonocyte fraction and whole kidney marrow were sorted from wild-type or mutant zebrafish kidney at 60 days post-fertilization (dpf).
Project description:We are performing microarray experiments for expression profiling of zebrafish embryogenesis, both as a baseline for future analysis of mutant and other conditions and to validate our microarray technology. For our purpose we used the Affymetrix zebrafish array which contains approximately 15,000 genes. This represents about 50 % of the estimated number of zebrafish genes. Total RNA was collected from embryos at 16 different stages (zygote, shield stage, 75 % epiboly, 90 % epiboly, bud stage, 5-somite stage, 14-somite stage, prim-5 stage, 32 hpf and long-pec stage, 4d post fertilization (dpf), 5 dpf, 14 dpf, 30 dpf, 90 dpf, adult). Microarray analysis was performed with these stages in single colour experiments. After normalization, differential expressed genes were selected and further analyzed with GeneSpring software. In order to validate the microarray data and to assign biological functions we chose a few genes to do semi-quantitative real-time PCR. Many of the differentially expressed genes are unknown and could be candidates for regulatory genes identified in mutagenesis experiments. We identified several genes known to be involved in zebrafish organogenesis as well as novel genes with unique temporal expression patterns.
Project description:Genome-wide microarray analysis of the effects of swim-training on caudal fin development in zebrafish larvae. Zebrafish were subjected to swim-training from 5 days post fertilization (dpf) until 10 dpf. Subsequently, we performed a genome-wide microarray analysis on the caudal fins of control and trained fish at 10 dpf. The goal of the project was to investigate the effects of swim-training on the gene expression level during caudal fin development in zebrafish larvae. Two-condition experiment: control vs trained fish. RNA was isolated from pooled caudal fins of 15 control fish (in duplo: pooled control samples (C2 and C3)) and of 15 trained fish (in duplo: pooled trained samples( T2 and T3)). Subsequently, each pooled RNA sample of control and trained caudal fins was labeled with Cy3 and Cy5 in order to correct for dye bias. We included a technical replicate of the labeled C2 and T2 samples.
Project description:Estrogen signaling is important for vertebrate embryonic development. Here we have used zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a vertebrate model to identify estrogen regulated genes during the first 4 days of development. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to 1 M-BM-5M 17M-NM-2-estradiol from 3 hours post fertilization to 4 days post fertilization, harvested daily and subjected to RNA extraction for transcriptome analysis using microarrays. Estrogen responsive genes were analyzed with hierarchical clustering followed by gene function and tissue expression analysis. Markedly distinct sets of genes were up and down-regulated by estrogen treatment at different time points. Among these genes, only the well-known estrogenic marker vtg1 was co-regulated at all time points. Despite this, the biological functional categories targeted by estrogen were similar throughout zebrafish development. Estrogen responsive genes were enriched mainly in the liver, pancreas and brain. In conclusion, our data shows that in zebrafish distinct cohorts of E2 responsive genes are expressed in a tissue specific manner at different developmental stages. However, the biological pathways that are affected are conserved. 30 embryos were pooled as one sample and exposed to 1 M-NM-<M E2 or vehicle (0.1% DMSO) at approximately 3 hours post fertilization (hpf). At different time points, 1 dpf (24 hpf), 2 dpf (48 hpf), 3 dpf (72 hpf) and 4 dpf (104 hpf), embryos were collected for total RNA extractions. Time points 1 and 2 dpf were performed in biological triplicates of independent pools of RNA while time points 3 and 4 dpf were performed in quadruplicates.
Project description:Synthetic progestins are widely used in human and veterinary medicine. They can enter aquatic environments mainly via wastewater discharge and agricultural runoff, thus affecting fish populations in receiving waters. Here we investigated the chronic effects of dydrogesterone (DDG) on zebrafish from 21 days post fertilization (dpf) to 140 dpf at 5, 50 and 500 ng L-1.