Project description:Whole-genome re-sequencing of the wild accession HK104 (Caenorhabditis briggsae nematode) and two derived Mutation Accumulation Lines
Project description:We used the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a well-characterized genomics model organism, as the test organism and a species-specific, genome-wide 44K-oligo probe microarray for gene expression analysis. Our goal was to discern toxicological mechanisms for three insensitive munitions formulation IMX-101 constituents 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), nitroguanidine (NQ) and nitrotriazolone (NTO) at the molecular level.
Project description:Whole-genome re-sequencing of the reference strain N2 (Caenorhabditis elegans nematode) and one derived Mutation Accumulation Line.
Project description:Natural genetic variation is the raw material of evolution and influences disease development and progression. To analyze the effect of the genetic background on protein expression in the nematode C. elegans (Caenorhabditis elegans), the two genetically highly divergent wild-type strains N2 (Bristol) and CB4856 (Hawaii) were compared quantitatively. In total, we quantified 3,238 unique proteins in three independent SILAC (stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture) experiments. The differentially expressed proteins were enriched for genes that function in insulin-signaling and stress response pathways.
2016-03-11 | PXD002010 | Pride
Project description:Mutational Variation in Caenorhabditis elegans Mutation Accumulation Lines of Differing Population Size
Project description:This set of arrays contains all microarray experiments done involving comparisons among C. elegans natural isolates and mutation-accumulation lines. Abstract: The evolutionary importance of gene-expression divergence is unclear: some studies suggest that it is an important mechanism for evolution by natural selection, whereas others claim that most between-species regulatory changes are neutral or nearly neutral. We examined global transcriptional divergence patterns in a set of Caenorhabditis elegans mutation-accumulation lines and natural isolate lines to provide insights into the evolutionary importance of transcriptional variation and to discriminate between the forces of mutation and natural selection in shaping the evolution of gene expression. We detected the effects of selection on transcriptional divergence patterns and characterized them with respect to coexpressed gene sets, chromosomal clustering of expression changes and functional gene categories. We directly compared observed transcriptional variation patterns in the mutation-accumulation and natural isolate lines to a neutral model of transcriptome evolution to show that strong stabilizing selection dominates the evolution of transcriptional change for thousands of C. elegans expressed sequences. An all pairs experiment design type is where all labeled extracts are compared to every other labeled extract. Computed
Project description:we used Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism, to investigate the effect of mannose on the lifespan. Using nematode RNAi methods, RT-PCR, RNA-seq and other experimental method, we explored the possible mechanism for how mannose change the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans.
