Project description:Cellular RdRPs play a critical role in the development of many organisms. Using high-throughput small RNA and messenger RNA sequencing we found that the Caenorhabditis elegans RdRP, EGO-1, is required to produce small RNAs antisense to a number of germline-expressed genes through several developmental stages. We found that these genes fall into distinct classes including genes required for kinetochore and nuclear pore assembly, as well as the production of histone-modifying and centromeric proteins. We also found several RNAi-related genes to be targets of EGO-1. Finally, we show a strong correlation between the loss of small RNAs and the rise of mRNA levels in ego-1 mutant animals. mRNA sequencing from ego-1(om84) and control L3, L4, and adult C. elegans hermaphrodites
Project description:Cellular RdRPs play a critical role in the development of many organisms. Using high-throughput small RNA and messenger RNA sequencing we found that the Caenorhabditis elegans RdRP, EGO-1, is required to produce small RNAs antisense to a number of germline-expressed genes through several developmental stages. We found that these genes fall into distinct classes including genes required for kinetochore and nuclear pore assembly, as well as the production of histone-modifying and centromeric proteins. We also found several RNAi-related genes to be targets of EGO-1. Finally, we show a strong correlation between the loss of small RNAs and the rise of mRNA levels in ego-1 mutant animals. 5'-monophosphate-independent small RNA sequencing from ego-1(om84) and control L3, L4, and adult C. elegans hermaphrodites
Project description:Cellular RdRPs play a critical role in the development of many organisms. Using high-throughput small RNA and messenger RNA sequencing we found that the Caenorhabditis elegans RdRP, EGO-1, is required to produce small RNAs antisense to a number of germline-expressed genes through several developmental stages. We found that these genes fall into distinct classes including genes required for kinetochore and nuclear pore assembly, as well as the production of histone-modifying and centromeric proteins. We also found several RNAi-related genes to be targets of EGO-1. Finally, we show a strong correlation between the loss of small RNAs and the rise of mRNA levels in ego-1 mutant animals. 5'-monophosphate-dependent small RNA sequencing from ego-1(om84) and control adult C. elegans hermaphrodites
Project description:Recent work has shown that small non-coding RNAs, including miRNAs, serve an important role in controlling gene expression during development and disease. However, little detailed information exists concerning the relative expression patterns of small RNAs during development of C. elegans. Here we use recent advances in high-throughput sequencing technology to show that expression of non-coding small RNAs, including miRNAs, changes dynamically during development and in the different sexes of C. elegans; approximately 16% of known miRNAs changed over 10 fold in expression during C. elegans development and about 12% of miRNAs showed major changes in expression between males and hermaphrodites of C. elegans. These results should lead to a better understanding of the expression and function of small RNAs in C. elegans development. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf Examination of small RNA expression in six different developmental stages of hermaphrodites (Embryo, mid-L1, mid-L2, mid-L3, mid-L4, young adult), and young adult males (dpy-28;him-8) and spermatogenesis-defective young adult hermaphrodites (spe-9). The number of sequence reads for miRNA was assessed from the raw sequence data from Solexa sequencing using perfect sequence matching to known miRNAs (miRBase Release 11.0).
Project description:Identification of genes expressed in the germ line of C. elegans. This SuperSeries is composed of the following subsets: Direct comparison of fem-3(gf) vs fem-1(lf): GSE725: oocytes vs sperm Indirect comparisons between males and hermaphrodites with and without a germline: GSE715: glp-4 adults GSE716: glp-4 L2 GSE717: glp-4 L3 GSE718: glp-4 L4 GSE719: wt L2 GSE720: wt L3 GSE721: wt L4 GSE722: wt adults GSE723: adult males vs reference GSE724: no germline males vs reference Temporal analysis of wild-type larval and adult gene expression: GSE726: TP01 mid-L3 GSE727: TP02 late-L3 GSE728: TP03 late L3/early L4 GSE729: TP04 early L4 GSE730: TP05 late L4 GSE731: TP06 late L4/young adult GSE732: TP07 early young adult GSE733: TP08 late young adult GSE734: TP09 adult GSE735: TP10 adult with embs 1 GSE736: TP11 adult with emb 2 GSE737: TP12 adult with emb 3 Keywords: SuperSeries Refer to individual Series
Project description:We performed ChIP-seq analysis of LIN-42 from extracts obtained from staged late L4 hermaphrodites. We found 413 high confidence peaks that are predominately found at promoter regions and transcription start sites of mRNA and microRNA genes.