Project description:We identified genes regulated by parasitization of the silkworm Bombyx mori by three tachinid parasitoid species, Exorista japonica, Drino inconspicuoides and Pales pavida, using oligonucleotide microarrays. The numbers of genes and their intensity of expression varied with the species of parasitoid, within silkworm hemocytes and fat body. Bombyx mori hemocyte, silkgland and fat body samples parasitizated by Exorista japonica, Drino inconspicuoides and Pales pavida were prepared. Gene expression was compared in these two groups: control and parasitized.
Project description:We identified genes regulated by parasitization of the silkworm Bombyx mori by three tachinid parasitoid species, Exorista japonica, Drino inconspicuoides and Pales pavida, using oligonucleotide microarrays. The numbers of genes and their intensity of expression varied with the species of parasitoid, within silkworm hemocytes and fat body.
Project description:Uric acid (UA) is the final product of purine metabolism and plays an important role as a physiological antioxidant. In recent years, several different groups have reported a correlation between decreased UA in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and clinical progression and stage of PD. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of decreased UA under oxidative stress. We used our systematic functional annotation pipeline for silkworm genes to identify a novel UA metabolic pathway regulator under oxidative stress in a UA metabolism mutant silkworm Bombyx mori model. Gene expression was measured in 3day of fifth instar larvae of abnormal uric acid synthesis Bombyx mori mutant of op.
Project description:Maternal genes present in mature oocytes and play a crucial role in the early development of the silkworm. Although maternal genes have been widely studied in many species, there are limited research in Bombyx mori. High-through experimental technology provides a practical way for genome-wide study. Here we show a transcriptome study on silkworm eggs. Unfertilized eggs from five different stages of early development were used for detecting the change situation of gene expression. The expressed genes showed different patterns over time. Maternal genes were annotated according to homology analysis with Drosophila melanogaster. In our result, more than a half expressed maternal genes were fall into four expression patterns and showed downward trend over time. The function annotation of material genes showed that they were related to transcription factor activity, growth factor activity, nucleic acid binding, RNA binding, ATP binding, ion binding and so on. In additional, twenty-two gene clusters including material genes were identified from 18 scaffolds. Altogether, we plotted a profile for maternal genes of Bombyx mori using digital gene expression profiling method. It will provide a base for mother-specific signature research and improve the understanding of early development of silkworm.
Project description:Genome organization in diverse eukaryotes follows conserved principles including the formation of chromosome territories (CT), chromatin compartments, and TADs. Here, we describe the 3D architecture of holocentric chromosomes in the silkworm Bombyx mori. At the genome-wide scale, B. mori chromosomes are highly territorial lacking any visible trans contact pattern. At the chromosomal scale, B. mori chromosomes segregate into three chromatin compartments: an active A and an inactive B as described in other eukaryotes, and a third type, X, with a unique contact pattern. Compartment X is strongly enriched for short-range interactions and depleted of long-range interactions, hosts a specific combination of genetic and epigenetic features and localizes towards the periphery of CT. Biophysical simulations reveal the necessity of the combined effects of affinity-based compartmentalization and activity-based loop extrusion to lead to the unique interaction patterns observed. Our analyses contribute to our understanding how chromosomes fold highlighting the evolutionary plasticity of 3D genome organization.
