Project description:Immunocytochemical studies revealed that dG9a moves into nucleus after cycle 8 and appears to regulate gene expression by di-methylating H3K9 from cycle 8 to cycle 11. To determine which genes are regulated by dG9a during cycles 8-11, we examined mRNA levels by performing RNA-sequence analysis using early embryos (0-2 h after egg laying) of dG9a null mutant and wild type as a control
Project description:Dnmt2 and NSun2 are (cytosine-5) RNA methyltransferases. Using CRISPR/Cas9 we created null mutations in Dnmt2 and NSun2 genes in Drosophila melanogaster. We also ectopically expressed a wild type and catalytically inactive Dnmt2 form in the Dnmt2 mutant background. RNA bisulfite sequencing was used to follow RNA methylation at partical tRNA substrates.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Drosophila embryos comparing lola mutant 10-12 hour after egg lay (AEL) embryos to age-matched control embryos. Mutants are homozygous lola nulls (allele lola_ORE76). Two-condition experiment: lola mutant embryos vs. age-matched control embryos. 7 biological replicates, each sample independently collected and containing RNA from approximately 300 embryos. Mutant and control embryos for each replicate were collected simultaneously. Dye-swaps were performed.
Project description:Immunocytochemical studies revealed that dG9a moves into nucleus after cycle 8 and appears to regulate gene expression by di-methylating H3K9 from cycle 8 to cycle 11. To determine which genes are regulated by dG9a during cycles 8-11, we examined mRNA levels by performing RNA-sequence analysis using early embryos (0-2 h after egg laying) of dG9a null mutant and wild type as a control mRNA profiles of about 0-2h-old embryos of wild type (CantonS) and dG9a-depleted (dG9aRG5) strain
