Project description:Escort cells (ECs) in the Drosophila ovaries showed important functions in modulate germline cysts differentiation, as germline cysts differentiation niche, yet their subtypes and functions to germline cysts were still little known. Through single cell RNA-sequencing analysis, here we provide a comprehensive analysis of cellular diversity and functions of ECs in adult Drosophila germariums. We identify 2 EC subtypes with different gene expression and functions, further tested through EC subtypes-specific gene RNAi. Our single-cell data should greatly facilitate understanding of the functions of ECs as differentiation niche.
Project description:Comparison of transcript abundance between control (untreated) and methotrexate treated S3 Drosophila cells and ovaries disected from female flies. Keywords: Stress response
Project description:Purpose: To identify significantly different individual mRNA species or genetic pathways in the GCNAKO mutant sample when compared to the wildtype sample. GCNA is encoded by CG14814 (Flybase ID: FBgn0023515). Method: Total RNA was extracted using the Qiagen miRNEasy kit, followed by on column DNAse digest using the Qiagen DNAse digest kit. We used the miRNEasy kit to ensure collection of small RNA species as well as total RNA. RNA was collected from three independent bological replicates of freshly dissected Drosophila ovaries ( 100 ovaries per replicate), collected from 1-3 day old female Drosophila. Ovaries were flash frozen in liquid nitrogen after dissection to preserve the RNA species and prevent degradation. RNAse free conditions were maintained throughout the extraction protocol. RNA quality was tested by the sequencing core before sequencing the RNA.
Project description:H3K27me3 profiles using Cleavage under targets and Release using nuclease (Cut&Run) in control and KD Drosophila melanogaster ovaries. We examined the impact on chromatin profiles in Drosophila melanogaster ovaries in which the lid, the Sin3a, the Snr1 or the mod(mdg4) gene have been selectively knocked down by tissue-specific shRNA expression. We additionally explored H3K27me3 and H3K9me3 in control and dhd mutant ovaries either carrying or not a transgene.
Project description:We report transcriptional heterogeneity of venous endothelial cells (ECs) in the tail of zebrafish embryos, which consist of HSPC-niche-constituting ECs and caudal vessel (CV)-constituting ECs. To characterize isl1-derived ECs which derive from the endoderm and mainly constitute the HSPC niche in the caudal hematopoietic tissue (CHT), we performed single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of isl1-derived ECs and the other ECs separately isolated from the tails of zebrafish embryos. Our analyses revealed that tail venous ECs were split into 5 distinct sub-clusters where isl1-derived ECs and the other ECs were similarly distributed to all venous EC clusters, and further revealed that genes whose expression levels are different between isl1-derived ECs and the other ECs tend to show similar changes across all of the clusters even after their diversification.
Project description:We use single cell RNA sequencing approach to identify and characterize all cell types in developing Drosophila ovaries at late third instar larval stage (LL3).