Project description:A Comparative Study of Human Testes and Epididymis through the Proteomics and RNA-seq Methods
<ul><li>Dataset imported into MassIVE from <a href="https://www.iprox.cn/page/project.html?id=IPX0003098000">https://www.iprox.cn/page/project.html?id=IPX0003098000</a> on 12/10/21</li></ul>
Project description:This project encompasses a de novo genome assembly of the cochineal bug, Dactylopius opuntiae, incorporating RNA-seq and MS/MS mass spectrometry proteomics as evidence for gene calling and protein annotation.
Project description:The genus Flaveria has been extensively used as a model to study the evolution of C4 photosynthesis as it contains both C3 and C4 species as well as a number of species that exhibit intermediate types of photosynthesis. The current phylogenetic tree of the Flaveria genus contains 21 of the 23 known Flaveria species and has been constructed using a combination of morphologicial data and three non-coding DNA sequences (nuclear encoded ETS, ITS and chloroplast encoded trnl-F). However, recent studies have suggested that phylogenetic trees inferred using a small number of molecular sequences may often be incorrect. Moreover, studies in other genera have often shown substantial differences between trees inferred using morphological data and those using molecular sequence. To provide new insight into the phylogeny of the genus Flaveria we utilize RNA-Seq data to construct a multi-gene concatenated phylogenetic tree of 17 Flaveria species. Furthermore, we use this new data to identify 14 C4 specific non-synonymous mutation sites, 12 of which (86%) can be independently verified by public sequence data. We propose that the data collection method provided in this study can be used as a generic method for facilitating phylogenetic tree reconstruction in the absence of reference genomes for the target species. 18 Flaveria sample including 11 species are sequenced, other three samples were also sequenced as out-group. In all, 21 samples.
Project description:We have performed a Proteogenomics meta-analysis of data sets deposited in ProteomeXchange: PXD000265, PXD000313, PXD000923, PXD001030, PXD001058, PXD002291, PXD002739, PXD002740 and PXD003156 and using 29 RNA-Seq data sets on rice (Oryza sativa). We created a search database comprising translated reads that had been mapped onto the rice genome, as well as officially annotated rice proteins sequences. The RNA Seq database was pre-processed to identify “novel transcripts” for those not mapping fully to an existing exon, and “novel junctions” for those reads mapped with a gap, implying a potential novel splice site that was not annotated in the official gene set. Confidentially identified “novel peptides” i.e. those mapping to a novel junction or novel transcript were post-processed to ensure that there were no other better explanations for the corresponding spectra e.g. peptide from a canonical gene with a modification or amino acid substitution. Data were exported from the pipeline in PSI mzIdentML 1.2 format, containing chromosomal coordinates, and further converted to PSI proBed format for genome visualisation. Novel peptides were searched against other plant databases using BLAST to see if they had predicted in genes from other species. A total of 1584 novel peptides were identified, mapping to ~700 genomic loci in which either new genes have been predicted (~100) or updates to existing gene models have been predicted (~600).
Project description:Phages are important drivers of bacterial evolution with therapeutic potential as antimicrobials. However, gaps in our understanding of phages and ability to rapidly engineer them with new genetic cargo hinders progress towards phage-based therapies. To address the lack of unbiased, genome-wide mutational tools for phages, we developed transposon mutagenesis employing CRISPR-anti-CRISPR (Acr)-based selection and deep-sequencing (Phage Tn-seq). Transposon mutagenesis was effective for phages with unmodified or hypermodified genomes and a jumbo phage that protects its DNA within a nucleus. Phage Tn-seq enabled phage gene essentiality assignment consistent with structural proteomics and core gene conservation. Insertion biases allowed prediction of transcriptional direction and early injected phage DNA regions. We exploited the method to rapidly deliver new cargo to phage genomes in just a few days and used an AI-designed Acr to expand the phage transposon toolbox. Phage Tn-seq is versatile tool to advance our understanding and applications of phages.
Project description:<p>The genomes of positive-sense (+) single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses are believed to be subjected to a wide range of RNA modifications. In this study, we focused on the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) as a model (+) ssRNA virus to study the landscape of viral RNA modification in infected human cells. Among the 32 distinct RNA modifications analyzed by mass spectrometry, inosine was found enriched in the genomic CHIKV RNA. However, orthogonal validation by Illumina RNA-seq analyses did not identify any inosine modification along the CHIKV RNA genome. Moreover, CHIKV infection did not alter the expression of ADAR1 isoforms, the enzymes that catalyze the adenosine to inosine conversion. Together, this study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to assess the presence of RNA</p><p>modifications in viral RNA genomes.</p>
Project description:Lipids play an important role in energy storage, membrane structure stabilization and signaling. Parasitoids are excellent models to study lipidomics because a majority of them do not accumulate during their free-living life-stage. Studies on parasitoids have mostly focused on the changes in the lipids and gene transcripts in hosts and little attention has been devoted to lipidomics and transcriptomics changes in parasitoids. In this study, a relative quantitative analysis of lipids and their gene transcripts in 3-days-old Lysiphlebia japonica larva (3 days after spawning) and pupae were performed using liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and RNA-seq. Thirty-three glycerolipids and 250 glycerophospholipids were identified in this study; all triglycerides and the vast majority of phospholipids accumulated in the pupal stage. This was accompanied by differentially regulated lipid uptake and remolding. Furthermore, our data showed that gene transcription was up-regulated in key nutrient metabolic pathways involved in lipid synthesis in 3-days-old larvae. Finally, our data suggests that larva and pupa of L. japonica may lack the ability for fatty acids synthesis. A comprehensive, quantitative, and expandable resource was provided for further studies of metabolic regulation and molecular mechanisms underlying parasitic response to hosts defense.