Project description:Competition between bacteria can impact the ability to colonize a host. In the accessory nidamental gland (ANG) reproductive symbiosis of the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, symbionts colonize various epithelium lined tubules of adult females. We hypothesize that symbionts may use competitive mechanisms to determine ANG tubule colonization outcomes. One ANG strain, Leisingera sp. ANG-M7, was found to inhibit another ANG symbiont, Leisingera sp. ANG-DT, in vitro. Transposon mutagenesis was used to determine the genes required for this antimicrobial activity. Seven ANG-M7 transposon mutants were found with significantly decreased ability to inhibit ANG-DT compared to WT ANG-M7. Of these mutants, three strains (P08F1, P24E3, P40B12) were selected for transcriptome sequencing to look for shared pathways that were significantly different from WT.
2026-01-13 | GSE316061 | GEO
Project description:Microbiome of accessory nidamental gland of cephalopods
| PRJNA880911 | ENA
Project description:RNA sequencing of squid's accessory nidamental gland
Project description:Here we show that the Drosophila nuclear receptor DHR39 is necessary for male reproduction and acts as a global regulator of accessory gland gene expression. Mutants for the DHR39 transcription factor are sterile, with the majority of accessory gland genes expressed at reduced levels. Specific depletion of DHR39 within the accessory gland is sufficient to reduce male fecundity and accessory gland gene expression. Restoration of DHR39 in the accessory gland of DHR39 mutants rescues this sterility and transcriptional reduction. We conclude that DHR39 is a key regulator of most accessory gland genes, including ovulin and sex peptide, and is necessary for male fertility.
