Project description:Pesticides are continuously released into the environment, with possible long-term consequences on aquatic organisms. One of the pesticides still applied in several crops in some countries is the fungicide carbendazim, ending up in surface waters with concentrations reaching 5 µg/L. Daphnia magna (clone k6) was used in this study as a model organism and it was exposed to a sub-lethal concentration of carbendazim (5 µg/L) for twelve generations. Gene expression alterations induced by this compound were assessed in the F0 and F12 generations using D. magna custom microarrays. Results revealed that carbendazim caused changes at the gene expression level in both generations. Genes involved in response to stress, DNA replication/repair, neurotransmission, protein biosynthesis, ATP production, lipids and carbohydrates metabolism were the most affected in both F0 and F12, although a lower number of differentially expressed genes were observed in the F12 generation exposed to carbendazim. The exposure of daphnids to carbendazim did not cause a stable change in gene expression from F0 to F12 generations. Effects at the gene expression level were early detected at the F0 generation after a short-time exposure (10 days), highlighting the advantages of using high throughput tools as early warning analysis but also providing information on chemical mode of action, which can add value in risk assessment procedures.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE29854: Daphnia magna exposed to narcotics and polar narcotics - aniline GSE29856: Daphnia magna exposed to narcotics and polar narcotics - 4-chloroaniline GSE29857: Daphnia magna exposed to narcotics and polar narcotics - 3,5-dichloroaniline GSE29858: Daphnia magna exposed to narcotics and polar narcotics - 2,3,4-trichloroaniline GSE29862: Daphnia magna exposed to narcotics and polar narcotics - ethanol GSE29864: Daphnia magna exposed to narcotics and polar narcotics - isopropanol GSE29867: Daphnia magna exposed to narcotics and polar narcotics - methanol Refer to individual Series
Project description:Pesticides are continuously released into the environment, with possible long-term consequences on aquatic organisms. One of the pesticides still applied in several crops in some countries is the fungicide carbendazim, ending up in surface waters with concentrations reaching 5 µg/L. Daphnia magna (clone k6) was used in this study as a model organism and it was exposed to a sub-lethal concentration of carbendazim (5 µg/L) for twelve generations. Gene expression alterations induced by this compound were assessed in the F0 and F12 generations using D. magna custom microarrays. Results revealed that carbendazim caused changes at the gene expression level in both generations. Genes involved in response to stress, DNA replication/repair, neurotransmission, protein biosynthesis, ATP production, lipids and carbohydrates metabolism were the most affected in both F0 and F12, although a lower number of differentially expressed genes were observed in the F12 generation exposed to carbendazim. The exposure of daphnids to carbendazim did not cause a stable change in gene expression from F0 to F12 generations. Effects at the gene expression level were early detected at the F0 generation after a short-time exposure (10 days), highlighting the advantages of using high throughput tools as early warning analysis but also providing information on chemical mode of action, which can add value in risk assessment procedures. For the microarray experiment, neonates with less than 24h were picked from the F0 and F12 generations from both clean medium and carbendazim. Three replicates per each treatment were used and consisted of 5 daphnids aging 10 days old. A total of three replicates per treatment were used and each biological replicate was individually hybridized on the array. A single-color design was used, using the Agilent one-color RNA Spike-In Kit (AgilentTechnologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA), following the manufacturers protocol.
Project description:Custom D. magna gene expression microarray (Design ID: 023710, Agilent Technologies)were used to characterise gene expression profiles of Daphnia magna neoantes exposed to silver nanoparticles ( AgNPs ) or silver nitrate ( AgNO3 ) for 24 hours.
Project description:Comparison of female and male Daphnia magna gene expression with age. The sexes in Daphnia magna are genetically identical. The aim of this study was to identify possible differences in gene expression between genders with age.