Project description:A method for the long-term maintenance of germ-free flies was established using aseptic isolators. The methodology effectively and reliably yields large numbers of germ-free flies in homogeneous cultures. Germ-free flies exhibited increased lifespan (only female flies) and decreased egg production, markedly reduced fat storage, less midday sleep, and enhanced aggressiveness (male flies). Fructilactobacillus—a species of fly intestinal microbes—was re-colonized in germ-free flies, and these gnotobiotic flies were successfully maintained for numerous generations. The proteome of those flies were analyzed.
Project description:In this study, we stably expressed TF-AID in the germline of Drosophila melanogaster to induce mutations around specific transcription factor binding sites across the genome. To identify the mutations, we sequenced: (1) individual flies from the TF-AID-expressing populations, sampled across generations and populations; (2) all the background stocks, including TF-AID stocks, NGT40, all balancers, and w1118; (3) 3rd-chromosome isogenic lines derived from TF-AID populations, with 2 flies per isogenic lines sequenced, as replicates; (4) flies from lines with eye phenotypes (pooling 6-12 flies per line) and their 3rd-chromosome isogenic descendants.
Project description:DNASeq reads from pools of female or male DrosDel and w1118 (parental strain for the Df/+ flies). Samples are named in this dataset according to the following sample naming scheme: tissue_genotype shorthand_sex_DNASeq_biological replicate #. We sequenced DNA from pools of female or male DrosDel and w1118 (parental strain for the Df/+ flies).
Project description:<p>Viral studies of Drosophila melanogaster typically involve virus injection with a small needle, causing post-injury a wounding/wound healing response, in addition to the effects of viral infection. However, the metabolic response to the needle injury is understudied, and many viral investigations neglect potential effects of this response. Furthermore, the wMel strain of the endosymbiont bacterium Wolbachia pipientis provides anti-viral protection in Drosophila. Here we used NMR-based metabolomics to characterise the acute wounding response in Drosophila and the relationship between wound healing and the Wolbachia strain wMel. The most notable response to wounding was found on the initial day of injury and lessened with time in both uninfected and Wolbachia infected flies. Metabolic changes in injured flies revealed evidence of inflammation, Warburg-like metabolism and the melanisation immune response as a response to wounding. In addition, at five days post injury Wolbachia infected injured flies were metabolically more similar to the uninjured flies than uninfected injured flies were at the same time point, indicating a positive interaction between Wolbachia infection and wound healing. This study is the first metabolomic characterisation of the wound response in Drosophila and its findings are crucial to the metabolic interpretation of viral experiments in Drosophila in both past and future studies.</p>