ERP023609 RNA-seq of immune response in Drosophila Study: PRJEB21366

  • William Palmer (Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh) (Creator)
  • Nathan Medd (Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh) (Creator)

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Study - ENA project accession ERP023609

Abstract

We find that Kallithea virus infection is costly for adult flies, reaching high titres in both sexes and disproportionately reducing survival in males, and movement and late fecundity in females. Using the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel, we quantify host genetic variance for virus-induced mortality and viral titre and identify candidate host genes that may underlie this variation, including Cdc42-interacting protein 4. Using full transcriptome sequencing of infected males and females, we examine the transcriptional response of flies to Kallithea virus infection and describe differential regulation of virus-responsive genes. This work establishes Kallithea virus as a new tractable model to study the natural interaction between D. melanogaster and DNA viruses, and we hope it will serve as a basis for future studies of immune responses to DNA viruses in insects.

Data Citation

Palmer W, Medd N, 2018, ERP023609 RNA-seq of immune response in Drosophila Study: PRJEB21366, European Nucleotide Archive, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/PRJEB21366
Date made available2018
PublisherEuropean Nucleotide Archive

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