2022
Genomics analysis of Drosophila sechellia response to Morinda citrifolia fruit diet
Drum Z, Lanno S, Gregory S, Shimshak S, Barr W, Gatesman A, Schadt M, Sanford J, Arkin A, Assignon B, Colorado S, Dalgarno C, Devanny T, Ghandour T, Griffin R, Hogan M, Horowitz E, McGhie E, Multer J, O'Halloran H, Ofori-Darko K, Pokushalov D, Richards N, Sagarin K, Taylor N, Thielking A, Towle P, Coolon J. Genomics analysis of Drosophila sechellia response to Morinda citrifolia fruit diet. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2022, 12: jkac153. PMID: 35736356, PMCID: PMC9526069, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression responsesD. sechelliaGenome-wide gene expression responsesExpression responsesTranscription factor prediction analysesNoni fruitDrosophila sechelliaGenomic analysisRegulatory networksIdentified genesHost specialistsToxic fruitsGenetic mechanismsRNA sequencingBiochemical pathwaysToxin resistanceFruit flyFruit dietGenesFruitMorinda citrifoliaAbundant compoundsGeneral responseNoniRegulation
2019
Genomics Analysis of L-DOPA Exposure in Drosophila sechellia
Lanno S, Lam I, Drum Z, Linde S, Gregory S, Shimshak S, Becker M, Brew K, Budhiraja A, Carter E, Chigweshe L, Collins K, Earley T, Einstein H, Fan A, Goss S, Hagen E, Hutcheon S, Kim T, Mitchell M, Neri N, Patterson S, Ransom G, Sanchez G, Wiener B, Zhao D, Coolon J. Genomics Analysis of L-DOPA Exposure in Drosophila sechellia. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2019, 9: 3973-3980. PMID: 31575638, PMCID: PMC6893205, DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToxin-resistant phenotypeHost specializationResistance phenotypeGene expression responsesDrosophila sechelliaSpecies pairsGenomic analysisGenomic studiesFunctional geneticsReproductive successEcological adaptationGenomic techniquesToxic fruitsGenetic basisExpression responsesKnock-downHeterologous speciesToxin resistanceGenesFruit flyL-DOPA exposureGenomeSpeciesSupplementation of dietsPhenotype
2017
Transcriptomic Analysis of Octanoic Acid Response in Drosophila sechellia Using RNA-Sequencing
Lanno S, Gregory S, Shimshak S, Alverson M, Chiu K, Feil A, Findley M, Forman T, Gordon J, Ho J, Krupp J, Lam I, Lane J, Linde S, Morse A, Rusk S, Ryan R, Saniee A, Sheth R, Siranosian J, Sirichantaropart L, Sternlieb S, Zaccardi C, Coolon J. Transcriptomic Analysis of Octanoic Acid Response in Drosophila sechellia Using RNA-Sequencing. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2017, 7: 3867-3873. PMID: 29021218, PMCID: PMC5714484, DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociOA resistanceGene expression analysisGene OntologyResistance genesRNA sequencingRNA interferenceExpression analysisConsistent with previous functional studiesFunctional studiesGene family membersAnnotated orthologsDrosophila sechelliaEffect lociRNA-seqLevels of octanoic acidTrait lociCuticle developmentDefense responsesExpressed genesToxic fruitsTranscriptome analysisDownregulated genesUpregulated genesGenesGenetic basis of octanoic acid resistance in Drosophila sechellia: functional analysis of a fine‐mapped region
López J, Lanno S, Auerbach J, Moskowitz E, Sligar L, Wittkopp P, Coolon J. Genetic basis of octanoic acid resistance in Drosophila sechellia: functional analysis of a fine‐mapped region. Molecular Ecology 2017, 26: 1148-1160. PMID: 28035709, PMCID: PMC5330365, DOI: 10.1111/mec.14001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD. sechelliaOA resistanceDrosophila sechelliaRNA interferenceGenetic basisEvolutionary changesTissue-specific RNA interferenceFine-mapped regionKnock down expressionGene expression analysisD. simulansSister speciesChromosome 3RGenomic regionsD. melanogasterDefence compoundsLevel of expressionToxic fruitsFat bodySpecies of fruit fliesEnvironmental plasticityGenesSeychelles IslandsFruit flyFunctional analysis