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  • Title: Transcriptomic Analysis of Octanoic Acid Response in Drosophila sechellia Using RNA-Sequencing.
    Author: Lanno SM, Gregory SM, Shimshak SJ, Alverson MK, Chiu K, Feil AL, Findley MG, Forman TE, Gordon JT, Ho J, Krupp JL, Lam I, Lane J, Linde SC, Morse AE, Rusk S, Ryan R, Saniee A, Sheth RB, Siranosian JJ, Sirichantaropart L, Sternlieb SR, Zaccardi CM, Coolon JD.
    Journal: G3 (Bethesda); 2017 Dec 04; 7(12):3867-3873. PubMed ID: 29021218.
    Abstract:
    The dietary specialist fruit fly Drosophila sechellia has evolved to specialize on the toxic fruit of its host plant Morinda citrifolia Toxicity of Morinda fruit is primarily due to high levels of octanoic acid (OA). Using RNA interference (RNAi), prior work found that knockdown of Osiris family genes Osiris 6 (Osi6), Osi7, and Osi8 led to increased susceptibility to OA in adult D. melanogaster flies, likely representing genes underlying a Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) for OA resistance in D. sechellia While genes in this major effect locus are beginning to be revealed, prior work has shown at least five regions of the genome contribute to OA resistance. Here, we identify new candidate OA resistance genes by performing differential gene expression analysis using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) on control and OA-exposed D. sechellia flies. We found 104 significantly differentially expressed genes with annotated orthologs in D. melanogaster, including six Osiris gene family members, consistent with previous functional studies and gene expression analyses. Gene ontology (GO) term enrichment showed significant enrichment for cuticle development in upregulated genes and significant enrichment of immune and defense responses in downregulated genes, suggesting important aspects of the physiology of D. sechellia that may play a role in OA resistance. In addition, we identified five candidate OA resistance genes that potentially underlie QTL peaks outside of the major effect region, representing promising new candidate genes for future functional studies.
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