Abstract

Objective

We quantified the effect of acute exposure to a high dosage of inorganic mercury on gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster using RNA-sequencing of whole adult females.

Results

We found 119 genes with higher gene expression following treatment (including all 5 Drosophila metallothionine genes and a number of heat shock protein genes), and 31 with lower expression (several of which are involved in egg formation). Our results highlight biological processes and genetic pathways impacted by exposure to this toxic metal, and provide motivation for future studies to understand the genetic basis of response to mercury.

Details

Title
Acute exposure to mercury drives changes in gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster
Author
Sanderson, Brian J; Sims-West, Dylan J; Macdonald, Stuart J
Pages
1-5
Section
Research Note
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
17560500
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3201557830
Copyright
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