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ArticleG3 (Bethesda, Md.)2014

Whole-genome expression analysis in the third instar larval midgut of Drosophila melanogaster.

Thomas W R Harrop, Stephen L Pearce, Phillip J Daborn, Philip Batterham

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Article in G3 (Bethesda, Md.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas W R HarropDepartment of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia twharrop@gmail.com p.batterham@unimelb.edu.au.
Stephen L PearceDepartment of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Phillip J DabornDepartment of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Philip BatterhamDepartment of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia twharrop@gmail.com p.batterham@unimelb.edu.au.
University of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Survival of insects on a substrate containing toxic substances such as plant secondary metabolites or insecticides is dependent on the metabolism or excretion of those xenobiotics. The primary sites of xenobiotic metabolism are the midgut, Malpighian tubules, and fat body. In general, gene expression in these organs is reported for the entire tissue by online databases, but several studies have shown that gene expression within the midgut is compartmentalized. Here, RNA sequencing is used to investigate whole-genome expression in subsections of third instar larval midguts of Drosophila melanogaster. The data support functional diversification in subsections of the midgut. Analysis of the expression of gene families that are implicated in the metabolism of xenobiotics suggests that metabolism may not be uniform along the midgut. These data provide a starting point for investigating gene expression and xenobiotic metabolism and other functions of the larval midgut.

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Genome, InsectTranscriptomeAnimalsBase SequenceDrosophila melanogasterGene Expression ProfilingIntestinal MucosaLarvaMolecular Sequence DataOrgan SpecificityXenobioticsXenobioticsGSTinsecticidemetabolismP450xenobiotic

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PMID25193493
PMCPMC4232545
OpenAlexW1970960656

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