An Experimental and Bioinformatics Protocol for RNA-seq Analyses of Photoperiodic Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, <em>Aedes albopictus</em>

Monica F. Poelchau; Xin Huang; Allison Goff; Julie Reynolds; Peter Armbruster

doi:10.3791/51961

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An Experimental and Bioinformatics Protocol for RNA-seq Analyses of Photoperiodic Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus

An Experimental and Bioinformatics Protocol for RNA-seq Analyses of Photoperiodic Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, <em>Aedes albopictus</em>

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An Experimental and Bioinformatics Protocol for RNA-seq Analyses of Photoperiodic Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus

An Experimental and Bioinformatics Protocol for RNA-seq Analyses of Photoperiodic Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus

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November 30, 2014

DOI:

10.3791/51961-v

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10.3791/51961-v

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Monica F. Poelchau¹, Xin Huang¹, Allison Goff¹, Julie Reynolds², Peter Armbruster¹

¹Department of Biology,Georgetown University, ²Insect Physiology Lab, EEOB,The Ohio State University

Summary

RNA-Seq analyses are becoming increasingly important for identifying the molecular underpinnings of adaptive traits in non-model organisms. Here, a protocol to identify differentially expressed genes between diapause and non-diapause Aedes albopictus mosquitoes is described, from mosquito rearing, to RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analyses of RNA-Seq data.