Mushroom body-specific RNA sequencing to examine the role of Bap60, a core SWI/SNF subunit, in the regulation of neuronal genes.

RNA sequencing was used to identify genome wide transcriptional changes occurring in the Drosophila mushroom body in juvenile and mature adult flies expressing a mushroom body-specific RNAi knockdown of Bap60. The results of this analysis suggested a role for Bap60 in the regulation of neurodevelopmental genes during a critical time window of juvenile adult brain development. Overall design: RNA from mushroom body nuclei was sequenced from Drosophila melanogaster expressing a mushroom body-specific RNAi knockdown of Bap60 or mCherry (control) in both juvenile (2 and 3 replicates, respectively) and mature (5 replicates each) adult flies.