Differential gene expression of cells located in the top and bottom of yeast colonies

Saccharomyces cerevisiae colonies were grown on synthetic minimal media containing 1% glucose. The top layer of cells was scraped off using a custom plastic guide and a cell scraper. The remaining bottom layer of cells was then washed off with water and proteomics samples were prepared from both layers separately. Label-free quantification by DIA-SWATH was used to assess differences in gene expression between top and bottom layers.