RNA-Seq of FEX1, FEX2 deleted S. cerevisiae (yeast) treated with sodium fluoride against untreated control

Fluoride is a highly abundant, naturally occurring toxicant that causes oxidative stress, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis at high concentrations. Our lab has created a fluoride-sensitized yeast model lacking fluoride exporters, FEX1 and FEX2. These yeast undergo cell cycle arrest and apoptosis at over 1000-fold less fluoride concentration than in wild type, and oxidative stress within four hours. To determine the mechanism by which fluoride triggers oxidative stress, we grew cells in 25 mL YPD media at starting O.D. 0.1 in +/- 50 uM NaF. After four hours, the cells were washed twice with sterile water, and RNA was harvested and treated with DNAse. RNA was then sent to the the Yale Center for Genome Analysis for quality analysis with a Bioanalyzer and subsequent poly-A sequencing.