Project description:Neural crest cells are a transient embryonic population, hence are neither present after bith and nor are they readily accesible for analysis. Therefore, little is known about the genetic networks that regulate NC especification, delamitation and migration from the dorsal neural tube to their final destination along the embryo. Here we have developed a novel resource for lineage tracing and for the isolation of neural crest cells in the chick embryo, enabling us to perform a genome-wide expression screen in neural crest progenitors versus neuroepithelial cells.
Project description:Background: E2A, encoded by the TCF3 gene locus, belongs to the E protein transcription factor family, which also includes HEB (TCF12) and E2-2 (TCF4), has been suggested to play an important role in leukemogenesis. However, far less is known about the function of E2A in cell-fate regulation of hESCs. Therefore, further understanding of E2A in self-renewal and differentiation of embryonic stem cells may be influenced. In the study, we demonstrated E2A knockout exhibited blocked neural differentiation, which is tightly related to histone modification H3K4me3 and H3K27me3. Methods: The genomic DNA of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 binding peaks in wild type and E2A knockout neural progenitor cells were generated by ChIP-seq technique using IIIumina Hiseq 2500. Results: A comprehensive human chromatin state of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 in wild type and E2A knockout neural progenitor cells was provided. Function enrichment, network characteristics and disease association of the binding peaks were analyzed. Conclusion: The dataset could serve as a baseline resource for investigating the potential effects and mechanism of H3K4me3/H3K27me3/E2A complex in neural differentiation period of embryonic stem cells
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series:; GSE13136: Identification of candidate neuroblastoma genes by combining genomic and expression microarrays: expression data; GSE13137: Identification of candidate neuroblastoma genes by combining genomic and expression microarrays: SNP data Experiment Overall Design: Refer to individual Series
Project description:During early vertebrate development, signals from a special region of the embryo, the organizer, can re-direct the fate of non-neural ectoderm cells to form a complete, patterned nervous system. This is called neural induction and has generally been imagined as a single signaling event, causing a switch of fate. Here we undertake a comprehensive analysis, in very fine time-course, of the events following exposure of ectoderm to the organizer. Using transcriptomics and epigenomics we generate a Gene Regulatory Network comprising 175 transcriptional regulators and 5,614 predicted interactions between them, with fine temporal dynamics from initial exposure to the signals to expression of mature neural plate markers. Using in situ hybridization, single-cell RNA-sequencing and reporter assays we show that neural induction by a grafted organizer mimics normal neural plate development. The study is accompanied by a comprehensive resource including information about conservation of the predicted enhancers in different vertebrate systems.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in regulating multiple processes during brain development in various species. However, the function of miRNAs in human brain development remains largely unexplored. Here, we provide a comprehensive analysis of miRNA expression of regionalized neural progenitor cells derived from human embryonic stem cells and human fetal brain. We found that several miRNAs displaying both age-specific and region-specific expression patterns. Among these miRNAs we identified miR-10 to be specifically expressed in the human hindbrain and spinal cord, while absent from rostral regions. Gain-of-function experiments further demonstrated that miR-10 alone could drive caudalization of human neural progenitors cells. Together, these data confirms a role for miRNAs in establishing different human neural progenitor populations. This data set also provides a comprehensive resource for future studies investigating the functional role of different miRNAs in human brain development MicroRNA sequencing of 34 samples from human embryonic stem cells and human fetal brains.