Project description:Interventions: Case series:Nil
Primary outcome(s): intestinal microecological disorders;blood non-coding RNAs and immune status
Study Design: Randomized parallel controlled trial
Project description:We deep-sequenced small RNAs after immunoprecipitation of Mili or Miwi, as well as total small RNA from adult mouse testis. The goal of this experiment is to more deeply characterize the piRNA pool from adult mouse testes, using the Illumina platform.
Project description:Numerous RNAs are exported from the nucleus, abnormalities of which lead to cellular complications and diseases. We report the identification of Exportin 4 (XPO4) as a conserved circular RNA (circRNA) exportin. Cellular insufficiency of XPO4 causes nuclear circRNA accumulation, circRNA:DNA (ciR-loop) formation, linear RNA:DNA (liR-loop) buildup, and DNA damage. These results provide insights into the mechanism and biomedical links of circRNA nuclear export.
Project description:We deep-sequenced small RNAs after immunoprecipitation of Mili or Miwi, as well as total small RNA from adult mouse testis. The goal of this experiment is to more deeply characterize the piRNA pool from adult mouse testes, using the Illumina platform. Comparison of 2 IP libraries with a non-IP library
Project description:RNAs that are enriched in AGO2 Immunoprecipitated (IP) products or PIWIL1 IP products were identified from mouse(BALB/C) adult testes by examine the ratio of total RNA signal intensity to AGO2 IP RNA or PIWIL1 IP RNA signal intensity.
Project description:The PDE12 gene codes for the poly(A)-specific exoribonuclease, involved in the quality control of mitochondrial non-coding RNAs. Here, we report that disease-causing PDE12 variants in three unrelated families are associated with mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiencies. Clinically, they presented in utero and within the neonatal period with muscle and brain involvement leading to marked cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency in muscle and severe lactic acidosis. To analyze perturbations in specific cellular pathways contributing to pathogenesis in our patient cohort, we used Affymetrix Clariom D transcriptome arrays to study the RNA levels in fibroblasts derived from two patient (Patient 2 and patient 3), comparing these to age-matched controls.
Project description:Circulating extracellular RNAs (exRNAs) are potential biomarkers of disease. We thus hypothesized that age-related changes in exRNAs can identify age-related processes. We profiled both large and small RNAs in human serum to investigate changes associated with normal aging. exRNA was sequenced in 13 young (30-32 yrs.) and 10 old (80-85 yrs.) African American women to identify all RNA transcripts present in serum. We identified age-related differences in several RNA biotypes, including mitochondrial transfer RNAs, mitochondrial ribosomal RNA, and unprocessed pseudogenes. Age-related differences in unique RNA transcripts were further validated in an expanded cohort. Pathway analysis revealed that EIF2 signaling, oxidative phosphorylation, and mitochondrial dysfunction were among the top pathways shared between young and old. Protein interaction networks revealed distinct clusters of functionally-related protein-coding genes in both age-groups. These data provide timely and relevant insight into the exRNA repertoire in serum and its change with aging.
Project description:RNAs that are enriched in AGO2 Immunoprecipitated (IP) products or PIWIL1 IP products were identified from mouse(BALB/C) adult testes by examine the ratio of total RNA signal intensity to AGO2 IP RNA or PIWIL1 IP RNA signal intensity. Two-condition experiment,Total RNA extracted from mouse adult testes vs. AGO2 IP RNA extracted from mouse adult testes and total RNA extracted from mouse adult testes vs. PIWIL1 IP RNA extracted from mouse adult testes.
Project description:The import of nuclear transcribed RNAs into mitochondria is an emerging area that presents tremendous opportunity to develop human metabolic therapeutics. However, our knowledge base is quite limited. Much remains to be discovered regarding specific RNA localization and mechanisms of import. In order to identify novel RNAs imported into mitochondria, all RNAs within the mitochondria were characterized using next generation sequencing technology. Several nuclear transcribed RNAs were found within mitochondrial RNA samples, including nuclear ribosomal RNAs, gamma satellite RNA and VL30 retroelement RNA. The presence of these RNAs within mitochondria coupled with RNA sequencing data (RNAseq) from other laboratories investigating mitochondrial RNA processing, lead us to hypothesize that nuclease treatment of mitoplasts is insufficient for removing contaminating cytoplasmic RNAs. In contrast to traditional methodology, mitochondrial import was evaluated by qRT-PCR after stepwise removal of the outer mitochondrial membrane and subsequent lysis of mitochondria. This allowed identification of RNAs lost from the mitochondria with the same kinetics as mtDNA-transcribed RNAs. This approach provided an improved evaluation of nuclear RNA enrichment within mitochondrial membranes in order to characterize nuclease protection and mitochondrial import and identify false-positive detection errors. qRT-PCR results confirmed the presence of VL30 retroelement RNA within mitochondria and question the hypothesis that the RNA component of RNase P is imported. These results illustrate a reliable approach for evaluating the presence of RNAs within mitochondria and open new avenues of investigation relating to mitochondrial RNA biology and in targeting mitochondrial based therapeutics.
Project description:Succinyl-CoA synthetase was reported to sustain mitochondrial respiration and enhance leukemia proliferation. However, the biological mechanisms of mitochondrial metabolism and leukemia pathogenesis, beyond energy production, remains underexplored. Here we report that depletion of SUCLG1 causes hypersuccinylation in leukemia cell lines, which impairs cell proliferation and leukemia progression. We hypothesize that increased histone H3 succinylation attenuates bromodomain interaction with chromatin, hence disrupting BRD4-mediated leukemogenic genes transcription. To confirm the hypothesis, we performed RNA-seq analysis in SUCLG1 knockout cell lines, JQ1-treated cells, Ksuc high and low primary AML patients.