Project description:Determine the molecular processes affected by the ron3 mutation 4 hybridizations that each compare ron3- with the control Ler-genotypes; 2 dye swaps with biological replicates
Project description:Zebeafish yquem harbors a mutation in the gene encoding uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD), the fifth enzyme in heme biosynthesis, and was established as a vertebrate model for human hepatoerythropoietic porphyria (HEP). In an effort to investigate the unknown aspects of UROD deficiency pathogenesis, we used a 14,000-oligonucleotide-gene microarray to determine differentially expressed genes in yquem/urod (-/-) and wild type control zebrafish larvae. Keywords: zebrafish, Danio rerio, wild-type yquem, urod, porphyria
Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to analyze genes affected by wuho mutation in Drosophila ovary Ovarian mRNA prolife of 7 day old control flies and flies bearing wuho mutation, in duplicate, using Illumina NextSeq 500. The sequence reads that passed quality filters were analyzed at the transcript isoform level with two methods: Burrows–Wheeler Aligner (BWA) followed by ANOVA (ANOVA) and TopHat followed by Cufflinks.
Project description:To better understand molecular mechanisms of human pancreatic development associated with GATA6 haploinsufficiency, we performed RNA-seq analysis to characterize the biological processes affected by GATA6 heterozygous mutation. We found majority of top downregulated transcription factors are known to play key roles in pancreatic development and top downregulated genes were enriched with factors involved in developmental processes, with the pancreas being the top affected lineage.
Project description:C. elegans lacking AMPK do not exhibit reproductive defects during normal growth, but when passaged through dauer, exhibit germline hyperplasia and premature spermatogenesis, followed by complete sterility post-dauer (Narbonne and Roy, Development, 2006). Loss of RNAi pathway components suppresses several of these phenotypes (Kadekar and Roy, PLoS Biol, 2019). We sought to carry out a transcriptomic analysis of control and AMPK mutant animals in the dauer and post-dauer stage to understand what gene expression changes occur due to the absence of AMPK, and how RNAi pathway components may be affected. The daf-2 mutation was used to induce dauer by a temperature shift to 25 °C.
Project description:Aims: Comparison of transcriptome between mutant and wild-type plant. Based on the temperature sensitive period of the mutant the gene likely acts during the earliest stages of the specification of the leaf primordium. Background: The ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 3 mutation causes a temperature dependent loss of all spongy mesophyll and most palisade parenchyma in developing leaves. Although these leaves lack most internal tissues excepting vasculature they continue to expand away from the main axis of plant growth. Mature leaves have a small midrib and marginal regions that are large balloons of epidermis covering airspace. add3 is a temperature sensitive mutation whose most severe phenotypic response occurs at a restrictive temperature of 29 degrees C. Using BAC and TAC filters a recombinant population we have generated and available and newly developed molecular markers a high resolution (1000 chromosomes scored) physical genetic map has been completed to define the physical extent of the locus. Transformation rescue and RNAi experiments are currently underway to determine if a candidate gene identified using the approach outlined above is ADD3. Experimentalia: Wild-type and add3 tissue will be grown at 29 degrees C until the first two true leaves have emerged. Two days after emergence the aerial portions of the plants will be collected and RNA will be isolated. This developmental stage will provide plants with primordia in various stages of development. The wild-type tissue will serve as a control for exposure of developing primordia to high temperature the add3 plants will provide the experimental transcriptome. We intend to use RNA isolation protocols provided by the former AFGC facility for isolation of RNA. Conclusion:ADD3 is the first mutant from our collection of temperature sensitive mutations affecting shoot, floral and root organogenesis to be studied at the transcriptome level. Our work modeling the evolution of gene duplicates and genetic redundancy suggests that temperature conditional redundancy may be common in plants (Pickett and Meeks-Wagner Plant Cell 19957 1347-1356)(Force,Lynch,Pickett et al. Genetics 1999151 1531-1545). A highly similar gene to the ADD3 candidate gene has been identified. An exploration of the utility of transcriptomics to describe phenotypic impacts of potential conditionally redundant mutants is particularly timely. Many reverse genetics experiments in Arabidopsis result in "mutants" displaying small or no impacts on phenotype. The completion of the Arabidopsis genome sequence suggests that this experience may become common. Experimenter name = F. Bryan Pickett Experimenter institute = Loyola University of Chicago Experimenter address = Dept. of Biology Experimenter address = Loyola University of Chicago Experimenter address = 6525 N. Sheridan Rd. Experimenter address = Chicago, IL Experimenter zip/postal_code = 60626 Experimenter country = USA Keywords: genetic_modification_design
Project description:The goal of this study is to gain insight into the early biomarkers and molecular pathways affected by the SOD1+/A272C mutation in human motor neurons. Isogenic control line was created by CRISPR/Cas9 mediated targeted gene correction. Motor neurons were derived from isogenic iPSC lines, and RNA sequencing was employed to determine differentially expressed genes. This study provides an isogenic platform to study ALS disease mechanism at the early stage.
Project description:Background: Mutations of mitochondrial (mt)DNA cause a variety of human diseases and are also implicated in ageing processes. Results: Primary fibroblasts of the conplastic mouse strain C57BL/6J-mtALR/LTJ with a mutation at position nt4738 resulting in a single nucleotide exchange (leucine to methionine) in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (Nd2) gene of the respiratory chain show higher enzyme activity and ATP production and lower ROS production than control fibroblasts. Furthermore, Nd2-mutant fibroblasts show a higher proliferation rate and a reduction of senescence markers. Transcriptome analysis reveals members of the p38MAPK pathway as being significantly downregulated in Nd2-mutant mice as compared with controls. In line with this, inhibition of p38MAPK with SB203580 enhanced the proliferation and reduced cytokine secretion in senescent Nd2-mutant fibroblasts. Conclusion: Taken together, we report Nd2 as a new mitochondrial gene with age-protective function in mice, and possibly in humans, which interferes with age-related signaling pathways.
Project description:Molecular genetic analyses support a central role of BZR1 in Brassinosteroid (BR) regulation of plant development. The dominant bzr1-1D mutation, which stabilizes the BZR1 protein, completely suppresses the de-etiolated phenotype of the null bri1-116 mutant grown in the dark. Using microarray analysis, we identified genes differentially expressed in bri1-116 compared to wild type and genes differentially expressed in the bzr1-1D;bri1-116 double mutant compared to the bri1-116 single mutant. Consistent with the phenotypic suppression of bri1-116 by bzr1-1D, about 80% of the genes affected in bri1-116 were affected oppositely by bzr1-1D
Project description:Purpose: To determine transcriptome profile of the facial processes of Wnt9b, Rspo2 and double gene knockout embryos by NG RNA sequencing Method: Embryonic facial process RNA samples isolated from wild type, Rspo2, Wnt9b and Rspo2;Wnt9b double mutants in triplicate (except wild type (n=2)) at embryonic day 10.5 Results: single-end 50bp reads, 19.8 million reads - 30.7 million reads.