Project description:We used 16S V3/V4 region amplification to evaluate the composition of bacteria species in mouse fecal pellets. Fecel pellets were collected from young-adult (12 weeks old) wild type C57Bl/6 mice and aged (72 weeks old) wild type C57Bl/6 mice after 21 days of vehicle or antibiotics treatment (to induce gut microbiota depletion). In one sequencing round, we sequenced a total of 12 different fecal samples (3 young control, 3 aged control, 3 young depleted gut microbiota (ABX) and 3 aged depleted gut microbiota (ABX)). Amplicons were indexed using the Nextera XT Index Kit and pooled into a library for Illumina sequencing.
Project description:C57BL/6Crl mice were fed 10 mg/kg BA or control for 13 days. Samples collected on day 14. Treatment groups included serocholate, serine + cholate, phenylalanocholate, phenylalanine + cholate, taurocholate, taurine + cholate, and a mock control.
Fecal, F; Colon, CL; Cecum, CE; Duodenum, DD; Gallbladder, GB; Ileum, IL; Liver, L
Project description:In this study, the efficiency of four RNA extraction methods was compared on 23 FFPE cardiac tissue specimens. The Qiagen AllPrep DNA/RNA FFPE kit (Method QP), Qiagen AllPrep DNA/RNA FFPE kit, with protocol modification on the ethanol wash step after deparaffinization (Method QE), CELLDATA RNAstorm 2.0 FFPE RNA Extraction kit (Method BP) and CELLDATA RNAstorm 2.0 FFPE RNA Extraction Kit with protocol modifications on the lysis step (Method BL). In comparing RNA quality metrics across FFPE RNA extract, nucleic acids extracted with Method QE and QP had the highest RNA yield. However, Method QE outperformed Method QP as more extract from Method QE had DV 200 values above 30%. Both method BL and BP produced a similar range of RNA purity and yield but more extract from Method BL had DV 200 values above 30% compared to Method BP. When accessing distribution value, Method BL outperformed Methods BP, QE, and QP as more extracts from Method BL had DV 200 values above 30% (16/23 samples) compared to other methods (PDV200<0.001; Kruskal-Wallis). However, method QE outperformed other methods in terms of RNA yield. The sequencing performance of RNA extracts from Method QE and Method BL was further tested on 8 matching samples with high RNA yield and high DV200 value respectively. RNA extracts from Method QE which yielded the highest RNA quantity among all methods exhibited comparable sequencing performance to extract obtained through Method BL, which yielded extract with high DV200 value. This study suggests that the DV200 and RNA yield are both reliable pre-analytic metrics in determining a suitable method for successful transcriptome sequencing of FFPE samples and have important implications for future studies exploring transcriptome sequencing of FFPE cardiac specimens.
Project description:In the present study, we used NGST to characterize mRNA-seq of control-, moderate hypoxia-treated and severe hypoxia-treated Micropterus salmoides livers to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of hypoxia adaptation. This is the first report on integrated analysis of the tissue specific and temporal changes in gene expression in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) exposed to hypoxia could reveal mechanisms of hypoxia adaptation. We provide a good case study with which to analyse mRNA expression and profile non-model fish species using NGST.
Project description:C57BL/6Crl mice were fed 10 mg/kg BA or control for 13 days. Samples collected on day 14. Treatment groups included serocholate, serine + cholate, phenylalanocholate, phenylalanine + cholate, taurocholate, taurine + cholate, and a mock control.
Fecal, F; Colon, CL; Cecum, CE; Duodenum, DD; Gallbladder, GB; Ileum, IL; Liver, L
Project description:Study the gene expression variation at cerebral cortex using two mouse model strains (C57BL/6 and ApoE(-/-) on the C57BL background) upon episode hypoxia treatment
Project description:untargeted metabolomics (RPLC, positive mode) on human milk samples to investigate the presence of maternal drugs and dietary factors in breast milk