Project description:Primary objectives: The primary objective is to investigate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Primary endpoints: circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Project description:To investigate the evolutionary divergence of transcriptional regulation between the mouse subspecies, we performed transcriptome analysis by microarray on testes from the X-chromosome substitution strain, which carries different subspecies-derived X chromosome on the host subspecies genome. Transcription profiling showed that large-scale aberrations in gene expression were occurred on the introgressed X chromosome. This improper expression was restored by introducing chromosome 1 from the same donor strain as the X chromosome, suggesting that the genetic incompatibility between trans-acting regulatory gene(s) on chromosome 1 and X-linked downstream genes might be a cause of the misregulation.
Project description:We describe a more detailed survey undertaken to detect candidate CNVs in a panel of 20 Asian cultivated rice and the genome-wide characteristics of CNVs in subspecies and groups. These resources allowed us to analyze genetic structure as indicated by CNVs, to implicate the biological roles of CNVs, and to identify candidate CNVs that are likely to occur independently in groups and contribute to differences between the subspecies.
Project description:Culex pipiens molestus and Cx. p. quinquefasciatus are the members of Culex pipiens Complex, but they display relatively large differences in behavior and physiological responses. We compared the genes of these mosquitoes to identify those that were differentially expressed in each subspecies. Such genes could play important roles in subspecies-specific blood feeding or oviposition behavior. Culex pipiens molestus and Cx. p. quinquefasciatus females were undertaken Illumina RNA sequencing.
