Project description:To facilitate canine proteomics research, we have generated a non-redundant canine protein sequence database, with entry name annotation based on sequence similarity to the human proteome. To evaluate the sequence-based annotation transfer, we performed a shotgun proteomics experiment on subcellular fractions of canine spleen.
Project description:We report the application of size selection of small RNA species isolated from Jjhan cells harboring the human herpesvirus 6A genome. We ammassed >3.4million reads of sequence from three different sources: Normal Brain cell total RNA, Jjhan total RNA and HHV-6A BAC transfected Jjhan total RNA. Sequences were mapped to the HHV-6A Uganda 1102 strain genome (GenBank: X83413.1) with no less than 100% match for reads >20nt and <23nt. The resulting pool of candidates was mapped to the HHV-6A genome.
Project description:Spontaneous canine head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) represents an excellent model of human HNSCC but is greatly understudied. To better understand and utilize this valuable resource, we performed a pilot study that represents its first genome-wide characterization by investigating 12 canine HNSCC cases, of which 9 are oral, via high density array comparative genomic hybridization and RNA-seq. The analyses reveal that these canine cancers recapitulate many molecular features of human HNSCC. These include analogous genomic copy number abnormality landscapes and sequence mutation patterns, recurrent alteration of known HNSCC genes and pathways (e.g., cell cycle, PI3K/AKT signaling), and comparably extensive heterogeneity. Amplification or overexpression of protein kinase genes, matrix metalloproteinase genes, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition genes TWIST1 and SNAI1 are also prominent in these canine tumors. This pilot study, along with a rapidly growing body of literature on canine cancer, reemphasizes the potential value of spontaneous canine cancers in HNSCC basic and translational research.
Project description:Our understanding of disease is increasingly informed by changes in gene expression between normal and abnormal tissues. The release of the canine genome sequence in 2005 provided an opportunity to understand health and disease in the dog using investigative techniques including gene expression profiling. Accordingly, we now present a publicly accessible canine normal tissue gene expression database that will streamline the study of canine tissues and facilitate comparative genomic analysis with other mammals. The Affymetrix platform was utilized to catalogue the genetic signatures of normal canine tissues including: liver, kidney, heart, lung, cerebrum, lymph node, spleen, jejunum, pancreas and skeletal muscle. The quality of the database was assessed in several ways. Organ defining gene sets were identified for each tissue and functional enrichment analysis revealed themes consistent with known physio-anatomic functions for each organ. In addition, a comparison of orthologous gene expression between matched canine and human normal tissues uncovered remarkable similarity. Public access and use of this data, using infrastructure identical to that currently in use for human normal tissues, has been established and allows for additional cross-species comparisons. To demonstrate the utility of this dataset, novel canine gene annotations were established based on comparative analysis of dog and human tissue selective gene expression and manual curation of canine probeset mapping. It is expected that this dataset will contribute to more advanced study of disease in the dog and biologically robust biomedical studies that utilize the dog as a model for translational research.