Project description:The function of a gene is closely connected to its expression specificity across tissues and cell types. RNA-Seq is a powerful quantitative tool to explore genome wide expression. The aim of the present study is to provide a comprehensive RNA-Seq dataset across the same 13 tissues for mouse and rat, two of the most relevant species for biomedical research. The dataset provides the transcriptome across tissues from three male C57BL6 mice and three male Han Wistar rats. We also describe our bioinformatics pipeline to process and technically validate the data. Principal component analysis shows that tissue samples from both species cluster similarly. By comparative genomics we show that many genes with high sequence identity with respect to their human orthologues have also a highly correlated tissue distribution profile and are in agreement with manually curated literature data for human. These results make us confident that the present study provides a unique resource for comparative genomics and will facilitate the analysis of tissue specificity and cross-species conservation in higher organisms.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small (~22 nucleotide) noncoding RNAs that play pivotal roles in regulation of gene expression. The value of miRNAs as circulating biomarkers is now broadly recognized; such tissue-specific biomarkers can be used to monitor tissue injury and several pathophysiological conditions in organs. In addition, miRNA profiles of normal organs and tissues are important for obtaining a better understanding of the source of modulated miRNAs in blood and how those modulations reflect various physiological and toxicological conditions. This work was aimed at creating an miRNA atlas in rats, as part of a collaborative effort with the Toxicogenomics Informatics Project in Japan (TGP2). We analyzed genome-wide miRNA profiles of 55 different organs and tissues obtained from normal male rats using miRNA arrays. The work presented herein represents a comprehensive dataset derived from normal samples profiled in a single study. Here we present the whole dataset with miRNA profiles of multiple organs, as well as precise information on experimental procedures and organ-specific miRNAs identified in this dataset. miRNA expression in rat various organs was measured with or without saline perfusion. 3 animals were used.
Project description:Five microarrays from a larger dataset used to demonstrate a normalization technique base on Zipf's law. The original data set was generated by using Atlas Rat cDNA microarrays (Clontech, 588 genes) probed with rat brain tissue, from control (cerebellum n=10, olive n=10) and harmaline treated (cerebellum n=10, olive n=9) animals. Microarrays were probed according to established protocols and exposed to imaging plates overnight (BAS-MS 2325) and scanned at a 50 m resolution on a FLA-3000G phosphoimager (Raytest, Germany). Image gridding was carried out using VisualGrid® software (http://www.gpc-biotech.com).
Project description:This experiment consists of expression profiles for proteins in human tissues based on immunohistochemistry tissue microarrays. The tissue and cell samples came from 144 normal individuals. Normal tissues are represented by samples from three individuals each (except for endometrium, skin, soft tissue and stomach which are represented by samples from six individuals each), one core per individual. <br> The data presented here is based on The Human Protein Atlas version 13 and Ensembl version 75.37. This entry represents a top level summary of the metadata only. For more information about the immunochemistry assays and how the tissue microarrays work for the assays, please visit the Human Protein Atlas website: http://www.proteinatlas.org/about/assays+annotation#ih
Project description:Five microarrays from a larger dataset used to demonstrate a normalization technique base on Zipf's law. The original data set was generated by using Atlas Rat cDNA microarrays (Clontech, 588 genes) probed with rat brain tissue, from control (cerebellum n=10, olive n=10) and harmaline treated (cerebellum n=10, olive n=9) animals. Microarrays were probed according to established protocols and exposed to imaging plates overnight (BAS-MS 2325) and scanned at a 50 m resolution on a FLA-3000G phosphoimager (Raytest, Germany). Image gridding was carried out using VisualGrid® software (http://www.gpc-biotech.com). Keywords: other