Project description:Sodium appetite is an instinct that involves avid specific intention. It is elicited by sodium deficiency, stress-evoked ACTH and by reproduction. Genome-wide microarrays in sodium deficient mice, or following ACTH infusion, showed upregulation of hypothalamic genes, including DARPP-32, dopamine receptors-1 and -2, alpha-2C-adrenoceptor, and STEP. Both DARPP-32 and neural plasticity regulator, ARC were upregulated in lateral hypothalamic orexinergic neurons by sodium deficiency. Administration of dopamine D1- (SCH23390) and D2-receptor (raclopride) antagonists reduced gratification of sodium appetite triggered by sodium deficiency. SCH23390 was specific, having no effect on osmotic-induced water drinking, whereas raclopride also reduced water intake. D1-receptor knockout mice had normal sodium appetite, indicating compensatory regulation. It was insensitive to SCH23390, confirming the absence of off-target effects. Bilateral microinjection of SCH23390 (100nM in 200nL) into rats? lateral hypothalamus greatly reduced sodium appetite. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis in hypothalami of mice with sodium appetite showed significant enrichment of gene sets previously linked to addiction (opiates, cocaine). This finding of concerted gene regulation was attenuated upon gratification with perplexingly rapid kinetics of only 10 minutes, anteceding significant absorption of salt from the gut. Salt appetite and hedonic liking of salt taste have evolved over more than a hundred million years e.g. being present in Metatheria. Drugs causing pleasure and addiction are comparatively recent and likely reflect usurping of evolutionary ancient systems with high survival value by the gratification of contemporary hedonic indulgences. Our findings outline a novel molecular logic for instinctive behavior encoded by the brain with possible important translational-medical implications. Transcripts were profiled in the hypothalamus and whole brain of control and salt craving animals to determine the gene expression profile corresponding to that behavioral state. We show an over-representation of addiction-related genes in the set that is common to different methods of salt craving. Mouse hypothalamus and whole brain under three conditions: control, furosemide treated, and ACTH treated. 4 or 5 biological replicated per group. Two channels - experimental and reference are used.
Project description:We collected whole genome testis expression data from hybrid zone mice. We integrated GWAS mapping of testis expression traits and low testis weight to gain insight into the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility.
Project description:SILAC based protein correlation profiling using size exclusion of protein complexes derived from seven Mus musculus tissues (Heart, Brain, Liver, Lung, Kidney, Skeletal Muscle, Thymus)
Project description:We collected whole genome testis expression data from hybrid zone mice. We integrated GWAS mapping of testis expression traits and low testis weight to gain insight into the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility. Gene expression was measured in whole testis from males aged 62-86 days. Samples include 190 first generation lab-bred male offspring of wild-caught mice from the Mus musculus musculus - M. m. domesticus hybrid zone.
Project description:The hypothalamus is a functionally and cellularly complex tissue controlling many developmental processes, including puberty. While key hormonal aspects of puberty regulation in the hypothalamus are well established, understanding the genes, cell-types, and epigenetic mechanisms underlying and regulating puberty is limited. Here, we performed 3’-UTR-seq on the hypothalamus from both sexes of C57BL/6J mice at 5 ages spanning pubertal transition (postnatal days 12, 22, 27, 32, 37) (4-5 replicates per sex at each age) to examine genome-wide age- and sex-biased trends in gene expression in a cell-type aware manner. Sample collection, RNA extraction, and sequencing was completed using the same protocols and on the same mice as PMID: 3622112 (E-MTAB-9459). QuantSeq 3’mRNA-seq libraries were constructed from total RNA using an automated method with Agilent NGS Workstation. The resulting single-end libraries were sequenced at SickKids TCAG core on the Illumina v4 flow cell with SR50 bp cycles extended to 68 bp. A customized pipeline was developed and used for the analysis of reads obtained (PMID: 36221127 for details). Processed reads were mapped to mouse genome (mm10).