Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE29791: Identification of putative targets of Nkx2-5 in Xenopus laevis using gene expression analysis and cross-species annotation GSE29795: Gene expression profile for X.laevis embryo head vs.tail Refer to individual Series
Project description:While the heart is the first organ to form during development, the earliest molecular mechanisms surrounding specification and differentiation are not clear. In vertebrates, the first marker of cardiac specification is the expression of the homeobox transcription factor Nkx2-5 and its paralogs. While some downstream targets of Nkx2-5 have been discovered, they alone are not sufficient to completely rescue Nkx2-5 knock-downs, suggesting that other targets of Nkx2-5 regulation remain unknown. In order to identify early targets of Nkx2-5, Xenopus laevis embryos were injected with synthetic Nkx2-5 mRNA and changes in gene expression measured using Affymetrix GeneChips. To interpret the data, X. laevis genomic annotation was augmented using cross-species information from the CrossGene database followed by gene ontology enrichment, network analysis, spatial expression, and Nkx2-5 binding site predictions. This allowed us to compile a list of 99 UniGene clusters representing likely early targets of Nkx2-5. Nkx2-5+GFP or GFP mRNA was injected into 8 cell Xenopus embryos. Total RNA was collected at St. 11.5. comparison of gene expression profiles for treated vs, control
Project description:While the heart is the first organ to form during development, the earliest molecular mechanisms surrounding specification and differentiation are not clear. In vertebrates, the first marker of cardiac specification is the expression of the homeobox transcription factor Nkx2-5 and its paralogs. While some downstream targets of Nkx2-5 have been discovered, they alone are not sufficient to completely rescue Nkx2-5 knock-downs, suggesting that other targets of Nkx2-5 regulation remain unknown. In order to identify early targets of Nkx2-5, Xenopus laevis embryos were injected with synthetic Nkx2-5 mRNA and changes in gene expression measured using Affymetrix GeneChips. To interpret the data, X. laevis genomic annotation was augmented using cross-species information from the CrossGene database followed by gene ontology enrichment, network analysis, spatial expression, and Nkx2-5 binding site predictions. This allowed us to compile a list of 99 UniGene clusters representing likely early targets of Nkx2-5.
Project description:We implemented a functional genomics approach as a means to undertake a large-scale analysis of the Xenopus laevis inner ear transcriptome through microarray analysis. Microarray analysis uncovered genes within the X. laevis inner ear transcriptome associated with inner ear function and impairment in other organisms, thereby supporting the inclusion of Xenopus in cross-species genetic studies of the inner ear. Gene expression analysis of Xenopus laevis juvenile inner ear tissue. Inner ear RNA isolated from three groups of 5-10 juvenile X. laevis. Each biological replicate represents pooled inner ear RNA from 10-19 inner ears.
Project description:RNA-seq technology was used to identify differentially localized transcripts from Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis stage VI oocytes. Besides the discovery of a group of novel animally enriched RNAs, this study revealed a surprisingly low conservation of vegetal RNA localization between the two frog species. mRNA profiles of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis animal and vegetal oocyte halves were generated by RNA-seq technology. For Xenopus laevis, animal and vegetal oocyte RNA preparations from two different females were generated in duplicates. For Xenopus tropicalis, animal and vegetal oocyte RNA preparations from two different females were analyzed.
Project description:RNA-seq technology was used to identify differentially localized transcripts from Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis stage VI oocytes. Besides the discovery of a group of novel animally enriched RNAs, this study revealed a surprisingly low conservation of vegetal RNA localization between the two frog species.
