Project description:PURPOSE: To provide a detailed gene expression profile of the normal postnatal mouse cornea. METHODS: Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was performed on postnatal day (PN)9 and adult mouse (6 week) total corneas. The expression of selected genes was analyzed by in situ hybridization. RESULTS: A total of 64,272 PN9 and 62,206 adult tags were sequenced. Mouse corneal transcriptomes are composed of at least 19,544 and 18,509 unique mRNAs, respectively. One third of the unique tags were expressed at both stages, whereas a third was identified exclusively in PN9 or adult corneas. Three hundred thirty-four PN9 and 339 adult tags were enriched more than fivefold over other published nonocular libraries. Abundant transcripts were associated with metabolic functions, redox activities, and barrier integrity. Three members of the Ly-6/uPAR family whose functions are unknown in the cornea constitute more than 1% of the total mRNA. Aquaporin 5, epithelial membrane protein and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) omega-1, and GST alpha-4 mRNAs were preferentially expressed in distinct corneal epithelial layers, providing new markers for stratification. More than 200 tags were differentially expressed, of which 25 mediate transcription. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to providing a detailed profile of expressed genes in the PN9 and mature mouse cornea, the present SAGE data demonstrate dynamic changes in gene expression after eye opening and provide new probes for exploring corneal epithelial cell stratification, development, and function and for exploring the intricate relationship between programmed and environmentally induced gene expression in the cornea. Keywords: other
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:Pathological bone changes differ considerably between inflammatory arthritic diseases, and most studies have focused on bone erosion. Collagen Induced Arthritis (CIA) is a model for Rheumatoid Arthritis, which, in addition to bone erosion, demonstrates bone formation at the time for clinical manifestations. The objective of this study was to use the CIA model to study bone remodelling by performing a gene expression profiling time-course study on the CIA model. Three tarsal joints were sampled per clinical phase from the following clinical phases: Duration of clinical arthritis 0-3 days, duration of clinical arthritis 1-2 weeks, duration of clinical arthritis 3-4 weeks and duration of clinical arthritis minimum 3 weeks and declining (Twelve joints in total). For the clinical phase M-bM-^@M-^\DeclineM-bM-^@M-^] the joints had had a clinical score of 3 for minimum 3 weeks, after which the clinical score had declined minimum 1 score when the joint was sampled. For all other joints, the clinical score was 3 at the sampling time. The twelve joints were compared to three joints from non-induced control animals. The joints were processed and analysed separately (unpooledM-BM- ). The joints were snap-frozen in liquid N2 and stored at -80M-KM-^ZC. RNA was extracted using the mirVanaTM miRNA isolation kit (Ambion, Denmark), amplified and labelled using the Pico amplification kit (Nugen, San Carlos, USA), according to the manufacturersM-BM-4 instructions, followed by hybridisation to Mouse Gene 1.0ST microarrays (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, USA). The quality of the RNA was evaluated using RNA integrity numbers (RIN) and only samples with values of minimum 8.4 were chosen for further analysis.
Project description:We report differences in gene expression between wildtype and Slc7a5 knockout CD4+ T cells obtained from mouse knee joints with antigen induced arthritis
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.