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:Single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) was used to profile the transcriptome of 5,264 nuclei in mouse adult testis. This dataset includes two samples from two different individuals. This dataset is part of a larger evolutionary study of adult testis at the single-nucleus level (97,521 single-nuclei in total) across mammals including 10 representatives of the three main mammalian lineages: human, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, gibbon, rhesus macaque, marmoset, mouse (placental mammals); grey short-tailed opossum (marsupials); and platypus (egg-laying monotremes). Corresponding data were generated for a bird (red junglefowl, the progenitor of domestic chicken), to be used as an evolutionary outgroup.
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).