Project description:Snord116 deletion mouse models recapitulate aspects of the Prader-Willi Syndrome. In this study, we examine the gene expression changes in the mediobasal hypothalamus for mice which have an adult onset deletion of Snord116 in the mediobasal hypothalamus.
Project description:Mice with a congenital Snord116 deletion model aspects of the Prader-Willi Syndrome. In this study, we examine the gene expression changes in four hypothalamic nuclei across 24-hour food deprived versus ad libitum fed mice.
Project description:We performed gene expression microarray analysis of the hypothalamic response to starvation in neonatal wild-type mice, and in Snord116del mice that are a mouse model for PWS. This study is motivated by the neonatal feeding problems observed in several genetic diseases including Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Later in life, individuals with PWS develop hyperphagia and obesity due to lack of appetite control. We hypothesize that failure to thrive in infancy and later-onset hyperphagia may be related and could be due to a defect in the hypothalamus. In this study, we performed gene expression microarray analysis of the hypothalamic response to starvation in neonatal wild-type mice, and in Snord116del mice that are a mouse model for PWS. The neonatal starvation response was dramatically different from that reported in adult rodents. Genes that are affected by adult starvation are not changed in the hypothalamus of 5 day-old pups that were starved for 6 hrs. Unlike in adult rodents, expression levels of Nanos2 and Pdk4 were increased, and those of Pgpep1, Ndph, Brms1l, Mett10d, and Snx1 were decreased after fasting. In addition, we compared hypothalamic gene expression profiles at days 5 and 13 to document developmental changes. Notably, the gene expression profiles of Snord116del deletion mice and wild-type littermates were very similar at both postnatal days 5 and 13, and after starvation. We compared hypothalamic RNA between Snord116del mice with wild type (C57BL/6J) littermates at P5 and P13, with or without fasting treatment. We are particularly interested in the following comparisons: Comparison 1: wild type vs. PWS deletion in P5 non-starved mice; Comparison 2: wild type vs. PWS deletion in P5 fasting mice; Comparison 3: non-starved vs. fasting in P5 wild type mice; Comparison 4: non-starved vs. fasting in P5 PWS deletion mice; Comparison 5: wild type vs. PWD deletion in P13 non-starved mice; Comparison 6: P5 wild type vs. P13 wild type mice;
Project description:Microarrays were used to examine gene expression changes between two hypothalamic cell lines derived from adult and embryonic tissues. Both cell lines endogenously express the protein Npy (neuropeptide y) which is involved in feeding and reproductive processes. Results identify novel gene candidates that are implicated in the development of hypothalamic sub-poplulations. Immortalized hypothalamic cell lines were created by overexpression of SV40 T-antigen from tissue sources derived from both embryonic and adult mice. Triplicate plates of each cell line were grown to 70% confluence and RNA was harvested for microarray analysis.
Project description:Microarrays were used to examine gene expression changes between two hypothalamic cell lines derived from adult and embryonic tissues. Both cell lines endogenously express the protein Npy (neuropeptide y) which is involved in feeding and reproductive processes. Results identify novel gene candidates that are implicated in the development of hypothalamic sub-poplulations.
Project description:We performed gene expression microarray analysis of the hypothalamic response to starvation in neonatal wild-type mice, and in Snord116del mice that are a mouse model for PWS. This study is motivated by the neonatal feeding problems observed in several genetic diseases including Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Later in life, individuals with PWS develop hyperphagia and obesity due to lack of appetite control. We hypothesize that failure to thrive in infancy and later-onset hyperphagia may be related and could be due to a defect in the hypothalamus. In this study, we performed gene expression microarray analysis of the hypothalamic response to starvation in neonatal wild-type mice, and in Snord116del mice that are a mouse model for PWS. The neonatal starvation response was dramatically different from that reported in adult rodents. Genes that are affected by adult starvation are not changed in the hypothalamus of 5 day-old pups that were starved for 6 hrs. Unlike in adult rodents, expression levels of Nanos2 and Pdk4 were increased, and those of Pgpep1, Ndph, Brms1l, Mett10d, and Snx1 were decreased after fasting. In addition, we compared hypothalamic gene expression profiles at days 5 and 13 to document developmental changes. Notably, the gene expression profiles of Snord116del deletion mice and wild-type littermates were very similar at both postnatal days 5 and 13, and after starvation.
Project description:Makorin ring finger protein 3 (MKRN3) was identified as an inhibitor of puberty initiation with the report of loss-of-function mutations in association with central precocious puberty. To investigate the roles and mechanisms of action of MKRN3 within the human hypothalamus, we used hypothalamic neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). MKRN3 deletion was introduced into hiPSCs using CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) technology. Three separated hypothalamic differentiation of MKRN3-wildtype hiPSCs (MKRN3-WT I, II and III) and MKRN3-deficient hiPSCs (MKRN3-KO I, II and III) were performed using an established hypothalamic neuron differentiation protocol. To identify hypothalamic targets of MKRN3, we performed comparative transcriptome analysis by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of MKRN3-WT and MKRN3-KO hypothalamic neurons after 30 days of differentiation.
Project description:Rapid nutritional regulation of oligodendrocytes of the adult hypothalamic median eminence revealed by single-cell transcriptomic analysis
Project description:The hypothalamus has an established role in the central control of energy homeostasis. In this study, we examine the gene expression changes in four discrete hypothalamic nuclei across 24-hour food deprived versus ad libitum fed mice.