Project description:Subiculum pyramidal cells constitute a prominent output neuron class of the hippocampus. Here, we examined diversity in this cell type using single-cell RNA-seq.
Project description:The expression profiles of miRNAs in klotho-deficient and wild-type mouse brain subregions were examined. The data indicated that little or no marked difference in the miRNA expression was detected between them.
Project description:The expression profiles of miRNAs in klotho-deficient and wild-type mouse brain subregions were examined. The data indicated that little or no marked difference in the miRNA expression was detected between them. Twelve samples prevared from 4- or 5-week-old klotho-deficient and wild-type mouse brain tissues (cerebrum, cerebellum and hippocampus) were examined.
Project description:The nucleus accumbens (NAc) plays an important role in motivation and reward processing. Recent studies suggest that different NAc subnuclei differentially contribute to reward-related behaviors. However, how reward is encoded in individual NAc neurons remains unclear. Using in vivo single-cell resolution calcium imaging, we discovered diverse patterns of reward encoding in the medial and lateral shell subdivision of the NAc (NAcMed and NAcLat, respectively). Reward consumption increases NAcLat activity but decreases NAcMed activity, albeit with high variability among neurons. The heterogeneity in reward encoding could be attributed to differences in their synaptic inputs and transcriptional profiles. Specific optogenetic activation of Nts-positive neurons in the NAcLat promotes positive reinforcement, while activation of Cartpt-positive neurons in the NAcMed induces behaviour aversion. Collectively, our study reveals organizational and transcriptional differences in NAc subregions, and provides a framework for future dissection of NAc subregions in physiological and pathological conditions.
Project description:The human striatum can be subdivided into the caudate, putamen, and nucleus accumbens (NAc). In mice, this roughly corresponds to the dorsal medial striatum (DMS), dorsal lateral striatum (DLS), and ventral striatum (NAc). Each of these structures have some overlapping and distinct functions related to motor control, cognitive processing, motivation, and reward. Previously, we used a “time-of-death” approach to identify diurnal rhythms in RNA transcripts in these three human striatal subregions. Here, we identify molecular rhythms across similar striatal subregions collected from C57BL/6J mice across 6 times of day and compare results to the human striatum. Pathway analysis indicates a large degree of overlap between species in rhythmic transcripts involved in processes like cellular stress, energy metabolism, and translation. Notably, a striking finding in humans is that small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are among the most highly rhythmic transcripts in the NAc and this is not conserved in mice, suggesting the rhythmicity of RNA processing in this region could be uniquely human. Furthermore, the peak timing of overlapping rhythmic genes is altered between species, but not consistently in one direction. Taken together, these studies reveal conserved as well as distinct transcriptome rhythms across the human and mouse striatum and are an important step in understanding the normal function of diurnal rhythms in humans and model organisms in these regions and how disruption could lead to pathology.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE22081: Discrete Roles of STAT4 and STAT6 Transcription Factors in Tuning Epigenetic Modifications and Transcription during Helper T Cell Differentiation (gene expression) GSE22104: Discrete Roles of STAT4 and STAT6 Transcription Factors in Tuning Epigenetic Modifications and Transcription during Helper T Cell Differentiation (ChIP-Seq) Refer to individual Series