Project description:We generated ribominus RNA sequencing data from three normal chicken spleen tissues and three ALV-J-infected chicken spleen tissues. We examined the expression of mRNAs in the spleens of 20-week-old chickens infected with ALV-J and uninfected chickens. 1723 mRNAs in the spleen showed differentially expressed between the uninfected and infected groups with a fold change ≥ 2 and P value < 0.05. Altered expression of several genes was confirmed with qRT–PCR, demonstrating the high degree of sensitivity of the RNA-seq method. Hierarchical clustering, enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes uncovered several tumor-associated or immune-related genes that may contribute to ALV-J-induced tumorigenesis in chicken.
Project description:Avian leukosis virus (ALV) causes substantial economic losses from mortality and decreased performance in poultry industry. To characterize the response to ALV challenge, we developed a novel methodology that combines four datasets: mRNA expression and their associated regulatory factors of miRNA and lncRNA, and ALV gene expression. Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) layer chickens were assigned to the ALV-infected or control group. Spleen samples (n=6) were collected at 40 days post injection (dpi), and sequenced. Comparing the infected and non-infected groups, 864 genes, 7 miRNAs and 17 lncRNAs were differentially expressed.
Project description:We report the transcriptomes of 10 different chicken (Gallus gallus) cell/tissue types. The goal of this project was to determine similarities and differences between different cell/tissue types, with respect to protein coding genes, lncRNA, isoform counts, and differential gene expression. We provide raw data and bigWig files for UCSC visualization. The findings described here will be useful towards a complete annotation of chicken tissue and cellular transcriptomes.
Project description:Expression of known and predicted genes in tissues of Gallus gallus (chicken) pooled from multiple healthy individuals. Two-colour experiments with two different tissues hybridized to each array. Each tissue is arrayed in replicate with dye swaps. Tissues: Bursa of Fabricius, Cerebellum, Cerebral cortex, Eye, Femur with bone marrow, Gallbladder, Gizzard, Heart, Intestine, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Muscle, Ovary, Oviduct, Skin, Spleen, Stomach, Testis, Thymus
Project description:Bacterial infections remain an important cause of morbidity in poultry production. The molecular characteristics and dynamic changes in immune cell populations after bacterial infection have yet to be fully understood. Beijing-You chicken and Cobb broiler, two broiler breeds with different disease resistance, were infected with Salmonella typhimurium, and inflammation models were constructed. We characterized chicken spleen CD45+ immune cells by single-cell RNA sequencing.
Project description:The existence of conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) has not yet been demonstrated outside mammals. In this paper, we identified bona fide cDCs in chicken spleen. Comparative profiling of global and of immune response gene expression, morphology, and T cell activation properties show that cDCs and macrophages (MPs) exist as distinct mononuclear phagocytes in chicken, resembling their human and mouse cell counterparts. Using computational analysis, core gene expression signatures for cDCs, MPs, T and B cells across chicken, human and mouse were established, which will facilitate the identification of these subsets in other vertebrates. Overall this study, by extending the newly uncovered cDC and MP paradigm to chicken, suggests that the generation of these two phagocyte lineages occurred before the reptile to mammal and bird transition in evolution. It opens avenues for the design of new vaccines and neutraceuticals that are mandatory for the sustained supply of poultry products in the expanding human population.
