Project description:Blood transcriptional signatures may predate clinical diagnosis and detect subclinical incipient tuberculosis (TB) disease. To validate such blood signatures, close contacts of TB patients were recruited from multiple TB clinics in London. Close contacts of active TB were defined as individuals with a cumulative duration of exposure of greater than eight hours in a confined space to the index case prior to initiation of treatment. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients were excluded. At enrolment, interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) were done using the QuantiFERON-TB Plus assay (Qiagen, Germany), and peripheral blood was collected into Tempus tubes for whole genome transcriptional profiling by RNA sequencing. Participants who progressed to active TB were identified by linkage with the national electronic TB register. Local case notes were reviewed to identify individuals who had received preventative treatment. This submission contains data from n=360 adult participants, of which n=9 progressed to TB during a median follow-up time of 1.9 years. The data were used for two publications: The first publication (Roe et al 2019) makes use of an initial subset of n=333 participants, of which n=6 progressed to TB during the median follow-up time of 346 days. In the second publication (Gupta et al 2019), we extended the dataset to n=360 participants and the median follow-up time to 1.9 years; n=3 initial non-progressors progressed to TB during this extended follow-up.
Project description:Genomic DNA from 191 asy1/+ Col x Ler F2 individuals was extracted using CTAB and used to generate sequencing libraries as described (Lawrence et al, 2019 Current Biology). Sequencing data was analysed to identify crossovers using the TIGER pipeline as previously described (Rowan et al, 2015 G3 (Bethesda); Yelina et al, 2015 Genes & Dev; Lawrence et al, 2019 Current Biology).
Project description:Genomic DNA from 187 wild type and 169 asy1 Col-0 x Ws-4 F2 individuals was extracted using CTAB and used to generate sequencing libraries as described (Lawrence et al, 2019 Current Biology). Sequencing data was analysed to identify crossovers using the TIGER pipeline as previously described (Rowan et al, 2015 G3 (Bethesda); Yelina et al, 2015 Genes & Dev; Lawrence et al, 2019 Current Biology).
Project description:Primary objectives: The primary objective is to investigate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Primary endpoints: circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Project description:Following a large-scale genome-wide association study of gallstone disease, we performed RNA sequencing from tissues of four human gallbladders (3 healthy controls and 1 case with chronic gallstones) and one liver sample from the gallstone case. We aimed to determine the expression patterns of gallstone disease-associated genes in gallbladder and liver, two organs of interest in disease etiology.
Project description:We generated RNA-seq data of Drosophila simulans and Drosophila mauritiana developing male genitalia in order to identify expression level differences between these species. These species are closely related, yet have dramatic differences in their male genital morphologies. Three independent RNA-seq library replicates were generated for Dsim w501 and Dmau D1 developing male genitalia. Flies were reared under the above conditions, and white pre-pupae collected. Males were selected using gonad size and allowed to develop in a humid container at 25ºC until stages 2 and 4.5 (see staging guide in (Hagen et al., 2019); tartan underlies the evolution of Drosophila male genital morphology). Between these stages, the claspers develop from a ridge structure to a distinct appendage separate from the surrounding tissue, and the posterior lobe has begun to extend outwards from the lateral plate primordia (Hagen et al., 2019). The heads of pupae were impaled with a needle onto a charcoal agar plate and submerged in 1xPBS. Dissection scissors were used to remove the distal tip of the pupal case and the outer membrane, and pressure applied to the abdomen to allow the developing genitalia to be quickly expelled from the pupal case and dissected away from the abdomen. Note that the entire genital arch, including internal genital organs (but not including abdominal tissue), was isolated for RNA extraction. The genitalia from fifteen males from each stage were collected and placed directly into TRIzol. RNA was then extracted using standard procedures. Quality and quantity of RNA was verified using a Qubit, and samples were sent to the Centre for Genomic Research at the University of Liverpool where dual-indexed, strand-specific RNA-seq libraries were prepared using NEBNext polyA selection and Ultra Directional RNA preparation kits. Samples were then sequenced using Illumina HiSeq 4000 (paired-end, 2x150 bp sequencing). Dsim w501 and Dmau D1 reads were mapped against reannotated reference coding sequences (Torres-Oliva et al., 2016).