Project description:We bed ALV-J-susceptible and ALV-J-resistant chickens. In this work, we find the different gene expression between ALV-J-susceptible and ALV-J-resistant chickens
Project description:We bed ALV-J-susceptible and ALV-J-resistant chickens. In this work, we find the difference DNA methylation states between ALV-J-susceptible and ALV-J-resistant chickens
Project description:In this study, we want to screen differentially expressed circRNAs in ALV-J-induced tumor chickens by circRNA-seq, and then conduct the mechanism research of those important circRNAs in ALV-J-induced tumor chickens
Project description:We infected chickens from two genetic lines, one bred to be resistant to Marek's disease and one bred to be susceptible, with the Marek's disease virus. We performed single-cell RNA sequencing of the spleens of these chickens along with age-matched uninfected controls from both lines.
Project description:To investigate gene expression profiles in susceptible spleens (SS) and resistant spleens (RS) from MDV-infected chickens and non-infected spleens (NS) from controls. Twelve spleens were chosen from three groups (four samples per group) to be used in chicken genome microarray to examine differential gene expression. In total, there were 4317 and 2593 differentially expressed (DE) genes in SS vs. NS and in SS vs. RS, respectively. However, no DE genes were found in RS vs. NS. The expression of twenty-four genes was verified by qPCR. In this study, we found weak, but detectable host immune response still existed in the late neoplastic transformation phase of MDV infection. Toll-like receptor pathway was affected in susceptible spleens compared to non-infected and resistant spleens. IL10 seemed to be exploited by virus to facilitate tumorigenesis. The expression of many members in insulin growth factor system was altered. IGFBP4 and IGFBP7 might be associated with MD lymphoma transformation. The expression profiles in resistant spleens were similar to those in non-infected spleens, which indicated most genes returned to baseline expression levels. Although latent MDV infection persists in resistant chicken for the whole life, it wonM-bM-^@M-^Yt interfere with normal function of genes. Four susceptible spleens with tumors were obtained at 46-55 d.p.i., four resistant spleens were removed from survivors at 55-56 d.p.i. from MDV infected chickens, and four non-infected spleens were from controls at 40-56 d.p.i. Twelve one-color microarrays were utilized to detect differential gene expression among three groups.
Project description:To investigate gene expression profiles in susceptible spleens (SS) and resistant spleens (RS) from MDV-infected chickens and non-infected spleens (NS) from controls. Twelve spleens were chosen from three groups (four samples per group) to be used in chicken genome microarray to examine differential gene expression. In total, there were 4317 and 2593 differentially expressed (DE) genes in SS vs. NS and in SS vs. RS, respectively. However, no DE genes were found in RS vs. NS. The expression of twenty-four genes was verified by qPCR. In this study, we found weak, but detectable host immune response still existed in the late neoplastic transformation phase of MDV infection. Toll-like receptor pathway was affected in susceptible spleens compared to non-infected and resistant spleens. IL10 seemed to be exploited by virus to facilitate tumorigenesis. The expression of many members in insulin growth factor system was altered. IGFBP4 and IGFBP7 might be associated with MD lymphoma transformation. The expression profiles in resistant spleens were similar to those in non-infected spleens, which indicated most genes returned to baseline expression levels. Although latent MDV infection persists in resistant chicken for the whole life, it won’t interfere with normal function of genes.
Project description:PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) protect the germ line by targeting transposable elements (TEs) through base-pair complementarity. We do not know how piRNAs co-evolve with TEs in chickens. Here we reported that all active TEs in the chicken germ line are targeted by piRNAs, and as TEs lose their activity, the corresponding piRNAs erode away. We observed de novo piRNA birth as host responds to a recent retroviral invasion. Avian leukosis virus (ALV) has endogenized prior to chicken domestication, remains infectious, and threatens poultry industry. Domestic fowl produced piRNAs targeting ALV from a genomic locus that was known to render its host ALV resistant. This genomic locus does not produce piRNAs in undomesticated wild chickens. Our findings uncover rapid piRNA evolution reflecting contemporary TE activity, identify a new piRNA acquisition modality by activating a pre-existing genomic locus, and extend piRNA defense roles to include the period when endogenous retroviruses are still infectious.
Project description:Purpose: The goals of this study are to investigate the differentially expressed genes between ALV-J infected (WRR+) and uninfected (WRR-)chickens spleens by Illumina deep sequencing. Methods: 140-day-old female chickens of White Recessive Rock (WRR) were confirmed as J subgroup avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) infection. Total RNA from three ALV-J-infected spleens (designated: WRR1+, WRR2+, WRR3+) and three uninfected normal spleen samples (designated: WRR1-, WRR2-, WRR3-) was isolated by TRIzol following the manufacturer’s instruction (Invitrogen, CA, USA). RNA samples of three individuals within each group were pooled with equal amounts, and then were subjected to Illumina deep sequencing by Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx. Results: Through raw data processed, 49,979,648 and 43,704,401 clean reads with an average length of 101 bp, which represented total residues of 4,859,084,087 and 4,238,826,168 bp, were obtained for WRR- and WRR+ libraries, respectively. Subsequently, the clean reads in the two libraries were assembled. Altogether, 121,493 contigs were assembled with an average length of 927 bp (ranged from 300 bp to 23,402 bp), leading to generation of 82,829 unigenes. The length of unigenes varied from 351 bp to 28,928 bp, with an average length of 1,155 bp. Based on the FPKM value of each gene, 252 DEGs were identified by DEGseq package using Benjamini-q-value of 0.05 as a cut-off. In ALV-J infected spleens, 90 genes showed up-regulated and 162 showed down-regulated expression when compared to uninfected samples. Conclusions: Our study represents the first time to elucidate the ALV-J infected chickens’spleens at the transcription level by RNA-seq technology. A total of 252 genes were found to be differentially expressed in ALV-J infected spleens when compared to uninfected chickens. These genes can be considered as candidates for further study ALV-J invasion. Spleen mRNA profiles of 140-day-old ALV-J infected (WRR+) and uninfected (WRR-) female chickens of White Recessive Rock were generated by deep sequencing, using Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx.
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.