Project description:The goal of this study is to compare NGS-derived transcriptome profiling (RNA-seq) of alpha-synuclein expressing Sh-SY5Y cells vs. lacZ control protein and find characteristic changes that may be related to alpha-synucleinopathies. Our results showed the enrichments of p53 pathways, DNA damage responses, and cellular senescence. Further studies validated genes involved in such pathways.
Project description:SPO11-promoted DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) formation is a crucial step for meiotic recombination, and it is indispensable to detect the broken DNA ends accurately for dissecting the molecular mechanisms behind. Here, we report a novel technique, named DEtail-seq (DNA End tailing followed by sequencing), that can directly and quantitatively capture the meiotic DSB 3’ overhang hotspots at single-nucleotide resolution.
Project description:This study investigates the role of cGAS signaling in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using human microglial-like cells (iMGLs) and iMGL-motor neuron co-cultures. Bulk RNA sequencing was performed to assess transcriptional and RNA splicing changes associated with TDP-43 pathology and their modulation by pharmacological cGAS inhibition.
