Project description:Genome-wide expression assay of S. alterniflora individuals from populations (4 from Louisiana, 2 from Mississippi) either exposed or unexposed to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Project description:Purpose:To help identify molecular regulatory mechanisms of developmental toxicity for fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil, microRNA profiles in red drum larvae exposed to different DWH oils (source/mass and artificially weathered oil) were evaluated using High Throughput Sequencing (HTS). Methods:Total microRNA profiles of 48 hpf red drum larvae after source oil (0.135%, 0.27%, and 0.54%) and slick oil (1.25%, 2.5% and 5%) exposure were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina NextSeq 500. Results: Source and slick oil significantly dysregulated the expression of miR-18a, miR-27b, and miR-203a across all exposure concentrations. The target genes of these miRNAs were predominantly involved in the neuro-cardio system development processes and associated key signaling pathways such as axonal guidance signaling, CREB signaling in neurons, synaptic long-term potentiation pathway, calcium signaling and role of NFAT in cardiac hypertrophy.
Project description:Purpose: To help identify molecular regulatory mechanisms of developmental toxicity for fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil, microRNA profiles in mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) larvae exposed to different DWH oils (source/mass and artificially weathered oil) were evaluated using High Throughput Sequencing (HTS). Methods: Total microRNA profiles of 48 hpf mahi-mah larvae after slick (0.5%, 1%, and 2%) and source/mass oil (0.125%, 0.25% and 5%) exposure were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina NextSEQ v2. Results: Among over 100 significant DE miRNAs, DE miRNAs that were inversely correlated with target mRNAs after slick and source oil exposure were identfied. miR-34b, miR-181b, miR-23b, and miR-203a responsive to both slick and source oil exposure were further filtered to predict downstream biological functions. The target genes of these four miRNAs were involved AhR signaling, Cardiac β-adrenergic signaling, nNOS signaling in neurons, xenobiotic metabolism signaling, p53 signaling, cell cycle regulation, etc., as well as potential diseases including cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, developmental disorder, ophthalmic disease, metabolism disease, etc.
Project description:Zebrafish embryos/larvae are a choice model system for studying early stages of vertebrate development and how these stages can be perturbed by environmental stressors. Petrochemical combustion products elicit developmental toxicity that is associated with transcriptome changes in zebrafish embryos (ZFE). We used microarrays to characterize transcriptome changes in ZFE that had been exposed in the laboratory to oil emulsions collected from the GoM shoreline, ~9 weeks after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
Project description:Purpose:To help identify the role miRNAs in molecular mechanisms and pathways potentially involved in the developmental toxicity for fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil, miRNA-mRNA networks in mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) embryos exposed to different DWH oils (source and artificially weathered oil) were evaluated at different critical windows of development using High Throughput Sequencing (HTS). Methods:miRNA profiles of 24, 48, 96 hpf mahi-mah larvae after slick and source oil exposure were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina NextSeq v2. qRT–PCR validation was performed using SYBR Green assays. Results: Exposure of embryos to slick oil resulted in more DE miRNAs than source oil at all developmental stages 24hpf, 48hpf, and 96hpf. There was also an increase in the number of DE miRNA as development progressed, with 96hpf having the highest number of DE miRNAs. The expression of miRNAs and their target mRNA was further compared using advanced bioinformatics with subsequent target organ predictions based on their interactions. Gene ontology (GO) analysis on the target mRNAs was consistent with pathway analysis of miRNAs, predicting disruption of cardiovascular system development after oil exposure and showed that specific miRNA–mRNA interactions may contribute to these effects.
Project description:Zebrafish embryos/larvae are a choice model system for studying early stages of vertebrate development and how these stages can be perturbed by environmental stressors. Petrochemical combustion products elicit developmental toxicity that is associated with transcriptome changes in zebrafish embryos (ZFE). We used microarrays to characterize transcriptome changes in ZFE that had been exposed in the laboratory to oil emulsions collected from the GoM shoreline, ~9 weeks after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
Project description:Purpose:To help identify molecular mechanisms and pathways potentially involved in the developmental toxicity for estuary fish exposed to different concentrations of Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil, transcriptomic profiles in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) embryos exposed to different DWH oils (source/mass and artificially weathered oil) were evaluated using High Throughput Sequencing (HTS). Methods:Total mRNA profiles of 48 hpf red drum larvae after slick (1.25%, 2.5%, and 5%) and source/mass oil (0.135%, 0.27% and 0.54%) exposure were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina NextSEQ v2. Results:To determine the potential biological impact of oil exposure at system level, a gene ontology (GO) term analysis on biological processes (BPs) was conducted by analyzing the DEGs using DAVID. After exposure to source oil, the top enriched biological processes were terms associated with oxidation-reduction process, metabolic process (e.g. steroid), and organism development. Similar biological processes were also among the most significant biological processes by slick oil exposure. Among the top biological process list a significant number of nervous system related terms were highly enriched by both source and slick oil exposure, including midbrain development, motor neuron axon guidance, nervous system development, eye development, neuron development, neuron differentiation etc.
