Project description:The cTnT-DK210 DCM mice showed ABRA protein deficiency, sarcomeric disruption, and compromised heart contractility. Heart-specific expression of ABRA in cTnT-DK210 mice restored sarcomeric structures, reversed the disease progress, and rescued the DCM phenotypes. ABRA deficiency and compromised downstream serum response factor-regulated muscle gene expression play a key role in familial DCM caused by the cTnT-DK210 mutation. ABRA is a good therapeutic gene for cTnT-DK210-induced DCM and could be translated to other cTnT mutations-induced familial DCM.
Project description:This study characterizes the transcriptomic alterations of P. tremula x P. alba at three weeks after inoculation with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor. We performed 6 hybridizations (NimbleGen) with samples derived from Populus tremula x P. alba control roots and mycorrhizal root tips. Samples were taken after 3 weeks of interaction (three biological replicates). All samples were labeled with Cy3.
Project description:This study characterizes the transcriptomic alterations of P. tremula x P. alba at three weeks after inoculation with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor.