Project description:Limonium Sinense (Girard) Kuntze is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, showing blood replenishment, anti-tumour, anti-hepatitis, and immunomodulation activities amongst others. However, the mechanism of its pharmacological activities remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of bioactive ingredients from Limonium Sinense using integrated analysis. Water extracts from Limonium Sinense (LSW) showed a strong growth inhibitory effect on multiple cells in both 2D and 3D cultures. Global transcriptomic profiling and further connectivity map (CMap) analysis identified several similarly acting therapeutic candidates, including Tubulin inhibitors and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) modulators. The effect of LSW on cell cycle was verified with flow cytometry showing a G2/M phase arrest. Integrated analysis suggested a role for gallic acid in mediating HIF activation. Taken together, this study provides novel insights into the bioactive ingredients in Limonium Sinense, highlighting the rich natural resource and therapeutic values of herbal plants.
2022-09-29 | GSE205252 | GEO
Project description:Complete genome sequence of tomato necrotic ringspot orthotospovirus in chilli
Project description:We couple long-read sequence assembly, full-length cDNA sequencing, and a multi-platform scaffolding approach to produce ab initio chimpanzee and orangutan genome assemblies where most genes are complete, gaps are closed, and novel gene models are identified. We further analyzed the overlap between structural variants in the human genome and gene expression differences in human and chimpanzee cells, including iPS-derived organoid radial glia cells.
Project description:The skin commensal yeast Malassezia is associated with several skin disorders. To establish a reference resource, we sought to determine the complete genome sequence of Malassezia sympodialis and identify its protein-coding genes. A novel genome annotation workflow combining RNA sequencing, proteomics, and manual curation was developed to determine gene structures with high accuracy.
Project description:The high level of human genome structural variation among individuals suggests that there must be portions of the genome that have yet to be discovered, annotated and characterized at the sequence level. Using clone resources developed as part of the Human Genome Structural Variation Sequencing Project, we focused on the characterization of 2,363 novel sequence contigs not present in the human reference genome. We determined that these contigs corresponded to 720 distinct loci of which 400 now have an anchored position in the reference genome. We investigated the sequence properties of these loci and determined that 37% of these novel insertions are copy-number polymorphic. We find that they are significantly enriched within the last 5 Mb of chromosomes (a 2.9-fold enrichment, p=1.0e-18, binomial test) and that most arose as a result of deletions in the human lineage after separation from the African great apes. A subset of these sites shows evidence of marked population stratification among Asian, African and European populations, including a 3.9-kb insertion within the first intron of the lactase gene. Complete sequencing of clones from 192 genomic loci, including 156 completely spanned insertions, provides a detailed and contextual view of 1.67 Mb of inserted sequence. Analysis of this sequence identified 477 elements that show evidence of sequence constraint over evolutionary time, as well as matches to 22 RefSeq gene segments. Twenty-six of the insertions contain matches against mRNA-seq data indicating the potential presence of functionally important, unannotated human sequences. Taking advantage of this high-quality sequence, we develop a method to accurately genotype these novel insertions using next-generation whole-genome sequencing datasets.
Project description:<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica Maxim.) is a tree with multiple industrial uses and medicinal properties in the Juglandaceae family (walnuts and hickories). J. mandshurica produces juglone, which is a toxic allelopathic agent and has potential utilization value. Furthermore, the seed of J. mandshurica is rich in various unsaturated fatty acids and has high nutritive value.</p><p><strong>FINDINGS:</strong> Here, we present a high-quality chromosome-scale reference genome assembly and annotation for J. mandshurica (n = 16) with a contig N50 of 21.4 Mb by combining PacBio high-fidelity reads with high-throughput chromosome conformation capture data. The assembled genome has an estimated sequence size of 548.7 Mb and consists of 657 contigs, 623 scaffolds and 40,453 protein-coding genes. In total, 60.99% of the assembled genome consists of repetitive sequences. Sixteen super-scaffolds corresponding to the 16 chromosomes were assembled, with a scaffold N50 length of 33.7 Mb and a BUSCO complete gene percentage of 98.3%. J. mandshurica displays a close sequence relationship with Juglans cathayensis, with a divergence time of 13.8 million years ago. Combining the high-quality genome, transcriptome and metabolomics data, we constructed a gene-to-metabolite network and identified 566 core and conserved differentially expressed genes, which may be involved in juglone biosynthesis. Five CYP450 genes were found that may contribute to juglone accumulation. NAC, bZip, NF-YA and NF-YC are positively correlated with the juglone content. Some candidate regulators (e.g., FUS3, ABI3, LEC2 and WRI1 transcription factors) involved in the regulation of lipid biosynthesis were also identified.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> Our genomic data provide new insights into the evolution of the walnut genome and create a new platform for accelerating molecular breeding and improving the comprehensive utilization of these economically important tree species.</p>
Project description:Hispanic/Latino populations possess a complex genetic structure that reflects recent admixture among and potentially ancient substructure within Native American, European, and West African source populations. Here, we quantify genome-wide patterns of SNP and haplotype variation among 100 individuals with ancestry from Ecuador, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic genotyped using Illumina technology.
Project description:Using an integrated model system for reproducible growth of biofilms, a JPIAMR-funded consortium of researchers* studied the expressed proteome of P. aeruginosa strain MPAO1 under i) planktonic growth, and ii) biofilm formation conditions. The model system included, as a first step, the sequencing and de novo assembly of the complete genome of this opportunistic human pathogen that belongs to the notorious group of Gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens. MPAO1 is also the parental strain for the widely used transposon (Tn) mutant library from the University of Washington. The complete MPAO1 genome sequence turned out to harbor several deletions and insertions compared to the PAO1-UW reference genome including numerous MPAO1-unique genes. As a second step in the model system, a biofilm flow cell based on poly (dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) was designed to reproducibly study and identify known and novel genes related to biofilm growth and antibiotic resistance (ABR) from the Tn mutant collection. With the complete genome as optimal basis, publicly available TnSeq data were reanalyzed to identify known and novel essential genes. Furthermore, shotgun proteomics data was generated uncovering 1530 (planktonic) and 1728 (biofilm) expressed proteins, respectively, resulting in the identification of 1922 (33.1%) of the 5799 annotated P. aeruginosa MPAO1 proteins. They included proteins known to be differentially expressed during biofilm formation, and proteogenomic evidence for proteins uniquely encoded by MPAO1 as well as novel proteins.