Project description:We collected whole genome testis expression data from hybrid zone mice. We integrated GWAS mapping of testis expression traits and low testis weight to gain insight into the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility.
Project description:We collected whole genome testis expression data from hybrid zone mice. We integrated GWAS mapping of testis expression traits and low testis weight to gain insight into the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility. Gene expression was measured in whole testis from males aged 62-86 days. Samples include 190 first generation lab-bred male offspring of wild-caught mice from the Mus musculus musculus - M. m. domesticus hybrid zone.
Project description:To understand the role of prostaglandin (PG) receptor EP2 (Ptger2) signaling in ovulation and fertilization, we investigated time-dependent expression profiles in wild-type (WT) and Ptger2-/- cumuli before and after ovulation by using microarrays. We used Affymetrix U74A ver2 microarrays to investigate gonadotropin-induced gene expression profiles in WT and EP2KO cumulus cells before and after ovulation. Immature mice were primed with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) as an FSH-like stimulation. The cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were isolated from mice 48 h after PMSG injection (H0) and from PMSG-primed mice exposed to human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) as an LH-like stimulation for 3, 9 or 14 h (H3, H9 or H14, respectively).
