ABSTRACT: Molecular Characterization of Laser Microdissected Circumventricular Organs and Third Ventricle Ependyma in the Adult Rat by Microarray Analysis.
Project description:We used LCM and microarrays to analyze the transcriptomes of three CVOs, the SCO, the subfornical organ (SFO), and the PG, and the third ventricle ependyma in the adult rat in order to better characterize these organs at the molecular level. Gene expression was performed on laser microdissection of rat Pineal Gland (n=2), Subcommisural Organ (pool of 2), Subfornical Organ (pool of 2) and Third Ventricle Ependyma (pool of 2). Pool of rat total normal brains was used as reference.
Project description:We used LCM and microarrays to analyze the transcriptomes of three CVOs, the SCO, the subfornical organ (SFO), and the PG, and the third ventricle ependyma in the adult rat in order to better characterize these organs at the molecular level.
Project description:This is an evaluation of the impact of the successive steps of LCM procedure on gene expression profiling by comparing profiles from LCM samples to those obtained with non-microdissected liver samples collected after a one month CLO treatment in the rat. We showed that the H&E staining used for identifying PP-foci and the laser microdissection itself do not impact on RNA quality.
Project description:In order to establish a rat embryonic stem cell transcriptome, mRNA from rESC cell line DAc8, the first male germline competent rat ESC line to be described and the first to be used to generate a knockout rat model was characterized using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis.
