Project description:One of the most common congenital disorders of male infertility is Klinefelter syndrome. Because of its extreme heterogeneity in clinical and genetic presentation, the relationship between transcriptome and the clinical phenotype and the associated co-morbidities seen in KS has not been fully clarified yet. We reported here a 47 XXY karyotype Chinese male (KS) with infertility and analyzed the differences in gene expression patterns of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a Chinese male and a female control with normal karyotype by single-cell sequencing. We analyzed a total of 24,439 cells and divided them into 5 immune cell types (including B cell, T cell, macrophage cell, dendritic cell, and natural killer cell) according to the marker genes. Using unsupervised dimensionality reduction and clustering algorithms, we identified molecularly distinct subpopulations of cells between KS and both controls. Gene ontology enrichment analyses yielded terms associated with well-known comorbidities seen in KS as well as an affected immune system, type I diabetes mellitus. Based on our data, we point towards several candidate genes, which may be implicated in the phenotype of KS. Overall, our analysis showed a comprehensive map of the cell types of the PBMCs of KS patient at the single-cell level, which will contribute to preventing comorbidity and improving the life quality of KS patients.
Project description:Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common male chromosomal abnormality (47,XXY). Males with KS suffers from numerous comorbidities. Gene expression data integrated with other data types can increase the knowledge and clinically handling of KS males. Gene expression microarray from eight human Klinefelter syndrome patients (47,XXY) and eight human controls. The age of the Klinefelter syndrome patients varied, which was corrected for in the pre-processing as described in the paper and also in the 'normalization data transformation protocol' of this submission.
Project description:Analysis of gene expression in the striatum in a mouse model of Klinefelter Syndrome (the Sex Chromosome Trisomy model). The hypothesis tested was that feminization of partner preference was also reflected on a molecular level 4 different genotypes were analyzed (XX female, XY male, XXY male, XX male). There were 8-12 biological replicates per genotype for a total of 38 samples.
Project description:Klinefelter syndrome (KS; 47, XXY) is the most common sex chromosome disorder, affecting approximately 1 in every 500 to 650 newborn males. Children with KS display a spectrum of phenotypic manifestations, including abnormal neurocognitive phenotypes. However, due to the limited research focusing on the central nervous system (CNS), our understanding of the neurobiology of KS at the cellular and molecular levels remains largely unclear. In this study, we utilized brain organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells to explore the mechanisms underlying early brain developmental defects in KS patients. We demonstrate that KS organoids display altered neurogenesis, gliogenesis, and glutamate signaling pathways. We believe these early alterations contribute to the abnormal brain development and later cognitive phenotypes in KS patients.
Project description:Analysis of gene expression in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis/preoptic area in a mouse model of Klinefelter Syndrome (the Sex Chromosome Trisomy model). The hypothesis tested was that feminization of partner preference was also reflected on a molecular level Analysis of gene expression in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis/preoptic area in a mouse model of Klinefelter Syndrome (the Sex Chromosome Trisomy model). The hypothesis tested was that feminization of partner preference was also reflected on a molecular level
Project description:Analysis of gene expression in the striatum in a mouse model of Klinefelter Syndrome (the Sex Chromosome Trisomy model). The hypothesis tested was that feminization of partner preference was also reflected on a molecular level
Project description:We have evaluated the transcriptome of different testicular cell types, including germ cells, at single cell level in a testicular biopsy of a man with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY karyotype)
Project description:Analysis of gene expression in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis/preoptic area in a mouse model of Klinefelter Syndrome (the Sex Chromosome Trisomy model). The hypothesis tested was that feminization of partner preference was also reflected on a molecular level