Project description:To evaluate the differential potential affected by SMARCE1 -MD/MD(R42A) , we performed RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) of Smarce1-MD and control Smarce1-MD (R42A) embrynoic body.
Project description:Primary objectives: The primary objective is to investigate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Primary endpoints: circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) via deep sequencing for mutation detection and by whole genome sequencing for copy number analyses before start (baseline) with regorafenib and at defined time points during administration of regorafenib for treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS).
Project description:Marek’s disease virus (MDV) is an oncovirus causing tumor disease known as Marek’s disease (MD) in chicken. Breeding of chickens genetically resistant to MD is considered a vital augment to better control MD. To find the mechanism underlying the genetic resistance to MD, a genomic structural variation, copy number variation (CNV), was examined in inbred MD-resistant and -susceptible chicken lines by using the comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) technique. A total of 45 copy number variation regions (CNVRs) were found spanning across 3,297,038 bp in length of the chicken genome in 4 lines of chickens. Ten CNVRs were selectively confirmed with quantitative real-time PCR. The comparison between the resistant and susceptible chicken lines revealed 28 differentially presented CNVRs, which are functionally involved in immune response, cell proliferation in midbrain, G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway, and protein-glutamine gamma-glutamyltransferase activity. Two CNVRs that are related with MD-resistance and –susceptibility were also found transmitted to descendent recombinant congenic lines that differ in susceptibility to MD. A positive correlation was identified between the CNVRs and gene expression, indicating the importance of gene expression dosage in disease resistance. We also found the overlapping between the CNVR region and the Marek’s disease trait related quantitative trait loci (QTLs). In conclusion, our data provided additional information elucidating one of possible mechanisms underlying of genetic resistance to MD. The findings may eventually lead to better strategies for genetic improvement of resistance to MD in poultry. L63: highly resistant to MD; L72: highly susceptible to MD; RCS-L: moderate resistant to MD; RCS-M: moderate susceptible to MD
Project description:Marek’s disease (MD) is a viral neoplastic disease in chickens caused by the MD virus (MDV). Successful vaccination strategies against MD have resulted in a progressive increase in the virulence of MDV and therefore, the understanding of genetic resistance to MD is considered crucial to the long-term control of the disease. Here we examine whether MDV infection induces changes in the epigenetic status of genes and whether this response is dependent on the host genotype. We generated genome-wide histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4) and histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27) trimethylation maps in thymus tissues from chicken lines with varying resistance to MD. Differential chromatin marks were observed on several genes previously implicated in MD such as MX1, MMP2 and CTLA-4 and also on novel genes such as EAF2, IGF2BP1 and GAL. We also detected bivalent domains on transcriptional regulators such as BCL6, CITED2 and EGR1 that have particular functions in immune response. Moreover, novel putative roles for GAL and CITED2 in the mechanism of MD progression were uncovered. We also found tissue-specific effects of MDV infection with certain genes exhibiting differential marks only in spleen. Our results suggest widespread epigenetic changes are induced by MDV infection extent of which is determined by the level of MD resistance of the host.