Development of specialized cell types and structures in the vertebrate heart is regulated by spatially-restricted molecular pathways. Disruptions in these pathways can cause severe congenital cardiac malformations or functional defects. To better understand these pathways and how they regulate cardiac development and function we used tomo-seq, combining high-throughput RNA sequencing with tissue sectioning, to establish a genome-wide expression dataset with high spatial resolution for the developing zebrafish heart. Analysis of the dataset revealed over 1100 genes differentially expressed in sub-compartments. Pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial region induce heart contractions, but little is known about the mechanisms underlying their development and function. Using our transcriptome map, we identified spatially restricted Wnt/ß-catenin signaling activity in pacemaker cells, which was controlled by Islet-1 activity. Moreover, Wnt/ß-catenin signaling at a specific developmental stage in the myocardium controls heart rate by regulating pacemaker cellular response to parasympathetic stimuli. Thus, this high-resolution transcriptome map incorporating all cell types in the embryonic heart can expose spatially-restricted molecular pathways critical for specific cardiac functions. Overall design: To generate spatially-resolved RNA-seq data for the developing zebrafish hearts (2 days post fertilization), we cryosectioned 3 hearts, extracted RNA from the individual sections, amplified and barcoded mRNA using the CEL-seq protocol (Hashimshony et al., Cell Reports, 2012) with a few modifications. Libraries were sequenced on Illumina NextSeq using 75bp paired end sequencing. Sample Heart #1 is the primary sample. Heart #2 and #3 are biological replicates used for comparison.
Spatially resolved RNA-sequencing of the embryonic heart identifies a role for Wnt/β-catenin signaling in autonomic control of heart rate.
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View SamplesWe sequenced mRNA from three age groups (3months (3M), 24 months (24M) and 29 months (29M)) from the full hippocampus Overall design: There were two independent experiments: 3M vs 24M (n=5 to 6, single-end sequencing) and 3M vs 29M (n=3, paired-end sequencing))
De-regulation of gene expression and alternative splicing affects distinct cellular pathways in the aging hippocampus.
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View SamplesUDP-sugars were identified as extracellular signaling molecules, assigning a new function to these compounds in addition to their well defined role in intracellular substrate metabolism and storage. Previously regarded as an orphan receptor, the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) P2Y14 (GPR105) was found to bind extracellular UDP and UDP-sugars. Little is known about the physiological functions of this GPCR. To study its physiological role we used a gene-deficient (KO) mouse strain expressing the bacterial LacZ reporter gene to monitor the physiological expression pattern of P2Y14. We found that P2Y14 is mainly expressed in pancreas and salivary glands and in subpopulations of smooth muscle cells of the gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, lung and uterus. Among other phenotypical differences KO mice showed a significantly impaired glucose tolerance following oral and intraperitoneal glucose application. An unchanged insulin tolerance suggested altered pancreatic islet function. Transcriptome analysis of pancreatic islets showed that P2Y14 deficiency significantly changed expression of components involved in insulin secretion. Insulin secretion tests revealed a reduced insulin release from P2Y14-deficient islets highlighting P2Y14 as a new modulator of proper insulin secretion. Overall design: 10 samples from pancreatic islets isolated from wildtype mice; 10 samples from pancreatic islets isolated from P2Y14-knockout mice
The G protein-coupled receptor P2Y14 influences insulin release and smooth muscle function in mice.
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View SamplesA mouse model for human small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) has been developed based on evidence in human tumors that the tumor suppressor functions of RB and p53 are defective in more than 90% of SCLC cases. We also developed another mouse model also combines loss of p130 (Rbl2), an RB-related gene, with deletion of RB and p53. These two mouse tumors were shown to closely resemble human SCLC.
Loss of p130 accelerates tumor development in a mouse model for human small-cell lung carcinoma.
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View SamplesKnockdown of HCLS1 mRNA in CD34+ hematopoietic cells resulted in a severe diminished in vitro myeloid differentiation which was in line with downregulation of a set of genes, e.g., of Wnt or PI3K/Akt signaling cascades. We performed microarrays to evaluate specific genes and signaling systems regulated by HCLS1 in hematopoietic cells.
Interactions among HCLS1, HAX1 and LEF-1 proteins are essential for G-CSF-triggered granulopoiesis.
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View SamplesWe report the application of ultrashort metabolic labeling of RNA for high-throughput profiling of RNA processing in Drosophila S2 cells. Overall design: Examination of 3 different labeling timepoints in Drosophila S2 cells.
The kinetics of pre-mRNA splicing in the <i>Drosophila</i> genome and the influence of gene architecture.
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View SamplesAging and increased amyloid burden are major risk factors for cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer''s Disease (AD). An effective therapy does not yet exist. Here we use mouse models for age-associated memory impairment and amyloid deposition to study transcriptome and cell type-specific epigenome plasticity at the systems level in the brain and in peripheral organs. We show that at the level of epigenetic gene-expression aging and amyloid pathology are associated with inflammation and impaired synaptic function in the hippocampal CA1 region. While inflammation is associated with increased gene-expression that is linked to a subset of transcription factors, de-regulation of plasticity genes is mediated via different mechanisms in the amyloid and the aging model. Amyloid pathology impairs histone-acetylation and decreases expression of plasticity genes while aging affects differential splicing that is linked to altered H4K12 acetylation at the intron-exon junction in neurons but not in non-neuronal cells. We furthermore show that oral administration of the clinically approved histone deacetylase inhibitor Vorinostat not only restores spatial memory, but also exhibits an anti-inflammatory action and reinstates epigenetic balance and transcriptional homeostasis at the level of gene expression and exon usage. This is the first systems-level investigation of transcriptome plasticity in the hippocampal CA1 region in aging and AD models and of the effects of an orally dosed histone deacetylase inhibitor. Our data has important implications for the development of minimally invasive and cost-effective therapeutic strategies against age-associated cognitive decline. In fact, our data strongly suggest to test Vorinostat in patients suffering from AD. Overall design: mRNA profile from aged (CA1 and liver) and APP/PS1 (CA1) animals treated with oral vehicle or SAHA for 4 weeks
HDAC inhibitor-dependent transcriptome and memory reinstatement in cognitive decline models.
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View SamplesWe sequenced mRNA from 24 samples extracted from mouse CA1 tissue to generate the first CA1-specific murine transcriptome and the first CA1-transcriptome in response to environmental novelty under normal and Kat2a-loss-of-function conditions. Overall design: Samples were divded in 4 groups: A: Control naïve (n=6), B: control novelty-exposed (n=5), C: Kat2a cKO naïve (n=6), D: Kat2a cKO novelty-exposed (n=7). Pairwise comparisons for AvsB, AvsC, BvsD and CvsD were performed using DESeq2.
K-Lysine acetyltransferase 2a regulates a hippocampal gene expression network linked to memory formation.
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View SamplesWe sequenced small RNAs from 12 samples extracted from mouse CA1 tissue to generate the first CA1-specific murine miRNome under normal and Kat2a-loss-of-function conditions. Overall design: Samples were divded in 4 groups: A: Control (n=6), C: Kat2a cKO naïve (n=6)
K-Lysine acetyltransferase 2a regulates a hippocampal gene expression network linked to memory formation.
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View SamplesWe report liver transcript profiling by RNA sequencing of Atp7b-/- and wild type mice at six weeks of age. Transcriptional network analysis of RNA-seq data reveals a highly interconnected network of transcriptional activators with over-representation of zinc-dependent and zinc-responsive transcription factors. Overall design: Wild type and Atp7b-/- Mice were maintained on strain C57BL x 129S6/SvEv. Housing was in shoebox cages and fed Mazuri Rodent diet (PMI Nutrition, Inc., Richmond, Indiana), containing 16 ppm Cu, 100 ppm Zn, and 235 ppm Fe and water ad libitum, with a 12-hour light/dark cycle. Six-week-old mice of both sexes were used for transcriptomic studies. Animals were sacrificed by carbon dioxide asphyxiation and liver tissue was harvested for RNA isolation. RNA sequencing was performed at the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) using the GAIIx platform. Average read quality was 38. An initial dataset was generated using two wild type and two Atp7b-/- samples with singleton 1x54 runs with 15,823,058; 8,149,631; 22,931,967 and 9,538,147 reads. A second paired end (2x54) dataset was generated to augment the initial singleton dataset with one wild type and one Atp7b-/- run resulting in 36,360,686 and 38,366,743 reads, respectively.
Altered zinc balance in the Atp7b<sup>-/-</sup> mouse reveals a mechanism of copper toxicity in Wilson disease.
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