Chronic high-sugar feeding (1 M or 34% sucrose) leads to hyperglycemia, obesity, and insulin resistance in adult flies, compared with those fed a control diet (0.15 M or 5% sucrose). We compared two days and four weeks of high-sugar feeding to look at short- and long- term effects on gene expression.
A Complex Relationship between Immunity and Metabolism in Drosophila Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance.
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View SamplesWe characterized insulin receptor (InR)-dependent gene expression in the Drosophila fat body using transgenic RNAi. Chronic knockdown of InR in the fat body was elicited via (r4-GAL4, UAS-InRi) and RNA-seq was used to identify potential target genes. Overall design: Drosophila were reared on control (0.15 M sucrose) or high sugar (0.7 M sucrose) diets until the wandering third instar stage. Control (r4-GAL4 x w1118) offspring were compared with InRi (r4-GAL4 x UAS-InRi) using the VDRC''s w1118 (#60000) or UAS-RNAi targeting InR (#992). Fat bodies were isolated, and RNA was extracted to determine the effects of reduced insulin signaling on gene expression using Illumina RNA-seq.
A Complex Relationship between Immunity and Metabolism in Drosophila Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance.
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesAt the cellular level, a-tubulin acetylation alters the structure of microtubules to render them mechanically resistant to compressive forces. How this biochemical property of microtubule acetylation relates to mechanosensation remains unknown, though prior studies have shown that microtubule acetylation influences touch perception. Here, we identify the major Drosophila a-tubulin acetylase (dTAT) and show that it plays key roles in several forms of mechanosensation. dTAT is highly expressed in the larval peripheral nervous system (PNS), but is largely dispensable for neuronal morphogenesis. Mutation of the acetylase gene or the K40 acetylation site in a-tubulin impairs mechanical sensitivity in sensory neurons and behavioral responses to gentle touch, harsh touch, gravity, and vibration stimuli, but not noxious thermal stimulus. Finally, we show that dTAT is required for mechanically-induced activation of NOMPC, a microtubule-associated transient receptor potential channel, and functions to maintain integrity of the microtubule cytoskeleton in response to mechanical stimulation. Overall design: Six neuronal and non-neuronal cell types of Drosophila melanogaster larvae, with 100 cells each and at least four biological replicates were profiled by mRNA-Seq
Microtubule Acetylation Is Required for Mechanosensation in Drosophila.
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View SamplesThe placenta is an understudied organ that has a critical role in mammalian development. In early placental development, the essential process of trophoblast invasion establishes adequate blood flow between mother and fetus. Despite its importance, little is known about the genomic regions responsible for regulating trophoblast invasion. In order to identify enhancers that are important for regulating the process, we carried out ChIP-Seq for an enhancer-associated mark at two time points during early placental development. Combining these data with RNA-Seq data and protein interaction data allowed us to construct a gene-enhancer network describing trophoblast invasion. Overall design: RNA-Seq at two time points in early placenta development (e7.5 an e9.5). There are 3 biological replicates per time point. Samples were pooled and sequenced on two lanes.
Changes in the enhancer landscape during early placental development uncover a trophoblast invasion gene-enhancer network.
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View SamplesWe present results from deep sequencing of small RNA populations from several genotypes of soybean and demonstrate that the CHS siRNAs accumulated only in the seed coats of the yellow varieties having either the dominant I or i-i alleles and not in the pigmented seed coats with homozygous recessive i genotypes. However, the diagnostic CHS siRNAs did not accumulate in the cotyledons of genotypes with the dominant I or i-i alleles thus demonstrating the novelty of an endogenous inverted repeat region of CHS genes driving RNA silencing in trans of non-linked CHS family members in a tissue-specific manner. The phenomenon results in inhibition of a metabolic pathway by siRNAs in one tissue allowing expression of the flavonoid pathway and synthesis of secondary metabolites in other organs as the chalcone synthase small RNAs are found in the seed coats of yellow seeded soybean varieties but not in the cotyledons of the same genotype. Overall design: In order to compare the population of chalcone synthase related small RNAs, we sequenced 3 to 6 million small RNAs using the Illumina Genome Analyzer from the following four soybean cultivars and tissues with specific genotypes at the I locus: Richland immature seed coats (homozygous for the dominant I allele that specifies yellow seed coat); Williams immature seed coats (homozygous for the dominant i-i allele that specifies yellow seed coat with pigmented hilum) Williams (i-i/i-i yellow) immature cotyledons (homozygous for the dominant i-i allele that specifies yellow seed coat with pigmented hilum); Williams 55 immature seed coats (a Williams isogenic line homozygous for the recessive i allele that specifics pigmented seed coats. All seed coats and cotyledons were dissected from green stage immature seeds within the fresh weight range of 50-75 mg.
Endogenous, tissue-specific short interfering RNAs silence the chalcone synthase gene family in glycine max seed coats.
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View SamplesWe analyzed the generation of mouse gliomas following the overexpression of PDGF-B in embryonic neural progenitors. Comparison of our microarray data, with published gene expression data sets for many different murine neural cell types, revealed a closest relationship between our tumor cells and oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, confirming definitively that PDGF-B-induced gliomas are pure oligodendrogliomas.
PDGF-B induces a homogeneous class of oligodendrogliomas from embryonic neural progenitors.
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View SamplesThis study aimed at genome-wide gene expression analysis of colonic biopsies from confirmed cases of intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn's disease (CD) in comparison to controls. Further, to evaluate the role of T regulatory cells, Foxp3 mRNA expression was quantified in serum as well as colonic biopsies of patients with intestinal tuberculosis, Crohn's disease and controls.
Genome-wide gene expression analysis for target genes to differentiate patients with intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease and discriminative value of FOXP3 mRNA expression.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesAn overview of small RNAs sequences existing in seed development and contrasted with vegetative tissues of the soybean Overall design: Four small RNA sequence populations from high throughput deep sequencing-by-synthesis and representing different tissues/organs of the soybean were characterized into small RNA classes, level of expresion, genes of origin and putative targeted genes
Divergent patterns of endogenous small RNA populations from seed and vegetative tissues of Glycine max.
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View SamplesRNA-Seq after Cas9-gRNA transfection with different length gRNAs Overall design: we performed PolyA Selection and RNA-Seq on cells transfected with dCas9-VPR and a gRNA of each length (20nt, 16nt, or 14nt) targeting ACTC1, MIAT, or HBG1/2
Cas9 gRNA engineering for genome editing, activation and repression.
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View SamplesPurpose: A number of microarray studies have reported distinct molecular profiles of breast cancers (BC): basal-like, ErbB2-like and two to three luminal-like subtypes. These were associated with different clinical outcomes. However, although the basal and the ErbB2 subtypes are repeatedly recognized, identification of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive subtypes has been inconsistent. Refinement of their molecular definition is therefore needed.
Definition of clinically distinct molecular subtypes in estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomas through genomic grade.
Age, Disease stage
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