We developed a R-based script to select internal control genes based solely on read counts and gene sizes. We used this method to pick custom reference genes for the differential expression analysis of three transcriptome sets from transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing heterologous fungal effector proteins tagged with GFP (using GFP alone as the control). The custom reference genes showed lower covariance and fold change as well as a broader range of expression levels than commonly used reference genes. When analyzed with NormFinder, both typical and custom reference genes were considered suitable internal controls, but the custom selected genes were more stable. geNorm produced a similar result in which most custom selected genes ranked higher (i.e. were more stable) than commonly used reference genes.
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View SamplesStudies in human innate lymphoid cell (ILC) development are important in understanding the pathophysiology of immune deficiencies and providing insights into the design of immunotherapies for patients with cancer, infection, and autoimmune disease. Currently, it is unclear where and how ILCs develop in humans. The overall goal of our study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the cellular and molecular components that regulate human ILC development and function in order to best understand how they work in physiological and pathological states.
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View SamplesThe study aims to determine the set of transcriptional cell types that make up the mouse brain
Molecular Architecture of the Mouse Nervous System.
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View SamplesMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant, CTG microsatellite expansion disease. Transcription of the CTG repeats gives rise to CUG repeat RNA with a toxic gain-of-function. The toxic CUG RNA sequesters the muscleblind-like (MBNL) family of RNA-binding proteins and disrupts their normal cellular function causing global mis-regulation of RNA processing. Multiple approaches have been developed to target the toxic RNA; these include, but are not limited to, displacing MBNL proteins from the CUG repeats, increasing MBNL protein levels or delivery of exogenous MBNL proteins, and blocking the transcription of the CUG repeats. From a screen of diamidine molecules, we previously identified furamidine as a promising lead molecule that was shown to reduce ribonuclear foci and rescue mis-splicing of splicing reporters in a HeLa cell model of DM1. We reported that treatment of the HSALR DM1 mouse model with furamidine partially rescued the Atp2a1 and Clcn1 mis-splicing events via RT-PCR. Here, using RNA-seq examine global splicing, we report that furamidine rescued over 70 mis-splicing events in the HSALR DM1 mouse model and minimally affected gene expression. Heptamidine, in comparison, rescued ~62 events but caused significant alterations in gene expression.
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View SamplesWe performed RNA-sequencing on four groups of zebrafish larvae: control, Tg(Myc), Tg(Kras), Tg(Myc)&Tg(Kras) to analyze the expression of genes involved in the lipid-associated pathways.The results revealed high dynamic alterations in almost all aspects of lipid metabolism, among which, the expressions of genes involved in TG/DG/GP transformation and FA desaturation/elongation displayed intensive changes, in consistent with our observations in lipodomics profiling
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View SamplesUsing microarray analysis, we explored the differences in gene expression in wounded and intact skin using murine model. Injured skin samples were examined at days 1 and 4 post injury.
Receptor Mincle promotes skin allergies and is capable of recognizing cholesterol sulfate.
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View SamplesTo test the "one-neuron-one-receptor" rule of olfactory receptor expression, we sequenced the transcriptomes of single olfactory sensory neurons from the main olfactory epithelium of adult (1 to 3 months) and newborn mice (postnatal day 4 to 10).
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View SamplesWe report the biological activity of a Py-Im polyamide targeted to the sequence 5'-WGWWCW-3', which is found in a subset of ARE half-sites. This molecule reduces the growth of enzalutamide-resistant LREX' cells, both in vitro and in vivo. Gene expression changes associated with polyamide treatment in both settings are deposited here.
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View SamplesVCaP cells were treated with 10uM of a Py-Im polyamided targeted to the DNA sequence 5''-WGWWCW-3'' for 24hrs. Gene expression changes are normalized to untreated VCaP cells.
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View SamplesSenescence has tremendous impact on yield and nutritional quality of agricultural produce. However, scant information is available on genetic architecture of senescence in maize (Zea mays L.) despite the importance of stay-green, a delayed senescence phenotype, in this major cereal crop. We combined different approaches including co-expression networks derived from time-course transcriptome analysis of senescence and stay-green to identify unique candidate genes.
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