Project description:The binding of Deleted in Azoospermia Associated Protein 1 (DAZAP1) to splicing mutations in the BRCA1 and NF1 genes that caused exon exclusion suggest a role for DAZAP1 in RNA splicing. To elucidate the biological functions of DAZAP1 and to search for its natural RNA substrates, we compared the exon usages of wild-type and Dazap1 mutant testes by exon microarrays. We used wild-type and Dazap1 mutant mouse testes. Each genotype has three replicates. 6 total samples were analyzed.
Project description:Progerin-expressing mice (HGPS-like) demonstrated increased energy metabolism and lipodystrophy. Increased mitochondrial biogenesis was found in adipose tissue from HGPS-like mice, whereas lamin C-only mice had fewer mitochondria. Thus we analyse which molecular pathways mediated the changes in adipose tissue caused by lamin C and progerin expression and the roles of these pathways in energy metabolism and aging. 10 cDNAs samples were analysed. We compared the mean fold change of 2 to 4 biological replicates. We performed an unpaired Student’s t-test to compare intensities in the different biological replicates. Genes were considered significantly regulated when the fold change was ? 1.5, and the p-value was ?0.05.
Project description:Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) transforms into an acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) with associated increased bone marrow blast infiltration. Using a transgenic mouse model, MRP8[NRASD12/hBCL-2], in which the NRAS:BCL-2 complex at the mitochondria induces MDS progressing to AML with dysplastic features, we studied the therapeutic potential of a BCL-2 homology domain 3 (BH3) mimetic inhibitor, ABT-737. Treatment significantly extended lifespan, increased survival of lethally irradiated secondary recipients transplanted with treated cells compared with cells from untreated mice, with a reduction of bone marrow (BM) blasts, LSK and progenitor populations by increased apoptosis of infiltrating blasts of diseased mice assessed in vivo by Tc-99m-labeled Annexin V single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and ex vivo by Annexin V/7AAD flow cytometry, TUNEL, caspase 3 cleavage and re-localization of the NRAS:BCL-2 complex from mitochondria to plasma membrane. Phosphoprotein analysis showed restoration of wild-type AKT, ERK1/2 and MEK patterns in spleen cells after treatment, which show reduced mitochondrial membrane potential. Exon specific gene expression profiling corroborates the reduction of leukemic cells, with an increase in expression of genes coding for stem cell development and maintenance, myeloid differentiation and apoptosis. Myelodysplastic features persist underscoring targeting of BCL-2-mediated effects on MDS-AML transformation and survival of leukemic cells. NRASD12/BCL-2 double transgenic mice were analysed by enriching for primitive Sca1+ cells from splenocytes from untreated and ABT-737 treated mice. RNA was extracted analysed for gene expression profiles using exon specific arrays.
Project description:While Argonaute (AGO) proteins play a major role in transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) in many organisms, their role in the nucleus of somatic mammalian cells remains elusive. Here, we have purified AGO1 and AGO2 chromatin-embedded complexes, and found these proteins associated with previously described partners, but also with chromatin modifiers and, rather unexpectedly, with different splicing factors. Using the CD44 gene as a model for alternative splicing, we show that both AGO1 and AGO2 are required for Protein Kinase C (PKC)-dependent variant exon inclusion. AGO proteins facilitate the spliceosome recruitment and modulate the elongation rate of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII). The recruitment of AGO proteins to CD44 transcribed region is dependent on both the endonuclease Dicer and the chromodomain-containing protein HP1g, and results in locally increased levels of histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation on variant exons. Genome wide analysis of splicing in either AGO2 or Dicer null cells showed that the two proteins have similar effects on many splicing events. Finally, sRNAs associated with nuclear AGO2 are mostly in sense orientation relative to protein-coding genes, supporting a role for intragenic antisense non-coding RNAs in the recruitment AGO and splicing factors. Together, our data demonstrate for the first time that the endogenous RNAi pathway is involved in alternative splicing decisions, unravelling a new model in which AGO proteins couple RNAPII elongation and chromatin modification. Study of AGO2 or Dicer knock-out on gene expression and splicing regulation in MEF cells Transcriptome analysis of AGO2 and Dicer null MEF cells on GeneChipM-BM-. Mouse Exon 1.0 ST Arrays (Affymetrix). Dicer null MEF cells and wild-type MEF cells were from M. Otsuka. AGO2 null MEF cells were from A. Tarakhovsky. Experiment has been done in experimental triplicates. 9 Total samples were analyzed.
Project description:Progerin-expressing mice (HGPS-like) demonstrated increased energy metabolism and lipodystrophy. Increased mitochondrial biogenesis was found in adipose tissue from HGPS-like mice, whereas lamin C-only mice had fewer mitochondria. Thus we analyse which molecular pathways mediated the changes in adipose tissue caused by lamin C and progerin expression and the roles of these pathways in energy metabolism and aging. 10 cDNAs samples were analysed. We compared the mean fold change of 2 to 4 biological replicates. We performed an unpaired Student’s t-test to compare intensities in the different biological replicates. Genes were considered significantly regulated when the fold change was ≥ 1.5, and the p-value was ≤0.05.
Project description:The U2 snRNA is a basal component of the major spliceosome, which is responsible for >90% human pre-mRNA splicing. A 5-nucleotide deletion in one of the mouse U2 snRNA genes (Rnu2-8) causes cerebellar granule cell degeneration in the NMF291 mouse mutant strain. To identify the altered transcripts in the NMF291–/– cerebellum, we interograted Affy. mouse 1.0 ST Exon arrays with total RNAs from three postnatal-30-day (P30) wild type and three NMF291–/– cerebella. Affy. mouse 1.0 ST Exon arrays were hybridized with total RNAs derived from three P30 female wild type and NMF291–/– mice (biological replicates).
Project description:LncRNAs played a crucial role in the cell growth, development and some diseases relating to central nerve system.This study suggest that with regulating the LncRNAs expression level we might design novel therapy for spinalcord injury. In this dataset, we profiled the expression pattern of LncRNAs by microarray method after spinal cord injury (SCI). Through Gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis seek LncRNAs potential function in the repair of spinal cord injury. Fifteen samples were analyzed. In these sample, we divided into five groups (sham operation, 1 day post-injured, 3 days post-injured, 1 week post-injued and 3 weeks post-injured) and each group contained three mice.After RNA extraction,RNA form mice in the same group were mixed by equal mass for the preparation of microarray.Compared with spinal cord without injury, the differential expression level of LncRNAs had a few changes at 1day post-injury, reached the peak at 1 week after SCI, and subsequently declined until 3 weeks post-injury. Genes with an FDR≤0.05 and a fold-change ≥2 were selected. Subsequently we analysis the significant differential expression genes.
Project description:To assess the requirement of Ptbp2 for alternative mRNA expression in mouse brain RNA from the cortex of 4 wild type and 4 Ptbp2 KO E18.5 mice. One array per sample (biological replicate), 8 arrays total.
Project description:The control of RNA alternative splicing is critical for generating biological diversity. Despite emerging genome-wide technologies to study RNA complexity, reliable and comprehensive RNA-regulatory networks have not been defined. Here we used Bayesian networks to probabilistically model diverse datasets and predict the target networks of specific regulators. We applied this strategy to identify ~700 alternative splicing events directly regulated by the neuron-specific factor Nova in the mouse brain, integrating RNA-binding data, splicing microarray data, Nova-binding motifs, and evolutionary signatures. The resulting integrative network revealed combinatorial regulation by Nova and the neuronal splicing factor Fox, interplay between phosphorylation and splicing, and potential links to neurologic disease. Thus we have developed a general approach to understanding mammalian RNA regulation at the systems level. RNA from the whole brain or spinal cord of 4 wild type and 4 Nova1/2 double KO (dKO) E18.5 CD1 mice. One array per biological replicate.