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Zebrafish whole brain single cell RNA-seq of nr1d1:VNP fish

ABSTRACT: we report a transgenic zebrafish line using destabilized fluorescent protein, Venus-NLS-PEST (VNP), driven by the promoter of a key circadian clock gene, nr1d1. This system allows us to monitor the development of single-cell circadian rhythm in live zebrafish larva in a cell-type specific manner. To identify the cell types expressing nr1d1:VNP in the whole brain, we conducted single cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) of ~15,000 cells dissociated from the brain of Tg(nr1d1:VNP) larval fish at 6.5dpf. Among them, 6514 cells were identified with number of genes > 500 and used for the following analysis. 26 cells clusters were classified from scRNAseq, and manually annotated by comparing the marker genes with the adult zebrfiash whole brain single cell RNA-seq data. The mRNA of nr1d1:VNP was enriched in photoreceptors in pineal gland, granule cells and purkinje cells in cerebellum, habenula cells as well as non-neuron cell.

ORGANISM(S): Danio rerio

PROVIDER: GSE134288 | GEO | 2019/12/29

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The zebrafish pineal gland (epiphysis) is an autonomous clock organ. In addition to being a site of melatonin production, it contains photoreceptor cells and functions as a circadian clock pace maker, making zebrafish a useful model system to study the developmental control of expression of genes associated with melatonin synthesis and photodetection, and the circadian clock. Here we have used DNA microarray technology to study the zebrafish pineal transcriptome. Analysis of gene expression at five different developmental stages (three embryonic and two adult) has revealed a highly dynamic transcriptional profile, revealing many genes that are highly expressed in the pineal gland. Statistical analysis of the data based on Gene Ontology (GO) annotation indicates that many transcription factors and cell cycle genes are highly expressed during embryonic stages, whereas genes dedicated to visual system signal transduction are preferentially expressed in the adult. Furthermore, several genes were identified that exhibit day/night differences in expression. Our data provide a rich source of candidate genes for distinct functions at different stages of pineal gland development. Experiment Overall Design: Adults and embryos were kept under a 14-hr-light/10-hr-dark cycle. Pineal glands were isolated manually, guided by GFP fluorescence, from embryonic (3d, 5d, and 10d) and adult (3 month and 1-2 yr) transgenic zebrafish in which expression of the GFP gene is driven by the pineal-specific aanat2 promoter. For comparison, brain tissue from which the pineal gland and eyes had been removed was also collected (referred to as “brain”). Altogether, we collected 20 types of samples: five time points (3d, 5d, 10d, 3 mo, and 1-2 yr), two organs (pineal gland and brain), and two sampling times (day and night). For each type of sample, tissue was obtained and processed three to five times. Total RNA was prepared from each sample using the RNeasy Lipid Tissue Mini Kit (Qiagen) and biotin-labeled cDNA was generated using the Ovation Biotin system kit (NeuGen). The Affymetrix GeneChip® Zebrafish Genome Array was hybridized and processed using the standard Affymetrix protocol.

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Zebrafish whole brain single cell RNA-seq of nr1d1:VNP fish

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