Project description:To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the congenital anomalies observed in patients with Trisomy 18, we compared gene expression in uncultured amniotic fluid supernatant samples from second trimester fetuses with Trisomy 18 and from euploid controls. Analysis of differential expression using both individual-gene and gene-set or pathway methods indicated disrupted function in ion transport, MHCII/T-cell mediated immunity, DNA repair, G-protein mediated signaling, kinases, and glycosylation. Significant down-regulation of genes involved in adrenal development was also identified in the trisomic fetuses, possibly explaining both the abnormal maternal serum estriols and the pre- and postnatal growth restriction found in this condition.
Project description:To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the congenital anomalies observed in patients with Trisomy 18, we compared gene expression in uncultured amniotic fluid supernatant samples from second trimester fetuses with Trisomy 18 and from euploid controls. Analysis of differential expression using both individual-gene and gene-set or pathway methods indicated disrupted function in ion transport, MHCII/T-cell mediated immunity, DNA repair, G-protein mediated signaling, kinases, and glycosylation. Significant down-regulation of genes involved in adrenal development was also identified in the trisomic fetuses, possibly explaining both the abnormal maternal serum estriols and the pre- and postnatal growth restriction found in this condition. We compared expression in five female fetuses with confirmed metaphase karotypes 47, XX, +18 and six female controls (46, XX). The gestational ages of the samples ranged from 17 5/7 to 20 6/7 weeks.
Project description:Trisomy 18 syndrome (Edwards Syndrome, ES) is a type of aneuploidy caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 18, and just the second most common autosomal trisomy syndrome after trisomy 21 (known as Down syndrome). Aneuploidy is the leading cause of early pregnancy loss, mental retardation, and multiple congenital anomalies. We used the commercial system Chromium platform (10x Genomics) to performed scATAC-seq to measure chromatin accessibility in 11,611 single umbilical cord blood cells, derived from 2 samples, respectively one Trisomy 18 Syndrome and one healthy donor. We obtain 13 distinct major clusters of cells, identified as 6 human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cell types marker-free and characterized the driving regulatory factors and differentially accessible loci that define each cluster. We set out to generate a single-cell atlas of chromatin accessibility among health and the 18 trisomy syndrome human umbilical cord blood. Finally, the cell-type-specific gene regulatory networks analysis at a single-cell resolution of this differential accessibility-related loci genes was carried out and disease-related transcription factors (TFs) and corresponding genes are predicted. These screened disease-related transcription factors (TFs) and corresponding genes provide a basis for further research and understanding of trisomy 18 syndrome. Finally, a cell-type-specific gene regulatory network analysis of these differentially accessible related locus genes was performed at single-cell resolution and predicted disease-related transcription factors (TFs) and corresponding genes. In detail, CCBN2 and MCM3 may be essential for the development of trisomy 18 and disease differential genes are enriched in the human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection pathway.
Project description:We used Visium technology (10X Genomics) to infer cell-to-cell communication in ovarian and uterine tissue based on spatial proximity. Organs from 3-month mice in diestrus and 18-month old mice were collected and frozen in OCT. 10 µm thick tissue slices were placed on Visium Spatial Gene Expression Slides (10X Genomics) and stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E). Libraries were prepared by manufacturer’s recommendations and sequenced on NovaSeq6000. For samples that were sequenced in two runs, both sequencing runs were merged when running spaceranger (10X Genomics). Original nd2 microscopy images and results of scRNA-seq (linked datasets) and spatial transcriptomics analysis are available at Biostudies (S-BIAD482 and S-BSST852).
Project description:Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia of Down syndrome (DS-AMKL) is a model of clonal evolution from a preleukemic transient myeloproliferative disorder requiring both a trisomy 21 (T21) and a GATA1s mutation to a leukemia driven by additional driver mutations. We modelled this leukemic evolution through stepwise gene editing of GATA1s, SMC3+/- and MPLW515K providing 20 different trisomy or disomy 21 iPSC clones. Single cell analysis was performed on hematopoietic cells obtained from IPSC clones after 13 days of differentiation. Sample preparation was done at room temperature. Single-cell suspensions were loaded onto a Chromium Single Cell Chip (10x Genomics) according to the manufacturer’s instructions for co-encapsulation with barcoded Gel Beads at a target capture rate of ~10,000 individual cells per sample. Captured mRNAs were barcoded during cDNA synthesis using the Chromium Next GEM Single Cell 3' GEM, Library & Gel Bead Kit v3.1 (10X Genomics) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. All samples were processed simultaneously with the Chromium Controller (10X Genomics) and the resulting libraries were prepared in parallel in a single batch. We pooled all of the libraries for sequencing in a single SP Illumina flow cell. All of the libraries were sequenced with an 8-base index read, a 28-base Read1 containing cell-identifying barcodes and unique molecular identifiers (UMIs), and a 91-base Read2 containing transcript sequences on an Illumina NovaSeq 6000.
Project description:Amniotic fluid has been proposed as an easily available source of cells for numerous applications in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The use of amniotic fluid cells in biomedical applications necessitates their unequivocal characterization; however, the exact cellular composition of amniotic fluid and the precise tissue origins of these cells remain largely unclear. Using cells cultured from human amniotic fluid of the second trimester from a healthy fetus and fetuses with spina bifida aperta, we have performed single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize the tissue origin and marker expression of cultured amniotic fluid cells at the single-cell level. Our analysis identified nine different cell types of stromal, epithelial and immune cell phenotype, and from various fetal tissue origins, demonstrating the heterogeneity of the cultured amniotic fluid cell population at single-cell resolution. Further, our data question the presence of pluripotent stem cell populations in cultured AF, and provide a comprehensive list of markers for the characterization of its various progenitor and terminally differentiated cell types. Our study highlights the relevance of single-cell analysis approaches for the characterization of amniotic fluid cells in order to harness their full potential in biomedical research and clinical applications.
Project description:Background: Turner syndrome, a common sex chromosome aneuploidy, has characteristics and malformations associated with the phenotype. Fetal amniotic fluid is a complex biological material that could contribute to the understanding Turner syndrome pathogenesis. Global gene expression analysis of Turner syndrome fetal amniotic fluid supernatant was utilized to identify organ systems and specific genes that may play a role in the pathophysiologic changes that are seen in individuals with Turner syndrome. Methods: Global gene expression analysis was performed utilizing cell-free RNA from five midtrimester fetuses with Turner syndrome matched with five euploid female fetuses. Total RNA was extracted, amplified, hybridized onto GeneChipM-BM-. Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 arrays. Network and pathway analysis of differentially expressed genes were completed. Chromosomal distribution of gene expression differences, differential expression by pathway and organ system (a M-bM-^@M-^\Turner syndrome core transcriptomeM-bM-^@M-^]), and candidate genes that could play a pathological role were identified. Results: There were 470 differentially expressed genes identified in the Turner syndrome transcriptome. The differentially expressed genes were distributed randomly across different chromosomes. Among genes on the X chromosome, XIST was down-regulated, and SHOX not differentially expressed. The most highly represented organ systems were hematologic/immune and neurologic. Increased representation of differentially expressed genes in the hematologic/immune system distinguishes the Turner syndrome transcriptome from the euploid, trisomy 18 and trisomy 21 transcriptomes previously studied in our laboratory. Manual curation of the differentially expressed gene list identified genes including NFATC3, IGFBP5, and LDLR that warrant further study. 2nd trimester amniotic fluid mRNA expression was compared between 5 Turners and 5 euploid fetuses.
Project description:Gene expression was measured in trisomy 21 and trisomy 13 human fetal samples. For TS21, regions assayed were cerebrum, cerebellum, heart, and cerebrum-derived astrocyte cell lines. Keywords = trisomy 21 Keywords = Down syndrome Keywords = aneuploidy Keywords = brain Keywords = heart Keywords = trisomy 13 Keywords: other