RNA-sequencing reveals predominance of THRA splicing isoform 2 in developing human brain [treated]
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ABSTRACT: Thyroid Hormone Receptor α (THRα) is a nuclear hormone receptor for triiodothyronine (T3) that acts as a transcription factor. Depending on its splicing pattern, it may act either as a stimulator or inhibitor of gene transcription. The relative proportions of the THRα splicing isoforms (THRα1 versus THRα2) in different tissues are crucial for the outcome of transcription regulation. To date, the tissue-specific expression patterns of the two main isoforms in human cortical development have not been determined. To address this gap, we generated cortical brain organoids in vitro following the STEMdiff™ Cerebral Organoid Kit guidelines. Samples were treated with 50nM T3 48h before collection to perturb the Thyroid Hormone-regulated system. We then generated the stranded bulk RNA-Seq dataset here presented. We employed a bioinformatics pipeline to ensure the quality of the dataset and to extract and quantify the read counts specific for our isoforms of interest. We observed a steady increase of THRα transcript in time and a strong predominance of THRα2 transcripts at all stages.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE250143 | GEO | 2024/09/12
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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