Project description:We generated RNA-Seq data for Rhesus monkey placenta. Together with RNA-Seq and epigenomic data generated for placentas of human and mouse, we aim to understand the evolution of gene expression and regulatory elements among the placentas of different mammalian species.
Project description:We generated ChIP-Seq (H3K4me1, H3K4me3 and H3K27ac) data for term Rhesus monkey placenta. Together with RNA-Seq and epigenomic data generated for placentas of human and mouse, we aim to understand the evolution of gene expression and regulatory elements among the placentas of different mammalian species.
Project description:Thymus is the important immune organ, responsible for T cell development and differentiation.We conduct rhesus monkey thymus proteomics of FNC.
Project description:Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) may be able to cure or alleviate the symptoms of various degenerative diseases. However, unresolved issues regarding apoptosis, maintaining function and tumor formation mean a prudent approach should be taken towards advancing ESCs into human clinical trials. The rhesus monkey provides the ideal model organism for developing strategies to prevent immune rejection and test the feasibility, safety and efficacy of ESC-based medical treatments. Transcriptional profiling of rhesus ESCs provides a foundation for future pre-clinical ESC research using non-human primates as the model organism. In this research we use microarray, immunocytochemistry, real-time and standard RT-PCR to characterize and transcriptionally profile rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells. We identify 367 rhesus monkey stemness genes, we demonstrate the high level (>85%) of conservation of rhesus monkey stemness gene expression across five different rhesus monkey embryonic stem cell lines, we demonstrate that rhesus monkey ESC lines maintain a pluripotent undifferentiated state over a wide range of Pou5f1 (Oct-4) expression levels and we compare rhesus monkey, human and murine stemness genes to identify the key mammalian stemness genes. The supplementary tables list the genes that have been upregulated in each undifferentiated rhesus monkey embryonic stem cell line (GSM99998, GSM99999,GSM100000, GSM100001, GSM100002, GSM99965, GSM99966) in comparison analysis with the pooled differentiated embryonic stem cells (GSM99840). Supplemental Table 1 contains the comparison analysis for all 52,865 probe sets on the rhesus monkey gene chip, Supplemental Table 2 contains the rhesus monkey genes that were significantly upregulated (FC>3) in the ORMES-6 biological replicates, Supplemental Table 3 contains the rhesus monkey genes that were significantly upregulated (FC>3) in the pooled differentiated EBs and Supplemental Tables 4-8 represent genes that were significantly upregulated in ORMES 6A, 7, 9, 10 and 13 respectively. Supplemental Table 9 contains the RT-PCR primers used in this project. Keywords: Rhesus monkey embryonic stem cell microarray
Project description:Rhesus Monkey is one of the important primate models widely used in the fields of disease mechanism study, pre-clinical test in drug discovery and molecular evolution. However, the majority of rhesus gene annotations were putatively mapped from human genome, with only 10% supported by rhesus EST data.So, to better study the transcriptome, paired-end, strand-specific, poly(A)-positive RNA-Seq were performed in 5 rhesus monkey tissues. 5 tissue samples examined: prefrontal cortex, liver, skeletal muscle, adipose, testis
Project description:Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been used to clone cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), but the cloning of other non-human primate species remains to be achieved. On the other hand, our histological examination indicated severe calcification of the placenta of SCNT fetuses. Additionally, we found that some of the maternal-biased imprinting genes were aberrantly lost in the cloned embryos by multi-omics analysis. We thus developed a trophoblast replacement (TR) method, providing an ICSI-derived placenta for the SCNT fetus, to support the full-term development of the cloned embryos after implantation. By combining this TR method with treatment with epigenetic modification factors, we obtained a healthy somatic cell cloned rhesus monkey. Thus, TR represents a useful approach for rhesus monkey cloning.
Project description:Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been used to clone cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), but the cloning of other non-human primate species remains to be achieved. On the other hand, our histological examination indicated severe calcification of the placenta of SCNT fetuses. Additionally, we found that some of the maternal-biased imprinting genes were aberrantly lost in the cloned embryos by multi-omics analysis. We thus developed a trophoblast replacement (TR) method, providing an ICSI-derived placenta for the SCNT fetus, to support the full-term development of the cloned embryos after implantation. By combining this TR method with treatment with epigenetic modification factors, we obtained a healthy somatic cell cloned rhesus monkey. Thus, TR represents a useful approach for rhesus monkey cloning.
Project description:Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been used to clone cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), but the cloning of other non-human primate species remains to be achieved. On the other hand, our histological examination indicated severe calcification of the placenta of SCNT fetuses. Additionally, we found that some of the maternal-biased imprinting genes were aberrantly lost in the cloned embryos by multi-omics analysis. We thus developed a trophoblast replacement (TR) method, providing an ICSI-derived placenta for the SCNT fetus, to support the full-term development of the cloned embryos after implantation. By combining this TR method with treatment with epigenetic modification factors, we obtained a healthy somatic cell cloned rhesus monkey. Thus, TR represents a useful approach for rhesus monkey cloning.