Project description:Little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying mammalian touch transduction. To identify novel candidate transducers, we examined the molecular and cellular basis of touch in one of the most sensitive tactile organs in the animal kingdom, the star of the star-nosed mole. Our findings demonstrate that the trigeminal ganglia innervating the star are enriched in tactile-sensitive neurons, resulting in a higher proportion of light touch fibers and lower proportion of nociceptors compared to the dorsal root ganglia innervating the rest of the body. We exploit this difference using transcriptome analysis of the star-nosed mole sensory ganglia to identify novel candidate mammalian touch and pain transducers. The most enriched candidates are also expressed in mouse somatosesensory ganglia, suggesting they may mediate transduction in diverse species and are not unique to moles. These findings highlight the utility of examining diverse and specialized species to address fundamental questions in mammalian biology. Examination of the transcriptome of 3 trigeminal and 3 dorsal root ganglia
Project description:To optimize the golden snub-nosed monkey genome annotation, one RNA library of mixed tissues from one individual were constructed using the Illumina mRNA-Seq Prep Kit.
Project description:[original title] Gene expression response to the implantation of drug (paclitaxel)-eluting or bare metal stents in denuded human LIMA arteries. Different clinical outcomes have been observed for paclitaxel-eluting and bare metal cardiovascular stents. The aim of this project was to identify genes that might be associated with the observed clinical outcomes.
Project description:Little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying mammalian touch transduction. To identify novel candidate transducers, we examined the molecular and cellular basis of touch in one of the most sensitive tactile organs in the animal kingdom, the star of the star-nosed mole. Our findings demonstrate that the trigeminal ganglia innervating the star are enriched in tactile-sensitive neurons, resulting in a higher proportion of light touch fibers and lower proportion of nociceptors compared to the dorsal root ganglia innervating the rest of the body. We exploit this difference using transcriptome analysis of the star-nosed mole sensory ganglia to identify novel candidate mammalian touch and pain transducers. The most enriched candidates are also expressed in mouse somatosesensory ganglia, suggesting they may mediate transduction in diverse species and are not unique to moles. These findings highlight the utility of examining diverse and specialized species to address fundamental questions in mammalian biology.
Project description:RNA-Seq data were targeted for de novo assembly and reconstruction of full-length mouse transcripts. Sequencing of RNA taken from unstimulated DCs.
Project description:RBPm1, an RNA-binding protein, plays a crucial role in regulating axoneme assembly during male gametogenesis of Plasmodium yoelii. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms that underlie this process, we conducted RNA-seq analysis to investigate changes in the male transcriptome resulting from the loss of RBPm1.
Project description:[original title] Gene expression response to the implantation of drug (paclitaxel)-eluting or bare metal stents in denuded human LIMA arteries. Different clinical outcomes have been observed for paclitaxel-eluting and bare metal cardiovascular stents. The aim of this project was to identify genes that might be associated with the observed clinical outcomes. Human left internal mammary artery (LIMA) was divided into three segments and and two of the segments were fitted with either a paclitaxel-eluting stent or a bare metal stent. The experiment includes three groups: control, paclitaxel-eluting stent, and bare metal stent, respectively. Each group includes four biological replicates (patients 1, 2, 4 and 5).