Project description:To understand the mechanisms through which JunB regulates Tregs-mediated immune regulation, we examined the global gene expression profiles in the JunB WT and KO Tregs by performing RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis.
Project description:Purpose: Determine the differential gene expression pattern between wildtype, Pkd2-KO and Pkd2-miR-214 KO mice Methods: kidney mRNA profiles of Pkd2-KO and Pkd2-mir-214-KO mice was sequenced with N of 3 in each group Results: 972 differentially expressed transcripts were identified between Pkd2-KO kidneys and Pkd2-miR-214-KO kidneys Conclusion: Deletion of miR-214 promotes interstitial inflammation in mouse models of ADPKD
Project description:Purpose: Determine the differential m6A methylation pattern of Mettl3 between wildtype, Pkd1F/RC-KO and Pkd1F/RC-Mettl3-DKO mouse kidneys. Methods: m6A RNA IP using the Magna MeRIP™ m6A Kit (EMD Millipore, catalog #17-10499) was performed on P18 wildtype, Pkd1F/RC-KO and Pkd1F/RC-Mettl3-DKO mouse kidney samples. Two biological replicate samples from each genotype were sequenced. Each sample was a pool of 6 kidneys of the same genotype. The input samples were also sequenced to obtain mRNA profiles. Results: 133 mRNAs were found to be differentially hypermethylated in the Pkd1-KO kidneys compared to the control kidneys and differentially hypomethylated in the Pkd1-Mettl3-DKO kidneys compared to the Pkd1-KO kidneys. Two key pathogenic mRNAs namely, c-Myc and Avpr2 were identified and validated as Mettl3 targets. The mRNA transcript levels were unchanged between Pkd1-KO and Pkd1-Mettl3-DKO kidneys. Conclusion: Mettl3/m6A promotes translation of pathogenic mRNAs to mediate cystogenesis in mouse models of ADPKD.
Project description:Introgressed variants from other species can be an important source of genetic variation because they may arise rapidly, can include multiple mutations on a single haplotype, and have often been pretested by selection in the species of origin. Although introgressed alleles are generally deleterious, several studies have reported introgression as the source of adaptive alleles-including the rodenticide-resistant variant of Vkorc1 that introgressed from Mus spretus into European populations of Mus musculus domesticus. Here, we conducted bidirectional genome scans to characterize introgressed regions into one wild population of M. spretus from Spain and three wild populations of M. m. domesticus from France, Germany, and Iran. Despite the fact that these species show considerable intrinsic postzygotic reproductive isolation, introgression was observed in all individuals, including in the M. musculus reference genome (GRCm38). Mus spretus individuals had a greater proportion of introgression compared with M. m. domesticus, and within M. m. domesticus, the proportion of introgression decreased with geographic distance from the area of sympatry. Introgression was observed on all autosomes for both species, but not on the X-chromosome in M. m. domesticus, consistent with known X-linked hybrid sterility and inviability genes that have been mapped to the M. spretus X-chromosome. Tract lengths were generally short with a few outliers of up to 2.7 Mb. Interestingly, the longest introgressed tracts were in olfactory receptor regions, and introgressed tracts were significantly enriched for olfactory receptor genes in both species, suggesting that introgression may be a source of functional novelty even between species with high barriers to gene flow.