Project description:We report RNA sequencing data from the Achilles, patellar, supraspinatus, and forepaw flexor tendons of adult male mice in the C57Bl/6 background.
Project description:We report RNA sequencing data from the plantaris tendons of adult male mice in the C57Bl/6 background that either have the IGF1 receptor (IGF1R) present in their tendons (Scx:IGF1R+) or mice in which IGF1R has been deleted in tenocytes expressing scleraxis (Scx:IGF1R-). Mice were created by crossing ScxCreERT2 mice with IGF1R flox/flox mice. Mice were treated with tamoxifen for 5 days to induce recombination at the IGF1R allele, and then subjected to a synergist ablation procedure in which the Achilles tendon is removed, resulting in compensatory growth of the plantaris tendon. Mice were analyzed either 7 or 14 days after synergist ablation. Control mice that did not undergo tamoxifen treatment or synergist ablation were also studied.
Project description:We report RNA sequencing data from the Achilles, patellar, supraspinatus, and forepaw flexor tendons of adult male rats in the Sprague-Dawley
Project description:We report RNA sequencing data from the plantaris tendons of adult male mice in the C57Bl/6 background that either have the scleraxis gene (Scx+) or mice in which scleraxis has been deleted using CreERT2 driven from the Rosa26 locus (Scx-). Mice in which scleraxis was deleted were created by crossing scleraxis-floxed mice with Rosa26-CreERT2 mice. Rosa26-CreERT2 mice that did not have a floxed scleraxis allele served as controls. Mice were treated with tamoxifen for 5 days to induce recombination at the scleraxis locus, and then subjected to a synergist ablation procedure in which the Achilles tendon is removed, resulting in compensatory growth of the plantaris tendon. Mice were analyzed either 7 or 14 days after synergist ablation. Control mice that did not undergo tamoxifen treatment or synergist ablation were also studied (NOC).
Project description:Tendons are prominent members of the family of fibrous connective tissues (FCTs), which collectively are the most abundant tissues in vertebrates and have crucial roles in transmitting mechanical force and linking organs. Tendon diseases are among the most common arthropathy disorders; thus knowledge of tendon gene regulation is essential for a complete understanding of FCT biology. Here we show autonomous circadian rhythms in mouse tendon and primary human tenocytes, controlled by an intrinsic molecular circadian clock. Time-series microarrays identified the first circadian transcriptome of murine tendon, revealing that 4.6% of the transcripts (745 genes) are expressed in a circadian manner.