Project description:Purpose: To compare the E9.5 Dgcr8 conditional knockout embryonic heart cells transfected with NC miRNA and miR-541 mimics Methods: In vitro cultured E9.5 Dgcr8 conditional KO heart cells transfected with miR-541-5p and NC miRNA were extracted with TRIZOL 48hrs after transfection, and 10ng total RNA was reverse transcribed and amplified by Smart-seq2 protocol as described (Picelli et al., 2014). Duplicated biological samples were analyzed using Illumina HiSeqX10, Clean reads were mapped to mouse genome (mm9) using BWA software. Results: Genes differentially expressed in E9.5 Dgcr8 cKO embryonic heart cells transfected with NC miRNA and miR-541 were identified. Conclusions: miRNA-541 significantly changes the gene expression profiles of E9.5 Dgcr8 cKO embryonic heart cells and promote the cardiac function
Project description:Using an in vitro model of mouse corticogenesis from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs), we investigated the gene expression changes exerted by the inactivation of the Eutherian-specific microRNA miR-541. The microRNA mmu-miR-541-5p was inhibited by the transfection of an antago-miR into ESC-progenitors at 12 days of in vitro differentiation (DIV12) and and the cell transcriptome of transfected cells was compared to the transcriptome of control-transfected cells 5 days after transfection (DIV17). The comparison between control and miR-541 kd cells highlighted classes of differentially expressed genes related to axon elongation and neural development GO terms.
Project description:Armillaria species are devastating forest pathogens that are among the largest terrestrial organisms on Earth. They explore hosts and achieve immense colony sizes by rhizomorphs, root-like multicellular structures of clonal dispersal. To resolve the genetic bases of their unique biology, we sequenced and analyzed genomes of 4 Armillaria species and performed RNA-Seq on 7 invasive and reproductive developmental stages. Comparison with 22 basidiomycete fungi revealed a significant genome expansion in Armillaria, affecting several pathogenicity-related genes, lignocellulose degrading enzymes and lineage-specific genes involved in rhizomorph development. Rhizomorphs express an evolutionarily young transcriptome and share their morphogenetic machinery with fruiting bodies, providing genetic and regulatory insights into complex multicellularity in fungi. Our results suggest that the evolution of the unique dispersal and pathogenicity mechanisms of Armillaria has drawn upon ancestral genetic toolkits for wood-decay, morphogenesis and complex multicellularity.
