Project description:Transcriptome analysis of the heads of 5 dpf epdc5-/-, tsc2-/-, depdc5-/- x tsc2-/- and wildtype zebrafish larvae to provide insights into the neuropathological processes underlying the observed epileptic phenotype in sv2a-/- zebrafish larvae.
Project description:To understand the effects of Hsp60 deficiency in developing vertebrates, we generated CRISPR/Cas9-mediated hspd1 knockout zebrafish lines by targeting exon 2 to induce a frameshift mutation. We selected an allele with a 56 base pair deletion inducing a frameshift mutation leading to loss of protein functions. We examined the proteome changes in zebrafish larvae at 5 days post fertilization (DPF). Wildtype control and hspd1-/- larvae at 5dpf, were analyzed by TMT and nanoLC-MS/MS based proteomcis. For this purpose, we studied five pools from each genotype, and each pool consisted of five larvae.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of the heads of 6 dpf sv2a-/-, sv2a+/- and sv2a+/+ zebrafish larvae to provide insights into the neuropathological processes underlying the observed epileptic phenotype in sv2a-/- zebrafish larvae.
Project description:Our previous experiments showed the function of Akr1a1a was related to insulin resistance. The knockout of Akr1a1a led to poor acrolein detoxification and accumulated acrolein inhibits insulin receptors (insra/insrb) expression. To understand how the loss of Akr1a1a and acrolein reflects at the transcriptome level, we performed full genome RNA-Seq between akr1a1a+/+, akr1a1a-/- and akr1a1a+/+ with acrolein treatment zebrafish larvae at 120 hpf. An overview of RNA-Seq, including quality control, principal component analysis (PCA), and volcano plots of regulated genes showed comparable properties between akr1a1a mutants, wild type and acrolein treated wild type zebrafish larvae. We found the insulin receptor signaling pathway was down-regulated significantly in akr1a1a mutants and acrolein treated wild type larvae as compared to wild type larvae via gene set enrichment analysis (normalized enrichment score, -1.888, p=0.028; -1.93, p=0.019). Intriguingly, downstream signaling pathways including MAPK, signal transduction by protein phosphorylation and transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway were also significantly down-regulated in akr1a1a mutants and acrolein treated wild type larvae. Taken together, these results further suggest akr1a1a and acrolein as an important regulator in insulin receptor signaling transduction. Furthermore, we offer a comprehensive and more detailed evaluation of mRNA content within zebrafish larvae. We conclude that RNA-seq based transcriptome would clearly illustrate genetic network and clarify complex biological functions.
Project description:We aim to establish NAFLD model of Zebrafish. Zebrafish larvae fed with high cholesterol diet,high fructose diet and overfeed diet to induce liver steatosis. RNA-seq was employed to analyze the effects of different diets on NAFLD development.
Project description:RNA-seq analysis of conventionally raised zebrafish larvae compared to germ-free zebrafish larvae and germ-free larvae treated with zebrafish metabolites.
Project description:The zebrafish Cxcr3.2 is a functional homolog of the human chemokine receptor CXCR3. Zebrafish macrophages lacking this receptor have impaired motility and a rounded shape compared to their wildtype counterparts. To investigate the effects of cxcr3.2 mutation on the transcriptional profile of macrophages, we sorted macrophages from zebrafish larvae lacking a functional cxcr3.2 and compared their transcriptome to that of macrophages from wildtype larvae. Mutant and wildtype macrophages could be clearly distinguished based on the overall differential expression profiles. Classification of genes by compartment showed that peroxisomal, lysosomal and Golgi-related genes were most frequently up-regulated. Moreover, lysosomal and Golgi-related terms were significantly differentially represented in Gene Ontology and KEGG enrichment analysis. Of note, several lysosomal markers (including acidic hydrolases and voltage ATPases) were consistently upregulated in cxcr3.2 mutant macrophages, indicating that cxcr3.2-mediated chemokine signaling is tightly connected to the regulation of lysosomal function.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of 3dpf wild type zebrafish larvae treated with 20mM PTZ for 30 and 90 minutes compared with 3dpf wild type control untreated zebrafish larvae.