Project description:Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS), characterized by heart and forelimb defects, is caused by mutations in the T-box transcription factor, TBX5. While much has been done to elucidate TBX5’s transcriptional mechanisms in animal and human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models, transcriptomics from HOS patient tissue is lacking.
Project description:To investigate the complex regulatory networks disrupted in Holt-Oram Syndrome, we characterized genome-widely the miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in WT and Tbx5 depleted zebrafish embryos at two development time points, 24 and 48 hpf.
Project description:To investigate the complex regulatory networks disrupted in Holt-Oram Syndrome, we characterized genome-widely the miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in WT and Tbx5 depleted zebrafish embryos at two development time points, 24 and 48 hpf.
Project description:Asherman’s Syndrome is characterized by intrauterine adhesions or scarring, which cause infertility, menstrual abnormalities, and recurrent pregnancy loss. The pathophysiology of this syndrome remains unknown, with treatment restricted to recurrent surgical removal of intrauterine scarring, which has limited success. Here, we decode the Asherman’s Syndrome endometrial cell niche by analyzing data from over 200,000 cells with single-cell RNA-sequencing in patients with this condition and through in vitro analyses of Asherman’s Syndrome patient-derived endometrial organoids. Our endometrial atlas highlights the loss of the endometrial epithelium, alterations to epithelial differentiation signaling pathways such as Wnt and Notch, and the appearance of characteristic epithelium expressing secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor during the window of implantation. We describe syndrome-associated alterations in cell-to-cell communication and gene expression profiles that support a dysfunctional pro-fibrotic, pro-inflammatory, and anti-angiogenic environment.