Project description:There is not information regards the role of miRNAs in the development of the external ear in mammals. The aim of this study was to determine the stage-specific expression of miRNAs during external ear development in order to identify miRNAs and their possible targets.
Project description:The inner ear in mammals is derived from a simple ectodermal thickening called the otic placode. Through a series of complex morphological changes, the placode forms the mature inner ear comprising of the auditory organ (cochlea) and the vestibular/balance organs (utricle, saccule, and three semi-circular canals). The vast majority of genes known to be involved during inner ear development have been found through mutational screens or by chance. To identify genes that can serve as novel candidates required for inner ear development, and also candidate genes for uncloned human deafnesses, inner ear tissues from mouse embryos from E9 to E15 were microdissected and expression-profiled at half-day intervals. Also profiled was the non-inner ear mesenchymal tissue surrounding the inner ear tissue. Various patterns of gene expression were identified, and significant biological pathways that these genes represented were identified. Also identified were mouse genes whose human orthologs are located within uncloned non-syndromic deafness intervals, thus serving as candidates for sequence analysis. Keywords: Developmental timecourse
Project description:We hypothesized that treatment of the injured skin with occlusion limits TEWL and results in a phenotype of epithelial response that more closely resembles mucosa. Here we addressed whether different hydration conditions change gene expression patterns in epidermis using microarray study in rabbit partial-thickness incisional wound. Microarray on epidermis showed that global expression patterns of the genes in full occluded vs. non-occluded wounds are distinct. Many genes - including IL-1M-NM-2, IL-8, TNF-M-NM-1, and COX-2-upregulated in skin environment were also upregulated in non-occluded wounds. Simulating increased TEWL showed increased expression of proinflammatory genes in human ex vivo skin culture (HESC) and stratified keratinocytes. Microarray on epidermis showed that global expression patterns of the genes in full occluded vs. non-occluded wounds are distinct. Female New Zealand White rabbits (3-4 kg) were purchased from Covance (Princeton, NJ) and were acclimated for a minimum of 7 days prior to experiments. Ketamine (45 mg/kg) and xylazine (7 mg/kg) were injected intramuscularly as primary anesthesia method prior to the procedure. The procedure was performed while the animal was in full anesthesia with the vital sign checking every 15 min including heart beat, breath frequency, and body temperature. Buprenex (0.05 mg/kg) was applied by intradermal injection prior to the surgery and continued every 6-12 hours for 24 hours after surgery. The animals were all monitored closely for signs of discomfort post surgeries. Tissue harvests were performed following euthanasia. The superficial incisional grids on rabbit ear were created by using a double blade scalpel with 1 mm space between the two blades. A single layer of Tegaderm was used to cover the wounding areas on both right and left ears until the wounding areas were fully re-epithelialized (two days post wounding, POE0). Thereafter, the Tegaderm on right ear was completely removed (NOW) while four more layers of Tegaderms were applied on left ear wounds (FOW). Rabbit ear samples were harvested at POE0, POE3 and POE5.
Project description:There is not information regards the role of miRNAs in the development of the external ear in mammals. The aim of this study was to determine the stage-specific expression of miRNAs during external ear development in order to identify miRNAs and their possible targets. GeneChip miRNA 3.0 arrays by Affymetrix were used to obtain miRNA expression profiles from mice fetal pinnae and skin back tissues at 13.5 dpc and 14.5 dpc, biological triplicates for each tissue were analyzed; one litter represents one biological replica, each litter with 16 fetuses in average.
Project description:To evaluate the effect of tissue type (cytology vs. surgical tissue) on gene expression measurements. Information was used to select probesets with a high spatial reproducibility for the development of gene signatures.
Project description:We implemented a functional genomics approach as a means to undertake a large-scale analysis of the Xenopus laevis inner ear transcriptome through microarray analysis. Microarray analysis uncovered genes within the X. laevis inner ear transcriptome associated with inner ear function and impairment in other organisms, thereby supporting the inclusion of Xenopus in cross-species genetic studies of the inner ear.