Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to identify the sex differential miRNA tanscriptome between male and female adult (4-6 wk. old) mouse hearts using small RNA-seq. Methods: miRNA profiles of male and female mouse hearts were generated by sequencing, n=4 for each sex, using Illumina HiSeq2500. The sequence reads were aligned to the mm10 reference genome using STAR via the bcbio-nextgen RNA-sequencing pipeline. Differential gene expression was determined by genwiz. Results: 11 miRNAs were differentially expressed between male and female mice [ P value <0.05, |log2(Fold Change)| > 0.5], with 9 more highly expressed in female hearts and 2 more highly expressed in male hearts.
Project description:Early stem cell differentiation programmes are tightly controlled by coordinated pre- and post-transcriptional regulatory networks. In this study, we investigate and characterise miRNA networks responsible for the post-translational gene regulation in early differentiation in both female and male mouse embryonic stem cells. We obtained miRNA-Seq and RNA-Seq profiles of male and female cells from day 0 (D0; 2i) to days 4, 10, 20 and 30. Interestingly, we observed a significant difference in gene expression profiles between females and males, both in terms of identity of regulated genes and of temporal characteristics. Similarly, we observed differences between miRNA species playing significant regulatory roles in female and male cells.
Project description:Early stem cell differentiation programmes are tightly controlled by coordinated pre- and post-transcriptional regulatory networks. In this study, we investigate and characterise miRNA networks responsible for the post-translational gene regulation in early differentiation in both female and male mouse embryonic stem cells. We obtained miRNA-Seq and RNA-Seq profiles of male and female cells from day 0 (D0; 2i) to days 4, 10, 20 and 30. Interestingly, we observed a significant difference in gene expression profiles between females and males, both in terms of identity of regulated genes and of temporal characteristics. Similarly, we observed differences between miRNA species playing significant regulatory roles in female and male cells.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a highly conserved class of small RNAs which function in a sequence-specific manner to post-transcriptionally regulate expression of target genes. Tissue-specific miRNA expression studies have discovered numerous functions for miRNAs in various aspects of embryonic development, but a role for miRNAs in gonadal development and sex differentiation has not yet been reported. Using the chicken embryo as a vertebrate model, differential miRNA expression between male and female embryonic gonads, was analysed at three developmental stages (embryonic days (E) 5.5, E6.5 and E9.5), using custom-designed 4x2K CombiMatrix miRNA microarray. The aims of this study were to: 1-identify miRNAs differentialy expressed by sex; 2-identify sex-specific miRNAs; 3-analyse global changes in miRNA up-regulation in male versus female gonads before, during and after the histological onset of sexual differentiation. This study provides a basis for establishing whetehr miRNAs are involved in either initiating or regulating vertebrate gonadal sex differentiation. Keywords: miRNA, sex comparison, developmental stage comparison. miRNA samples from male and female embryonic chicken gonads from three developmental stages: embryonic day (E) 5.5 (Hamilton & Hamburger (HH) stage 27-28), E6.5 (HH stage 29-30) & E9.5 (HH stage 35-36). Samples are listed with biological replicates used for analysis in brackets following: 1 - Male E5.5 (5); 2 - Female E5.5 (4); 3 - Male E6.5 (5); 4 - Female E6.5 (3); 5 - Male E9.5 (4); 6 - Female E9.5 (4).
Project description:The study is relevant to an understanding of the forces that lead to sex differences in the brain and other somatic tissues. Many neural and psychiatric diseases affect men and women differently, so the understanding of sex differences in brain function impacts on our understanding of why the male and female brain differ in their susceptibility to disease. Using Affymetrix chicken arrays, we will measure the gene expression in male and female embryonic chicken heart, and compare to previous studies of brain and liver. Gene expression differs in the male and female embryonic chicken heart, liver, and brain. Higher expression of Z-chromosome genes in males is found in heart, liver and brain. Comparison of heart and brain will reveal brain-specific patterns of sex differences, and patterns that apply to multiple tissues. 20 male and 20 female chicken embryos will serve as source of heart tissue. In late stage embryos, we will remove the tissue and extract total RNA. Four birds will comprise each individual sample. Thus, we will have 5 biologically independent male samples, and an equal number of female samples. Keywords: dose response
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a highly conserved class of small RNAs which function in a sequence-specific manner to post-transcriptionally regulate expression of target genes. Tissue-specific miRNA expression studies have discovered numerous functions for miRNAs in various aspects of embryonic development, but a role for miRNAs in gonadal development and sex differentiation has not yet been reported. Using the chicken embryo as a vertebrate model, differential miRNA expression between male and female embryonic gonads, was analysed at three developmental stages (embryonic days (E) 5.5, E6.5 and E9.5), using custom-designed 4x2K CombiMatrix miRNA microarray. The aims of this study were to: 1-identify miRNAs differentialy expressed by sex; 2-identify sex-specific miRNAs; 3-analyse global changes in miRNA up-regulation in male versus female gonads before, during and after the histological onset of sexual differentiation. This study provides a basis for establishing whetehr miRNAs are involved in either initiating or regulating vertebrate gonadal sex differentiation. Keywords: miRNA, sex comparison, developmental stage comparison.
Project description:By surveying miRNA populations in each sex, we identified sets of miRNAs differentially expressed in male and female tissues across various stages of development.
Project description:Nitrogen is a key factor impacting plant physiological processes and protein abundance. Although many proteins were changed substantially in poplar under N deficiency, the post-translational modifications in male and female poplars are still unclear. Therefore, we selected male and female poplars and analysed the changes of protein phosphorylation in response to N-deficient conditions.
Project description:Two independent small RNA (sRNA) libraries from male and female asparagus plants were sequenced, generating 4.13 and 5.88 million final cleaned reads, respectively. A total of 154 conserved miRNA belonging to 26 families, and 40 novel miRNA candidates that seemed to be specific to asparagus were identified, among them, 63 miRNAs exhibited significant differential expression between male and female plants, and 36 target mRNAs representing 44 conserved and fournovel miRNA in asparagus by high-throughput degradome sequencing analysis.