Project description:Here, we describe the identification of circRNA in monkey (Rhesus macaque) skeletal muscle. RNA sequencing analysis was employed to identify and annotate ~12,000 circRNAs, including numerous circular intronic RNAs (ciRNAs), from monkey skeletal muscle tissue of various ages.
Project description:The genomic DNA sample of monkey PG-haESCs were compared to the female adipose cells by comparative genomic hybridization. The data confirmed that these haploid cells sustained genome integrity. The analysis was performed on a Agilent aCGH G3 Rhesus Macaque 4x180K array to analyse the copy number variations in monkey PG-haESCs, and the genomic DNA of femal monkey adipose was used as control, which had the same background with haploid ESCs.
Project description:While the next generation sequencing technology is accelerating the discovery of sites in RNA editing, the strategies to accurately identify the editome, the mechanism by which its profile is maintained and its functional significance remain controversial. Here, 90bp × 2, paired-end, strand-specific, polyA-postive RNA-Seq were performed in 3 rhesus monkey tissues, and 90bp × 2, paired-end, whole exome sequencing was performed in blood cells. Combining genome-wide identification and other quality control in multiple tissues from the same individual, we identified a list of editing sites in coding regions from the rhesus macaque, one of our closest evolutionary relatives. Low-scale verification validated all of these sites and the corresponding levels of editing. The editome in macaque coding region suggests RNA editing as a type of controlled, conserved regulation shaped by purifying selection. This submission represents RNA-Seq: cerebellum, lung, kidney and heart component of study.
Project description:Derivation of embryonic stem cells (ESC) genetically identical to a patient by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) holds the potential to cure or alleviate the symptoms of many degenerative diseases while circumventing any immunorejection issues. However, no primate nuclear transfer embryonic stem (ntES) cell lines have been derived to date. Here, we used a modified SCNT technique to produce rhesus macaque SCNT blastocysts at a relatively high efficiency from adult donor cells and we successfully derived two primate ntES cell lines from 304 oocytes (an overall efficiency of 0.7%). Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis confirmed the ntES cell lines were derived from rhesus monkey SCNT blastocysts and both rhesus monkey ntES cell lines exhibited a normal ESC morphology, expressed key stemness markers, were transcriptionally indistinguishable from control ESC lines and differentiated into multiple cell types. This is, to our knowledge, the first confirmed derivation of primate ntES cell lines. Keywords: rhesus monkey somatic cell nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells
Project description:Parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells (PESCs) may have future utility in cell replacement therapies. We examined genome-wide mRNA expression profiles of monkey PESCs relative to ESCs derived from fertilized embryos. Several known paternally-imprinted genes were in the highly down-regulated group in PESCs compared to ESCs. Allele specific expression analysis of paternally-imprinted genes, i.e., those genes whose expression is down-regulated in PESCs, led to the identification of one novel candidate that was exclusively expressed from a paternal allele. Our findings suggest that PESCs could be used as a model for studying genomic imprinting and in the discovery of novel imprinted genes. Keywords: gene expression The transcriptomes of rhesus monkey embryonic stem cell lines derived from IVF-produced embryos (Oregon Rhesus Macaque Embryonic Stem, ORMES-22) were compared with rhesus monkey parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell lines (heterozygous rhesus Parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell lines, rPESC-2) and homozygous rhesus Parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell lines, ORMES-9). Moreover, the transcriptomes of rPESC-2 line were also compared with ORMES-9. Finally, the adult somatic skin fibroblasts were analyzed. Three biological replicates of each cell line (A, B, C) were analyzed.
Project description:While genome sequencing has identified numerous non-coding alterations between primate species, which of these are regulatory and potentially relevant to the evolution of the human brain is unclear. Here, we annotate cis-regulatory elements (CREs) in the human, rhesus macaque and chimpanzee genome using ChIP-sequencing in different anatomical parts of the adult brain. We find high similarity in the genomic positioning of CREs between rhesus macaque and humans, suggesting that the majority of these elements were already present in a common ancestor 25 million years ago. Most of the observed regulatory changes between humans and rhesus macaque occurred prior to the ancestral separation of humans and chimpanzee, leaving a modest set of regulatory elements with predicted human-specificity. Our data refine previous predictions and hypotheses on the consequences of genomic changes between primate species, and allow the identification of regulatory alterations relevant to the evolution of the brain. ChIP-Sequencing for H3K27ac on 8 distinct brain regions from human (three biological replicates per brain region), chimpanzee (two biological replicates per brain region) and rhesus macaque (three biological replicates per brain region).
Project description:Deep sequencing of mRNA from two macaques, crab-eating macaque and Indian rhesus macaque Analysis of ploy(A)+ RNA of different specimens:brain,ileum,kidney,liver,testes and white adipose for crab-eating macaque while brain,heart,,kidney,liver,quadriceps and testes for Indian rhesus macaque
Project description:Here we used rhesus monkey as an animal model and compared the endometrial miRNA expression profiles during early-secretory (day 15, pre-receptive) phase and mid-secretory (day 21, receptive) phase by deep sequencing. In order to facilitate the prediction of their target genes, the 3'-UTRome was also determined using tag sequencing of mRNA 3'-termini. Defining the microRNome and the 3'-UTRome in the endometrium of rhesus monkey.