Project description:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common chronic respiratory disease in premature infants. Recent studies have highlighted the contribution of genetic factors to BPD susceptibility. Our aim was to identify the genetic variants associated to BPD, through a genomewide association study. Two discovery series were performed, using a DNA pooling-based strategy in Caucasian and black African neonates.
Project description:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common chronic respiratory disease in premature infants. Recent studies have highlighted the contribution of genetic factors to BPD susceptibility. Our aim was to identify the genetic variants associated to BPD, through a genomewide association study. Two discovery series were performed, using a DNA pooling-based strategy in Caucasian and black African neonates. DNA pooling studies were performed in two discovery series. The first discovery series was made up of 22 Caucasian infants with BPD and 76 Caucasian controls. The second discovery series was composed of 21 black African infants with BPD and 86 black African controls. Equimolar amounts of each DNA sample were then added to either the case or control pool, for each series. To control for experimental errors, several independent sets of pools were constructed. Concerning the Caucasian series, 3 sets of identical pools were constructed with one made in double quantity in order to hybridize it twice, which led to 4 independent replicates. Concerning the black African series, 4 sets of identical pools were constructed and each was hybridized once, leading also to 4 independent replicates. Genotyping was performed using the Infinium II Illumina HumanHap300 Genotyping BeadChip array for the Caucasian population and the Illumina HumanHap650Y array for the black African population. Each replicate was hybridized once which led to 4 arrays for each case and control pools and for each population. A total of 16 arrays were performed. technical replicate: Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4 technical replicate: Sample 5, Sample 6, Sample 7, Sample 8 technical replicate: Sample 9, Sample 10, Sample 11, Sample 12 technical replicate: Sample 13, Sample 14, Sample 15, Sample 16
Project description:We performed miRNA and mRNA profiling at postnatal day 14 and day 29 to compare hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia and wild type. We built potential miRNA-mRNA interaction networks specific to brochopulmonary dysplasia. Replicated time course of mouse lung development at 2 time points (P14, P29). Three replicates per time point for bronchopulmonary dysplasia induced by hyperoxia mouse lung, and two replicates per time point for wild type mouse lung. This dataset represents the mRNA expression profiling component of the study.
Project description:We performed miRNA and mRNA profiling at postnatal day 14 and day 29 to compare hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia and wild type. We built potential miRNA-mRNA interaction networks specific to brochopulmonary dysplasia. Replicated time course of mouse lung development at 2 time points (P14, P29). Three replicates per time point for bronchopulmonary dysplasia induced by hyperoxia mouse lung, and two replicates per time point for wild type mouse lung. This dataset represents the miRNA profiling component of the study.
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.
Project description:SPO11-promoted DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) formation is a crucial step for meiotic recombination, and it is indispensable to detect the broken DNA ends accurately for dissecting the molecular mechanisms behind. Here, we report a novel technique, named DEtail-seq (DNA End tailing followed by sequencing), that can directly and quantitatively capture the meiotic DSB 3’ overhang hotspots at single-nucleotide resolution.