Project description:The aim of this study is to establish a comprehensive transcriptome atlas that enables identification of key molecular pathways and morphogenic events regulating postnatal renal medulla/papillary and cortex development. To achieve this, a microarray expression profiling was performed on postnatal day 0-90 renal medulla and cortex obtained from CD1 male mice.
Project description:The aim of this study is to establish a comprehensive transcriptome atlas that enables identification of key molecular pathways and morphogenic events regulating postnatal renal medulla/papillary and cortex development. To achieve this, a microarray expression profiling was performed on postnatal day 0-90 renal medulla and cortex obtained from CD1 male mice. Renal medulla and cortex were regionally dissected from postnatal day 0-90 CD1 male mice, and total RNA extracted for microarray expression profiling. Each time point consists of RNA pooled from 4 biological replicates, and an Agilent Bioanalyser test was performed to assess RNA integrity prior to sample pooling. The microarray data was analysed with the use of lumi and limma packages (Bioconductor) in R.
Project description:Comparison between renal papilla tissue with and without the presence of calcified Randall’s plaques, and between the papilla, medulla, and cortex regions from within a single recurrent stone forming kidney demonstrated that patterns of gene expression between the papilla, medulla, and cortex that distinguished these three regions from one another. Disease and function analysis of these gene sets demonstrated up-regulation of genes related to urinary/renal disorders, granulocyte response, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, dehydration, and renal calcification and down-regulation of genes related to carboxylic acid/ lipid/ fatty acid transport and urine osmolality.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE28283: Renal cortex microRNA expression differences between hypertensive and normotensive patients GSE28344: Renal medulla microRNA expression differences between hypertensive and normotensive patients GSE28345: Renal cortex expression differences between hypertensive and normotensive patients GSE28360: Renal medulla expression differences between hypertensive and normotensive patients Refer to individual Series
Project description:PURPOSE: To provide a detailed gene expression profile of the normal postnatal mouse cornea. METHODS: Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was performed on postnatal day (PN)9 and adult mouse (6 week) total corneas. The expression of selected genes was analyzed by in situ hybridization. RESULTS: A total of 64,272 PN9 and 62,206 adult tags were sequenced. Mouse corneal transcriptomes are composed of at least 19,544 and 18,509 unique mRNAs, respectively. One third of the unique tags were expressed at both stages, whereas a third was identified exclusively in PN9 or adult corneas. Three hundred thirty-four PN9 and 339 adult tags were enriched more than fivefold over other published nonocular libraries. Abundant transcripts were associated with metabolic functions, redox activities, and barrier integrity. Three members of the Ly-6/uPAR family whose functions are unknown in the cornea constitute more than 1% of the total mRNA. Aquaporin 5, epithelial membrane protein and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) omega-1, and GST alpha-4 mRNAs were preferentially expressed in distinct corneal epithelial layers, providing new markers for stratification. More than 200 tags were differentially expressed, of which 25 mediate transcription. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to providing a detailed profile of expressed genes in the PN9 and mature mouse cornea, the present SAGE data demonstrate dynamic changes in gene expression after eye opening and provide new probes for exploring corneal epithelial cell stratification, development, and function and for exploring the intricate relationship between programmed and environmentally induced gene expression in the cornea. Keywords: other
Project description:Renal dendritic cells play key roles in renal homeostasis and during kidney allograft rejection. Microarray analysis aims to evaluate whether dendritic cells modulate their gene expression profile in relation to their distribution in the different renal compartments (with varying biophysical characteristics), under homeostatic conditions and during acute renal allograft rejection (3 days post-transplantation). Renal dendritic cells from homeostatic (healthy) kidneys and donor/host dendritic cells from renal allografts (3 days post-kidney transplantation) were isolated from cortex and medulla, through fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Total RNA was isolated from FACS-sorted cells and amplified. The cDNA product was fragmented, biotin-labeled and hybridized on Affimetrix arrays.
Project description:Introgressed variants from other species can be an important source of genetic variation because they may arise rapidly, can include multiple mutations on a single haplotype, and have often been pretested by selection in the species of origin. Although introgressed alleles are generally deleterious, several studies have reported introgression as the source of adaptive alleles-including the rodenticide-resistant variant of Vkorc1 that introgressed from Mus spretus into European populations of Mus musculus domesticus. Here, we conducted bidirectional genome scans to characterize introgressed regions into one wild population of M. spretus from Spain and three wild populations of M. m. domesticus from France, Germany, and Iran. Despite the fact that these species show considerable intrinsic postzygotic reproductive isolation, introgression was observed in all individuals, including in the M. musculus reference genome (GRCm38). Mus spretus individuals had a greater proportion of introgression compared with M. m. domesticus, and within M. m. domesticus, the proportion of introgression decreased with geographic distance from the area of sympatry. Introgression was observed on all autosomes for both species, but not on the X-chromosome in M. m. domesticus, consistent with known X-linked hybrid sterility and inviability genes that have been mapped to the M. spretus X-chromosome. Tract lengths were generally short with a few outliers of up to 2.7 Mb. Interestingly, the longest introgressed tracts were in olfactory receptor regions, and introgressed tracts were significantly enriched for olfactory receptor genes in both species, suggesting that introgression may be a source of functional novelty even between species with high barriers to gene flow.
Project description:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the leading cause of mortality in aged cats. After injury, feline kidneys undergo extensive metabolic reprogramming, but a comprehensive evaluation is lacking. Integration of serum metabolome from early stages, late stages CKD and healthy control cats with renal cortex and medulla transcriptome and proteome can reveal spatiotemporal patterns of gene and protein expression changes. In this study, we conducted mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomic analysis of kidney (cortex and medulla) tissues from cats with CKD and control cats, euthanized for humane reasons unrelated to the study.