Project description:We generated genome-wide H3K9me3-state maps of DP thymocytes purified from ESET+/+ and ESET-/- mice by using next generation sequencing.
Project description:We generated genome-wide H3K9me3-state maps of DP thymocytes purified from ESET+/+ and ESET-/- mice by using next generation sequencing. Examination of H3K9 trimethylation in DP thymocytes purified from ESET+/+ and ESET-/- mice.
Project description:Analysis of ESET deficient thymocytes at gene expression level. Each thymocyte developmental stage (preselected DP, postselected DP and CD4SP) was analysed. Total RNA obtained from isolated subpopulations of thymocytes from ESET+/+ and ESET-/- mice were analysed.
Project description:Analysis of ESET deficient thymocytes at gene expression level. Each thymocyte developmental stage (preselected DP, postselected DP and CD4SP) was analysed.
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.