Project description:We investigated the effect of Notch signal inhibition on the embryonic E8 neural retina cells concerning expression of various regulatory genes.
Project description:H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been spreading to Asia, Eurasia and African coutries. An original or six of recombinant H5N1 subtype influenza viruses with varying survivability were infected to chickens for elucidating genes correlated with pathogenicity. Two chickens were infected with each 10^6EID50/ head virus intranasally, and their lung was collected from infected chicken at 24 hours after infection.
Project description:Background: MYCN gene is a transcription factor whose amplification and overexpression can lead to tumorigenesis. In retina, MYCN overexpression is related to tumorigenesis of retinoblastoma, a childhood cancer. Purpose: To find out differentially expressed genes in MYCN-overexpressing cells, which will give information of MYCN-related gene expression and possibly find out new pathways in mechanism of retinoblastoma tumorigenesis with MYCN overexpression. Methods: MYCN-overexpressing cells were taken from MYCN electroporated E14 chicken retina and kept in culture for over 4 weeks. Unelectroporated E14 chicken retina central region was dissected as a control. Total RNA was extracted and sequenced on Illumina NovaSeq 6000. The data were used for differential expression analysis and GO/Pathway enrichment analysis. Results: Genes related to proliferation were upregulated in MYCN-overexpressing cells, while genes related to neural differentiation were downregulated. GO/Pathway enrichment analysis showed that upregulated genes were enriched for pathways associated with cell proliferation and downregulated genes for neural differentiation.
Project description:Relative expression levels of mRNAs in chicken cecal epithelia experimentally infected with Eimeria tenella were measured at 4.5 days post-infection. Two weeks old chickens were uninfected (negative control) or were orally inoculated with sporulated oocysts of Eimeria tenella. Cecal epithelia samples were collected from >12 birds in infected or uninfected group at 4.5 d following infections, in which samples from 4 birds were pooled together to form a total 3 biological replicates in each group. Parasite merozoites were also collected from four infected chickens at 5 d after infections. Uninfected control samples, merozoites and infection group samples were selected for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We used Affymetrix GeneChip chicken genome arrays to detail the chicken cecal epithelia gene expression in the control and E. tenella-infected birds.
Project description:The existence of conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) has not yet been demonstrated outside mammals. In this paper, we identified bona fide cDCs in chicken spleen. Comparative profiling of global and of immune response gene expression, morphology, and T cell activation properties show that cDCs and macrophages (MPs) exist as distinct mononuclear phagocytes in chicken, resembling their human and mouse cell counterparts. Using computational analysis, core gene expression signatures for cDCs, MPs, T and B cells across chicken, human and mouse were established, which will facilitate the identification of these subsets in other vertebrates. Overall this study, by extending the newly uncovered cDC and MP paradigm to chicken, suggests that the generation of these two phagocyte lineages occurred before the reptile to mammal and bird transition in evolution. It opens avenues for the design of new vaccines and neutraceuticals that are mandatory for the sustained supply of poultry products in the expanding human population.
