Project description:Leigh Syndrome is characterized by symmetrical brain lesions and neuroinflammation in select nuclei, predominantly brainstem and/or basal ganglia. Accordingly, Ndufs4-deficient mice present overt lesions in brainstem, olfactory bulb, and basal ganglia. To define the contribution of Ndufs4 deficiency in excitatory neurons to the overall neuroinflammatory phenotype, we performed Gene expression analysis in the brainstem of mice with specific deletion of Ndufs4 in Vglut2-expressing neurons (Vglut2:Ndufs4cKO mice). This analysis allowed us to further define the inflammatory phenotype present in the brainstem of Vglut2:Ndufs4cKO mice.
Project description:Genome-wide gene expression was obtained in three auditory brainstem nuclei (defined below), at two different ages in mice, postnatal day (P)3 and P14. The primary aim was to identify genes which are differentially expressed between the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) and the superior olive (LSO), at both age groups. Tissue samples from the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN), the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) and the lateral superior olive (LSO) were collected from 200 μm thick fresh transverse mouse brainstem slices prepared with a vibratome tissue slicer. Individual brainstem nuclei were dissected out with fine forceps under optical control with a binocular. For each nucleus (VCN, MNTB, and LSO), the tissue from six male C57Bl6 mice at postnatal day (P) 3, and from three male C57Bl6 mice at P14 was pooled. The RNA was isolated with the RNeasy Micro kit (Qiagen); RNA samples were amplified using a WT ovation Pico RNA amplification (Nugen, CA, USA). The cDNA was hybridized onto mouse Affymetrix microarrays 430 2.0 (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, USA).
Project description:Gliomas arising in the brainstem and thalamus are devastating tumors that are difficult to surgically resect due to their proximity to eloquent brain structures. Here, we performed a comprehesive genomic and epigenomic study, using gene expression and methylation microarrays, to research on th different genomic and epigenetic signatures between brainstem, thalamic, and supratentorial gliomas. Comparison of brainstem, thalamic and supratentorial gliomas
Project description:Interventions: Group 1: Quantitative Expression Analysis of the proteom and gene Expression of Primary Tumor, normal tissue, and metastases
Primary outcome(s): Disease associated Proteins and Genes
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Project description:Gliomas arising in the brainstem and thalamus are devastating tumors that are difficult to surgically resect due to their proximity to eloquent brain structures. Here, we performed a comprehesive genomic and epigenomic study, using gene expression and methylation microarrays, to research on th different genomic and epigenetic signatures between brainstem, thalamic, and supratentorial gliomas.
Project description:Genome-wide gene expression was obtained in three auditory brainstem nuclei (defined below), at two different ages in mice, postnatal day (P)3 and P14. The primary aim was to identify genes which are differentially expressed between the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) and the superior olive (LSO), at both age groups.
Project description:Using the RCAS/tv-a system, we induced murine brainstem gliomas (PDGF-B; p53 loss using RCAS-Cre with and without H3.3K27M) in Nestin tv-a; p53 floxed mice