Project description:Vesper bats (family Vespertilionidae) experienced a rapid adaptive radiation beginning around 36 mya that resulted in the second most species rich mammalian family. Coincident with that radiation was an initial burst of DNA transposon activity that has continued into the present. Deep sequencing of small RNAs from the vespertilionid, Eptesicus fuscus, as well as dog and horse revealed that substantial numbers of novel bat miRNAs are derived from DNA transposons unique to vespertilionids. In fact, 35.9% of Eptesicus-specific miRNAs derive from DNA transposons compared to 2.2 and 5.9% of dog- and horse-specific miRNAs, respectively and targets of several miRNAs are identifiable. Timing of the DNA transposon expansion and the introduction of novel miRNAs coincides remarkably well with the rapid diversification of the family Vespertilionidae. We suggest that the rapid and repeated perturbation of regulatory networks by the introduction of many novel miRNA loci was a factor in the rapid radiation.
Project description:Vesper bats (family Vespertilionidae) experienced a rapid adaptive radiation beginning around 36 mya that resulted in the second most species rich mammalian family. Coincident with that radiation was an initial burst of DNA transposon activity that has continued into the present. Deep sequencing of small RNAs from the vespertilionid, Eptesicus fuscus, as well as dog and horse revealed that substantial numbers of novel bat miRNAs are derived from DNA transposons unique to vespertilionids. In fact, 35.9% of Eptesicus-specific miRNAs derive from DNA transposons compared to 2.2 and 5.9% of dog- and horse-specific miRNAs, respectively and targets of several miRNAs are identifiable. Timing of the DNA transposon expansion and the introduction of novel miRNAs coincides remarkably well with the rapid diversification of the family Vespertilionidae. We suggest that the rapid and repeated perturbation of regulatory networks by the introduction of many novel miRNA loci was a factor in the rapid radiation. A testicular tissue sample from dog, horse, and two different Eptesicus fuscus individuals. Four samples total.
Project description:We report the application of next-generation sequencing for high-throughput profiling of microRNA expression characterictic for horse sarcoid, which is a skin tumor. With the use of HiScanSQ system (Illumina), we obtained over 124 million sequence reads from microRNA libraries. As a result, we identified over 200 known, as well as around 500 potentially novel, miRNA sequences. The analysis of differential expression of the identified miRNAs revealed that over 100 miRNAs were up- or downregulated in the sarcoid tissue in comparison to the control. The analysis of pathways showed e.g. pathways in cancer, viral carcinogenesis or transcriptional misregulation in cancer. Furthermore, microRNAs associated with carcinogenesis in humans were identified, such as: miR-10a, miR-21, miR-200 family. Concluding, our results suggest that microRNAs are largely involved in the neoplastic transformation of horse sarcoids.
Project description:Osteoblast is one of the bone marrow cells and not only play a central role in bone turnover, but also play a role as supporting cell for hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. In the field of radiotherapy, internal radiotherapy using radioactive isotopes that emit alpha particles is performed, and antitumor effect is expected by radioisotopes (such as 223-Ra) when the primary cancer cells metastasize to bone marrow. In general, higher dose rates of ionising radiation can induce cell death through DNA damage. However, the extent of DNA damage and repair (radiosensitivity) varies between tissue cell types. In the bone marrow environment, there are many unknowns regarding the radiosensitivity and the its related gene expression in osteoblast, especially the expression status of micro RNAs (miRNAs). The purpose of this study is to reveal the expression pattern of miRNAs in osteoblasts exposed to alpha particle radiation and to identify miRNAs associated with radiosensitivity. Osteoblastic cell line, MC3T3-E1 cell was exposed to 0.223 Gy/min alpha particles (total dose: 0.5 Gy and 1 Gy) and extracted total RNAs after the incubation of 24 h. A significantly up- or down-regulated 21 miRNAs were observed in comparison to non-irradiated control. Using omicsnet data analysis system, we focused on 5 miRNAs (miR-467f, miR-362-3p, miR-5119, miR-292a-5p, miR-466h-3p) and validated them using RT-qPCR. As a result, A higher expression of miR-362-3p after exposure of alpha particle irradiation was reproducibly observed. These results suggested that osteoblastic cell irradiated to alpha particle radiation has a unique miRNA expression pattern.
Project description:miRNA-sequencing of grapefruit-derived extracellular vesicles and fusion nanovesicles derived from grapefruit-derived extracellular vesicles and gingival mesenchymal stem cell-derived vesicles. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis to explore the miRNAs derived from grapefruit-derived extracellular vesicles, and the retention rate of miRNAs after membrane fusion
Project description:We use the illumina high-throughput sequencing technology to identify miRNAs between the exosomes of H9c2 cells with or without alcohol-induced.The H9c2 cells were cultured in serum-free medium and stimulated with ethanol (100 mmol/L) or PBS for 24 h, then collected the exosomes samples from serum-free medium. Exosomes were isolated and extracted by differential centrifugation and detected by electron microscopy, particle size and related marker proteins.In total, 123 differentially expressed miRNAs (12 upregulated and 111 downregulated) were screened by miRNA sequence.
Project description:<p>There are currently few datasets describing baseline expression levels for total cell-free circulating RNA from healthy control subjects. Total extracellular RNA was isolated from plasma, urine, and saliva samples from healthy controls. We sequenced small RNAs from 183 plasma samples, 204 urine samples and 46 saliva samples from 55 college athletes ages 18-25 years. Many of the participants provided more than one sample, weeks or months apart, allowing us to assess variability in an individual's exRNA expression levels over time. Several individuals provided all three biofluid types at one time, producing data on individual expression levels across several biofluid types. Here we provide a systematic analysis of small exRNAs present in each biofluid, as well as an analysis of exogenous RNAs. We find that a large number of RNA fragments in plasma (63%) and urine (54%) have sequences that are assigned to YRNA and tRNA fragments respectively. Surprisingly, while many miRNAs can be detected, there are few miRNAs that are consistently detected in all samples from a single biofluid.</p>
Project description:Biomarkers of tumour response to radiotherapy could help in optimising cancer treatment. In this study, we focus on identifying changes in extracellular miRNA as a biomarker of radiation-induced damage to human colorectal cancer cells. HCT116 cells were exposed to increasing doses of X-rays, and extracellular miRNAs were analysed by microarray. The results were correlated with frequencies of micronuclei. Fifty-nine miRNAs with positive correlation and four with negative correlation between dose (up to 6 Gy) and expression of extracellular miRNA were verified. In addition, for samples between 0 and 10 Gy, 12 miRNAs into those 59 miRNAs with positive correlation were verified. Of these, these miRNAs showed significantly positive correlation up to 10 Gy between micronucleus frequency and expression of extracellular miRNA. These results suggest that specific miRNAs could be cell damage markers and could serve as secreted radiotherapy response biomarkers for colorectal cancer; however, the results must be validated in serum samples collected from patients undergoing radiotherapy.