Project description:Transient activation of Hedgehog signaling rescues radiation damage of SMG. We used single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze effects of transient activation of Hedgehog signaling on the diversity of SMG cells and their paracrine/juxtacrine interactions.
Project description:Purpose: To compare transcriptomes of nontreated (NT), Irradiated (IR and IR+GFP) and Hedgehog-activated (IR+Gli1 and IR+Shh) mouse submandibular glands (SMGs) Methods: SMG mRNA profiles of male adult NT mice or mice 7 days after local IR were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina HiSeq 2500. The sequence reads that passed quality filters were analyzed at the transcript isoform level with TopHat followed by HTseq. qRT–PCR validation was performed using SYBR Green assays Results: Using an optimized data analysis workflow, we mapped about 30 million sequence reads per sample to the mouse genome (build mm10) and identified 20,743 transcripts in the SMGs with TopHat workflow. Altered expression of 25 genes was confirmed with qRT–PCR, demonstrating the high degree of sensitivity of the RNA-seq method. Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of SMG transcriptomes after IR with or without transient activation of Hedgehog (Hh) signaling, with biologic replicates, generated by RNA-seq technology. Our results show that IR impaired macrophages and related innate immune responses in SMGs, whereas transient Hh activation recovered them.
Project description:To determine how Hedgehog signaling regulates salivary function, we performed single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of adult mouse submandibular glands (SMGs) harvested 7 days after intra-SMG delivery of adenoviral vectors (Ad) carrying rat Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) or control GFP gene.
Project description:Next Generation Sequencing Transcriptomes Analysis of Irradiated mouse submandibular glands with or without transient activation of Hedgehog signaling
Project description:Oral microbial homeostasis is a key factor affecting oral health, and saliva plays a significant role in maintaining oral microbial homeostasis. The submandibular gland (SMG) and sublingual gland (SLG) together produce the most saliva at rest. Organic ingredients, including antimicrobial proteins, are rich and distinctive and depend on the type of acinar cells in the SMG and SLG. However, the functions of the SMG and SLG in maintaining oral microbial homeostasis have been difficult to identify and distinguish, given their unique anatomical structures. Therefore, we analyzed each gland using proteomics and tried to find differentially secreted proteins in the SMG and SLG.
Project description:In this study, we analyzed the submandibular glands of P40-/-CD25+/- (control mice) and P40-/-CD25-/- (SS mice) after PD-1-targeted CAR-T cells or control T cells treatment using RNA-Seq. We found that the transcription of inflammatory genes was down-regulated and the transcription of tissue repair genes was up-regulated in the submandibular glands of SS mice after PD-1-targeted CAR-T cells treatment. In addition, PD-1+Tigit+CD8+ T cells in the submandibular gland draining lymph nodes of SS mice showed transcription characteristics of tissue resident memory precursors.
Project description:Oral microbial homeostasis is a key factor affecting oral health, and saliva plays a significant role in maintaining oral microbial homeostasis. The submandibular gland (SMG) and sublingual gland (SLG) together produce the most saliva at rest. Organic ingredients, including antimicrobial proteins, are rich and distinctive and depend on the type of acinar cells in the SMG and SLG. However, the functions of the SMG and SLG in maintaining oral microbial homeostasis have been difficult to identify and distinguish, given their unique anatomical structures. Therefore, we analyzed each gland using single-cell RNA sequencing.
Project description:Our objective was to determine the nature and extent of androgen regulation of gene expression in the female lacrimal, meibomian,and submandibular glands, and to explore the degree to which this control is the same as in male glands. Keywords: Hormone treatment
Project description:SMG contains multiple types of cells with complex paracrine/juxtacrine interactions. We used single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the diversity of SMG cells and their paracrine/juxtacrine interactions.