Project description:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a neoplasia of B plasma cells that often induces bone pain. However, the mechanisms underlying myeloma-induced bone (MIBP) pain are mostly unknown. Using a localized MM mouse model, we investigated MM induced gene expression changes in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) innervating the MM-bearing bone and found alterations in pathways associated with cell cycle, immune response and neuronal signalling. The MM transcriptional signature was consistent with metastatic MM infiltration to the DRG, a never-before described feature of the disease that we further demonstrated histologically. In the DRG, MM cells caused loss of vascularization and neuronal injury, which may contribute to late-stage MIBP.
Project description:<p>RNA sequencing was performed on human DRGs and relative gene abundances were calculated.</p> <p>Various analyses were performed:</p> <p> <ol> <li>Human DRG gene expression profiles were contrasted with a panel of gene expression profiles of relevant tissues in human and mouse ( integrating, among other sources, datasets from ENCODE and GTex ) in order to identify.</li> <ol type="a"> <li>DRG-enriched gene expression, co-expression modules of DRG-expressed genes, and key transcriptional regulators in humans.</li> <li>Contrasting the human and mouse DRG transcriptomes to identify DRG-enriched gene expression patterns that were conserved between human and mouse, identifying putative cell types of expression of these genes, and potential known drugs that might target the corresponding gene products.</li> <li>Characterization of non-coding RNA profile of human and mouse DRGs.</li> <li>Characterization of DRG-enriched alternative splicing and alternative transcription start site usage based transcript variants in humans and mouse, and the overlap between these two species.</li> <li>Contrasting of human DRG and GTex human tibial nerve samples to identify putative axonally transported mRNAs in sensory neurons.</li> </ol> <li>Human DRG transcriptomes from donors suffering from neuropathic and/or chronic pain were contrasted with controls to identify.</li> <ol type="a"> <li>Differentially expressed genes, pathways and regulators path play a potential role in neuronal plasticity, electrophysiological activity, immune signaling and response.</li> <li>Predictive models (Random Forests) were built to jointly predict the sex and pain state of samples based on information contained solely in autosomal gene expression profile.</li> <li>Gene co-expression modules were identified and gene set enrichment analysis performed.to identify sample - pathway associations, and to broadly characterize plasticity in human DRG cell types.</li> </ol> </ol> </p>
Project description:To identify the target mRNAs of Ybx1 in mouse DRG, we first performed RNAseq to screen differentially expressed mRNAs after knockout of Ybx1. We generated Wnt1-cre+/-;Ybx1fl/fl cKO mice to specifically knockout Ybx1 in DRG. Then we collected E13.5 DRG from cKO mice and litermate Ybx1fl/fl control mice. After RNA extraction and library construction, RNA sequcencing was performed. Finally, we identified 1638 differentially expressed mRNAs. This study provides a gene list which shows mRNA that can be regulated by Ybx1 in mouse DRG.
Project description:We performed mRNA-seq to characterize cultured dorsal root ganglia (DRG) cells from adult mice. Our data is based on ~25 million reads per sample in six independent RNA preparations. The transcript per millions (TPM) gene count distribution was homogenous between individual cultures. We analyzed the transcriptome for marker genes of different cell types present in the DRG. Expression profiles pointed to a sensory progenitor-like cell type originating from peripheral glial cells of the adult DRG. Such progenitor cells are interesting for reprogramming.
Project description:To identify isoform differential expression underlying peripheral nerve regeneration we performed RNA-Sequencing on DRG neurons after axotomy.
Project description:Nociceptors play an essential role in both acute pain and chronic pain conditions. In this study, we examined the proteome of mouse dorsal root ganglia and compared NaV1.8Cre+/-; ROSA26-flox-stop-flox-DTA (Diphtheria toxin fragment A) mutant mice (NaV1.8Cre-DTA), in which NaV1.8-positive neurons (mainly nociceptors) in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) were ablated, with respective littermate wildtype controls.
Project description:Genes are up and down regualted in DRG and spinal dorsal cord after peripheral nerve injury WT male adult with sciatic and femoral nerve transection 7 days, RNA was purified from ipilateral or contralateral L4-L6 DRGs or lumbar spinal dorsal cords