Project description:In this study, a series of 102 cartilage tumors was used to uncover the molecular diversity of chondrosarcomas through the profiling of mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation, DNA copy number aberrations and point mutations. An integrated classification using multiple molecular dimensions revealed three major molecular features unraveling the diversity in clinical outcome of chondrosarcoma: a high mitotic state, regional 14q32 loss of expression and IDH mutations leading to genome-wide hypermethylation. These three robust and simple molecular features classify chondrosarcoma in subtypes with superior clinical value as compared to the current grading system.
Project description:In this study, a series of 102 cartilage tumors was used to uncover the molecular diversity of chondrosarcomas through the profiling of mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation, DNA copy number aberrations and point mutations. An integrated classification using multiple molecular dimensions revealed three major molecular features unraveling the diversity in clinical outcome of chondrosarcoma: a high mitotic state, regional 14q32 loss of expression and IDH mutations leading to genome-wide hypermethylation. These three robust and simple molecular features classify chondrosarcoma in subtypes with superior clinical value as compared to the current grading system.
Project description:In this study, a series of 102 cartilage tumors was used to uncover the molecular diversity of chondrosarcomas through the profiling of mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation, DNA copy number aberrations and point mutations. An integrated classification using multiple molecular dimensions revealed three major molecular features unraveling the diversity in clinical outcome of chondrosarcoma: a high mitotic state, regional 14q32 loss of expression and IDH mutations leading to genome-wide hypermethylation. These three robust and simple molecular features classify chondrosarcoma in subtypes with superior clinical value as compared to the current grading system.
Project description:In this study, a series of 102 cartilage tumors was used to uncover the molecular diversity of chondrosarcomas through the profiling of mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation, DNA copy number aberrations and point mutations. An integrated classification using multiple molecular dimensions revealed three major molecular features unraveling the diversity in clinical outcome of chondrosarcoma: a high mitotic state, regional 14q32 loss of expression and IDH mutations leading to genome-wide hypermethylation. These three robust and simple molecular features classify chondrosarcoma in subtypes with superior clinical value as compared to the current grading system.
Project description:To comprehend the drivers underlying venom variation in ants, we selected 15 Neotropical species and recorded a range of traits, including ecology, morphology, and venom bioactivity. Principal component analysis of both morphological and venom bioactivity traits revealed that stinging ants display two functional strategies. Additionally, phylogenetic comparative analysis indicated that venom function (predatory, defensive, or both) and mandible morphology significantly correlate with venom bioactivity and amount, while pain-inducing activity trades off with insect paralysis. Further analysis of the venom biochemistry of the 15 species revealed switches between cytotoxic and neurotoxic venom compositions in some species. This study highlights the fact that ant venoms are not homogenous, and for some species, there are major shifts in venom composition associated with the diversification of venom ecological functions.
Project description:In this study, we used a venomics strategy to identify the molecular diversity of the venom peptidome from the myrmicine ant Tetramorium bicarinatum.
Project description:Eusocial insects have evolved the capacity to generate adults with distinct morphological, reproductive and behavioural phenotypes from the same genome. Recent studies suggest that RNA editing might enhance the diversity of gene products at the post-transcriptional level, particularly to induce functional changes in the nervous system. Using head samples from the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior, we compare RNA editomes across eusocial castes, identifying ca. 11,000 RNA editing sites in gynes, large workers and small workers. Those editing sites map to 800 genes functionally enriched for neurotransmission, circadian rhythm, temperature response, RNA splicing and carboxylic acid biosynthesis. Most A. echinatior editing sites are species specific, but 8M-bM-^@M-^S23% are conserved across ant subfamilies and likely to have been important for the evolution of eusociality in ants. The level of editing varies for the same site between castes, suggesting that RNA editing might be a general mechanism that shapes caste behaviour in ants. Analysis of genome-wide RNA editing in three different female castes of the the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior.