Project description:This SuperSeries comprises the following subset Series:; GSE3651: The AIN-centered DCN of delayed-type eyeblink conditioned mice: 3-d paired training and sham negative control groups; GSE3652: The AIN-centered DCN of delayed-type eyeblink conditioned mice: 7-d paired and 7-d unpaired training groups; Anterior interpositus nucleus (AIN) is a proposed site of memory formation of eyeblink conditioning. A large part of the underlying molecular events, however, remains unknown. To elucidate molecular mechanisms, we examined transcriptional changes in the AIN of mice trained with delayed-type eyeblink conditioning; The data are not directly comparable between GSE3651 and GSE3652, given the different experimental time periods and amounts of cRNA used for hybridizations. Experiment Overall Design: Refer to individual Series
Project description:Anterior interpositus nucleus (AIN) is a proposed site of memory formation of eyeblink conditioning. A large part of the underlying molecular events, however, remains unknown. To elucidate molecular mechanisms, we examined transcriptional changes in the AIN of mice trained with delayed-type eyeblink conditioning Keywords: 7-d paired training, 7-d unpaired training, delayed-type eyeblink conditioning of mice, anterior interpositus nucleus-centered deep cerebellar nuclei
Project description:Anterior interpositus nucleus (AIN) is a proposed site of memory formation of eyeblink conditioning. A large part of the underlying molecular events, however, remains unknown. To elucidate molecular mechanisms, we examined transcriptional changes in the AIN of mice trained with delayed-type eyeblink conditioning Keywords: 3-d paired training, sham negative control, delayed-type eyeblink conditioning of mice, anterior interpositus nucleus-centered deep cerebellar nuclei
Project description:Anterior interpositus nucleus (AIN) is a proposed site of memory formation of eyeblink conditioning. A large part of the underlying molecular events, however, remains unknown. To elucidate molecular mechanisms, we examined transcriptional changes in the AIN of mice trained with delayed-type eyeblink conditioning The data are not directly comparable between GSE3651 and GSE3652, given the different experimental time periods and amounts of cRNA used for hybridizations. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Project description:Anterior interpositus nucleus (AIN) is a proposed site of memory formation of eyeblink conditioning. A large part of the underlying molecular events, however, remains unknown. To elucidate molecular mechanisms, we examined transcriptional changes in the AIN of mice trained with delayed-type eyeblink conditioning Experiment Overall Design: 7-d paired training group: Mice received a surgery for implanting four Teflon-coated stainless-steel wires in their left eyelid and a headstage on their head. After 3daysâ?? recovery, they were trained with paired paradigm of conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) for 7 days: A 352-ms tone CS (1kHz, 83~85dB) was delivered first and a 100ms periorbital shock US (100kHz square pluses) were delivered with 252ms after the onset of CS, and they co-terminated. In case of 7-d unpaired training group, A CS and a US were delivered in an explicitly unpaired, pseudorandomized manner for 7 days. After the last trial was given, anterior interpositus was immediately sampled in 10 to 30 min from the sacrifice.
Project description:Anterior interpositus nucleus (AIN) is a proposed site of memory formation of eyeblink conditioning. A large part of the underlying molecular events, however, remains unknown. To elucidate molecular mechanisms, we examined transcriptional changes in the AIN of mice trained with delayed-type eyeblink conditioning Experiment Overall Design: 3-d paired training group: Mice received a surgery for implanting four Teflon-coated stainless-steel wires in their left eyelid and a headstage on their head. After 3daysâ?? recovery, they were trained with paired paradigm of conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) for 3days: A 352-ms tone CS (1kHz, 83~85dB) was delivered first and a 100ms periorbital shock US (100kHz square pluses) were delivered with 252ms after the onset of CS, and they co-terminated. After the last trial was given, anterior interpositus was immediately sampled in 10 to 30 min from the sacrifice. Experiment Overall Design: Sham negative control group: Mice received a surgery for implanting four Teflon-coated stainless-steel wires in their left eyelid and a headstage on their head. After recovery, anterior interpositus nucleus-centered deep cerebellar nuclei were immediately sampled in 10 to 30 min from the sacrifice. Experiment Overall Design: ~10-15 anterior interpositus-centered deep cerebellar nuclei ipsilateral to the eye implanted with four wires were pooled into the same sham control or training group and subjected to microarray analysis.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression for diverse functions, but only a limited number of mRNA targets have been experimentally identified. We show that GW182 family proteins AIN-1 and AIN-2 act redundantly to regulate the expression of miRNA targets, but not miRNA biogenesis. Immunoprecipitation (IP) and mass spectrometry indicate that AIN-1 and AIN-2 interact only with miRNA-specific Argonaute proteins ALG-1 and ALG-2 and with components of the core translational initiation complex. Known miRNA targets are enriched in AIN-2 complexes, correlating with the expression of corresponding miRNAs. Combining IP with pyrosequencing and microarray analysis of RNAs associated with AIN-1/AIN-2, we identified 106 previously annotated miRNAs plus 9 new candidate miRNAs, but nearly no siRNAs, and more than 3500 potential miRNA targets including nearly all known ones. Our results demonstrate an effective biochemical approach to systematically identify miRNA targets and provide valuable insights regarding the properties of miRNA effector complexes. Keywords: IP microarray of miRNA targets
Project description:We present “centered sites,” a class of microRNA target sites that lacks both perfect seed pairing and 3'-compensatory pairing and instead has 11–12 contiguous Watson–Crick pairs to the center of the microRNA. In elevated Mg2+, centered sites impart mRNA cleavage, but in cells, centered sites repress protein output without consequential Agronaute-catalyzed cleavage. Our study also identified novel extensively paired sites that are cleavage substrates in cultured cells and human brain. This expanded repertoire of cleavage targets and the identification of the centered site type help explain why central regions of many microRNAs are evolutionarily conserved.