Project description:Multipotent neural stem cells (NSCs) that reside within the ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ) of the brain generate a variety of cell types. Here we provide transcriptomes of NSCs that have lost Tsc2 as occurs in the neurodevelopmental disorder Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).
Project description:Multipotent neural stem cells (NSCs) that reside within the ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ) of the brain generate a variety of cell types. Here we provide transcriptomes of NSCs that have lost Tsc2 as occurs in the neurodevelopmental disorder Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).
Project description:Multipotent neural stem cells (NSCs) that reside within the ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ) of the brain generate a variety of cell types. Here we provide transcriptomes of cells that have lost Tsc2 as occurs in the neurodevelopmental disorder Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of the heads of 5 dpf epdc5-/-, tsc2-/-, depdc5-/- x tsc2-/- and wildtype zebrafish larvae to provide insights into the neuropathological processes underlying the observed epileptic phenotype in sv2a-/- zebrafish larvae.
Project description:The tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) family of tumor suppressors, TSC1 and TSC2, function together in an evolutionarily conserved protein complex that is a point of convergence for major cell signaling pathways that regulate mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1). Mutation or aberrant inhibition of the TSC complex is common in various human tumor syndromes and cancers. The discovery of novel therapeutic strategies to selectively target cells with functional loss of this complex is therefore of substantial clinical relevance to TSC and sporadic cancers. We developed a CRISPR-based method to generate homogenous mutant Drosophila cell lines. By combining TSC1 and TSC2 mutant cell lines with RNAi screens against all kinases and phosphatases, we identified synthetic interactions with TSC1 and TSC2. Knockdown of three candidate genes (mRNA-cap, Pitslre and CycT; orthologs of RNGTT, CDK11 and CCNT1 in humans) reduced the population growth rate of both Drosophila TSC1 and TSC2 mutant cells but not that of wild-type cells. Moreover, knockdown of all three genes displayed similar selective effects in mammalian TSC2-deficient cell lines, including human tumor-derived cells, illustrating the power of this cross species screening strategy to identify potential drug targets.
Project description:The goals of this study are to compare the transcriptomes of control heterozygous and Tuberous sclerosis 2 (Tsc2) homozygous nociceptors that have been enriched by fluorescence-associated cell sorting (FACS) with the aim of identifying differences in genes associated with sensory behavior. Nav1.8-Cre transgenic mice were used to delete Tsc2 as well as express Green fluorescent protein from the Rosa26 locus. Tsc2 deletion constitutively activates mTORC1 signaling cell autonomously. Dissociated dorsal root ganglia from adult mice were FACS-sorted for GFP and analyzed by RNA-seq. We find that a number of sensory behavior associated genes are affected by Tsc2 deletion including Calca, Ntrk1, Mrgpra3, and Nppb. Additionally, profiling of ion channel expression showed a reduction in almost half of expressed sodium, potassium and calcium channel as well as G-protein coupled receptors. Other categories of genes such as transcription factors and ligand-gated ion channels contained an even numbers of up- and downregulated genes with many that did not change as a result of Tsc2 deletion. In addition, expression of most marker genes enriched in Isolectin B4 (IB4) negative neurons were strongly reduced in Tsc2 mutant nociceptors, consistent with reduced sensitivity to heat, which is a modality related to these neurons. We conclude Tsc2 deletion and consequent mTORC1 activation alters gene expression of nociceptors resulting in altered sensory thresholds.
Project description:Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare lung disease that affects predominantly women, is characterized by proliferation of smooth muscle-like cells in the lungs, destruction of lung tissue, upregulation of VEGF-D, and growth of lymphatic vessels inducing a loss of pulmonary function. TSC2 gene mutations that render TSC2 inactive are a common finding associated with LAM. To better understand the function of the TSC2 gene, we sought to characterize differences in the transcriptome of cells where TSC2 is inactivated. RNA-Seq was used to measure transcript expression differences between TSC2-null mouse embryonic fibroblasts and TSC2-expressed mouse embryonic fibroblasts. The Illumina TruSeq method was used to prepare stranded poly(A)-selected RNA-Seq libraries, and 100bp paired-end reads were generated with an Illumina Hi-Seq 2500 instrument in high output mode. RNA-Seq data was analyzed using kallisto (http://pachterlab.github.io/kallisto/) and R.