Project description:We aimed to identify the effect of an AAV-based NDP gene therapy for Norrie disease. This therapy was tested on an Ndp-KO mouse model previously shown to recapitulate Norrie cochlear phenotype (Bryant et al 2022, PMID 35132964). We used transcriptomic analysis of whole cochlea lysates to determine the effect of this therapy on pathology related genes and downstream targets of Norrin signalling. Mice were treated at postnatal day 2 and cochleas collected for analysis at 2 months old.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of P16 cochlea from wild type and miR-183/96 Knock out mice Gene expression analysis of miR-183/96 KO cochlea revealed a set of hair cell-relevant differentially expressed genes that could adversely impact hair cell physiology and contribute to the observed phenotype.
Project description:Gene expression within the cochlea of C57BL6j mice was examined. The hypothesis was that there was a genetic component to Age Related Hearing Loss and microarray would be useful in detecting candidate genes. Mice were aged in the laboratory to 4, 15 and 45 weeks of age. The cochlea were removed and pooled into groups of 5 for each age group. Total RNA was extracted and used in the micoroarray analysis. Differential expression was analysed between the different age groups i.e 4 - 15, 4 - 45 and 15 - 45 weeks.
Project description:Gene expression within the cochlea of C57BL6j mice was examined. The hypothesis was that there was a genetic component to Age Related Hearing Loss and microarray would be useful in detecting candidate genes.
Project description:Mitochondrial fusion and fission accompany adaptive responses to stress and altered metabolic demands. Inner membrane fusion and cristae morphogenesis depends on Optic Atrophy 1 (Opa1), which is expressed in different isoforms and is cleaved from a membrane-bound, long to a soluble, short form. Here, we have analyzed the physiological role of Opa1 isoforms and Opa1 processing by generating mouse lines expressing only one cleavable Opa1 isoform or a non-cleavable variant thereof. Our results show that expression of a single cleavable or non-cleavable Opa1 isoform preserves embryonic development and the health of adult mice. Opa1 processing is dispensable under metabolic and thermal stress, but prolongs lifespan and protects against mitochondrial cardiomyopathy in OXPHOS-deficient Cox10-/- mice. Mechanistically, loss of Opa1 processing disturbs the balance between mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy, suppressing cardiac hypertrophic growth in Cox10-/- hearts. Our results highlight the critical regulatory role of Opa1 processing, mitochondrial dynamics and metabolism for cardiac hypertrophy.
Project description:To investigate the function of Opa1 in the regulation of adult neurogenesis, we created a conditional Opa1-knockout mouse line by cross-breeding Nestin-CreERT2;ROSA26YFP mice with Opa1-Flox mice. Using Tamoxifen, we induced Opa1 knockout on 8-weeks-old Nestin-CreERT2;ROSA26YFP;Opa1-Flox mice. We then sorted YFP-positive cells from the hippocampus using flow cytometry at 10 weeks. RNA was extracted from sorted cells and subjected to next generation sequencing.
Project description:To investigate the function of Opa1 in the regulation of adult neurogenesis, we created a conditional Opa1-knockout mouse line by cross-breeding Nestin-CreERT2;ROSA26YFP mice with Opa1-Flox mice.