Background: Weaning of beef calves is a necessary husbandry practice and involves separating the calf from its mother, resulting in numerous stressful events including dietary change, social reorganisation and the cessation of the maternal-offspring bond and is often accompanied by housing. While much recent research has focused on the physiological response of the bovine immune system to stress in recent years, little is known about the molecular mechanisms modulating the immune response. Therefore, the objective of this study was to provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the physiological response to weaning at housing in beef calves using Illumina RNA-seq. Results: The leukocyte transcriptome was significantly altered for at least 7 days following either housing or weaning at housing. Analysis of differentially expressed genes revealed that four main pathways, cytokine signalling, transmembrane transport, haemostasis and G-protein-coupled receptor (GPRC) signalling, were differentially regulated between control and weaned calves and underwent significant transcriptomic alterations in response to weaning stress on day 1, 2 and 7. Of particular note, chemokines, cytokines and integrins were consistently found to be up-regulated on each day following weaning. Evidence for alternative splicing of genes was also detected, indicating that a number of genes involved in the innate and adaptive immune response may be alternatively transcribed, including those responsible for toll receptor cascades and T cell receptor signalling. Conclusions: This study represents the first application of RNA-Seq technology for genomic studies in bovine leukocytes in response to weaning stress. Weaning stress induces the activation of a number of cytokine, chemokine and integrin transcripts and may alter the immune system whereby the ability of a number of cells of the innate and adaptive immune system to locate and destroy pathogens is transcriptionally enhanced. Stress alters the homeostasis of the transcriptomic environment of leukocytes for at least 7 days following weaning, indicating long-term effects of stress exposure in the bovine. The identification of gene signature networks that are stress activated provides a mechanistic framework to characterise the multifaceted nature of weaning stress adaptation in beef calves. Thus, capturing subtle transcriptomic changes provides insight into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the physiological response to weaning stress. Overall design: Examination of a time course (day 0, 1, 2 and 7) for 2 treatments, calves either housed with their dam (control) or housed and simultaneously weaned, using RNA-seq. The supplementary processed data file 'read_counts.txt' contains unnormalized read counts for each Ensembl bovine gene in each of the 48 samples. Unnormalized counts are required for input to EdgeR. Genome build: Btau4.0
Transcriptomic analysis of the stress response to weaning at housing in bovine leukocytes using RNA-seq technology.
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View SamplesRecessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is often caused by nonsense mutations that lead to low mRNA levels as a result of nonsense-mediated decay. Some RP genes are expressed at detectable levels in leukocytes as well as in the retina. We designed a microarray-based method to find recessive RP genes based on low lymphoblast mRNA expression levels
Insights from retinitis pigmentosa into the roles of isocitrate dehydrogenases in the Krebs cycle.
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View SamplesThis study identifies a transciptomic myometrial profile associated with dystocia in spontanous nulliparous term labour
Identification of a myometrial molecular profile for dystocic labor.
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View SamplesEngineering microbes with novel metabolic properties is a critical step for production of biofuels and biochemicals. Synthetic biology enables identification and engineering of metabolic pathways into microbes; however, knowledge of how to reroute cellular regulatory signals and metabolic flux remains lacking. Here we used network analysis of multi-omic data to dissect the mechanism of anaerobic xylose fermentation, a trait important for biochemical production from plant lignocellulose. We compared transcriptomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic differences across a series of strains evolved to ferment xylose under various conditions. Overall design: RNA-seq and transcriptome analysis of three evolved S. cerevisiae strains (Y22-3, Y127, Y128) grown aerobically or anaerobically in rich lab media with glucose, xylose, galactose, or sorbitol. Duplicates were collected on different days.
Rewired cellular signaling coordinates sugar and hypoxic responses for anaerobic xylose fermentation in yeast.
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View SamplesTransgenic FVB/NCrl-Tg(GFAP-Mir183,Mir96,Mir182)MDW1 mice (Tg1MDW) overexpress this neurosensory-specific miRNA cluster in the inner ear and were developed as a model system to identify target genes and biologic processes regulated by the miR-183 cluster.
A mouse model of miR-96, miR-182 and miR-183 misexpression implicates miRNAs in cochlear cell fate and homeostasis.
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View SamplesEngineering microbes with novel metabolic properties is a critical step for production of biofuels and biochemicals. Synthetic biology enables identification and engineering of metabolic pathways into microbes; however, knowledge of how to reroute cellular regulatory signals and metabolic flux remains lacking. Here we used network analysis of multi-omic data to dissect the mechanism of anaerobic xylose fermentation, a trait important for biochemical production from plant lignocellulose. We compared transcriptomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic differences across a series of strains evolved to ferment xylose under various conditions. Overall design: RNA-seq and transcriptome analysis of Azf1 deletion and over-expression (via MoBY 2.0 plasmid) in YPX -O2. Duplicate samples were collected on different days.
Rewired cellular signaling coordinates sugar and hypoxic responses for anaerobic xylose fermentation in yeast.
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View SamplesThis study examined the small antral follicles (SAFs) in ovaries of young adult rhesus monkeys following consumption of a western-style diet (WSD), with or without chronically elevated androgen levels since before puberty. Cholesterol or testosterone (T; n=6/group) implants were placed subcutaneously beginning at 1 yr of age, with addition of a WSD (high fat/fructose) at 5.5 yrs. Ovaries from treated females and age-matched controls were collected at 7 yrs of age. Compared to controls, consumption of a WSD, with and without T treatment, increased the numbers of SAFs per ovary (P<0.001), due to the presence of more atretic follicles (P<0.01). Immunostaining for the cellular proliferation markers (pRb and pH3) was greater in granulosa cells of healthy SAFs (P<0.01), while staining for the cell cycle inhibitor (p21) was higher in atretic SAFs (P<0.01). Intense CYP17A1 staining was observed on the theca of SAFs from WSD+/- T groups, compared to controls. Microarray analyses of the transcriptome in SAFs isolated from a subgroup (n=3/grp) of WSD and WSD+T treated females and controls consuming a standard diet, identified mRNA levels for 1944 genes changed >2-fold (p<0.05) among the three groups. Pathway analyses identified several gene pathways altered by WSD and/or WSD+T associated with lipid, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, plus ovarian processes. Alterations of several SAF mRNAs are similar to those observed in follicular cells from women with PCOS. These data indicate chronic exposure to a WSD in the presence and absence of chronically elevated T alters structure and function of SAFs within primate ovaries.
Western-style diet, with and without chronic androgen treatment, alters the number, structure, and function of small antral follicles in ovaries of young adult monkeys.
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View SamplesTranscription factors and signaling pathways that regulate stem cells and specialized hormone-producing cells in the pituitary gland have been the subject of intense study and have yielded a mechanistic understanding of pituitary organogenesis and disease. Yet, the regulation of stem cell proliferation and differentiation, the heterogeneity among specialized hormone-producing cells, and the role of non-endocrine cells in the gland remain important, unanswered questions. Recent advances in single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) technologies provide new avenues to address these questions. We performed scRNAseq on approximately 13,663 cells pooled from six whole pituitary glands of 7-week-old C57BL/6 male mice. We identified pituitary endocrine and stem cells in silico, as well as other support cell-types such as endothelia, connective tissue, and red and white blood cells. Differential gene expression analyses identify known and novel markers of pituitary endocrine and stem cell populations. We demonstrate the value of scRNAseq by in vivo validation of a novel gonadotrope-enriched marker, Foxp2. We present novel scRNAseq data of in vivo pituitary tissue, including data from agnostic clustering algorithms which suggest the presence of a somatotrope subpopulation enriched in sterol/cholesterol synthesis genes. At the same time, we show that incomplete transcriptome annotation can cause false negatives on some scRNAseq platforms that only generate 3' transcript end sequences, and use in vivo data to recover reads of the pituitary transcription factor Prop1. Ultimately, scRNAseq technologies represent a significant opportunity to address longstanding questions regarding the development and function of the different populations of the pituitary gland throughout life. Overall design: 10x Chromium single-cell RNAseq of cells from pituitary glands of 7-week-old male C57BL/6 mice
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Novel Markers of Male Pituitary Stem Cells and Hormone-Producing Cell Types.
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View SamplesEwing sarcoma is an aggressive pediatric small round cell tumor that predominantly occurs in bone. Approximately 85% of Ewing sarcomas harbor the EWS/FLI fusion protein, which arises from a chromosomal translocation, t(11:22)(q24:q12). EWS/FLI interacts with numerous lineage-essential transcription factors to maintain mesenchymal progenitors in an undifferentiated state. We previously showed that EWS/FLI binds the osteogenic transcription factor RUNX2 and prevents osteoblast differentiation. In this study, we investigated the role of another Runt-domain protein, RUNX3, in Ewing sarcoma. RUNX3 participates in mesenchymal-derived bone formation and is a context dependent tumor suppressor and oncogene. RUNX3 was detected in all Ewing sarcoma cells examined, whereas RUNX2 was detected in only 73% of specimens. Like RUNX2, RUNX3 binds to EWS/FLI via its Runt domain. EWS/FLI prevented RUNX3 from activating the transcription of a RUNX-responsive reporter, p6OSE2. Stable suppression of RUNX3 expression in the Ewing sarcoma cell line A673 delayed colony growth in anchorage independent soft agar assays and reversed expression of EWS/FLI-responsive genes. These results demonstrate an important role for RUNX3 in Ewing sarcoma. Overall design: RNA-seq to compare transcriptiome of control A673 ewing sarcoma cells stably expression a non-target or RUNX3 shRNA
RUNX3 facilitates growth of Ewing sarcoma cells.
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Runx2 is required for early stages of endochondral bone formation but delays final stages of bone repair in Axin2-deficient mice.
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