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SRP030014
Mus musculus
19 Downloadable Samples
Illumina HiSeq 2000
Description
Piwi-interacting small RNAs (piRNAs) of fetal prospermatogonia of mice have been strongly implicated in transposon control. In contrast, little is known about biogenesis and function of abundant piRNAs from adult testes expressed in late spermatocytes and round spermatids. These so-called "pachytene" piRNAs are processed from long non-coding piRNA precursors and have no defined RNA targets in the transcriptome even though their binding partner Piwi, MIWI, is essential for spermiogenesis and fertility. Here we report that 129SvJae mice lacking Maelstrom (MAEL), a conserved piRNA pathway protein, exhibit spermiogenic arrest with defects in acrosome and flagellum formation. Further analysis revealed MAEL association with RNPs containing MIWI, TDRD6, and processed intermediates of pachytene piRNA precursors of various length. Loss of MAEL causes a 10-fold drop in pachytene piRNA levels but an increase in piRNAs from abundantly expressed mRNAs. These results suggest a MAEL-dependent mechanism for the selective processing of pachytene piRNA precursor into piRNAs. Strikingly, ribosome profiling of Mael-null testes revealed that reduced piRNA production is accompanied by reduced translation of over 800 spermiogenic mRNAs including those encoding acrosome and flagellum proteins. In light of recent reports of piRNA-independent protection of translationally repressed mRNPs by MIWI and piRNA-dependent turnover of MIWI, we propose that pachytene piRNAs function by controlling the availably of MIWI for the translational repression of spermiogenic mRNAs. Overall design: piRNA sequencing, RNA immunoprecipitation, and expression measurements (RNA-Seq and ribosome profiling) in wild-type and Mael -/- testes
Publication Title
Reduced pachytene piRNAs and translation underlie spermiogenic arrest in Maelstrom mutant mice.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View Samples- Drosophila melanogaster
- 34 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 4000
Description
We measured gene expression of D. melanogaster female heads and abdomens after mating with males from six populations evolved under either enforced monogamy (no male-male competition, 3 populations) or sustained polygamy (intense male-male competition, 3 populations). Overall design: Three samples of virgin female heads and six samples of mated female heads (one each per male evolved population, of which there are three monogamous and three polygamous), for nine libraries. Also, three samples of virgin female abdomens and six samples of mated female abdomens (one each per male evolved population, of which there are three monogamous and three polygamous), for nine libraries. In total, eighteen libraries sequenced in 8 lanes.
Publication Title
Sexual conflict drives male manipulation of female postmating responses in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 33 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Publication Title
Molecular Aging of Human Liver: An Epigenetic/Transcriptomic Signature.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 33 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
Gene expression profiling of liver biopsies collected from 33 healthy liver donors ranging from 13 to 90 years old. The Affymetrix HG-U133 Plus 2.0 GeneChip platform was used to evaluate gene-expression.
Publication Title
Molecular Aging of Human Liver: An Epigenetic/Transcriptomic Signature.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 194 Downloadable Samples
- NextSeq 500
Description
We introduce a microfluidic platform that enables off-chip single-cell RNA-seq after multigenerationa lineage tracking under controlled culture conditions. Overall design: Examination of lineage and cell cycle dependent transcriptional profiles in two cell types
Publication Title
A microfluidic platform enabling single-cell RNA-seq of multigenerational lineages.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 36 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HumanHT-12 V4.0 expression beadchip
Description
Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common inherited muscular dystrophies. The causative gene remains controversial and the mechanism of pathophysiology unknown. Here we identify genes associated with germline and early stem cell development as targets of the DUX4 transcription factor, a leading candidate gene for FSHD. The genes regulated by DUX4 are reliably detected in FSHD muscle but not in controls, providing direct support for the model that misexpression of DUX4 is a causal factor for FSHD. Additionally, we show that DUX4 binds and activates LTR elements from a class of MaLR endogenous primate retrotransposons and suppresses the innate immune response to viral infection, at least in part through the activation of DEFB103, a human defensin that can inhibit muscle differentiation. These findings suggest specific mechanisms of FSHD pathology and identify candidate biomarkers for disease diagnosis and progression.
Publication Title
DUX4 activates germline genes, retroelements, and immune mediators: implications for facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Array (mogene10st)
Description
Vanin1, a regulator of vitamin B5 metabolism, is expressed by sarcoma tumors. We evaluated its impact on sarcoma growth by using sarcoma cell lines derived from p16p19Vnn1-deficient mice and further transduced with an oncogenic RasV12 oncogene (R tumors) in the presence or not of a catalytically active (VR tumors) or mutated (VdR tumors) Vnn1 isoform.
Publication Title
Vnn1 pantetheinase limits the Warburg effect and sarcoma growth by rescuing mitochondrial activity.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Cell line
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 45 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
Context: In many cancers, specific subpopulations of cells appear to be uniquely capable of initiating and maintaining tumors. The strongest support for this cancer stem cell model comes from transplantation assays in immune-deficient mice indicating that human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is organized as a cellular hierarchy driven by self-renewing leukemia stem cells (LSC). This model has significant implications for the development of novel therapies, but its clinical significance remains unclear.
Publication Title
Association of a leukemic stem cell gene expression signature with clinical outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia.
Sample Metadata Fields
Disease, Disease stage, Subject
View Samples- Danio rerio
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Zebrafish Genome Array (zebrafish)
Description
Purpose: Investigate the molecular determinants of retinal regeneration in adult vertebrates by analyzing the gene expression profiles of control and post-lesion retina of adult zebrafish, a system that regenerates following injury.
Publication Title
Gene expression profiles of intact and regenerating zebrafish retina.
Sample Metadata Fields
No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Drosophila melanogaster
- 5 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Drosophila Genome Array (drosgenome1)
Description
The goal of this study is to identify, in the head of adult flies, mRNA species whose expresson level are altered by overexpression of the Drosophila RNA-binding protein LARK in CNS neurons.
Publication Title
The LARK RNA-binding protein selectively regulates the circadian eclosion rhythm by controlling E74 protein expression.
Sample Metadata Fields
No sample metadata fields
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