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ArticleBMC neuroscience2008

Identification of a set of genes showing regionally enriched expression in the mouse brain.

Cletus A D'Souza, Vikramjit Chopra, Richard Varhol, Yuan-Yun Xie, Slavita Bohacec, Yongjun Zhao, Lisa L C Lee, Mikhail Bilenky, Elodie Portales-Casamar, An He and 6 more

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  10. A regulatory toolbox of MiniPromoters to drive selective expression in the brain.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2010
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  11. A Self-Study Tutorial using the Allen Brain Explorer and Brain Atlas to Teach Concepts of Mammalian Neuroanatomy and Brain Function.Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience · 2009
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16 authors.

Cletus A D'SouzaGenome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 570 West 7th Ave - Suite 100, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4E6, Canada. cdsouza@bcgsc.ca
Vikramjit Chopra
Richard Varhol
Yuan-Yun Xie
Slavita Bohacec
Yongjun Zhao
Lisa L C Lee
Mikhail Bilenky
Elodie Portales-Casamar
An He
Wyeth W Wasserman
Daniel Goldowitz
Marco A Marra
Robert A Holt
Elizabeth M Simpson
Steven J M Jones

Funding

CIHR 69153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Pleiades Promoter Project aims to improve gene therapy by designing human mini-promoters (< 4 kb) that drive gene expression in specific brain regions or cell-types of therapeutic interest. Our goal was to first identify genes displaying regionally enriched expression in the mouse brain so that promoters designed from orthologous human genes can then be tested to drive reporter expression in a similar pattern in the mouse brain.

resultsWe have utilized LongSAGE to identify regionally enriched transcripts in the adult mouse brain. As supplemental strategies, we also performed a meta-analysis of published literature and inspected the Allen Brain Atlas in situ hybridization data. From a set of approximately 30,000 mouse genes, 237 were identified as showing specific or enriched expression in 30 target regions of the mouse brain. GO term over-representation among these genes revealed co-involvement in various aspects of central nervous system development and physiology.

conclusionUsing a multi-faceted expression validation approach, we have identified mouse genes whose human orthologs are good candidates for design of mini-promoters. These mouse genes represent molecular markers in several discrete brain regions/cell-types, which could potentially provide a mechanistic explanation of unique functions performed by each region. This set of markers may also serve as a resource for further studies of gene regulatory elements influencing brain expression.

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Gene Expression ProfilingGene LibraryAnimalsBrainGene Expression RegulationIn Situ HybridizationMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerRNA, Messenger

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PMCPMC2483290

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