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Series GSE116630 Query DataSets for GSE116630
Status Public on Jul 06, 2018
Title Dynamic Patterns of Threat-associated Gene Expression in the Amygdala and Blood
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment type Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
Summary Purpose: Identification the biological response to fear and stress in both brain and blood is vital for investigators performing peripheral studies of psychiatric traits. The goal of this study was to determine genes responsive to fear conditioning (FC), a well-characterized rodent model of threat-exposure, in the presence or absence of prior stress history, providing insight into the physiological processes underlying traumatic memory formation and trauma-related disorders such as PTSD.
Methods: RNA sequencing was performed in blood and amygdala from mice that underwent fear conditioning (FC) with and without prior immobilization stress history (Immo+FC), or untreated animals (home cage HC). Libraries were prepared using the Illumina TruSeq™ RNA kit as per manufacturer’s instructions. Libraries were normalized and 8 samples were multiplexed in each lane of the flowcell. PhiX was used as an internal control on each lane to monitor the error statistics. Cluster generation was performed on the V3 flowcell on the Illumina cBot. The clustered flowcell was then sequenced on the Illumina HiSeq1000 system employing a single-end 101 cycles run. Alignment to the mm10 UCSC Mouse Assembly was performed using STAR version 2.3 (Dobin et al, 2013); parameters were set using the annotation as a splice junction reference. Sample reads were assembled into transcript models using cufflinks (v2.1.1) which were then merged and processed with cuffdiff v2.1.1, (Trapnell et al, 2012) to produce per sample FPKM expression levels and estimate differential expression between the sample groups.
Results: In the amygdala, 607 genes associated with FC vs. HC (FDR<.05). In the same tissue, 516 genes showed different expression in response of immobilization (Immo+FC) compared to the FC group (FDR<.05). In the blood of the same animals, 468 genes had distinct changes in expression (Immo+FC vs FC; FDR<.05) and were enriched for biological processes such as inflammation and cytokine signaling.  
Conclusions: This study identified genes and pathways that respond to threat in the amygdala and blood of animals with and without a prior stress history. Future studies will be needed to examine the necessity, function and relevance of these regulated genes in human clinical stress and trauma-related disorders including.
 
Overall design Each group (FC; IMMO+FC; HC) consisted of 12 mice (C57BL/6J) pooled into 6 samples for sequencing with Illumina TruSeq™ RNA. The final dataset contained the following number of samples: for blood 5 Immo+FC, 5 FC, and 4HC; for amygdala 4 Immo+FC, 6 FC, and 6 HC.
 
Contributor(s) Lori A, Maddox S, Sharma S, Andero R, Ressler KJ, Smith AK, Patel N, Tharp GK
Citation(s) 30705647
Submission date Jul 05, 2018
Last update date Apr 06, 2022
Contact name Adriana Lori
E-mail(s) alori@emory.edu
Phone 919-923-1725
Organization name Emory University
Department PsychDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Lab Kerry Ressler/Alicia Smith
Street address 101 Woodruff Circle
City Atlanta
State/province GA
ZIP/Postal code 30322
Country USA
 
Platforms (1)
GPL15103 Illumina HiSeq 1000 (Mus musculus)
Samples (30)
GSM3244442 Immo+FC, blood_1
GSM3244443 Immo+FC, blood_2
GSM3244444 Immo+FC, blood_3
Relations
BioProject PRJNA479752
SRA SRP152146

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GSE116630_Sequencing_QC_Mapping_Stats1_4GEO.txt.gz 1.6 Kb (ftp)(http) TXT
GSE116630_exp1_all_FPKM_exprs.txt.gz 1.9 Mb (ftp)(http) TXT
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