Genome-wide expression profile of the response to spinal cord injury in Xenopus laevis reveals extensive differences between regenerative and non-regenerative stages

dc.contributor.authorLee-Liu, Dasfne.
dc.contributor.authorMoreno Concha, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorAlmonacid Cárdenas, Leonardo Iván
dc.contributor.authorTapia Olivares, Víctor Sebastián.
dc.contributor.authorValle Muñoz Videla, Rosana del.
dc.contributor.authorVon Marées, Javier.
dc.contributor.authorGaete Carrasco, Marcia
dc.contributor.authorMelo Ledermann, Francisco Javier
dc.contributor.authorLarraín Correa, Juan Agustín
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-17T15:28:31Z
dc.date.available2019-10-17T15:28:31Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2019-10-14T18:57:36Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Xenopus laevis has regenerative and non-regenerative stages. As a tadpole, it is fully capable of functional recovery after a spinal cord injury, while its juvenile form (froglet) loses this capability during metamorphosis. We envision that comparative studies between regenerative and non-regenerative stages in Xenopus could aid in understanding why spinal cord regeneration fails in human beings. Results To identify the mechanisms that allow the tadpole to regenerate and inhibit regeneration in the froglet, we obtained a transcriptome-wide profile of the response to spinal cord injury in Xenopus regenerative and non-regenerative stages. We found extensive transcriptome changes in regenerative tadpoles at 1 day after injury, while this was only observed by 6 days after injury in non-regenerative froglets. In addition, when comparing both stages, we found that they deployed a very different repertoire of transcripts, with more than 80% of them regulated in only one stage, including previously unannotated transcripts. This was supported by gene ontology enrichment analysis and validated by RT-qPCR, which showed that transcripts involved in metabolism, response to stress, cell cycle, development, immune response and inflammation, neurogenesis, and axonal regeneration were regulated differentially between regenerative and non-regenerative stages. Conclusions We identified differences in the timing of the transcriptional response and in the inventory of regulated transcripts and biological processes activated in response to spinal cord injury when comparing regenerative and non-regenerative stages. These genes and biological processes provide an entry point to understand why regeneration fails in mammals. Furthermore, our results introduce Xenopus laevis as a genetic model organism to study spinal cord regeneration.Abstract Background Xenopus laevis has regenerative and non-regenerative stages. As a tadpole, it is fully capable of functional recovery after a spinal cord injury, while its juvenile form (froglet) loses this capability during metamorphosis. We envision that comparative studies between regenerative and non-regenerative stages in Xenopus could aid in understanding why spinal cord regeneration fails in human beings. Results To identify the mechanisms that allow the tadpole to regenerate and inhibit regeneration in the froglet, we obtained a transcriptome-wide profile of the response to spinal cord injury in Xenopus regenerative and non-regenerative stages. We found extensive transcriptome changes in regenerative tadpoles at 1 day after injury, while this was only observed by 6 days after injury in non-regenerative froglets. In addition, when comparing both stages, we found that they deployed a very different repertoire of transcripts, with more than 80% of them regulated in only one stage, including previously unannotated transcripts. This was supported by gene ontology enrichment analysis and validated by RT-qPCR, which showed that transcripts involved in metabolism, response to stress, cell cycle, development, immune response and inflammation, neurogenesis, and axonal regeneration were regulated differentially between regenerative and non-regenerative stages. Conclusions We identified differences in the timing of the transcriptional response and in the inventory of regulated transcripts and biological processes activated in response to spinal cord injury when comparing regenerative and non-regenerative stages. These genes and biological processes provide an entry point to understand why regeneration fails in mammals. Furthermore, our results introduce Xenopus laevis as a genetic model organism to study spinal cord regeneration.
dc.fuente.origenBiomed Central
dc.identifier.citationNeural Development. 2014 May 22;9(1):12
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1749-8104-9-12
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/26773
dc.issue.numeroNo. 12
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final20
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.revistaNeural Developmentes_ES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.holderLee-Liu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.otherNeurocienciases_ES
dc.subject.otherBiología del desarrolloes_ES
dc.subject.otherNeurobiologíaes_ES
dc.subject.otherMédula espinales_ES
dc.titleGenome-wide expression profile of the response to spinal cord injury in Xenopus laevis reveals extensive differences between regenerative and non-regenerative stageses_ES
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumenVol. 9
sipa.codpersvinculados117716
sipa.codpersvinculados1007357
sipa.codpersvinculados82342
sipa.codpersvinculados90468
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
13064_2014_Article_254.pdf
Size:
4.07 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
0 B
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: