title: Differential expression and alternative splicing of genes in lumbar spinal cord of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mouse model.
abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the most common adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases, with progressive paralysis and muscle atrophy. The exact pathogenic mechanism remains unknown, but recent evidence suggests that differential gene expression and gene splicing may play a significant role. We used Affymetrix GeneChip Mouse Exon 1.0 ST Array to investigate the expression profiling of lumbar spinal cord samples from SOD1-G93A transgenic mice, the widely used animal model of ALS. The de-regulated genes analyzed either from the expression level or from the alternative splicing level both showed overlapping GO categories and pathway mapping. Our findings indicate that cell adhesion, immune-inflammation response and lipid metabolism all play important roles in the onset of ALS. Detailed analysis by RT-PCR of key genes confirmed the experimental results of microarrays. These results suggest a multi-factor mechanism in ALS development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 05000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Huifang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yansu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Weisong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Geng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000235:genetics*; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000235:genetics; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000235:genetics; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms