Comparison of the transcriptional landscapes between human and mouse tissues

Lin, S., Lin, Y., Nery, J. R., Urich, M. A., Breschi, A., Davis, C. A., Dobin, A., Zaleski, C., Beer, M. A., Chapman, W. C., Gingeras, T. R., Ecker, J. R., Snyder, M. P. (November 2014) Comparison of the transcriptional landscapes between human and mouse tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 (48). pp. 17224-17229. ISSN 0027-8424

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URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25413365
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413624111

Abstract

Although the similarities between humans and mice are typically highlighted, morphologically and genetically, there are many differences. To better understand these two species on a molecular level, we performed a comparison of the expression profiles of 15 tissues by deep RNA sequencing and examined the similarities and differences in the transcriptome for both protein-coding and -noncoding transcripts. Although commonalities are evident in the expression of tissue-specific genes between the two species, the expression for many sets of genes was found to be more similar in different tissues within the same species than between species. These findings were further corroborated by associated epigenetic histone mark analyses. We also find that many noncoding transcripts are expressed at a low level and are not detectable at appreciable levels across individuals. Moreover, the majority lack obvious sequence homologs between species, even when we restrict our attention to those which are most highly reproducible across biological replicates. Overall, our results indicate that there is considerable RNA expression diversity between humans and mice, well beyond what was described previously, likely reflecting the fundamental physiological differences between these two organisms.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
organism description > animal > mammal > primates > hominids > human
organism description > animal > mammal > rodent > mouse
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL Cancer Center Program > Gene Regulation and Cell Proliferation
CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Bioinformatics Service
CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > DNA Sequencing Service
CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Functional Genomics and Genetics Service
CSHL labs > Gingeras lab
CSHL labs > Dobin Lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 20 November 2014
Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2014 20:27
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2020 18:15
PMCID: PMC4260565
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/30932

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