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SRX8001152: GSM4432651: EC5; Homo sapiens; RNA-Seq
1 ILLUMINA (Illumina NovaSeq 6000) run: 436.8M spots, 54.2G bases, 23.1Gb downloads

Submitted by: NCBI (GEO)
Study: Molecular characterization of selectively vulnerable neurons in Alzheimer's Disease
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the selective vulnerability of specific neuronal populations, the molecular signatures of which are largely unknown. To identify and characterize selectively vulnerable neuronal populations, we used single-nucleus RNA sequencing to profile the caudal entorhinal cortex and the superior frontal gyrus – brain regions where neurofibrillary inclusions and neuronal loss occur early and late in AD, respectively – from individuals spanning the neuropathological progression of AD. We identified RORB as a marker of selectively vulnerable excitatory neurons in the entorhinal cortex, and subsequently validated their depletion and selective susceptibility to neurofibrillary inclusions during disease progression using quantitative neuropathological methods. We also discovered an astrocyte subpopulation, likely representing reactive astrocytes, characterized by decreased expression of genes involved in homeostatic functions. Our characterization of selectively vulnerable neurons in AD paves the way for future mechanistic studies of selective vulnerability and potential therapeutic strategies for enhancing neuronal resilience. The brain tissue used in this study were sourced from the Biobank for Aging Studies (LIM-22) in the Department of Pathology at the University of Sao Paulo, as well as from the Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank in the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, San Francisco. Detailed neuropathological, clinical and genetic data are available under request. Please contact gerolab@gmail.com and lea.grinberg@ucsf.edu. Overall design: Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing of post-mortem brain tissue from donors spanning the range of AD progression.
Sample: EC5
SAMN14448159 • SRS6376490 • All experiments • All runs
Organism: Homo sapiens
Library:
Instrument: Illumina NovaSeq 6000
Strategy: RNA-Seq
Source: TRANSCRIPTOMIC
Selection: cDNA
Layout: PAIRED
Construction protocol: Isolation of nuclei was performed similarly as described in Mo et al. [PMID: 26087164]. Briefly, frozen brain tissue was dounce homogenized in 5 ml of lysis buffer (0.25 M sucrose, 25 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 20 mM Tricine-KOH, pH 7.8, 1 mM DTT, 0.15mM spermine, 0.5 mM spermidine, 1X protease inhibitor (Sigma, 4693159001), and RNAse Inhibitor (Promega, N2615)). Following initial dounce homogenization, IGEPAL-630 was added to a final concentration of 0.3% and the sample was homogenized with 5 more strokes. The solution was then filtered through a 40 um cell filter and mixed with Optiprep (Sigma, D1556-250ML) to create a 25% Optiprep solution. This solution was then layered onto a 30%/40% Optiprep gradient and centrifuged at 10,000g for 18 minutes using the SW41-Ti rotor. The nuclei were collected at the 30%/40% Optiprep interface. Droplet-based single-nuclues RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) was performed using the Chromium Single Cell 3′ Reagent Kits v2 from 10X Genomics. Nuclei were resuspended to a concentration of 1000 nuclei/uL in 30% Optiprep solution before loading according to manufacturer's protocol, with 10,000 nuclei recovered per sample as the target. cDNA fragment analysis was performed using the Agilent 4200 TapeStation System. Sequencing parameters and quality control were performed as described by The Tabula Muris Consortium [PMID 30283141].
Experiment attributes:
GEO Accession: GSM4432651
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Runs: 1 run, 436.8M spots, 54.2G bases, 23.1Gb
Run# of Spots# of BasesSizePublished
SRR11422716436,823,85554.2G23.1Gb2020-04-06

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10437595

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