FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF THE DEVELOPING ENDOCRINE PANCREAS

这项建议的总体目标是确定和表征参与胰腺内分泌发育和功能的基因。这包括涉及产生胰岛和胰腺的基因以及定义导致1型和2型糖尿病疾病状态的生理功能和功能障碍的基因。 我们建议使用胚胎和成人胰腺组织构建人和小鼠的全面cDNA文库。 这些文库将用于制备cDNA芯片（微阵列），其将用作基因活性的定量和标准化测定。 胰腺芯片的可用性将使研究人员能够在许多情况下（发育，癌症和糖尿病）测定基因表达，从而为基因分析和发现提供有效的方法。 获得DNA微阵列的必要步骤将由四个实验室完成：D. Melton，哈佛; B. Brownstein，A. Permutt和华盛顿大学基因组测序中心（GSC）。 该项目将分为四个一般部分：1）cDNA文库的构建和寡核苷酸杂交的标准化（Melton），2）代表性cDNA克隆的测序和在公共数据库中的储存（Permutt，Genome Sequencing Center，I.M.A.G.E. 3）. cDNA微阵列的制备（Permutt，Brownstein）; 4）确定微阵列用于胰腺发育和糖尿病研究的可靠性和实用性的初步实验（Melton，Permutt，Brownstein）我们建议构建4个文库，小鼠和人的来自不同胚胎阶段的合并的胰腺，以及成年小鼠和人的合并的胰腺和胰岛文库。每个文库将有大约50，000个克隆被排列，根据复杂性，将有多达10，000个克隆被测序。 每个文库的所有50，000个cDNA将点样在DNA微阵列上并进行试点实验。 所有cDNA克隆将保存在I.M.A.G.E.将所有序列置于UniGene（NCBI）中供公众立即访问。 至少有一家公司（Genome Systems，St. Louis）表示希望将胰岛cDNA纳入其用于研究团体的表达微芯片中。

The overall aim of this proposal is to identify and characterize genes involved in pancreatic endocrine development and function. This includes genes implicated in generating islets and the pancreas as well as genes defining the physiological function and dysfunction leading to the diseased states in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. We propose to construct comprehensive cDNA libraries from both humans and mice, using embryonic and adult pancreatic tissues. These libraries will be used to prepare cDNA chips (microarrays) that will serve as quantitative and standardized assays for gene activity. The availability of pancreatic chips will enable researchers to assay gene expression in numerous contexts (development, cancer, and diabetes) and thereby provide an effective method for gene analysis and discovery. The steps necessary to acquire DNA microarrays will be accomplished by four labs: D. Melton, Harvard; B. Brownstein, A. Permutt, and the Genome Sequencing Center (GSC), Washington University. The project will be divided into four general parts: 1) Construction of cDNA libraries and normalization by oligo hybridization (Melton), 2) Sequencing of representative cDNA clones and depositing in public databases (Permutt, Genome Sequencing Center, I.M.A.G.E. consortium); 3). Preparation of cDNA microarrays (Permutt, Brownstein); 4) Pilot experiments to ascertain the reliability and utility of microarrays for studies of pancreatic development and diabetes (Melton, Permutt, Brownstein) We propose to construct 4 libraries, pancreas pooled from various embryonic stages for mouse and human, and pooled pancreas and islet libraries from adult mouse and human. Approximately 50,000 clones will be arrayed from each library, and depending on complexity, up to 10,000 will be sequenced. All 50,000 cDNAs for each library will be spotted on DNA microarrays and pilot experiments conducted. All cDNA clones will be deposited with the I.M.A.G.E. Consortium, and all sequences placed in UniGene (NCBI) for immediate public access. At least one company (Genome Systems, St. Louis) has expressed the desire to incorporate the islet cDNAs in their expression microchips for the research community.