SUPR
Cross-species comparison of the molecular mechanisms involved in the “fight-or-flight” response.
Dnr:

NAISS 2023/6-335

Type:

NAISS Medium Storage

Principal Investigator:

Oscar Bedoya Reina

Affiliation:

Karolinska Institutet

Start Date:

2023-12-01

End Date:

2024-12-01

Primary Classification:

10610: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (methods development to be 10203)

Allocation

Abstract

The “fight-or-flight” response characterizes an evolutionary conserved physiological reaction to threat resulting in the prompt secretion of adrenaline by chromaffin cells of the adrenal gland. My research has identified that adrenal glands of different mammal species present variations in cell populations of medulla and cortex, consistently with differences in adrenal physiology and morphology. These differences have confounded the cross-annotation of cells in the organ and mislead relevant transcriptomic analysis. The present project will scrutinize the transcriptional differences in cell populations of the post-natal adrenal gland between different non-human model-species. Determining these differences will provide pivotal information to understand the limitations of using the different animal models, and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms behind the cross-specific differences.