Intracellular trafficking is essential for proper cell signaling. In the pancreas, secretory cells rely on trafficking to regulate blood glucose and digestion. Pancreatic disorders reflect defects in function or development, evoking considerable interest in understanding the molecular genetics governing pancreatic organogenesis. Here, we show the transcription factor NFIA regulates trafficking in both the embryonic and adult pancreas, affecting both developmental cell fate decisions and adult physiology. NFIA deletion from pancreatic progenitors led to the development of more acinar cells and ducts and fewer endocrine cells, whereas ectopic NFIA promoted endocrine formation. We found that NFIA's effects on trafficking influence endocrine/exocrine cell fate decisions through regulation of Notch. Adult NFIA-deficient mice develop diabetic phenotypes due to impaired insulin granule trafficking and defects in acinar zymogen secretion. This study shows how a single transcription factor, NFIA, thus exerts profound effects on both embryonic cell fate and adult physiology by regulating vesicle trafficking. Overall design: 2 control and 2 NFIA fl/fl; Pdx1-cre samples, from pooled embryonic litters at E17.5
Pancreatic Cell Fate Determination Relies on Notch Ligand Trafficking by NFIA.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesBased on RNA-seq, we performed transcriptomic profiling to examine the differences between Orthotopic and IVBL (in vivo bone lesion). We found Calcium signalling is upregulated in IVBL and correlated to the expression of gap junctions. Overall design: Orthotopic tumors and Bone lesions, all developed by MCF-7, are subject to NGS and then analyzed.
The Osteogenic Niche Is a Calcium Reservoir of Bone Micrometastases and Confers Unexpected Therapeutic Vulnerability.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesBased on next generation RNA-seq, we examed Arsenic trioxide treatment (ATO) effect on MSCs-interacting MCF7 cells in 3D cultures. We found gap junction protein Cx43 is dramatically downregulated after ATO treatment.. Overall design: human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 cells cocultured with mouse MSCs in 3D culture, with or without ATO treatment, are subject to NGS and then analyzed.
The Osteogenic Niche Is a Calcium Reservoir of Bone Micrometastases and Confers Unexpected Therapeutic Vulnerability.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesAs a starting point for dissecting the cellular heterogeneity of gliomas, different subpopulations from a CRISPR mouse model of glioma were profiled for gene expression. Because we initially identified these astrocyte subpopulations in the mouse brain, we first sought to determine whether their malignant analogues are present in mouse models of glioma. Towards this, we recently developed a mouse model of malignant glioma, one that utilizes E16.5 IUE approaches in combination with CRISPR mediated gene editing, where we use IUE to introduce gRNA vectors to delete NFI, PTEN, and p53, CAS9, and a GFP reporter, resulting in the generation of malignant glioma at P70. Using the GFP label to distinguish tumor from normal brain tissue, along with FACS-based selection against the glioma stem cell (GSC) and endothelial cells (see methods), we screened our tumor models for the presence of these prospective astroglial populations in the non-GSC fractions of these tumors. Overall design: Gene expression profiles (by RNA-seq) were taken of mouse glioma cells of three different populations.
Identification of diverse astrocyte populations and their malignant analogs.
Specimen part, Subject
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Temporal clustering of gene expression links the metabolic transcription factor HNF4α to the ER stress-dependent gene regulatory network.
Specimen part
View SamplesProtein misfolding stress in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) leads to dysregulation of lipid metabolism in the liver, and ER stress is associated with human diseases that are accompanied by hepatic lipid accumulation, including obesity, alcoholism, and viral hepatitis; yet the pathways leading from ER stress to the regulation of lipid metabolism are poorly understood. Working exclusively in vivo, we used a bottom-up approach to infer pathways in the genetic regulation of lipid metabolism by the UPR.
Temporal clustering of gene expression links the metabolic transcription factor HNF4α to the ER stress-dependent gene regulatory network.
Specimen part
View SamplesProtein misfolding stress in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) leads to dysregulation of lipid metabolism in the liver, and ER stress is associated with human diseases that are accompanied by hepatic lipid accumulation, including obesity, alcoholism, and viral hepatitis; yet the pathways leading from ER stress to the regulation of lipid metabolism are poorly understood. Working exclusively in vivo, we used a bottom-up approach to infer pathways in the genetic regulation of lipid metabolism by the UPR.
Temporal clustering of gene expression links the metabolic transcription factor HNF4α to the ER stress-dependent gene regulatory network.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe CREB binding protein inhibitor ICG-001 suppresses pancreatic cancer growth
The CREB-binding protein inhibitor ICG-001 suppresses pancreatic cancer growth.
Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesDam identification (DamID) is a powerful technique to generate genome-wide maps of chromatin protein binding. Due to its high sensitivity it is particularly suited to study the genome interactions of chromatin proteins in small tissue samples in model organisms such as Drosophila. Here we report an intein-based approach to tune the expression level of Dam and Dam-fusion proteins in Drosophila by addition of a ligand to fly food. This helps to suppress toxic effects of Dam. In addition we describe a strategy for genetically controlled expression of Dam in a specific cell type in complex tissues. We demonstrate the utility of the latter by generating a glia-specific map of Polycomb in small samples of brain tissue. Overall design: RNA sequencing of 3 samples, each using 2 biological replicates.
Inducible DamID systems for genomic mapping of chromatin proteins in Drosophila.
Sex, Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesThe DNA-binding protein, Ikaros, functions as a potent tumor suppressor and hematopoietic regulator. However, the mechanisms by which Ikaros functions in the nucleus remain largely undefined, due in part to its atypical DNA-binding properties and partnership with the poorly understood Mi-2/NuRD complex. In this study, we extended our analysis of thymocyte development and lymphomagenesis in a mouse strain containing a specific deletion of Ikaros zinc finger 4, which exhibits a select subset of abnormalities observed in Ikaros null mice. By examining thymopoiesis in vivo and in vitro, numerous abnormalities were observed. RNA-sequencing revealed that each developmental stage is characterized by mis-regulation of a limited number of genes, with a strong preference for genes modulated in a stage-specific manner. Strikingly, individual genes and pathways rarely exhibited Ikaros-dependence at all developmental stages. Instead, the most consistent feature of aberrantly expressed genes was a reduced magnitude of expression level change during a developmental transition. These results and others suggest that Ikaros may not be a dedicated and consistent activator or repressor of a defined set of genes. Instead, its primary function may be to support the dynamic range of gene expression changes during developmental transitions via atypical molecular mechanisms that remain undefined. Overall design: RNA-Seq of T cells at varying developmental stages and T cells expressing activated Notch in WT and Ikzf1-dF4/dF4 mutant backgrounds
Regulation of gene expression dynamics during developmental transitions by the Ikaros transcription factor.
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