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Epigenetic rejuvenation of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesStandardization of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) remains a major obstacle in regenerative medicine. Starting material and culture expansion affect cell preparations and render comparison between studies difficult. In contrast, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) assimilate towards a ground-state and may therefore give rise to more standardized cell preparations. We reprogrammed bone marrow MSCs into iPSCs which were subsequently re-differentiated towards MSCs. These iPS-MSCs revealed similar morphology, immunophenotype, in vitro differentiation potential, and gene expression profiles as primary MSCs. DNA methylation (DNAm) profiles of iPSCs maintained some donor-specific characteristics, whereas tissue-specific, senescence-associated, and age-related DNAm patterns were erased during reprogramming. iPS-MSCs reacquired senescence-associated DNAm during culture expansion but they remained rejuvenated with regard to age-related DNAm. Overall, iPS-MSCs and MSCs are similar in function but differ in their epigenetic makeup.
Epigenetic rejuvenation of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Specimen part, Subject
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Variants of <i>DNMT3A</i> cause transcript-specific DNA methylation patterns and affect hematopoiesis.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe de novo DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) plays a pivotal role in hematopoietic differentiation. In this study, we followed the hypothesis that alternative splicing of DNMT3A has characteristic epigenetic and functional sequels. Various transcripts of DNMT3A were either knocked down or overexpressed in human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells resulting in complementary and transcript-specific DNA methylation (DNAm) and gene expression changes. Our results demonstrate that different splice variants of DNMT3A have distinct epigenetic and functional sequels.
Variants of <i>DNMT3A</i> cause transcript-specific DNA methylation patterns and affect hematopoiesis.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe used mammosphere formation assay and label-retention assay as functional cellular approaches to enrich for cells with different degree of cancer stem cell properties in the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and performed single-cell RNA sequencing Overall design: Single cells from three different populations: 30 cells from G1 cell cycle phase cultured in adherent conditions, 46 cells with low proliferation cultured in non-adherent conditions (mammosphere assasy), 45 cells with high proliferation cultured in non-adherent conditions (mammosphere assay)
Erratum: Identification of Breast Cancer Stem Cell Related Genes Using Functional Cellular Assays Combined With Single-Cell RNA Sequencing in MDA-MB-231 Cells.
Cell line, Subject
View SamplesThe importance of the role of microRNAs in gene expression and disease is well recognized. However, what is less appreciated is that almost half of miRNA genes are organized in polycistronic clusters and are therefore co-expressed. The mir-11~998 cluster consists of two miRNAs, miR-11 and miR-998. Here, we describe a novel layer of regulation that links the processing and expression of miR-998 to the presence of the mir-11 gene. We show that the presence of mir-11 in the pri-miRNA is required for processing by Drosha, and deletion of mir-11 prevents the expression of miR-998. Replacing mir-11 with an unrelated miRNA rescued miR-998 expression in vivo and in vitro, as did expressing miR-998 from a shorter, more canonical miRNA scaffold. The embedded regulation of miR-998 is functionally important because unchecked miR-998 expression in the absence of miR-11 resulted in highly penetrant pleiotropic developmental defects. We further show that this novel regulation of expression of miRNAs within a cluster is not limited to the mir-11~998 cluster and likely reflects the more general cis-regulation of expression of individual miRNAs. Thus, our results reveal a novel layer of regulation within miRNA clusters that tempers the functions of the individual miRNAs. Unlinking their expression has the potential to change the expression of multiple miRNA targets and shift biological response. Overall design: RNA was extracted from Drosophila third instar larval eye discs of animals grown in standard conditions; Illumina HiSeq2000 Next Gen RNA Sequencing was performed, and differential expression of genes was assessed in wild-type vs unchecked miR-998 expression
Novel regulation and functional interaction of polycistronic miRNAs.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesExpression of dE2F1 induces proliferation and apoptosis. We sought to perform an unbiased analysis of the effect of co-expression of miR-11
mir-11 limits the proapoptotic function of its host gene, dE2f1.
Specimen part
View SamplesThird instar larval eye discs provide an in vivo model for cell cycle exit studies. Posterior to the Second Mitotic Wave proliferation is absent in a wild type eye disc. Inactivating mutations in tumor suppressor-like genes can lead to genome wide changes in gene expression that allow for inappropriate bypass of cell cycle exit signals posterior to the Second Mitotic Wave.
Cooperation between dE2F1 and Yki/Sd defines a distinct transcriptional program necessary to bypass cell cycle exit.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe used microarrays to identify genes that are differentially expressed in the absence of miR-998 expression.
An intronic microRNA links Rb/E2F and EGFR signaling.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe white adipose tissue (WAT) rapidly loses mass when mice are fed a diet containing trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (t10c12 CLA). A microarray analysis of WAT due to CLA feeding was performed to better define the processes and genes involved. WAT weight decreased by ca. 80% over 17 days of feeding a 0.5% t10c12 CLA diet. The lipid volume decreased by 90% and the number of adipocytes and total cells were reduced by15% and 47%, respectively. Microarray profiling of replicated pools of control and treated mice (n=140) at seven time points over the 17day feeding indicated between 2798 to 4318 genes showed mRNA changes of 2-fold or more. Transcript levels for genes of glucose and fatty acid import or biosynthesis were significantly reduced. A prolific inflammation response was indicated by the 2 to100-fold induction of many cytokine transcripts, including those for IL-6, IL1?, TNF ligands, and CXC family members
Trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid causes inflammation and delipidation of white adipose tissue in mice: a microarray and histological analysis.
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