Rhizoctonia solani is an economically important soil-borne necrotrophic fungal pathogen, with a broad host range and for which little effective resistance exists in crop plants. Arabidopsis is resistant to the R. solani AG8 isolate but susceptible to R. solani AG2-1. Affymetrix microarray analysis was performed to determine genes that are affected in common and specifically by AG8 and AG2-1.
Genetic and genomic analysis of Rhizoctonia solani interactions with Arabidopsis; evidence of resistance mediated through NADPH oxidases.
Age, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesNave, liver- and gut-activated CD8 OT-I T cells show differential migration behaviour. To analyze which genes could be responsible for different migration patterns, nave, liver-activated and gut-activated CD8 T cells were isolated and compared for their gene expression profile.
Influence of CD8 T cell priming in liver and gut on the enterohepatic circulation.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesL-Ser deficiency leads to growth arrest, tissue malformation and embryonic lethality in mice. However, the molecular mechanism by which L-Ser deficiency impairs basic cellular function remains largely unexplored.
Microarray data on altered transcriptional program of Phgdh-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts caused by ʟ-serine depletion.
Specimen part
View SamplesJust as animal monozygotic twins can experience different environmental conditions by being reared apart, individual genetically-identical trees of the genus Populus can also be exposed to contrasting environmental conditions by being grown in different locations. As such, clonally-propagated Populus trees provide an opportunity to interrogate the impact of individual environmental history on current response to environmental stimuli. To test the hypothesis that current responses to an environmental stimulus, drought, are contingent on environmental history, the transcriptome-level drought responses of three economically important hybrid genotypes: DN34 (Populus deltoides x P. nigra); Walker (P. deltoides var. occidentalis x (P. laurifolia x P. nigra)); and, Okanese (Walker x (P. laurifolia x P. nigra)) derived from two different locations were compared. Strikingly, differences in transcript abundance patterns in response to drought were based on differences in geographic origin of clones for two of the three genotypes. This observation was most pronounced for the genotypes with the longest time since establishment and last common propagation. Differences in genome-wide DNA methylation paralleled the transcriptome level trends, where the clones with the most divergent transcriptomes and clone history had the most marked differences in the extent of total DNA methylation, suggesting an epigenetic basis for the clone-history-dependent transcriptome divergence. The data provide insights into the interplay between genotype and environment in the ecologically and economically important Populus genus, with implications for both the industrial application of Populus trees, and the evolution and persistence of these important tree species.
Clone history shapes Populus drought responses.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesOvarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) shows unique clinical features including an association with endometriosis and poor prognosis. We previously reported that the contents of endometriotic cysts, especially high concentrations of free iron, are a possible cause of OCCC carcinogenesis through iron-induced persistent oxidative stress. In this study, we conducted gene expression microarray analysis using 38 ovarian cancer cell lines and identified genes commonly expressed in both OCCC cell lines and clinical samples, which comprise an OCCC gene signature. The OCCC signature reproducibly predicts OCCC specimens in other microarray data sets, suggesting that this gene profile reflects the inherent biological characteristics of OCCC. The OCCC signature contains known markers of OCCC, such as hepatocyte nuclear factor-1b (HNF-1b) and versican (VCAN), and other genes that reflect oxidative stress. Expression of OCCC signature genes was induced by treatment of immortalized ovarian surface epithelial cells with the contents of endometriotic cysts, indicating that the OCCC signature is largely dependent on the tumor microenvironment. Induction of OCCC signature genes is at least in part epigenetically regulated, as we found hypomethylation of HNF-1b and VCAN in OCCC cell lines. This genomewide study indicates that the tumor microenvironment induces specific gene expression profiles that contribute to the development of distinct cancer subtypes.
Identification of an ovarian clear cell carcinoma gene signature that reflects inherent disease biology and the carcinogenic processes.
Sex, Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesWe investigated at which stage of maturation commitment to a stable Foxp3-expressing phenotype takes place. We assessed stability of Foxp3 expression in thymic Foxp3+ Treg subsets of different maturity, defined by CD24 expression. Next we compared gene expression profiles of Foxp3+ Treg subsets (+) of different maturity (24lo, 24int, 24hi) and could identify a set of genes that were specifically up or downregulated in Foxp3+ Tregs, but not in Foxp3- conventional T cells, in a maturation-dependent manner.
Active demethylation of the Foxp3 locus leads to the generation of stable regulatory T cells within the thymus.
Specimen part
View SamplesPD-L1 suppresses host immunity and promotes tumor growth. We investigated how IFN- regulates PD-L1 in the ovarian cancer microenvironment. In clinical samples, the number of stromal CTLs in peritoneally disseminated tumors was correlated with PD-L1 expression on the tumor cells, and the lymphocyte number was significantly related to the IFN- signature score. In mouse models, PD-L1 was induced in peritoneal disseminated tumors, where lymphocytes were prominent, but not in subcutaneous tumors. Depleting IFNGR1 resulted in lower PD-L1 expression and longer survival in peritoneal dissemination model. Injection of IFN- into subcutaneous tumors increased PD-L1 expression and tumor size, and PD-L1 depletion abrogated tumor growth. These data suggest that IFN- works as a tumor progressor through PD-L1 induction. The source of IFN- in ovarian cancer microenvironment and its biological effect to the tumor cells is unclear. The immortalized human ovarian surface epithelial cell line, HOSE-E7/hTERT (HOSE) was treated with IFN- and expression microarray analysis was performed, and probes showing significantly higher values in IFN--added group were termed IFN- signature genes (295 probes). We then applied this signature to our ovarian cancer microarray data, which included 75 ovarian cancer clinical samples, by means of ss-GSEA. IFN- signature score was strongly correlated to the number of infiltrating CD4-positive or CD8-positive lymphocytes in the tumors. These data suggest that the IFN- in the ovarian cancer microenvironment is derived from lymphocytes, and an IFN--rich microenvironment is strongly correlated to a lymphocyte-rich microenvironment.
IFN-γ from lymphocytes induces PD-L1 expression and promotes progression of ovarian cancer.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe patients with locally advanced squamous cervical cancer (SCC) were examined in this study. All patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy. Tumor response against NAC was determined based on RECIST criterior. Gene-expression profiles of SCC were determined using Human Genome GeneChip arrays U133.
Genomic profile predicts the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for cervical cancer patients.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe source of IFN- in ovarian cancer microenvironment and its biological effect to the tumor cells is unclear. The immortalized human ovarian surface epithelial cell line, HOSE-E7/hTERT (HOSE) was treated with IFN- and expression microarray analysis was performed, and probes showing significantly higher values in IFN--added group were termed IFN- signature genes (295 probes). We then applied this signature to our ovarian cancer microarray data, which included 75 ovarian cancer clinical samples, by means of ss-GSEA. IFN- signature score was strongly correlated to the number of infiltrating CD4-positive or CD8-positive lymphocytes in the tumors. These data suggest that the IFN- in the ovarian cancer microenvironment is derived from lymphocytes, and an IFN--rich microenvironment is strongly correlated to a lymphocyte-rich microenvironment.
IFN-γ from lymphocytes induces PD-L1 expression and promotes progression of ovarian cancer.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment
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Genetic programs expressed in resting and IL-4 alternatively activated mouse and human macrophages: similarities and differences.
Specimen part, Disease, Treatment
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