Previous study has shown that alpha1ACT is a transcription factor involved with regulating neuronal gene expression. We performed a time-series RNA-seq study using pc12 cell lines stably expressing pcDNA3-alpha1ACT at 4 time points (6hr, 24hr, 3day, and 10day) to explore the transcriptional profiles that capture transient and prolonged dynamic changes regulated by alpha1ACT during cell cycle and differentiation Overall design: PC12 cell lines expressing pcDNA3 (EV) and expressing pcDNA3-a1ACT at 4 different time points (6h, 24h, 3d, 10d) were analyzed by Agilent Bio-analyzer and submitted to university of Chicago Functional genomic facility for library preparation (TruSeq Stranded Total RNA Library Prep Kit with Ribo-Zero Gold, RS-122-2301) and sequencing on Illumina HiSeq2500 platform, with 3 biological replicates for each condition.
α1ACT Is Essential for Survival and Early Cerebellar Programming in a Critical Neonatal Window.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject, Time
View SamplesA model of tumor metastasis based on v-src transformed immortalized cell lines was developed. The model consists of highly metastatic PR9692 cell line and a derived clone PR9692-E9 which has lost the metastatic abilities. Introduction of exogenous EGR1 gene into the non-metastasizing PR9692-E9 cells completely restores the metastatic potential. Revealed changes in gene expression provide insight into the molecular mechanisms contolling metastatic behavior of sarcoma cells.
The transcription factor EGR1 regulates metastatic potential of v-src transformed sarcoma cells.
Cell line
View SamplesMetastatic progression is the leading cause of cancer mortality yet we have an incomplete view of the genetic events governing this process. An investigation was undertaken to explore the role of homeodemain only protein X (HOPX) in metastatic propensity and to identify other genes that may participate in metastasis development. The transcription factor HOPX was assessed for its possible involvement in metastasis formation using a knock-down induced by plasmid-delivered shRNAs. We used our original model system of chicken v-src-transformed tumour cell line PR9692 and its subclone (PR9692-E9) that have lost the ability to induce metastases after inoculation into syngeneic chickens without any significant change in primary tumour formation. We found that also a PR9692 cell line with decreased expression of HOPX gene (PR9692-shHOPX) lost its metastatic capacity in vivo (in chickens) and displayed a reduced cell migration in vitro. We compared the gene expression profiles of control (PR9692-shMOCK) and PR9692-shHOPX cells using oligonucleotide microarrays, assuming that genes with differential expression might be associated with metastasis. The data were compared with a previous study showing differences in gene expression between the PR9692 and PR9692-E9 cells. Bioinformatics was applied to identify gene expression patterns associated with metastasis. 234 genes were identified to show at least 2-fold change in both pairs of cell lines. The results were validated with real-time quantitative RT-PCR and the differential expression was confirmed for several genes. We were also able to demonstrate a significant change at protein level in case of three selected genes (NCAM, FOXG1, ITGA4). shRNA mediated knockdown of one of the identified HOPX regulated genes (integrin alpha 4) in the PR9692 cell line itself showed a marked inhibition of metastasis formation.
Downregulation of HOPX controls metastatic behavior in sarcoma cells and identifies genes associated with metastasis.
Cell line
View SamplesCultured pluripotent stem cells are a cornerstone of regenerative medicine due to their ability to give rise to all cell types of the body. While pluripotent stem cells can be propagated indefinitely in vitro, pluripotency is paradoxically a very transient state in vivo, lasting 2-3 days around the time of blastocyst implantation. The exception to this rule is embryonic diapause, a reversible state of suspended development triggered by unfavorable conditions. Diapause is a strategy widely employed across the animal kingdom, including in mammals, but its regulation remains poorly understood. Here we report that inhibition of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTor), a major nutrient sensor and promoter of growth, induces reversible pausing of mouse blastocyst development and allows their prolonged culture ex vivo. Paused blastocysts remain pluripotent and competent to give rise to embryonic stem (ES) cells and mice. We show that both natural diapause blastocysts in vivo and paused blastocysts ex vivo display pronounced reductions in mTor activity, translation and transcription. In addition, pausing can be induced directly in cultured ES cells and sustained for weeks in the absence of cell death or deviations from cell cycle distributions. We show that paused ES cells remain pluripotent, display a remarkable global suppression of transcription, and maintain a gene expression signature of diapaused blastocysts. These results allow for the first time the sustained suspension of development of a mammalian embryo in the laboratory, and shed light on the regulation of diapause and the origins of ES cells. Our findings have important implications in the fields of assisted reproduction, regenerative medicine, cancer, metabolic disorders and aging. Overall design: Examination of RNA expression profiles of embryonic stem cells in serum, 2i and paused states by RNA-seq
Inhibition of mTOR induces a paused pluripotent state.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesThe mature eye lens contains a surface layer of epithelial cells called the lens epithelium that require a functional mitochondrial population to maintain the homeostasis and transparency of the entire lens. The lens epithelium overlies a core of terminally differentiated fiber cells that must degrade their mitochondria to achieve lens transparency. These distinct mitochondrial populations make the lens a useful model system to identify those genes that regulate the balance between mitochondrial homeostasis and elimination. Here we used an RNA sequencing and bioinformatics approach to identify the transcript levels of all genes expressed by distinct regions of the lens epithelium and maturing fiber cells of the embryonic Gallus gallus (chicken) lens. Our analysis detected over 15,000 unique transcripts expressed by the embryonic chicken lens. Of these, over 3000 transcripts exhibited significant differences in expression between lens epithelial cells and fiber cells. Multiple transcripts coding for separate mitochondrial homeostatic and degradation mechanisms were identified to exhibit preferred patterns of expression in lens epithelial cells that require mitochondria relative to lens fiber cells that require mitochondrial elimination. These included differences in the expression levels of metabolic, autophagy, and mitophagy transcripts between lens epithelial cells and lens fiber cells. These data provide a comprehensive window into all genes transcribed by the lens and those mitochondrial regulatory and degradation pathways that function to maintain mitochondrial populations in the lens epithelium and to eliminate mitochondria in maturing lens fiber cells. Overall design: Differentiation-state transcriptional analysis of embryonic chicken lenses was performed following microdissection of 100 embryonic day 13 (E13) chicken lenses into four distinct regions that represent a continuum of lens cell differentiation states: lens central epithelium (EC), equatorial epithelium (EQ), cortical fibers (FP), and central fibers (FC). Further analysis of the transcriptional content of biologically replicate samples was performed by Illumina directional mRNA sequencing and resulting reads mapped by TopHat and assembled with Cufflinks.
Differentiation state-specific mitochondrial dynamic regulatory networks are revealed by global transcriptional analysis of the developing chicken lens.
Specimen part, Subject
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Epigenetic regulations in the IFNγ signalling pathway: IFNγ-mediated MHC class I upregulation on tumour cells is associated with DNA demethylation of antigen-presenting machinery genes.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesReversible MHC class I deficiency on tumour cells is commonly caused by coordinated silencing of antigen-presenting machinery genes and restorable by IFN. Here we describe association of DNA demethylation of selected antigen-presenting machinery gene regulatory regions located in the MHC genomic locus (TAP-1, TAP-2, LMP-2, LMP-7) upon IFN treatment with MHC class I upregulation on tumour cells. Our novel findings demonstrate that IFN acts as an epigenetic modifier upregulating the expression of antigen-presenting machinery genes through DNA demethylation. Our data also cast more light on the role of DNA methylation in tumour cell escape from specific immunity.
Epigenetic regulations in the IFNγ signalling pathway: IFNγ-mediated MHC class I upregulation on tumour cells is associated with DNA demethylation of antigen-presenting machinery genes.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesReversible MHC class I deficiency on tumour cells is commonly caused by coordinated silencing of antigen-presenting machinery genes and restorable by IFN. Here we describe association of DNA demethylation of selected antigen-presenting machinery gene regulatory regions located in the MHC genomic locus (TAP-1, TAP-2, LMP-2, LMP-7) upon IFN treatment with MHC class I upregulation on tumour cells. Our novel findings demonstrate that IFN acts as an epigenetic modifier upregulating the expression of antigen-presenting machinery genes through DNA demethylation. Our data also cast more light on the role of DNA methylation in tumour cell escape from specific immunity.
Epigenetic regulations in the IFNγ signalling pathway: IFNγ-mediated MHC class I upregulation on tumour cells is associated with DNA demethylation of antigen-presenting machinery genes.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesReversible MHC class I deficiency on tumour cells is commonly caused by coordinated silencing of antigen-presenting machinery genes and restorable by IFN. Here we describe association of DNA demethylation of selected antigen-presenting machinery gene regulatory regions located in the MHC genomic locus (TAP-1, TAP-2, LMP-2, LMP-7) upon IFN treatment with MHC class I upregulation on tumour cells. Our novel findings demonstrate that IFN acts as an epigenetic modifier upregulating the expression of antigen-presenting machinery genes through DNA demethylation. Our data also cast more light on the role of DNA methylation in tumour cell escape from specific immunity.
Epigenetic regulations in the IFNγ signalling pathway: IFNγ-mediated MHC class I upregulation on tumour cells is associated with DNA demethylation of antigen-presenting machinery genes.
Specimen part, Cell line
View Samples10 adult participants of dose group 3x10^6 pfu, and 10 participants of dose group 20x10^6 pfu. Reads were aligned to the human reference assembly (GRCh38.p7) using STAR software (v2.4.2a; option ''--quantMode GeneCounts''). Gene annotation was obtained from Ensembl (release 79, ensemble.org). VOOM+Limma analysis (R software, version 3.2.2) was used to assess differential gene expression at each post-vaccination day (d1, d3 and d7) against baseline (d0). Next, we intergreted gene expression data and antibody response using an sPLS algorithm, in order to down-select genes correlating with multivariate antibody responses at days 28, 54, 84,180. Overall design: 56 samples from D0, D1, D3 and D7 were analysed. Data from samples with low RIN (RIN <8, 17 samples), low RNA or library concentration (2 samples), missing samples (5 samples) were set to missing.
Systems Vaccinology Identifies an Early Innate Immune Signature as a Correlate of Antibody Responses to the Ebola Vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV.
Specimen part, Subject
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