To dissect regulatory processes of cell proliferation and differentiation we generated mouse strains carrying any combination of the four Stat5 alleles, thus expressing STAT5 from 0 to 100%. RNA-Seq analyses revealed that different STAT5 levels activate specific genetic programs linked to cell proliferation and differentiation. Overall design: We refer to wild-type mice and Stat5abfl/fl mice as AABB mice; Stat5abfl/fl;MMTV-Cre (with Stat5ab-deficient mammary epithelial cells) as Null mice; Stat5a-/- mice as BB mice; Stat5b-/- mice as AA mice; Stat5ab+/null mice as AB mice.
Sequential activation of genetic programs in mouse mammary epithelium during pregnancy depends on STAT5A/B concentration.
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View SamplesWild type and transgenic msi1-tap1 plants were grown and gene expression was compared at two time points at the age of 8 days.
Regulation of flowering time by Arabidopsis MSI1.
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View SamplesPlants were grown in growth chambers at 70% humidity and daily cycles of 16 h light and 8 h darkness at 21 C. Plant material used for the experiments was pooled from 12 plants. Stage I and stage II samples contained complete flower buds (stage I) or flowers (stage II). For stage III samples only siliques without withering flower organs were harvested. About 10% of the tissues for each sample were cleared and analyzed by microscopy to ensure that homogenous developmental stages were harvested. The entire experiment was performed twice providing independent biological replicates.
Transcriptional programs of early reproductive stages in Arabidopsis.
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View SamplesMaintaining endothelial cells (EC) as a monolayer in the vessel wall depends on a gene expression profile and the metabolic state, features influenced by contact with neighboring cells eg, pericytes and smooth muscle cells (SMC). Dysfunctional bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2) signaling disrupts EC metabolism and monolayer formation and is associated with vascular diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension. We show that BMPR2 in either EC or SMC is required for contact-dependent activation of Notch1 in EC. Notch1, through the glycolysis inducer PFKFB3, mediates an increase in the citrate pool and histone acetylation required for Notch1 and MYC target gene expression. This maintains Notch1-dependent EC proliferative capacity, coordinating with Notch1 activation of mitochondria. We report how Notch1 and p300 binding to chromatin and H3K27ac status are influenced by glucose metabolism and regulate gene expression in endothelial cells. Overall design: Examination of RNA-sequencing in pulmonary artery endothelial cells with or without PFKFB3 silencing in contact co-culture with pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells.
Smooth Muscle Contact Drives Endothelial Regeneration by BMPR2-Notch1-Mediated Metabolic and Epigenetic Changes.
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View SamplesComparison of Arabidopsis mutants lacking CAF-1 subunits
Functional genomic analysis of CAF-1 mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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View SamplesThe mammary luminal lineage relies on the common cytokine-sensing transcription factor STAT5 to establish super-enhancers during pregnancy and activate mammary genes required for the nutrition of the offspring. Exploiting progressive differentiation during lactation, we investigated how hormonal cues shape an evolving enhancer landscape and impact the biology of mammary cells. Employing ChIP-seq, we uncover a changing transcription factor occupancy at mammary enhancers. Using mouse genetics, we demonstrate changing biological properties of enhancers as lactation progresses, with individual enhancers gaining strength and an abolished need for the Wap seed enhancer. We further investigated whether permissive chromatin facilitates cell-specific transcription factor binding. Wap enhancers translocated into the widely expressed neighboring Ramp3 gene retained their mammary-specificity and failed to activate the receptive Ramp3 gene in non-mammary tissues. Our studies unveil a previously unrecognized progressive enhancer landscape, in which structurally equivalent components serve unique and differentiation-specific functions. While enhancer redundancy has been suggested and demonstrated for many genes, components of the cytokine-responsive mammary tripartite Wap super-enhancer display a remarkable specificity. Overall design: Total RNA-seq was done for mammary tissues at day one and ten of lactation.
Progressing super-enhancer landscape during mammary differentiation controls tissue-specific gene regulation.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesAt 3 days after pollination, RNA was extracted from seeds of WT and fis2 mutants, labeled and hybridized to ATH1 arrays.
H3K27me3 profiling of the endosperm implies exclusion of polycomb group protein targeting by DNA methylation.
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View SamplesMost commonly used models of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are diets based on specific gene knockouts or represent extreme manipulations of diet. We have examined the effects of modest increased caloric intake and high dietary unsaturated fat content on the development of NASH in male rats using a model in which overfeeding is accomplished via intragastric infusion of liquid diets as a part of total enteral nutrition. Male Sprague dawley rats were fed diets 5% corn oil containing diets at 187 Kcal/kg3/4/d or fed 70% corn oil containing diets at 220 Kcal/kg3/4/d for a period of 3 weeks. Hepatic gene expression were assessed at the end of the study. Our results indicate that overfeeding of high unsaturated fat diets leads to pathological, endocrine and metabolic changes characteristic of NASH patients and is associated with increased oxidative stress and TNF-a.
A new model for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in the rat utilizing total enteral nutrition to overfeed a high-polyunsaturated fat diet.
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View SamplesRNA was labeled and hybridized to ATH1 arrays.
Arabidopsis RETINOBLASTOMA-RELATED is required for stem cell maintenance, cell differentiation, and lateral organ production.
Specimen part, Compound
View SamplesWild type, pkl, pkr2 and pkl pkr2 plants were grown, and gene expression in roots was compared at the age of 5 days. <br></br>
CHD3 proteins and polycomb group proteins antagonistically determine cell identity in Arabidopsis.
Age, Specimen part, Time
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