MED1 (Mediator complex subunit 1) is expressed by human epidermal keratinocytes and functions as a coactivator of several transcription factors. To elucidate the role of MED1 in keratinocytes, we established keratinocyte-specific MED1-null (MED1epi-/-) mice using the K5Cre-LoxP system.
Roles of MED1 in quiescence of hair follicle stem cells and maintenance of normal hair cycling.
Specimen part
View SamplesTo elucidate the effect of the polyphenols contained in alcoholic beverages on the metabolic stress induced by ethanol consumption, four groups of mice were fed for five weeks on Lieber's diet with or without ethanol, with ethanol plus ellagic acid, and with ethanol plus trans-resveratrol. Alcoholic fatty liver was observed in the group fed the ethanol diet but not in those fed the ethanol plus polyphenol diets. Liver transcriptome analysis revealed that the addition of the polyphenols suppressed the expression of the genes related to cell stress that were up-regulated by ethanol alone. Conversely, the polyphenols up-regulated the genes involved in bile acid synthesis, unsaturated fatty acid elongation, and tetrahydrofolate synthesis that were down-regulated by ethanol alone. Because parts of these genes were known to be regulated by the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), we performed the same experiment in the CAR-deficient mice. As a result, fatty liver was observed not only in the ethanol group but also with the ethanol plus polyphenol groups. In addition, there was no segregation of the gene expression profiles among these groups. These results provide a molecular basis for the prevention of alcohol-induced stress by the polyphenols in alcoholic beverages.
Nuclear receptor-mediated alleviation of alcoholic fatty liver by polyphenols contained in alcoholic beverages.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesThe aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of TSU68, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFR) and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1), on colon cancer liver metastasis and to test the hypothesis that TSU68 modulates the microenvironment in the liver before the formation of metastasis.
TSU68 prevents liver metastasis of colon cancer xenografts by modulating the premetastatic niche.
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View SamplesGenomewide gene expression analysis of lymphoid cell lines of Hodgkin, non-Hodgkin and acute leukemia origin
High-level expression of Mastermind-like 2 contributes to aberrant activation of the NOTCH signaling pathway in human lymphomas.
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View SamplesWe describe GC-Tfr, a population of CD25 negative Foxp3 positive CXCR5hiPD1hiBCL6hi T-follicular regulatory cells that preferentially localise in the germinal centers. Male C57BL/6 Foxp3-DTR-GFP reporter mice were vaccinated with NP-Ova in Alum and 7 days later cells sorted before RNA-sequencing. Analysis revealed that GC-Tfr have a gene expression pattern equidistant between Tregs and Tfh, but fundamentally retain their suppressive characteristics as regulatory cells.
A distinct subpopulation of CD25<sup>-</sup> T-follicular regulatory cells localizes in the germinal centers.
Sex, Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesT-follicular helper cells (Tfh) differentiate through a multistep process culminating in germinal center (GC) resident GC-Tfh that provide support to GC B-cells. T-follicular regulatory cells (Tfr) have been shown to have critical roles in the control of Tfh and germinal center formation. While Tfh cells are inhibited by IL-2, Treg cells depend on it. Here we describe a novel CD25 negative subset within both murine and human PD1+CXCR5+Foxp3+ Tfr that is preferentially located in the GC and can be clearly differentiated from non-GC Tfr, Tfh and effector Tregs by expression of a wide range of molecules. In comparison to Tfr and effector Tregs, GC-Tfr cells partially downregulate IL-2 dependent canonical Treg features, but retain suppressive function, while simultaneously upregulating genes associated with Tfh and GC-Tfh. We suggest that, similar to Tfh, Tfr follow a differentiation pathway culminating in a distinct GC resident subset, GC-Tfr.
A distinct subpopulation of CD25<sup>-</sup> T-follicular regulatory cells localizes in the germinal centers.
Sex, Age, Specimen part
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GlcNAcylation of histone H2B facilitates its monoubiquitination.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe have found that histone H2B is GlcNAcylated at residue S112 by O-GlcNAc transferase and that H2B S112 GlcNAcylation fluctuates in response to extracellular glucose level. We have also found that H2B S112 GlcAcylation promotes H2B K120 ubiquitination. To investigate whether these histone modification correlate to transcriptional activation, we performed comprehensive gene expression analysis using Affymetrix GeneChip in HeLa cell cultured with different conditions, i.e. without glucose, with glucose and with FBS.
GlcNAcylation of histone H2B facilitates its monoubiquitination.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe discover drugs with a dual-inhibitory mechanism provides a unique pharmacological strategy against cancer and evidence of cross-activation between the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways via a RasPIK3IP1PI3K signaling network
Dual blockade of the lipid kinase PIP4Ks and mitotic pathways leads to cancer-selective lethality.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesGoal of this study was to compare transcriptional changes in IFN-gamma-treated WT compared to IRF1-deficient Th9 cells Overall design: mRNA profiles of Th9 cells cultured for 2 days in the presence of IFN-gamma in vitro were generated by deep sequencing using Illumina HiSeq2000
Reciprocal regulation of the Il9 locus by counteracting activities of transcription factors IRF1 and IRF4.
Specimen part, Subject
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