Ikaros hypomorphic mice (IkL/L) show plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) defects with an absence of pDCs in the peripheral organs and a reduction of pDCs in the bone marrow (BM). Moreover in vitro differentiation of pDC from IkL/L total BM cells is also defective.
Ikaros cooperates with Notch activation and antagonizes TGFβ signaling to promote pDC development.
Treatment
View SamplesCalcific aortic valvular disease (CAVD) is characterized by sclerosis of the aortic valve leaflets and recent clinical studies have linked several other risk factors to this disease, including male sex. In this study we examined potential sex-related differences in gene expression profiles between porcine male and female valvular interstitial cells (VICs) to explore possible differences in CAVD propensity on the cellular level.
Sex-related differences in gene expression by porcine aortic valvular interstitial cells.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesBackground & Aims: MiRNAs are small (~22 nucleotide), non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression through imperfect complementarity with target messenger RNAs. The function of miRNA in mammalian organogenesis is largely unknown. Conditional loss-of-function of Dicer, the enzyme that processes precursor miRNA transcripts into their mature, active form, has been shown to cause severe defects in a number of organ systems. Here we address the role of Dicer in liver development and function. Methods: Mice lacking Dicer function in hepatocytes were generated using an Afp-Cre strain to drive deletion of a floxed Dicer allele. Deletion of the flox-dicer allele was confirmed by quantitative PCR. Decreased miRNA levels detected by quantitative RT-PCR and in situ hybridization confirmed loss of Dicer function. Gene expression microarray analysis was performed on liver RNA from P28 mutant and control mice. Liver sections from mutant and control mice ranging from embryonic stages through 3-4 months of age were examined and liver function tests were performed on adult mice. Results: Mice lacking hepatocyte Dicer function were born alive at the expected frequency, and had grossly normal appearance and behavior. Despite the loss of mature miRNA, hepatic function was normal, as reflected by normal blood gludose, albumin, cholesterol, and bilirubin. However, mutant mice between 2-4 months of age exhibit progressive hepatocyte damage, elevated ALT/AST, with evidence of balanced proliferation and apoptosis in the lobule. Microarray analysis indicates large-scale changes in gene expression, with increased expression of many miRNA targets, as well as imprinted genes. Conclusions: Loss of miRNA processing in the liver at late gestation has a remarkably mild phenotype, suggesting that miRNAs do not play an essential role in hepatic physiology. However, miRNA deficiency results in hepatocyte apoptosis and balanced hepatocyte regeneration. Finally, microarray analysis of gene expression in mutant liver suggests a previously unrecognized role for Dicer in the repression of imprinted genes.
Hepatic function is preserved in the absence of mature microRNAs.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesThe role of myeloid cells as regulators of tumor progression that significantly impact the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies makes them an attractive target for inhibition. Here we explore the effect of a novel, potent, and selective inhibitor of serine/threonine protein kinase CK2 on modulating myeloid cells in the tumor microenvironment. Although inhibition of CK2 caused only a modest effect on dendritic cells in tumor-bearing mice, it substantially reduced the amount of polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSC) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAM). This effect was not caused by the induction of apoptosis, but rather by a block of differentiation. Our results implicated downregulation of CCAAT-enhancer binding protein-a (C/EBPa) in this effect. Although CK2 inhibition did not directly affect tumor cells, it dramatically enhanced the antitumor activity of immune checkpoint receptor blockade using anti-CTLA-4 antibody. These results suggest a potential role of CK2 inhibitors in combination therapies against cancer. Overall design: Untreated and CK2 inhibitor treated hematopoietic progenitor cells cells assayed by RNA-seq
Inhibition of Casein Kinase 2 Disrupts Differentiation of Myeloid Cells in Cancer and Enhances the Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Mice.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesThe goal was to identify genes targeted by miR-30a.
The microRNA-30 family is required for vertebrate hepatobiliary development.
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View SamplesDN3, DN4 and DP cells were sorted from 3-4 week old WT and mice and subjected to transcriptome analysis
The tumor suppressor Ikaros shapes the repertoire of notch target genes in T cells.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe mouse Ikaros-deficient thymic lymphoma cell line T29 was transduced with an empty retrovirus (MigR1) or a retrovirus expressing an fusion proein between Ikaros1 and the ligand binding domain of the estrogen receptor. Cells trreated with ethanol or 4-hydroxy-tamoxyfen (4OHT) for 24h were profiled.
The tumor suppressor Ikaros shapes the repertoire of notch target genes in T cells.
Cell line
View SamplesLineage-negative thymocytes were cultured on OP9-DL1 stromal cells for 16h in the presence of DMSO or the gamma secretase inhibitor MRK-003. DN3 cells cells were then sorted and their transcriptome analyzed.
The tumor suppressor Ikaros shapes the repertoire of notch target genes in T cells.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesThe mouse Ikaros-deficient thymic lymphoma cell line T29 was transduced with a retrovirus expressing an fusion protein between a dominant-negative form of Mastermind and the ligand binding domain of the estrogen receptor. Cells trreated with Ethanol or 4-hydroxy-tamoxyfen for 24h were profiled.
The tumor suppressor Ikaros shapes the repertoire of notch target genes in T cells.
Cell line
View SamplesThe mouse Ikaros-deficient thymic lymphoma cell line T29 was treated with a gamma-secretase inhibitor or vehicle (DMSO) for 36h and subjected to transcriptome analysis.
The tumor suppressor Ikaros shapes the repertoire of notch target genes in T cells.
Cell line
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