183 breast tumors from the Helsinki Univerisity Central Hospital with survival information
Variants on the promoter region of PTEN affect breast cancer progression and patient survival.
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View SamplesTh1 and Th2 cells arise from a common precursor cell in response to triggering through the TCR and cytokine receptors for IL-12 or IL-4. This leads to activation of complex signaling pathways, which are not known in detail. Disturbances in the balance between type 1 and type 2 responses can lead to certain immune-mediated diseases. Thus, it is important to understand how Th1 and Th2 cells are generated. To clarify the mechanisms as to how IL-12 and IL-4 induce Th1 and Th2 differentiation and how TGF-beta can inhibit this process, we have used oligonucleotide arrays to examine the early polarization of Th1 and Th2 cells in the presence and absence of TGF-beta after 0, 2, 6 and 48 hours of polarization.
Identification of novel genes regulated by IL-12, IL-4, or TGF-beta during the early polarization of CD4+ lymphocytes.
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View SamplesHuman endogenous retroviruses (HERV) are relics of ancient retroviral infections in our genome. Most of them have lost their coding capacity, but proviral RNA or protein have been observed in several disease states (e.g. in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and malignancies). However, their clinical significance as well as their mechanisms of action have still remained elusive. As human aging is associated with several biological characteristics of these diseases, we now analyzed the aging-associated expression of the individual proviruses of two HERV families, HERV-K (91 proviruses) and HERV-W (213 proviruses) using genome-wide RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq). RNA was purified from blood cells derived from healthy young individuals (n=7) and from nonagenarians (n=7). The data indicated that in the case of HERV-K (HML-2) 33 proviruses had a detectable expression but in only 3 of those the expression levels were significantly different between the young and old individuals. In the HERV-W family expression was observed in 45 loci and only in one case the young/old difference was significant. However, applying the hierarchical clustering on the HERV expression data resulted in the formation of two distinct clusters, one containing the young individuals and another the nonagenarians. This suggests, that even though the aging-associated differences in the expression levels of individual proviruses are minor, there seems to be some underlying aging-related pattern. These data indicate that aging does not have a strong effect on the expression of individual HERV proviruses, but instead several proviruses are affected moderately, leading to age-dependent expression profiles. Overall design: Seven peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from healthy nonagenarians, aged 94, all female. Seven PBMC samples from healthy young laboratory personnel, aged 26 to 32 median age 28, all female. RNA-sequencing of the samples was done. Expression of genes and human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) was quantified.
Effect of aging on the transcriptomic changes associated with the expression of the HERV-K (HML-2) provirus at 1q22.
Sex, Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesThis experiment investigates differences between control cells (empty vector) and cells with MYB or MYB-NFIB (M14N9) overexpression using MSCV vectors
ATR is a MYB regulated gene and potential therapeutic target in adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesTranscription factor Stat5 is constitutively active in human prostate cancer but not in normal prostate epithelium. Stat5 activation is associated with prostate cancer lesions of high histological grades, and is present in the majority of castration-resistant recurrent human prostate cancers. The molecular mechnisms underlying constitutive activation of Stat5 in primary and recurrent human prostate cancer are currently unclear.
Stat5 promotes metastatic behavior of human prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.
Specimen part, Cell line
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Integrating factor analysis and a transgenic mouse model to reveal a peripheral blood predictor of breast tumors.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe analyzed gene expression in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from breast cancer patients, patients with benign breast abnormalities, healthy cancer-free individuals as well as patients with other types of cancer (gastrointestinal and brain cancers).
Integrating factor analysis and a transgenic mouse model to reveal a peripheral blood predictor of breast tumors.
Specimen part
View SamplesFemale MMTV/c-MYC transgenic mice expressed the c-MYC proto-oncogene or a more stable point mutation variant (T58A) of the gene under the control of the hormone-responsive MMTV long terminal repeat (LTR) in an FVB/NJ background (Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, ME). The hormones released during pregnancy and lactation have been shown to enhance expression of the oncogene. Thus, the mice were maintained in a continuous breeding program. Mice were monitored twice weekly for tumor development by palpation and tumors were measured twice weekly. Once the tumors reached 3cm3 the animals were sacrificed and tissue was obtained to confirm the tumors by histological analysis. As a control, female mice of the same age and background strain were maintained in the same facility and under the same breeding conditions as their transgenic counterparts.
Integrating factor analysis and a transgenic mouse model to reveal a peripheral blood predictor of breast tumors.
Specimen part
View SamplesE2F1 has been shown to induce both proliferation and apoptosis.
An E2F1-dependent gene expression program that determines the balance between proliferation and cell death.
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View SamplesWe used microarrays to compare gene expression profiles between mouse mammary tumors initiated by Myc to those that have escaped Myc oncogene dependence.
Heterogeneity in MYC-induced mammary tumors contributes to escape from oncogene dependence.
Specimen part
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