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A mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition initiates and is required for the nuclear reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts.
Cell line
View SamplesE-cadherin upregulation is an early event of reprogramming of fibroblasts to induce pluripotent stem cells (iPS). Knocking down of E-cadherin by shRNA impairs iPS generation, though some colonies with great morphorlogical difference to shRNA control colonies remain. To illustrate the molecular and functional difference between shECAD iPS clones and shRNA control iPS clones, three respective iPS clones (shECAD 4,8,9 and Ctrl 2,3,4) were derived and DNA microarrays were run to analyze the transcriptional profile of these clones.
A mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition initiates and is required for the nuclear reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts.
Cell line
View Samplesrna-seq was performed to reveal the profiles of differentially expressed genes in the maternal-fetal interface of wild-type and nod mice with or without CpG-induced intrauterine infection Overall design: mRNA profiles of wild type (WT) and NOD mice were generated by deep sequencing without replicate
Transcriptomic Insights into the Response of Placenta and Decidua Basalis to the CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide Stimulation in Non-Obese Diabetic Mice and Wild-Type Controls.
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View SamplesSpinal cord injury (SCI) causes severe bone loss and disrupts connections between higher centers in the central nervous system (CNS) and bone. Muscle contraction elicited by functional electrical stimulation (FES) partially protects against loss of bone but cellular and molecular events by which this occurs are unknown. Here, using a rat model, we characterized effects of 7 days of contraction-induced loading of tibia and fibula due to FES when begun 16 weeks after SCI. SCI reduced tibial and femoral BMD by 12-17% and promoted bone resorption, as indicated by increased serum CTX; SCI-related changes in CTX were reversed by FES. In cultures of bone marrow cell-derived cells, SCI increased the number of osteoclasts and mRNA levels of the several osteoclast differentiation markers; these changes were significantly reversed by FES. The number of osteoblasts was also reduced by SCI as was the ratio of OPG/RANKL mRNAs therein; the unfavorable change in OPG/RANKL ratio was partially reversed by FES. cDNA microarray analysis revealed that alterations in genes involved in signaling through Wnt, FSH/LH, PTH and calcineurin/NFAT pathways may be linked to the favorable action of FES on SCI-induced bone resorption. In particular, SCI increased levels of the Wnt inhibitors DKK1, sFRP2 and SOST in osteoblasts, These effects were completely or partially reversed by FES. Our results demonstrate an anti-bone resorptive activity of acute FES in bone loss after SCI and suggest potential underlying mechanisms, among them involving increased Wnt signaling to cause more favorable ratios of OPG and RANKL for the inhibition of osteoclastogenesis. The present study indicates that the effects of bone reloading on SCI- related bone remodeling occurred independently of the effects of higher CNS centers on bone.
The central nervous system (CNS)-independent anti-bone-resorptive activity of muscle contraction and the underlying molecular and cellular signatures.
Sex, Specimen part
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Vitamin C enhances the generation of mouse and human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Specimen part, Treatment, Time
View SamplesIn order to understand the global gene expression changes resulting from the addition of vitamin C (Vc) to SKO (sox2, klf4 and oct4)-transduced mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), we used microarray to compare the gene expression profile at different time points with or without Vc.
Vitamin C enhances the generation of mouse and human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Specimen part, Treatment, Time
View SamplesTreatment with vitamin C (Vc) on MaF pre-induced pluripotent stem cells (pre-iPSCs) induced a rapid conversion into full-iPSCs within a few passages. We used microarrays to identify changes induced by Vc in the MaF pre-iPSC clone.
Vitamin C enhances the generation of mouse and human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Specimen part, Treatment, Time
View SamplesPhotoreceptor damage in adult mammals results in permanent cell loss and glial scarring in the retina. In contrast, adult zebrafish can regenerate photoreceptors following injury. By using a stable transgenic line in which GFP is driven by the cis-regulatory sequences of a glial specific marker gfap, Tg(gfap:GFP)mi2002, previous studies showed that Mller glia, the radial glial cells in the retina, proliferate after photoreceptor loss and give rise to neuronal progenitors that eventually differentiate into regenerated photoreceptors. To identify the molecular mechanisms that initiate this regenerative response, Mller glia were isolated from Tg(gfap:GFP)mi2002 fish during the early stages of regeneration after light lesion and gene expression profiles were generated by microarray analyses.
Genetic evidence for shared mechanisms of epimorphic regeneration in zebrafish.
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View SamplesThe study aims to profile the circular RNA(circRNAs) expression in normal human testis by using high-throughput sequencing
Identification and characterization of human testis derived circular RNAs and their existence in seminal plasma.
Sex, Age, Specimen part
View SamplesTranslational control is critical for early Drosophila embryogenesis and is exerted mainly at the gene-specific level.
Global analyses of mRNA translational control during early Drosophila embryogenesis.
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