We used microarrays to measure the expression levels of genes in irradiated immortalized B cells, lymphoblastoid cells, from members of Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH) Utah pedigrees. Data were collected for cells at baseline and 2 hour and 6 hour after exposure to 10 Gy of ionizing radiation (IR).
Genetic analysis of radiation-induced changes in human gene expression.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesThe accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) results in the condition called ER stress which induces the unfolded protein response (UPR) which is a complex cellular process that includes changes in expression of many genes. Failure to restore homeostasis in the ER is associated with human diseases. To identify the underlying changes in gene expression in response to ER stress, we induced ER stress in human B-cells and then measured gene expression at 10 time-points. We followed up those results by studying cells from 60 unrelated people. We rediscovered genes that were known to play a role in ER stress response and uncovered several thousand genes that are not known to be involved. Two of these are VLDLR and INHBE which showed significant increase in expression following ER stress in B-cells and
Gene expression and genetic variation in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress in human cells.
Cell line, Subject, Time
View SamplesWe investigated the RNA expression levels of NF-kB ligands and their receptors in epithelial cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) from KPC tumors Overall design: We analysed 8 samples total (2 biological replicates. Each replicate with 2 conditions: DAPI- sorted cells (all live cells) and DAPI-CD45-CD31-EpCAM-PDPN+ sorted cells (CAFs). Each condition with 2 technical replicates.
IL1-Induced JAK/STAT Signaling Is Antagonized by TGFβ to Shape CAF Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Specimen part, Subject
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Transcriptional profiles underlying parent-of-origin effects in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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View SamplesCrossing plants of the same species but different ploidies can have dramatic effects on seed growth, but little is known about the alterations to transcriptional programmes responsible for this. Parental genomic imbalance particularly affects proliferation of the endosperm, with an increased ratio of paternally to maternally contributed genomes (paternal excess) associated with overproliferation, while maternal excess inhibits endosperm growth. One interpretation is that interploidy crosses disrupt the balance in the seed of active copies of parentally imprinted genes. This is supported by the observation that mutations in imprinted FIS-class genes of Arabidopsis thaliana share many features of the paternal excess phenotype. Here we investigated gene expression underlying parent-of-origin effects in Arabidopsis through transcriptional profiling of siliques generated by interploidy crosses and FIS-class mutants.
Transcriptional profiles underlying parent-of-origin effects in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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View SamplesThis is a pilot study. We are trying to detect potential salivary biomarkers in mice with a pancreatic tumor.
Role of pancreatic cancer-derived exosomes in salivary biomarker development.
Specimen part
View SamplesGenome-scale methods have identified subchromosomal structures so-called topologically associated domains (TADs) that subdivide the genome into discrete regulatory units, establish with their target genes. By re-engineering human duplications at the SOX9 locus in mice combined with 4C-seq and Capture Hi-C experiments, we show that genomic duplications can result in the formation of novel chromatin domains (neo-TADs) and that this process determines their molecular pathology. Overall design: RNA-seq of embryonic limb buds for WT and mutant animals carrying structural variations at the Sox9/Kcnj locus.
Formation of new chromatin domains determines pathogenicity of genomic duplications.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesMammalian genomes are organized into megabase-scale topologically associated domains (TADs) that have been proposed to represent large regulatory units. Here we demonstrate that disruption of TADs can cause rewiring of long-range regulatory architecture and result in pathogenic phenotypes. We show that distinct human limb malformations are caused by deletions, inversions, or duplications altering the structure of the TAD-spanning WNT6/IHH/EPHA4/PAX3 locus. Using CRISPR/Cas genome editing, we generated mice with corresponding rearrangements. Both in mouse limb tissue and patient-derived fibroblasts, disease-relevant structural changes cause ectopic interactions between promoters and non-coding DNA, and a cluster of limb enhancers normally associated with Epha4 is misplaced relative to TAD boundaries and drives ectopic limb expression of another gene in the locus. Our results demonstrate the functional importance of TADs for orchestrating gene expression via genome architecture and indicate criteria for predicting the pathogenicity of human structural variants, particularly in non-coding regions of the human genome. Overall design: RNA-seq profile of developing distal limbs of mutants and WT animals at E11.5
Disruptions of topological chromatin domains cause pathogenic rewiring of gene-enhancer interactions.
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View SamplesWe obtained global measurements of decay and translation rates for mammalian mRNAs with alternative 3'' untranslated regions (3'' UTRs). Overall design: 1 3P-Seq sample from 3T3 cells and 1 3P-Seq sample from mouse ES cells; 2 2P-Seq steady state and 4 2P-Seq with actinomycin D; 6 polysome fraction 2P-Seq
3' UTR-isoform choice has limited influence on the stability and translational efficiency of most mRNAs in mouse fibroblasts.
Specimen part, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesMetal tolerance is often a result of metal storage or distribution. Thus, with the goal of advancing the molecular understanding of such metal homeostatic mechanisms, natural variation of metal tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana was investigated. Substantial variation exists in tolerance of excess copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd). Two accessions, Col-0 and Bur-0, and a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from these parents were chosen for further analysis of Cd and Zn tolerance variation, which is evident at different plant ages in various experimental systems and appears to be genetically linked. Three QTLs, explaining in total nearly 50 % of the variation in Cd tolerance, were mapped. The one obvious candidate gene in the mapped intervals, HMA3, is unlikely to contribute to the variation. In order to identify additional candidate genes the Cd responses of Col-0 and Bur-0 were compared at the transcriptome level. The sustained common Cd response of the two accessions was dominated by processes implicated in plant pathogen defense. Accession-specific differences suggested a more efficient activation of acclimative responses as underlying the higher Cd tolerance of Bur-0. The second hypothesis derived from the physiological characterization of the accessions is a reduced Cd accumulation in Bur-0.
Natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana Cd responses and the detection of quantitative trait loci affecting Cd tolerance.
Specimen part, Treatment
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