We identified SLC44A5 as a gene associated with birth weight in cattle based on genome wide association studies.
The molecular effects of a polymorphism in the 5'UTR of solute carrier family 44, member 5 that is associated with birth weight in Holsteins.
Cell line
View SamplesIn examining NO signaling in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we found that the putative NO dioxygenase SPAC869.02c (named Yhb1) and the S-nitrosoglutathione reductase Fmd2 cooperatively reduced intracellular NO levels as NO-detoxification enzymes. Although both protein levels were increased with exogenous NO, their expression patterns were different during growth phases. While expression of Yhb1 in the log phase was abrogated by treatment with an NO synthase inhibitor, induction of Fmd2 in the stationary phase was correlated with elevated mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) activity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Moreover, NO was localized in the mitochondria specifically in the stationary phase, suggesting that there are at least two distinctive types of NO signaling in S. pombe cells. For mitochondrial NO signaling, pretreatment with an NO donor effectively rescued the cell viability by repressing generation of ROS under oxidative stress. DNA microarray analysis revealed that exogenous NO contributes to tolerance to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stress by (i) inhibition of Fe3+ to Fe2+conversion, (ii) upregulation of the H2O2-detoxifying enzymes, and (iii) downregulation of the MRC genes. Therefore, NO is suggested to play a pivotal role in the negative feedback system to regulate ROS levels under oxidative stress in S. pombe cells.
Nitric oxide signaling and its role in oxidative stress response in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Treatment
View Samplesgene-expression change along with differentiation stage from human iPS cells to astrocytes is unkown.
Modeling Alzheimer's disease with iPSCs reveals stress phenotypes associated with intracellular Aβ and differential drug responsiveness.
Specimen part
View SamplesOligomeric forms of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) are presumed to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease (AD). However, it is still unclear how Abeta oligomers contribute to AD pathogenesis in patient neural cells. We generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from a familial AD patient and differentiated them into neural cells. Abeta oligomers were accumulated in neural cells of AD bearing amyloid precursor protein (APP)-E693delta mutation.
Modeling Alzheimer's disease with iPSCs reveals stress phenotypes associated with intracellular Aβ and differential drug responsiveness.
Specimen part
View SamplesTranscriptiome analysis is an excellent approach to understand the mechanism underlying nuclear reprogramming in somatic-cell-cloned embryos. Analysis of the transcriptomic data from the oocyte to blastocyst stage revealed that specific genes were inappropriately reprogrammed at each stage. Sertoli cell-cloned embryos appear to develop normally because the progression of incorrect reprogramming is concealed throughout development.
The transcriptomic architecture of mouse Sertoli cell clone embryos reveals temporal–spatial-specific reprogramming.
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View SamplesSkin-mammary specific knockout (SSKO) of Pygo2 (K14-cre; Pygo2 flox/-) , a WNT signaling co-activator, results in defective mouse mammary gland development.
Chromatin effector Pygo2 mediates Wnt-notch crosstalk to suppress luminal/alveolar potential of mammary stem and basal cells.
Specimen part
View Samplesp16 and p21 act as tumor suppressors through induction of cellular senescence. However, senescence-independent roles of these CDK inhibitors are not known. To identify the mechanism responsible for the failure of Mo-MDSCs (monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells) infiltration into tumor allografts in p16/p21-double knockout (DKO) mice, we searched for chemokine receptors that were highly expressed in Mo- but not PMN-MDSCs (polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells) and were downregulated in p16/p21-DKO as compared to WT Mo-MDSCs. Ccr2, Ccr5, and Cx3cr1 were identified by RNA-seq analysis. Overall design: RNA sequencing was performed using PMN-MDSCs derived from wild-type mice (WT), Mo-MDSCs derived from WT mice and Mo-MDSCs derived from p16/p21 DKO mice in triplicates, respectively.
p16<sup>Ink4a</sup> and p21<sup>Cip1/Waf1</sup> promote tumour growth by enhancing myeloid-derived suppressor cells chemotaxis.
Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesPyocyanin has been shown to engage in redox transfer of electrons from NADPH to oxygen to generate superoxide radicals. Transcriptional response to oxygen stress has been characterized in yeast and should be observable upon exposure to pyocyanin if this is the true mode of action.
Pyocyanin isolated from a marine microbial population: synergistic production between two distinct bacterial species and mode of action.
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View SamplesIn animal germline cells, Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) silence retrotransposons through post-transcriptional and transcriptional mechanisms. However, little is known, especially in mammals, about the functions of piRNAs beyond retrotransposon suppression1-5. In mammalian spermatocytes, piRNAs are known to be abundantly expressed6-10. Here, we show that a subset of coding and noncoding RNAs in mouse spermatocytes is degraded by the piRNA pathway. By analyzing the germline trasnscriptome of mice deficient in piRNA biogenesis, we identify hundreds of mRNAs as direct targets of piRNAs. Remarkably, the 3'' untranslated region (UTR) of the mRNAs up-regulated in the piRNA pathway mutants are highly enriched with retrotransposon sequenes, implying that these sequences serve as regulatory elements for piRNA-mediated regulation. Furthermore, deficiencies of piRNAs derived from pseudogenes result in increased mRNA levels of their cognate genes, indicating that pseudogenes regulate their functional cognates via piRNAs. Moreover, we identify a large population of testis-enriched long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs), some of which are also degraded by the piRNA pathway. Collectively, our results reveal that the piRNA pathway regulates the expression of both mRNAs and lincRNAs in addition to retrotransposon RNAs during meiosis and the key role of retrotransposons and pseudogenes, two major types of genomic sequences, in this regulation by acting as piRNA sources and/or regulatory elements in target RNAs. Overall design: Early round spermatid mRNA profiles of Miwi+/- and -/- were analyzed by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina HiSeq.
Retrotransposons and pseudogenes regulate mRNAs and lncRNAs via the piRNA pathway in the germline.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesIn animal germline cells, Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) silence retrotransposons through post-transcriptional and transcriptional mechanisms. However, little is known, especially in mammals, about the functions of piRNAs beyond retrotransposon suppression1-5. In mammalian spermatocytes, piRNAs are known to be abundantly expressed6-10. Here, we show that a subset of coding and noncoding RNAs in mouse spermatocytes is degraded by the piRNA pathway. By analyzing the germline trasnscriptome of mice deficient in piRNA biogenesis, we identify hundreds of mRNAs as direct targets of piRNAs. Remarkably, the 3'' untranslated region (UTR) of the mRNAs up-regulated in the piRNA pathway mutants are highly enriched with retrotransposon sequenes, implying that these sequences serve as regulatory elements for piRNA-mediated regulation. Furthermore, deficiencies of piRNAs derived from pseudogenes result in increased mRNA levels of their cognate genes, indicating that pseudogenes regulate their functional cognates via piRNAs. Moreover, we identify a large population of testis-enriched long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs), some of which are also degraded by the piRNA pathway. Collectively, our results reveal that the piRNA pathway regulates the expression of both mRNAs and lincRNAs in addition to retrotransposon RNAs during meiosis and the key role of retrotransposons and pseudogenes, two major types of genomic sequences, in this regulation by acting as piRNA sources and/or regulatory elements in target RNAs. Overall design: Late spermatocyte mRNA profiles of Miwi+/- and -/- were analyzed by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina HiSeq.
Retrotransposons and pseudogenes regulate mRNAs and lncRNAs via the piRNA pathway in the germline.
Specimen part, Subject
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