Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical mediators of host defense against bacteria. The goal of this microarray study was to understand the global transcriptional response of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) upon exposure to live bacteria, to better understand how DCs orchestrate a host-protective immune response. We found that BMDCs upregulate a number of critical immune-related genes upon exposure to live E. coli. Most notably, the gene encoding hepcidin, a critical regulator of mammalian iron homeostasis, was significantly upregulated in BMDCs upon exposure to live bacteria.
Dendritic cell-derived hepcidin sequesters iron from the microbiota to promote mucosal healing.
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View SamplesPurpose: RNA-Seq analysis can help identify large set of differentially expressed genes at a time. We performed RNA-Seq analysis to identify differentially expressed genes in the PBMCs of war veterans suffering from PTSD. Methods: Total RNA from PBMCs from PTSD +ve and -ve individuals were used for RNA-Seq analysis. Results: We obtained, on average, ~60 millions reads per sample. More than 70% of the reads were mapped to human genome. Functional analysis of the differentially expressed genes (362) revealed dysregulation in immune system network. Conclusions: Our present study provides further proof that immune system related genes and pathways are dysregulated in PTSD PBMCs. Overall design: RNA-Seq was performed with RNA from 5 each control and PTSD individuals. PBMCs collected within one hour of blood draw were used for RNA isolation. 1 ug of total RNA was used for library synthesis and sequenced in a HighSeq 2000 illumina instrument at Tufts University.
Decreased AGO2 and DCR1 in PBMCs from War Veterans with PTSD leads to diminished miRNA resulting in elevated inflammation.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesFuran is a mouse and rat hepatocarcinogen. We sought to determine if furan-induced gene expression changes could be detected in paired fresh-frozen and formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples using RNA-seq (polyA-enrichment protocol). All samples in this study (fresh-frozen, 18 hours in formalin, 3 weeks in formalin) were also examined using one- and two-colour microarrays and RNA-seq (ribo-depletion protocol) in order to determine the effect of the technology on gene expression profiles. Overall design: In this study we examined the transcriptional response in liver tissue of female B6C3F1 mice exposed to furan for 3 weeks to 8 mg/kg bw furan (or vehicle control) and sacrificed four hours after the final exposure. Each dose group had 4 biological replicates. There were a total of 24 samples included in the final analysis of the polyA enrichment RNA-seq experiment.
Mining the Archives: A Cross-Platform Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles in Archival Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues.
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View SamplesWe profiled the transcriptome of matched diagnosis and relapse samples from 10 pediatric B precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) patients using massively parallel sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology to identify novel mutations specific at disease recurrence.
Relapse-specific mutations in NT5C2 in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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View SamplesC57Bl6J mice were injected CCL4 for 8 weeks to induce liver injury and livers were used to prepare RNA.
Interspecies NASH disease activity whole-genome profiling identifies a fibrogenic role of PPARα-regulated dermatopontin.
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesTOX is selectively expressed in tumor-infiltrating CD8 T cells however the role of TOX in peripheral CD8 T cells is not known. The two goals of this study are to elucidate transcriptional changes between TOX-sufficient and TOX-deficient tumor infiltrating CD8 T cells and to elucidate the molecular program induced by TOX overexpression in peripheral CD8 T cells. Overall design: CD8 T cells were sorted by flow cytometry and RNA-seq was performed.
TOX is a critical regulator of tumour-specific T cell differentiation.
Cell line, Subject
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