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Mus musculus
14 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
Sodium methyldithiocarbamate (SMD) is one of the most abundantly used conventional pesticides in the U.S. At dosages relevant to occupational exposure, it causes major effects on the immune system in mice, including a decreased resistance to sepsis. This lab has identified some of the mechanisms of action of this compound and some of the immunological parameters affected, but the global effects have not previously been assessed.
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No associated publication
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Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
Analysis of early and late changes in the mouse peritoneal cells in response to E. coli induced sepis. Result provide an insight into the molecular function and pathways expressed at these different time points.
Publication Title
Transcriptomic analysis of peritoneal cells in a mouse model of sepsis: confirmatory and novel results in early and late sepsis.
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Sex, Treatment
View Samples- Sus scrofa
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Porcine Genome Array (porcine)
Description
This study compares the gene expression changes in Sus scrofa in response to two different methods for abdominal surgical incisions ; electrosurgery and harmonic blade.
Publication Title
Ultrasonic incisions produce less inflammatory mediator response during early healing than electrosurgical incisions.
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Specimen part, Treatment
View Samples- Sus scrofa
- 9 Downloadable Samples
- Porcine Gene 1.0 ST Array (porgene10st)
Description
The main goal of swine production is to convert feedstuffs into edible meat whose major component is skeletal muscle. The overall objective of this project is to study the effect of dietary lysine on the gene expression profile of skeletal muscle in late stage finishing pigs.
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No associated publication
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Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Oryza sativa
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Rice Genome Array (rice)
Description
This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Publication Title
Comparison of four ChIP-Seq analytical algorithms using rice endosperm H3K27 trimethylation profiling data.
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Specimen part
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GSE26840- Oryza sativa
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Rice Genome Array (rice)
Description
Immatured rice seeds 7-8 days after pollination were used for expression analysis and matured rice leaf was used as control.
Publication Title
Comparison of four ChIP-Seq analytical algorithms using rice endosperm H3K27 trimethylation profiling data.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Sus scrofa
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Porcine Genome Array (porcine)
Description
Multiple molecular and cellular mechanisms are associated with the initiation and progression of aortic valve disease. Alterations in ECM remodeling, increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, calcification, lipid deposition and changes in valve cell phenotype have demonstrated roles in development of aortic valve disease. Mechanical stimulation has a significant role in determining the physiological properties of valve tissue and an altered hemodynamic environment may result in pathological changes.
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No associated publication
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- 29 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Yeast Genome 2.0 Array (yeast2)
Description
Eupolauridine and liriodenine are plant-derived aporphinoid alkaloids that exhibit potent inhibitory activity against the opportunistic fungal pathogens Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. However, the molecular mechanism of this antifungal activity is unknown. In this study, we show that eupolauridine 9591 (E9591), a synthetic analog of eupolauridine, and liriodenine methiodide (LMT), a methiodide salt of liriodenine, mediate their antifungal activities by disrupting mitochondrial iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster synthesis. Several lines of evidence supported this conclusion. First, both E9591 and LMT elicited a transcriptional response indicative of iron imbalance, causing the induction of genes that are required for iron uptake and for the maintenance of cellular iron homeostasis. Second, a genome-wide fitness profile analysis showed that yeast mutants with deletions in iron homeostasisrelated genes were hypersensitive to E9591 and LMT. Third, treatment of wild-type yeast cells with E9591 or LMT generated cellular defects that mimicked deficiencies in mitochondrial Fe-S cluster synthesis, including an increase in mitochondrial iron levels, a decrease in the activities of Fe-S cluster enzymes, a decrease in respiratory function, and an increase in oxidative stress. Collectively, our results demonstrate that E9591 and LMT perturb mitochondrial Fe-S cluster biosynthesis; thus, these two compounds target a cellular pathway that is distinct from the pathways commonly targeted by clinically used antifungal drugs. Therefore, the identification of this pathway as a target for antifungal compounds has potential applications in the development of new antifungal therapies.
Publication Title
Two plant-derived aporphinoid alkaloids exert their antifungal activity by disrupting mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis.
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No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans
- 8 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Yeast Genome 2.0 Array (yeast2)
Description
6-Nonadecynoic acid (6-NDA), a plant-derived acetylenic acid, exhibits strong inhibitory activity against the human fungal pathogens Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. In the present study, transcriptional profiling coupled with mutant and biochemical analyses were conducted using the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae to investigate the mechanism of action of this compound. 6-NDA elicited a transcriptome response indicative of fatty acid stress, altering the expression of genes known to be affected when yeast cells are grown in the presence of oleate. Mutants of S. cerevisiae lacking transcription factors that regulate fatty acid beta-oxidation showed increased sensitivity to 6-NDA. Fatty acid profile analysis indicated that 6-NDA inhibited the formation of fatty acids longer than 14 carbons in length. In addition, the growth inhibitory effect of 6-NDA was rescued in the presence of exogenously supplied oleate. To investigate the response of a pathogenic fungal species to 6-NDA, transcriptional profiling and biochemical analyses were also conducted in C. albicans. The transcriptional response and fatty acid profile of C. albicans were comparable to those obtained in S. cerevisiae, and the rescue of growth inhibition with exogenous oleate was also observed in C. albicans. In addition, 6-NDA enhanced the potency of the antifungal drug fluconazole in a fluconazole-resistant clinical isolate of C. albicans. Collectively, our results indicate that the antifungal activity of 6-NDA is mediated by a disruption in fatty acid homeostasis, and that this compound has potential utility in combination therapy in the treatment of drug-resistant fungal infections.
Publication Title
A potent plant-derived antifungal acetylenic acid mediates its activity by interfering with fatty acid homeostasis.
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No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Rattus norvegicus
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Rat Genome 230 2.0 Array (rat2302)
Description
Acrylamide is a type-2 alkene monomer with established human neurotoxic effects. While the primary source of human exposure to acrylamide is occupational, other exposure sources include food, drinking water, and smoking. In this study, neurobehavioral assays coupled with transcriptional profiling analysis were conducted to assess both behavioral and gene expression effects induced by acrylamide neurotoxicity in rats when administered during early postnatal life. Acrylamide administration in rat pups induced significant characteristic neurotoxic symptoms including increased heel splay, decrease in grip strength, and decrease in locomotor activity. Transcriptome analysis with the Affymetrix Rat Genome 230 2.0 array indicated that acrylamide treatment caused a significant alteration in the expression of genes involved in muscle contraction, pain regulation, and dopaminergic neuronal pathways. First, in agreement with the observed behavioral effects, expression of the Mylpf gene involved in muscle contraction was downregulated in the spinal cord in response to acrylamide. Second, in sciatic nerves, acrylamide repressed the expression of the opioid receptor gene Oprk1 that is known to play a role in neuropathic pain regulation. Finally, in the cerebellum, acrylamide treatment caused a decrease in the expression of the nuclear receptor gene Nr4a2 that is required for development of dopaminergic neurons. Thus, our work examining the effect of acrylamide at the whole-genome level on a developmental mammalian model has identified novel genes previously not implicated in acrylamide neurotoxicity that can be further developed into biomarkers for assessing the risk of acrylamide exposure.
Publication Title
Neurobehavioral and transcriptional effects of acrylamide in juvenile rats.
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Sex, Specimen part, Treatment
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