The abscence of TBR2 gene in human leads to microcephaly. This condition is mimicked by the specific ablation of the murine gene in developing cerebral cortex. Herein we compared gene expression in control and Tbr2 cKO in E14.5 cerebral cortices. This approach represents a useful tool to identify the molecular mechanisms at the basis of the phenotype.
The Tbr2 Molecular Network Controls Cortical Neuronal Differentiation Through Complementary Genetic and Epigenetic Pathways.
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Gene expression profiling reveals novel biomarkers in nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesBackground. The development of reliable gene expression profiling technology is having an increasing impact on our understanding of breast cancer biology.
Gene expression signatures in breast cancer distinguish phenotype characteristics, histologic subtypes, and tumor invasiveness.
Disease stage
View SamplesHerein, we investigated eMSC and eSF freshly isolated from endometrium from women with and without endometriosis and compared them to their respective short- and long-term cultures and subsequent decidualization response to progesterone.
Human Endometrial Fibroblasts Derived from Mesenchymal Progenitors Inherit Progesterone Resistance and Acquire an Inflammatory Phenotype in the Endometrial Niche in Endometriosis.
Age, Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesThe Murphy Roth Large (MRL) mouse, a strain capable of regenerating right ventricular myocardium, has a high post-myocardial infarction (MI) survival rate compared with C57BL6/J (C57) mice. The biological processes responsible for this survival advantage are unknown.
Early postmyocardial infarction survival in Murphy Roths Large mice is mediated by attenuated apoptosis and inflammation but depends on genetic background.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesMesenchymal stem cells (eMSC) from perimenopausal (PeriM) endometrium do not exhibit significantly different transcriptomes from their premenopausal (PreM) counterparts, but PeriM endometrial stromal fibroblasts (eSF) demonstrate altered pathway activation.We compared transcriptomes of PeriM and PreM eSF, investigated if eMSC persist in PeriM endometrium, and whether eMSC and eSF undergo changes as a result of the perimenopausal endocrine milieu.Endometrium was obtained from 9 PeriM and 9 PreM women. Microarray analysis was performed on FACS-isolated eSF and eMSC and data were validated by quantitative RT-PCR. eMSC were immuofluorescently localized to the perivascular region of PeriM endometrium.Principal component analysis showed that cells clustered into three distinct groups in 3-dimensional space: PeriM eMSC and PreM eMSC clustered together, while PeriM eSF and PreM eSF formed two discrete clusters separate from eMSC. Hierarchical clustering revealed a branching pattern consistent with the PCA results, indicating that eMSC from PreM and PeriM women exhibited a similar transcriptomic signature. Pathway analysis revealed dysregulation of cytoskeleton, proliferation, and survival pathways in PeriM vs. PreM eSF. A number of small nucleolar RNAs were also differentially regulated in PeriM eSF.Cell populations have altered gene expression in PeriM vs. PreM endometrium. While eMSC populations exhibited similar transcriptomes, PeriM eSF had altered pathway activation when compared to PreM eSF. This study provides insight into aging endometrium with relevance to function, including pregnancy establishment in reproductively older women.
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Age, Specimen part, Disease
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A distinct microRNA signature for definitive endoderm derived from human embryonic stem cells.
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View SamplesTotal RNA microarray data from Fresh-Frozen Glioblastoma tumor samples.
Epigenetic suppression of EGFR signaling in G-CIMP+ glioblastomas.
Specimen part, Disease stage
View SamplesMaintenance of central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis requires tight regulation over the metabolites, drugs, cells, and pathogens entering the brain. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) carries out these functions, but the regulatory mechanisms underlying BBB physiology are not completely understood. In addition, the BBB has long been an obstacle to the pharmacologic treatment of CNS diseases, thus molecular model systems that can parse BBB functions and understand the complex integration of sophisticated cellular anatomy and highly polarized chemical protection physiology are desperately needed.
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Specimen part
View SamplesThe blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an evolutionary conserved tissue interface that possesses potent chemical protection properties functioning to strictly modulate the central nervous system (CNS) microenvironment. These same properties, including tight cellular junctions and efflux transporters, also limit access of CNS-active pharmaceuticals. For this reason, understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate BBB chemical protection is of great biomedical interest. The BBB of Drosophila consists of two surface glia layers that completely surround the brain. This tissue interface contains both tight cellular junctions (termed septate junctions) and drug efflux transporters; thus, the Drosophila BBB can potentially serve as a model for understanding complex regulation of BBB physiology.
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Sex, Specimen part
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