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Integrative analyses reveal signaling pathways underlying familial breast cancer susceptibility.
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View SamplesWe obtained peripheral blood samples for women from Utah (USA) and Ontario (Canada) who had a family history of breast cancer (or did not), who carried a BRCA1/2 mutation (or did not), and who had developed breast cancer (or had not).
Integrative analyses reveal signaling pathways underlying familial breast cancer susceptibility.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe obtained peripheral blood samples for women from Utah (USA) and Ontario (Canada) who had a family history of breast cancer (or did not), who carried a BRCA1/2 mutation (or did not), and who had developed breast cancer (or had not).
Integrative analyses reveal signaling pathways underlying familial breast cancer susceptibility.
Specimen part
View SamplesDrug resistance is a major obstacle in cancer therapy. The molecular mechanisms of drug resistance still remain largely elusive. Microarray analyses on paired primary myeloma samples at baseline and after therapy or at relapse showed that NEK2 was one of the most up-regulated genes in myeloma cells after high-dose chemotherapy or at relapse. By analyzing the published (> 2,500) microarrays and clinical datasets, we found that NEK2 expression is increased in many malignancies, and that high expression of NEK2 was associated with a shorter event-free and overall survival. Moreover, NEK2 expression was typically increased in tumors with aggressive subtype and advanced TNM stage. Our studies indicate that over-expressing NEK2 in cancer cells resulted in enhanced cell proliferation and drug resistance, whereas knockdown of NEK2 induced significant cancer cell death and growth inhibition. We found that NEK2 over-expression activates cell cycle progression and cell division through the stimulation of cell cycling genes CDC2/CCNB1 and PBK. Interestingly, NEK2-overexpression also activated the Wnt/-catenin signaling pathway. We conclude that NEK2 represents a predictor for drug resistance and poor prognosis in cancers and could be a potential target for cancer therapy.
NEK2 induces drug resistance mainly through activation of efflux drug pumps and is associated with poor prognosis in myeloma and other cancers.
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View SamplesHighlighting the gene expression characteristics of a large panel of lung cancer cell lines.
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Dietary Selenium Levels Affect Selenoprotein Expression and Support the Interferon-γ and IL-6 Immune Response Pathways in Mice.
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View SamplesTo date, no published reports (human or animal) have examined the impact of acute liver failure on global gene expression profiles in remote organ systems like the kidney. In this study, we have characterized a model of acute kidney injury (AKI) using two highly-accurate techniques for assessing renal function in a mouse. In this model, mice developed massive hepatocyte necrosis, disordered hepatosplanchnic hemodynamics, and alterations consistent with ALF. Simultaneously, acute renal insufficiency developed, manifesting as oliguria, azotemia, and decreased glomerular filtration. In this paper, renal function is corroborated using two independent methodologies. These techniques are used in addition to hemodynamic, biochemical, and histologic analyses to demonstrate that acute hepatic injury promulgates renal dysfunction in a mouse. Similar to network-based analyses conducted in other models of human disease, we present a comprehensive, genome-wide assessment of the differentially-regulated, renal transcriptome in the setting of massive hepatic necrosis. Using this approach, mice receiving the select hepatotoxin D-(+)-Galactosamine HCl (GalN) were found to have significant perturbations in renal pathways related to lipid metabolism, small molecule biochemistry, the cell cycle, molecular transport, and amino acid metabolism, despite normal renal histology. By combining data obtained from clinical, physiologic, and molecular investigations, our findings have direct implications for exploring potential pharmacological approaches to the prevention of AKI in this setting.
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View SamplesMice were fed Se-deficient or Se-adequate diets for 6 weeks. Liver and lung tissue were harvested and processed for RNA-Seq, ribosome profiling, and microarray analysis. From these studies, we identified changes in mRNA levels and translation of selenoprotein genes and genes regulated by interferon-gamma. Cytokine profiles of serum indicated that interferon-gamma and IL-6 levels were increased in the Se-adequate mice relative to Se-deficient mice.
Dietary Selenium Levels Affect Selenoprotein Expression and Support the Interferon-γ and IL-6 Immune Response Pathways in Mice.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesWe show that dHNF4 null mutant larvae are sensitive to starvation. Starved mutant larvae consume glycogen normally, but retain lipids in their midgut and fat body, and have increased levels of long chain fatty acids, suggesting that they are unable to efficiently mobilize stored fat for energy. HNF4 dependent transcripts were identified under fed and starved conditions. Microarray studies indicate reduced expression of genes that control lipid catabolism and beta-oxidation. Late second instar control and HNF4 mutant larvae were collected and fed or starved for 24 hours, and then RNA was isolated for analysis. Taken together, our results support a feed-forward model for dHNF4, in which fatty acids released from triglycerides activate the receptor, inducing enzymes that drive fatty acid oxidation for energy production.
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View SamplesThe murine model of Lyme disease provides a unique opportunity to study the localized host response to similar stimulus, B. burgdorferi, in the joints of mice destined to develop severe arthritis (C3H) or mild disease (C57BL/6). Pathways associated with the response to infection and the development of Lyme arthritis were identified by global gene expression patterns using oligonucleotide microarrays. A robust induction of IFN responsive genes was observed in severely arthritic C3H mice at one week of infection, which was absent from mildly arthritic C57BL/6 mice. In contrast, infected C57BL/6 mice displayed a novel expression profile characterized by genes involved in epidermal differentiation and wound repair, which were decreased in the joints of C3H mice. These expression patterns were associated with disease state rather than inherent differences between C3H and C57BL/6 mice, as C57BL/6-IL10-/- mice infected with B. burgdorferi develop more severe arthritis that C57BL/6 mice and displayed an early gene expression profile similar to C3H mice. Gene expression profiles at two and four weeks post infection revealed a common response of all strains that was likely to be important for the host defense to B. burgdorferi and mediated by NF-kB-dependent signaling. The gene expression profiles identified in this study add to the current understanding of the host response to B. burgdorferi and identify two novel pathways that may be involved in regulating the severity of Lyme arthritis.
Gene expression profiling reveals unique pathways associated with differential severity of lyme arthritis.
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