We differentiated hESC into retinal pigment epithelial cells using two methods (three-dimensional culture and spontaneous differentiation methods). We investigated which kind of RPE cells derived from hESC showed similar gene expression patterns to those of human fetal native RPE.
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View SamplesThis study aimed to identify genes that are linked with optineurin expression using a combined siRNA-microarray approach
Identification of genes that are linked with optineurin expression using a combined RNAi--microarray approach.
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View SamplesMuscle development and growth is an economically important process in the pig.The neonatal period is another important stage for the pig when the most rapid gain occurring in skeletal muscle.Gene expresseion changes during fetal and postnatal skeletal muscle development that can be used to enhance pig production efficiency, as well as for comparative developmental biology using the pig as a model for other mammalian species.
Gene expression profiling of skeletal muscle of nursing piglets.
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View SamplesTranscriptome-wide investigation of mRNA and circular RNA in miR-184 and mutant miR-184(r.57c>u) treatment human lens epithelial cells
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View SamplesHuman Lens Epithelial Cells treated by NC
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View SamplesA number of homeobox genes have been found to be implicated in the development of various cancers. Here, we investigated the role of engrailed 2 (EN2), a member of the homeobox gene superfamily, in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Engrailed-2 promotes a malignant phenotype of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through upregulating the expression of pro-oncogenic genes.
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View SamplesWhole transcript expression analysis was performed on liver biopsy from wild mice,DEN model mice and cell-treated mice(2 mice per group)
Transplantation of periportal vessel stem cells promotes liver injury repair in cirrhotic mice
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View SamplesMorbidity and mortality associated with retinoblastoma have decreased drastically in recent decades, in large part due to better prediction of high-risk disease and appropriate treatment stratification. High-risk histopathologic features and severe anaplasia both predict the need for more aggressive treatment; however, not all centers are able to easily assess tumor samples for degree of anaplasia. Instead, identification of genetic signatures able to distinguish among anaplastic grades and thus predict high versus low risk retinoblastoma would facilitate appropriate risk stratification in a wider patient population. A better understanding of genes dysregulated in anaplasia would also yield valuable insights into pathways underlying the development of more severe retinoblastoma. Here, we present the histopathologic and gene expression analysis of 28 retinoblastoma cases using microarray analysis. Tumors of differing anaplastic grade show clear differential gene expression, with significant dysregulation of unique genes and pathways in severe anaplasia. Photoreceptor and nucleoporin expression in particular are identified as highly dysregulated in severe anaplasia and suggest particular cellular processes contributing to the development of increased retinoblastoma severity. A limited set of highly differentially expressed genes are also able to accurately predict severe anaplasia in our dataset. Together, these data contribute to the understanding of the development of anaplasia and facilitate the identification of genetic markers of high-risk retinoblastoma.
Distinct Gene Expression Profiles Define Anaplastic Grade in Retinoblastoma.
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View SamplesIn chicks, the avian homologue of the early growth response protein-1 (ZENK) has been shown to be increased in a special cell type of the retina, the glucagonergic amacrine cells, under conditions that lead to a reduction in eye growth (myopic defocus, recovery of myopia) and decreased under conditions that enhance ocular growth (hyperopic defocus, form-deprivation). The investigation of Egr-1 knock-out mice showed that homozygous knock-out mice with no functional Egr-1 protein developed relative axial myopia at the age of 42 and 56 days, compared to heterozygous- and wildtype Egr-1 knock-out mice.
Microarray analysis of retinal gene expression in Egr-1 knockout mice.
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View SamplesTo understand hypoxia mediated changes in whole blood, normal C57Bl/10 mice were gradually exposed to a chronic chemical hypoxic environment, for 2 weeks. Control, age-machted mice were maintained under normoxic conditions.
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