In the immune system various parameters and immune functions are controlled by the circadian system. To investigate molecular mechanisms that link the circadian clock and the immune system we analyzed the transcriptom of peritoneal macrophages from mice collected in a time course for two consecutive days. We found that more than 8% of expressed genes are under circadian control including many important regulators in pathogen recognition, signal transduction and cytokine secretion.
A circadian clock in macrophages controls inflammatory immune responses.
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View SamplesAnalysis of wig-1 pathways via suppression of Wig-1 by antisense oligonucleotides
Genomic analysis of wig-1 pathways.
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View SamplesHCT116 cells were transfected with two different siRNA's targeting either DDX5, an siRNA targeting EBNA1, or no siRNA (mock). The siRNA targeting EBNA1 is used as a negative control since HCT116 cells do not have the EBNA1 gene. RNA was obtained from cultures at 24hrs post-siRNA transfection using the Qiagen RNeasy Minikit (cat. # 74104) with on-column DNase digestion performed as per the manufacturer's protocol. The RNA samples were isolated at 24hrs post-siRNA transfection since this timepoint precedes an impaired G1-to-S phase cell cycle progression phenotype that is evident at 48hrs post-siRNA transfection and so may reveal gene expression changes occuring before this effect on cell cycle. RNA samples were submitted to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Microarray Faciity where cDNA was prepared, labeled, and hybridized to Affymetrix GeneChip Human Gene 1.0 ST microarrays. Data from the arrays were processed using the RMA method with an up-to-data probe set definition (Biostatistics 4:249-264 and Nucleic Acids Research 33(20):e175. Gene set analysis was performed using generally applicable gene set enrichment (BMC Bioinformatics 10:161). The most differentially regulated gene ontology groups were selected with FDR q-value < 0.1.
DDX5 regulates DNA replication and is required for cell proliferation in a subset of breast cancer cells.
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View SamplesRecently a genome of Russian individual (somatic DNA from blood) was sequenced (Skryabin et al. 2009). That study was continued to find a linkage between genetic differences in parental alleles and bias in biallelic expression of genes.
Individual genome sequencing identified a novel enhancer element in exon 7 of the CSFR1 gene by shift of expressed allele ratios.
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View SamplesLivers from wild-type (WT) or Ppara knock-out (Ppara KO) C57Bl6 mice were used to prepare RNA which was then processed for analysis using MoGene-2_0-st Affymetrix microarrays according to standard procedures.
The logic of transcriptional regulator recruitment architecture at <i>cis</i>-regulatory modules controlling liver functions.
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View SamplesMAPK scaffolds, such as IQGAP1, assemble pathway kinases together to effect signal transmission and disrupting scaffold function therefore offers a potentially orthogonal approach to MAPK cascade inhibition. Consistent with this possibility, we observed an IQGAP1 requirement in Ras-driven tumorigenesis in mouse and human tissue. Delivery of the IQGAP1 WW peptide sequence that mediates Erk1/4 binding, moreover, disrupted IQGAP1-Erk1/2 interactions, abolished Ras/Raf-driven tumorigenesis, bypassed acquired resistance to the B-Raf inhibitor vemurafinib (PLX- 4032), and acts as a systemically deliverable therapeutic to significantly increase lifespan of tumor bearing mice. Scaffold-kinase interaction blockade (SKIB) acts by a mechanism distinct from direct kinase inhibition and represents a strategy to target over-active oncogenic kinase cascades in cancer.
IQGAP1 scaffold-kinase interaction blockade selectively targets RAS-MAP kinase-driven tumors.
Time
View SamplesDBZ (dibenzazepine) treatment in C57BL/6 mice, pancreatic gene expression
Notch signaling is required for exocrine regeneration after acute pancreatitis.
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View SamplesA number of breast or colon specific genes predictive of the relapse status were used in comparing the outcome from matched fresh frozen and stored in RNAlater preservative.
Prognostic gene expression signatures can be measured in tissues collected in RNAlater preservative.
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View SamplesAbstract: Transcriptome analysis was applied to characterize the physiological activities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown for three days in drip-flow biofilm reactors. Conventional applications of transcriptional profiling often compare two paired data sets that differ in a single experimentally controlled variable. In contrast this study obtained the transcriptome of a single biofilm state, ranked transcript signals to make the priorities of the population manifest, and compared rankings for a priori identified physiological marker genes between the biofilm and published data sets.
Physiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in biofilms as revealed by transcriptome analysis.
Treatment
View SamplesWith the aim of understanding how Treg cells in highly vascularized tissues are related to Treg cells in other organs, we performed RNA-seq analysis of bulk Treg and Tconv cells isolated from liver, blood, spleen, and the liver-draining portal lymph node. This revealed a clear separation of cell transcriptomes by both tissue and Treg/Tconv identity, with cells from the liver falling between blood- and spleen-derived cells. Compared to splenic Treg cells, hepatic Treg cells were enriched for genes related to proliferation and activation, and genes encoding chemokine and cytokine receptors. Overall design: RNA was extracted from FACS-purified Tconv and Treg cells from various tissues of Foxp3Thy1.1 mice. Each sample contains cells pooled from 3 mice. 2 cell types from each of 4 tissues x 3 replicates = 24 samples.
CD49b defines functionally mature Treg cells that survey skin and vascular tissues.
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