RepA-WH1 is a synthetic bacterial prionoid, i.e., a protein that aggregates as amyloid in bacteria leading to cell death
Outlining Core Pathways of Amyloid Toxicity in Bacteria with the RepA-WH1 Prionoid.
Disease, Time
View SamplesThe Anopheles gambiae midgut harbors bacteria that proliferate upon a blood feed. We used microarrays to examine the midgut gene expression response at early stages (3hours) after an artifitial meal containing heat killed bacteria.
A peroxidase/dual oxidase system modulates midgut epithelial immunity in Anopheles gambiae.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesWe report here mRNA-seq data of wild-type and Nat4-deletion mutant yeast cells. We also report mRNA-seq data of wild-type yeast cells grown under non-calorie restriction (NCR) and calorie restriction (CR) conditions. Overall design: Comparison of differential gene-expression changes detected in Nat4-deletion mutant and cells grown in calorie restriction
Loss of Nat4 and its associated histone H4 N-terminal acetylation mediates calorie restriction-induced longevity.
Cell line, Subject
View SamplesWe studied the transcriptional profile in yeast cells in response to heterologous expression of mammalian activated AKT1
Heterologous mammalian Akt disrupts plasma membrane homeostasis by taking over TORC2 signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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View SamplesWe studied the transcriptional profile in response to acute PtdIns-4,5P2 depletion induced by heterologous expression of a plasma membrane-directed version of mammalian PI3K catalytic subunit (p110-CAAX).
The yeast cell wall integrity pathway signals from recycling endosomes upon elimination of phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate by mammalian phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.
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View SamplesThe restoration of catalytic activity to mutant enzymes by small molecules is well-established for in vitro systems. Here we show that the protein tyrosine kinase Src R388A mutant can be rescued in live cells using the small molecule imidazole. Cellular rescue of a v-Src homolog was rapid and reversible and conferred predicted oncogenic properties. Using chemical rescue in combination with mass spectrometry, six known Src kinase substrates were confirmed, and several new protein targets identified. Chemical rescue data suggests that c-Src is active under basal conditions. Rescue of R388A c-Src also allowed contributions of Src to the MAP kinase pathway to be clarified. This chemical rescue approach is likely to be of broad utility in cell signaling.
Chemical rescue of a mutant enzyme in living cells.
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View SamplesThe objective is to generate a robust and validated predictor profile for chemotherapy response in patients with mCRC using microarray gene expression profiles of primary colorectal cancer tissue.
Gene expression profile predictive of response to chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesIn mammals body temperature fluctuates diurnally around a mean value of 36-37°C. Despite the small differences between minimal and maximal values, body temperature rhythms can drive robust cycles in gene expression in cultured cells and, likely, in, animals. Here we studied the mechanisms responsible for the temperature-dependent expression of Cold- Inducible RNA-Binding Protein (CIRBP). In NIH3T3 fibroblasts exposed to simulated mouse body temperature cycles Cirbp mRNA oscillates about 3-fold in abundance, as it does in mouse liver. This daily mRNA accumulation cycle is directly controlled by temperature oscillations and does not depend on the cells’ circadian clocks. Here, we show that the temperature-dependent accumulation of Cirbp mRNA is controlled primarily by the regulation of splicing efficiency, defined as the fraction of Cirbp pre-mRNA processed into mature mRNA. As revealed by genome-wide “approach-to-steady-kinetics”, this posttranscriptional mechanism is wide-spread in the temperature-dependent control of gene expression. Overall design: Cultured NIH3T3 cells seeded and kept at 37C degree for 4 hours before being switched to 33C and 38C. After 16 hours of incubation the temperature was shifted to 38C and 33C, respectively. Sample were then taken at 0, 1, 3, 6 and 9 hour after the temperature shift. Paired-end, strand-specific, total RNA-seq was performed over the samples at the respective time points using the Illumina HiSeq2500 platform.
Temperature regulates splicing efficiency of the cold-inducible RNA-binding protein gene Cirbp.
Specimen part, Subject, Time
View SamplesThe leading cause of death in human patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and malignant cancer in general is the dissemination of the primary tumor to secondary sites. The mechanisms by which RCC colonize the lung microenvironment during metastasis remain largely unknown. To investigate the mechanisms of lung colonization by tumor cells, we grafted human RCC cells with different lung metastatic activities in mice. Gene expression profiling of the mouse lung stromal compartment revealed a gene signature enriched for neutrophil-specific functions, induced preferentially by poorly metastatic cells. Analysis of the gene expression patterns in tumor cells and clinical specimens showed an inverse correlation between metastatic activity and the levels of a number of chemokines, including CXL5 ad IL8. Enforced depletion of CXCL5 and IL8 in tumor cells allowed us to establish a functional link between lung neutrophil infiltration, the secretion of chemokines by cancer cells and metastatic activity. Finally, we showed that human neutrophils displayed a higher cytotoxic activity toward poorly metastatic cells relative to highly metastatic cells. Together, these results support a model in which neutrophils recruited to the lung by tumor-secreted chemokines build an antimetastatic barrier and loss of those neutrophil chemokines in tumor cells is a critical rate-limiting step during lung metastatic seeding.
Neutrophil chemokines secreted by tumor cells mount a lung antimetastatic response during renal cell carcinoma progression.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe used Illlumina Artseq Ribo Profile to perform ribosome footprinting on the above cell lines Overall design: We followed the manufacturer's protocol: Cells were treated with cycloheximide (0.1 mg/ml) to inhibit translation; total RNA and ribosome-protected RNA fragments were isolated and library preped for sequencing simultaneously.
Modulated Expression of Specific tRNAs Drives Gene Expression and Cancer Progression.
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