Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical regulators of Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cell-homeostasis. Recent reports have suggested that Langerin+ DCs, especially epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs), play an important role in inducing Treg cells. We investigated the roles of Langerin+ DCs in expanding Treg cells after ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure. We found that Treg cells were expanded in UVB-exposed skin in vivo even without Langerin+ DCs including LCs. In the UVB-exposed skin, Langerin- DCs showed a mature phenotype, and the Treg-expansion induced by UVB was significantly abrogated by CD86/CD80 blockade. Thus, maturing Langerin- DCs, rather than LCs and Langerin+ dermal DCs, are the main contributors to UVB-induced Treg expansion in the skin. These results indicate that a new mechanism for UVB-mediated tolerance, which can provide a new concept of treatment using DC-mediated tolerance.
Ultraviolet B-Induced Maturation of CD11b-Type Langerin<sup>-</sup> Dendritic Cells Controls the Expansion of Foxp3<sup>+</sup> Regulatory T Cells in the Skin.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesFoxl2 is a forkhead transcription factor expressed only in the female, but not in the male gonad. We have created mice homozygous mutant for the Foxl2 gene (KO) as well as mice carrying a conditional mutant Foxl2 allele (floxed).
Somatic sex reprogramming of adult ovaries to testes by FOXL2 ablation.
Specimen part
View SamplesAnalysis of gene expression changes due to nonviral gene delivery of DNA lipoplexes versus control in human HEK293T cells.
Microarray analysis of gene expression profiles in cells transfected with nonviral vectors.
Cell line
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Osmotic stress induces phosphorylation of histone H3 at threonine 3 in pericentromeric regions of Arabidopsis thaliana.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesHistone phosphorylation plays key roles in stress-induced transcriptional reprogramming in metazoans but its function(s) in land plants has remained relatively unexplored. Here we report that an Arabidopsis mutant defective in At3g03940 and At5g18190, encoding closely related Ser/Thr protein kinases, shows pleiotropic phenotypes including dwarfism and hypersensitivity to osmotic/salt stress. The double mutant has reduced global levels of phosphorylated histone H3 threonine 3 (H3T3ph), which are not enhanced, unlike the response in the wild type, by drought-like treatments. Genome-wide analyses revealed increased H3T3ph, slight enhancement in trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3), and a modest decrease in histone H3 occupancy in pericentromeric/knob regions of wild type plants under osmotic stress. However, despite these changes in heterochromatin, transposons and repeats remained largely transcriptionally repressed. In contrast, this reorganization of heterochromatin was mostly absent in the double mutant, which even under normal conditions exhibited lower H3T3ph levels in pericentromeric regions, and a few transposons and repeat sequences showed modest transcriptional activation. Interestingly, within actively transcribed protein-coding genes, H3T3ph density was minimal in 5 genic regions, coincidental with a peak of H3K4me3 accumulation. This pattern was not affected in the double mutant, implying the existence of additional H3T3 protein kinases in Arabidopsis. Our results suggest that At3g03940 and At5g18190 are involved in the phosphorylation of H3T3 in pericentromeric/knob regions and that this repressive epigenetic mark may be important for maintaining proper heterochromatic organization and, possibly, chromosome function(s).
Osmotic stress induces phosphorylation of histone H3 at threonine 3 in pericentromeric regions of Arabidopsis thaliana.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesTrans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (t10c12 CLA) causes dramatic reductions in white adipose tissue in mice but has had limited effectiveness in humans. Determination of the signaling pathways involved may lead to better regulation of adiposity. T10c12 CLA was found to activate AMP-activating protein kinase (AMPK), a central regulator of cell metabolism. Compound C, a potent inhibitor of AMPK, prevents many of the typical responses to treatments with t10c12 CLA including the integrated stress response (ISR), the inflammatory response, the reduction in key lipogenic transcription factors, and delipidation. Treatment of adipocytes or mice with t10c12 CLA in conjunction with AMPK activator metformin results in more delipidation than treatment with the individual chemicals. Additionally, the combination showed a reduced inflammatory response relative to a t10c12 CLA treatment alone. The combination of t10c12 CLA and metformin, widely used to treat insulin resistance and Type II diabetes, has potential as a treatment for reducing adiposity in humans.
Conjugated linoleic acid activates AMP-activated protein kinase and reduces adiposity more effectively when used with metformin in mice.
Cell line
View SamplesActivated AMPK and prostaglandins are involved in the response to conjugated linoleic acid and are sufficient to cause lipid reductions in adipocytes.
Activated AMPK and prostaglandins are involved in the response to conjugated linoleic acid and are sufficient to cause lipid reductions in adipocytes.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesIMR90 cells were passaged until replicative senescence and compared with proliferating cells. Overall design: We used RNA-Seq to detail the global programme of gene expression in human IMR90 replicative induced senescence
Mapping H4K20me3 onto the chromatin landscape of senescent cells indicates a function in control of cell senescence and tumor suppression through preservation of genetic and epigenetic stability.
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View SamplesIMR90 cells were infected with pLNC-RAS:ER (from Jesus Gil lab) with retroviral gene transfer. Infected cells were drug selected G418. The cells were induced either with ethanol as control or with 100nM final conc 4-hydroxytamoxifen (sigma H7904) for ectopic expression of protein Overall design: We used RNA-Seq to detail the global programme of gene expression in human IMR90 oncogene induced senescence
Mapping H4K20me3 onto the chromatin landscape of senescent cells indicates a function in control of cell senescence and tumor suppression through preservation of genetic and epigenetic stability.
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View SamplesTrans-10, Cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (t10c12 CLA) causes fat loss in mouse 3T3-L1 adipocyte tissue culture. The early transcriptome changes were analyzed using high-density microarrays to better characterize the signaling pathways responding to t10c12 CLA. Their gene expression responses between 4 to 24 hr after treatment showed a common set of early gene expression changes indicative of an integrated stress response (ISR).
Trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid activates the integrated stress response pathway in adipocytes.
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