Anamniotes, rodents and man maintain a pool of adult neural stem cells around the central canal in the spinal cord representing an attractive cellular source for endogenous repair. Cell diversity and genes specific for this niche are still ill-defined in mammals. To identify genes specifically expressed in the niche, we microdissected (with laser) the central canal region and the adjacent tissue in human and mice adult tissues. Total RNA was isolated and used to probe affymetrix microarrays
RNA Profiling of the Human and Mouse Spinal Cord Stem Cell Niches Reveals an Embryonic-like Regionalization with MSX1<sup>+</sup> Roof-Plate-Derived Cells.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesWe find significant evidence of the OVOL, AP1, STAT1, STAT3, and NFKB1 TFs having important roles in MET. We prioritize known gene/drug targets for follow-up in the clinic, and show that the AP1/MYC TF pair is a strong candidate for intervention. Overall design: Examination of the effects of OVOL1 and OVOL2 overexpression common to prostate cancer and breast cancer models.
A bioinformatics approach reveals novel interactions of the OVOL transcription factors in the regulation of epithelial - mesenchymal cell reprogramming and cancer progression.
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View SamplesThe maternal tract plays a critical role in the success of early embryonic development providing an optimal environment for establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. Preparation of this environment requires an intimate dialogue between the embryo and her mother. To advance our understanding of the process by which a foreign blastocyst is accepted by the maternal endometrium and better address the clinical challenges of infertility and pregnancy failure, it is imperative to decipher this complex molecular dialogue. The objective of the present work is to define the local response(s) of the maternal tract towards the embryo during the earliest stages of pregnancy.
Early developing pig embryos mediate their own environment in the maternal tract.
Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesStudy the training exercise effects in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and aged-matched healthy individuals. Skeletal muscle biopsies from 9 stable COPD patients with normal fat free mass index (FFMI, 21Kg/m2) (COPDN), 6 COPD patients with low FFMI (16Kg/m2) (COPL), and 12 healthy sedentary subjects (FFMI 21Kg/m2) before and after 8 weeks of a supervised endurance exercise program were analyzed.
A systems biology approach identifies molecular networks defining skeletal muscle abnormalities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage, Subject
View SamplesThe objective of the present study is to investigate if females have the ability to recognise X or Y chromosome bearing spermatozoa and present a different response to different spermatozoa.
The battle of the sexes starts in the oviduct: modulation of oviductal transcriptome by X and Y-bearing spermatozoa.
Specimen part
View SamplesMYC is a major oncogenic driver of Multiple Myeloma (MM) and yet almost no therapeutic agents exist that target MYC in MM. Here we report that the let-7 biogenesis inhibitor LIN28B correlates with MYC expression in MM and is associated with adverse outcome. We also demonstrate that the LIN28B/let-7 axis modulates the expression of MYC, itself a let-7 target. Further, perturbation of the axis regulates the proliferation of MM cells in vivo in a xenograft tumor model. RNA sequencing and gene set enrichment analyses of CRISPR-engineered cells further suggest that the LIN28/let-7 axis regulates MYC and cell cycle pathways in MM. We provide proof-of-principle for therapeutic regulation of MYC through let-7 with an LNA-GapmeR containing a let-7b mimic in vivo, demonstrating that high levels of let-7 expression repress tumor growth by regulating MYC expression. These findings reveal a novel mechanism of therapeutic targeting of MYC through the LIN28B/let-7 axis in MM that may impact other MYC dependent cancers as well. Overall design: RNA sequencing of MOLP-8 cells transduced with lentiCRISPRv2 scrambled control or containing a sgRNA against LIN28B. Both control and LIN28B KO cells were sequenced in triplicate.
The LIN28B/let-7 axis is a novel therapeutic pathway in multiple myeloma.
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MicroRNAs cooperatively inhibit a network of tumor suppressor genes to promote pancreatic tumor growth and progression.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesmiRNAs are known to be involved in PDAC tumorigenesis, but only a few biologically relevant gene targets have been identified.
MicroRNAs cooperatively inhibit a network of tumor suppressor genes to promote pancreatic tumor growth and progression.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesWe report gene expression data for the human cell lines HL-60 and PLB-985, which serve as models for human neutrophils. We measured gene expression using RNA-Seq for these cell lines both prior and after differentiation into a neutrophil-like state using two differentiation protocols (treatment with DMSO or treatment with DMSO and replacement of serum with Nutridoma). Overall design: HL-60 and PLB-985 cells grown in culture were processed for RNA-Seq both before and after differentiation for six days in media supplemented with 1.3% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The cell lines were also analyzed after differentiation for six days in media with 1.3% DMSO, reduced serum (0.5% FBS), and Nutridoma-CS (2%). PLB-985 cells were also analyzed at intermediate time points of 2 days and 4 days with the Nutridoma protocol.
A map of gene expression in neutrophil-like cell lines.
Cell line, Subject
View SamplesTNF-a is increased in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. TNF-a activates MEK/ERK in chondrocytes; however the overall functional relevance of MEK/ERK to TNF-a-regulated gene expression in chondrocytes is unknown. Chondrocytes were treated with TNF-a with or without the MEK1/2 inhibitor U0126 for 24 h. Microarray analysis was used to identify genes regulated by TNF-a in a MEK1/2-dependent fashion.
Egr-1 inhibits the expression of extracellular matrix genes in chondrocytes by TNFalpha-induced MEK/ERK signalling.
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