The aim of this work was to identify genes induced by IL-9 in the colon of IL-9-tarnsgenic mice (Tg5). Therefore, we performed a comprehensive study of the genes expressed in the colon of IL-9 transgenic and wild type FVB mice, taking advantage of the affymetrix microarray technology.
IL-9 promotes IL-13-dependent paneth cell hyperplasia and up-regulation of innate immunity mediators in intestinal mucosa.
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View SamplesBackground: Strategies to improve long term renal allograft survival have been directed to recipient dependent mechanisms of renal allograft injury. In contrast, no such efforts have been made to optimize organ quality in the donor. In order to get insight into the deleterious gene pathways expressed at different time points during deceased kidney transplantation, transcriptomics was performed on kidney biopsies from a large cohort of deceased kidney transplants.
Hypoxia and Complement-and-Coagulation Pathways in the Deceased Organ Donor as the Major Target for Intervention to Improve Renal Allograft Outcome.
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View SamplesMultipotent stem cells and their lineage-restricted progeny drive nephron formation within the developing kidney. Validated markers of these early stem/progenitor populations are essential for deciphering their in vivo function and for evaluating their clinical potential for treating adult kidney disease. Here, we document expression of the adult stem cell marker Lgr5 in the developing kidney and assess the stem/progenitor identity of Lgr5+ve cells via in vivo lineage tracing. The appearance and localization of Lgr5+ve cells coincided with that of the S-shaped body around E14. Lgr5 expression remained restricted to cell clusters within developing nephrons in the cortex until P7, when expression was permanently silenced. In vivo lineage tracing identified Lgr5 as a marker of a novel progenitor population within nascent nephrons dedicated to generating the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop and distal convoluted tubule. The Lgr5 surface marker and experimental models described here will be invaluable for deciphering the contribution of early nephron stem cells to developmental defects and for isolating human nephron progenitors as a prerequisite to evaluating their therapeutic potential.
Lgr5(+ve) stem/progenitor cells contribute to nephron formation during kidney development.
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View SamplesIn this study, time-course transcriptome profiling of caidiomyocyte differentiation derived from human hESCs and hiPSCs was investigated. Two hiPSC lines (C15 and C20) and two hESC lines (H1 and H9) were differentiated to caidiomyocytes. The cells were collected for RNA-seq analysis at day0(undifferentiated cells) day2 (mesoderm), day4 (cardiac mesoderm) and day30 (cardiomyocytes) using Illumina HiSeq 2000 sequencer. Overall design: Two hiPSC lines (C15 and C20) and two hESC lines (H1 and H9) were grown in 12-well plates with Essential 8 medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific). The cardiomyocyte differentiation was initiated using a monolayer differentiation method with PSC Cardiomyocyte Differentiation kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific). At day 0, 2, 4 and 30 during the differentiation period (before the medium-change on that day), cells were collected using Accutase (Thermo Fisher Scientific), and then store in -80C till RNA isolation. For each cell line and each time-point, cells from two independent differentiation wells were used as two biological replicates. RNA-seq libriries were sequenced by a HiSeq 2000 sequencer (Illumina) with 2 X 101 cycles. RNA-seq fastq data were aligned with Tophat (version 2.0.9) to GRCh39/hg19 Homo sapiens reference genome from the UCSC Genome Browser. Cuffdiff of the Cufflinks software (version 2.2.1) and GRCh39/hg19 Homo sapiens gtf file from UCSC Genome Browser were used to estimate abundances of transcripts and generate their FPKM values. Table of FPKM values of all samples were created using cummeRbund package in R.
Genome-Wide Temporal Profiling of Transcriptome and Open Chromatin of Early Cardiomyocyte Differentiation Derived From hiPSCs and hESCs.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesIn this study, isotretinoin (INN)-induced alternations in transcriptome during caidiomyocyte differentiation derived from human hESCs and hiPSCs were investigated. H1-hESC and C15-hiPSC were differentiated to caidiomyocytes under exposure to sublethal level of INN, and cells were collected at day 0 (undifferentiated cellsl) day 2 (mesoderm) and day 6 (cardiac progenitors) for genome-wide transcriptomic profiling by RNA-seq. Overall design: H1-hESC and C15-hiPSC were grown in 12-well plates with Essential 8 medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific), and the cardiomyocyte differentiation was initiated using a monolayer differentiation method with PSC Cardiomyocyte Differentiation kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific) under exposure to 25nM of isotretinoin (INN). At day 0, 2 and 6 during the differentiation period (before the medium-change on that day), and cells were collected using Accutase (Thermo Fisher Scientific), and then store in -80C till RNA isolation. For each cell line and each time-point, cells from two independent differentiation wells were used as two biological replicates. RNA-seq libriries were constructed using ScriptSeqâ„¢ v2 RNA-Seq Library Preparation kit (Epicentre Biotechnologies), and then sequenced by a HiSeq 4000 sequencer (Illumina) with 2 X 101 cycles. RNA-seq fastq data were aligned with Tophat (version 2.0.9) to GRCh39/hg19 Homo sapiens reference genome from the UCSC Genome Browser. The human gene symbols and their raw counts were calculated using HTSeq (version 0.6.1p1) package in Python with GRCh39/hg19 Homo sapiens gtf file. Differential gene-expression analysis was performed using edgeR package in R, and the normalization was performed using a trimmed mean of M-values (TMM) method.
Disruption of mesoderm formation during cardiac differentiation due to developmental exposure to 13-cis-retinoic acid.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesOrganoid technology provides the possibility to culture human colon tissue and patient-derived colorectal cancers (CRC) while maintaining all functional and phenotypic characteristics. Labeling of human colon stem cells (CoSCs), especially in normal and benign tumor organoids, is challenging and therefore limits usability of multi-patient organoid libraries for CoSC research. Here, we developed STAR (STem cell Ascl2 Reporter), a minimal enhancer/promoter element that reports transcriptional activity of ASCL2, a master regulator of LGR5+ CoSC fate. Among others via lentiviral infection, STAR minigene labels stem cells in normal as well as in multiple engineered and patient-derived CRC organoids of different stage and genetic make-up. STAR revealed that stem cell driven differentiation hierarchies and the capacity of cell fate plasticity (de-differentiation) are present at all stages of human CRC development. The flexible and user-friendly nature of STAR applications in combination with organoid technology will facilitate basic research on human adult stem cell biology. Overall design: Cells from different colon organoid types were FACS sorted for stem STemness Ascl2 Reporter activity for transcriptome profiling by RNA-seq.
Specific Labeling of Stem Cell Activity in Human Colorectal Organoids Using an ASCL2-Responsive Minigene.
Subject
View SamplesFacioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common inherited muscular dystrophies. The causative gene remains controversial and the mechanism of pathophysiology unknown. Here we identify genes associated with germline and early stem cell development as targets of the DUX4 transcription factor, a leading candidate gene for FSHD. The genes regulated by DUX4 are reliably detected in FSHD muscle but not in controls, providing direct support for the model that misexpression of DUX4 is a causal factor for FSHD. Additionally, we show that DUX4 binds and activates LTR elements from a class of MaLR endogenous primate retrotransposons and suppresses the innate immune response to viral infection, at least in part through the activation of DEFB103, a human defensin that can inhibit muscle differentiation. These findings suggest specific mechanisms of FSHD pathology and identify candidate biomarkers for disease diagnosis and progression.
DUX4 activates germline genes, retroelements, and immune mediators: implications for facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe role of estrogen and testosterone in the regulation of gene expression in the proximal reproductive tract is not completely understood. To address this question, mice were treated with testosterone or estradiol and RNA from the efferent ducts and caput epididymis was processed and hybridized to Affymetrix MOE 430 2.0 microarrays. Analysis of array output identified probe sets in each tissue with altered levels in hormone treated versus control animals. Hormone treatment efficacy was confirmed by determination of serum hormone levels pre- and post-treatment and observed changes in transcript levels of previously reported hormone-responsive genes. Tissue-specific hormone sensitivity was observed with 2867 and 3197 probe sets changing significantly in the efferent ducts after estrogen and testosterone treatment, respectively. In the caput epididymis, 117 and 268 probe sets changed after estrogen and testosterone treatment, respectively, demonstrating a greater response to hormone in the efferent ducts than the caput epididymis. Transcripts sharing similar profiles in the intact and hormone-treated animals compared with castrated controls were also identified. Ontological analysis of probe sets revealed a significant number of hormone-regulated transcripts encode proteins associated with lipid metabolism, transcription and steroid metabolism in both tissues. Real-time RT-PCR was employed to confirm array data and investigate other potential hormone-responsive regulators of proximal reproductive tract function. The results of this work reveal previously unknown responses to estrogen in the caput epididymis and to testosterone in the efferent ducts as well as tissue specific hormone sensitivity in the proximal reproductive tract.
Regulation of gene expression by estrogen and testosterone in the proximal mouse reproductive tract.
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesNeurons deficient in both GSK-3 alpha and beta isoforms fail to migrate properly and develop abnormal morphology. In exploring mechanisms, we found no change in Wnt transcriptional target genes.
GSK-3 signaling in developing cortical neurons is essential for radial migration and dendritic orientation.
Specimen part
View SamplesRadial progenitors deficient in both Mek1 and Mek2 fail to transition to the gliogenic mode in late embryogenesis, and astrocyte and oligodendroglial precursors fail to appear. In exploring mechanisms, we found the Ets transcription family member Etv5/Erm is strongly regulated by MEK. Our microarray assay showed that Erm is specifically downregulated in Mek mutant brain.
MEK Is a Key Regulator of Gliogenesis in the Developing Brain.
Specimen part
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