Normal pregnancy requires adaptations of the maternal vasculature. During preeclampsia these adjustments are not well established, resulting in maternal hypertension and proteinuria. The effects of preeclampsia on the maternal vasculature are not yet fully understood. We aimed to identify gene expression differences in the aorta between non pregnant, healthy pregnant, and experimental preeclamptic rats using a genome wide approach.
Experimental preeclampsia in rats affects vascular gene expression patterns.
Specimen part
View SamplesIn most embryos, the mid-blastula transition is a complex process featuring maternal RNA degradation, cell cycle pause, zygotic transcriptional activation and morphological changes. The nucleocytoplasmic (N/C) ratio has been proposed to control the multiple events at MBT. To understand the global transcriptional response to the changes of the N/C ratio, we profiled wild type and haploid embryos using cDNA microarrays at three developmental stages.
Coupling of zygotic transcription to mitotic control at the Drosophila mid-blastula transition.
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View SamplesKaposis sarcoma-associated hepesvirus (KSHV) encodes four genes with homology to human interferon regulatory factors (IRFs). One of these IRFs, the viral interferon regulatory factor 3 (vIRF-3) is expressed in latently infected PEL cells and required for their continuous proliferation. Moreover, vIRF-3 is known to be involved in modulation of the type I interferon response.
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus viral interferon regulatory factor 3 inhibits gamma interferon and major histocompatibility complex class II expression.
Specimen part, Cell line
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Cellular Differentiation of Human Monocytes Is Regulated by Time-Dependent Interleukin-4 Signaling and the Transcriptional Regulator NCOR2.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesWhole transcriptome profiling (Illumina Microarray) of human ex vivo lymphocytes and monocytes, as well as of human monocyte-derived cells generated in vitro by activating CD14+ monocytes with MCSF, GMCSF or the combination of GMCSF and IL4
Cellular Differentiation of Human Monocytes Is Regulated by Time-Dependent Interleukin-4 Signaling and the Transcriptional Regulator NCOR2.
Specimen part
View SamplesWhole transcriptome profiling (RNA-Seq) of a time kinetics experiment containing human monocyte-derived cells, which were activated with IL4 either directly at the start of the culture, or at different hours after an initial activation with GMCSF alone. Cells being activated solely with GMCSF were added as controls Overall design: CD14+ monocytes were FACS-sorted from blood of human healthy donors and later activated in vitro with either GMCSF alone for 72 hours to obtain Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (0h)] cells as controls, with the combination of GMCSF and IL4 for 72 hours or 144 hours to obtain Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (0-72h)] or Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (0-144h)] cells, respectively, or with first GMCSF and then with the combination of GMCSF and IL4 for different durations. For the latter, monocytes were first activated with GMCSF for either 12, 24, 48 or 72 hours, and then with GMCSF plus IL4 until a total activation time of 144 hours. This resulted in Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (12-144h)], Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (24-144h)] , Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (48-144h)] and Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (72-144h)] cells, respectively.
Cellular Differentiation of Human Monocytes Is Regulated by Time-Dependent Interleukin-4 Signaling and the Transcriptional Regulator NCOR2.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesWhole transcriptome profiling (RNA-Seq) was performed on human Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (0-72h)] cells with either NCOR2 being knocked down or corresponding WT cells Overall design: CD14+ monocytes were FACS-sorted from blood of human healthy donors and later activated in vitro with the combination of GMCSF and IL4 for 72h to obtain Mo-GMCSF[IL4 (0-72h)] cells. During the last 24 hours of activation, either siRNAs targeting NCOR2 or scrambled RNAs were added to obtain NCOR2 knock down cells and corresponding WT cells, respectively
Cellular Differentiation of Human Monocytes Is Regulated by Time-Dependent Interleukin-4 Signaling and the Transcriptional Regulator NCOR2.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesThe Early Growth Response (Egr) family of transcription factors consists of 4 members (Egr1-4) that are expressed in a wide variety of cell types. A large body of evidence point to a role for Egr transcription factors in growth, survival, and differentiation. A major unanswered question is whether Egr transcription factors serve similar functions in diverse cell types by activating a common set of target genes. Signal transduction cascades in neurons and lymphocytes show striking parallels. Activation of either cell type activates the Ras-MAPK pathway and, in parallel, leads to increases in intracellular calcium stimulating the calcineurin-NFAT pathway. In both cell types, the strength of the activation signal affects the cellular outcomes and very strong stimuli lead to cell death. Notably both these pathways converge on the induction of Egr genes. We believe that downstream targets of Egr transcription factors in lymphocytes may also be activated by Egr factors in activated neurons. There is precedence for common target gene activation in these two cell types: apoptosis in both activated T cells and methamphetamine stimulated neurons occurs via FasL induction by NFAT transcription factors. We propose to use developing T lymphocytes (thymocytes) as a model system for discovery of Egr-dependent target genes for several reasons. First, we have observed a prominent survival defect in thymocytes from mice deficient in both Egr1 and Egr3 (1/3 DKO) and a partial differention block in the immature double negative (DN) stage. In addition, thymocytes are an easily manipulatable cell type, and the DN subpopulation affected in 1/3 DKO mice can be isolated to very high purity. We anticipate that 1/3 DKO thymocytes will provide an excellent experimental system that will provide insight into Egr-dependent transcription in neuronal development, activation, and death.
Redundant role for early growth response transcriptional regulators in thymocyte differentiation and survival.
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View SamplesThe aim of this study was to measure the influence of beverages on blood gene expression. We wanted to explore the underlying mechanisms of the cardioprotective effects of red wine.
Analysis with respect to instrumental variables for the exploration of microarray data structures.
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells and C1q differentially regulate inflammatory gene induction by lupus immune complexes.
Specimen part, Treatment, Subject
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