CD4+ helper T cells are critical for immunological response. Th2 cells, a subset of CD4+ helper T cells, are responsible for asthma and other immune diseases. We found a Th2 secreted protein, ExtraCellular Matrix protein 1 (ECM1), which is highly induced by classic IL-4 signaling pathway during helper T cells differentiation.
ECM1 controls T(H)2 cell egress from lymph nodes through re-expression of S1P(1).
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View SamplesInnate immunity is the first line of defense against viral and microbial pathogens. BMDC is critical for innate immunity. To investigate the complicated net signaling after virus invasion, we did a cDNA microarray analysis of BMDC with or without Sendai Virus infection. We used microarrays to find proteins that upregulated by Sendai Virus infection and investigated if these proteins had functions in regulating Sendai Virus induced signaling pathway.
Guanylate binding protein 4 negatively regulates virus-induced type I IFN and antiviral response by targeting IFN regulatory factor 7.
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Generation of genetically modified mice by oocyte injection of androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells.
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Generation of haploid embryonic stem cells from Macaca fascicularis monkey parthenotes.
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View SamplesHaploid cells are amenable for genetic analysis because they contain only one set of chromosomes.Here,we report the derivation of haESCs from androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, which we designated AG-haESCs, express classical ESC markers, are pluripotent, and contribute to various tissues including the germline upon injection into diploid blastocysts.
Generation of genetically modified mice by oocyte injection of androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells.
Specimen part
View SamplesHaploid cells are amenable for genetic analysis because they contain only one set of chromosomes. Here,we report the derivation of haESCs from monkey parthenogenic blastocysts. These cells, which we designated PG-haESCs (parthenogenic haploid embryonic stem cells), express classical ESC markers, are pluripotent, and can differentiate to different cell lines from all three embryonic germ layers in vivo and in vitro.
Generation of haploid embryonic stem cells from Macaca fascicularis monkey parthenotes.
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View SamplesThe WHV/c-myc transgenic mouse is an animal model of hepatocarcinogenesis that can exquisitely mimic the cancer staging in human Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in which the c-myc oncogene is activated by adjacent woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) DNA sequences. Compared to other models of c-myc transgenic mice, WHV/c-myc mice stably develop HCC with a relatively short latent period of 8 to 12 months, with a high (near 100%) tumor incidence.
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View SamplesHistone methylation is a complex posttranslational modification regulating transcription and chromatin dynamics, and plays important roles in development and disease processes. Recent studies indicate that histone lysine methylation is a reversible modification and several JmjC-domain-containing proteins have been identified as histone lysine demethylases. Here we show that KIAA1718, a JmjC-domain-containing protein, is a histone demethylase. KIAA1718 demethylated dimethylation of H3 lysine 9 and 27 (H3K9me2 and H3K27me2), two important epigenetic marks associated with embryonic development6-10. In mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs), KIAA1718 expression increased at the early phase of neural differentiation. RNA interference inhibition of KIAA1718 blocked neural differentiation and the effect was rescued by wild-type human gene, but not by a catalytically inactive mutant. In chick embryos, KIAA1718 is exclusively expressed in the epiblast cells of the primitive streak, an organizer contributing to neural induction. Knockdown of KIAA1718 resulted in defects in neural formation, while its overexpression led to neural expansion. The pro-neural effect is mediated through transcriptional activation of FGF4, a growth factor implicated in neural induction. Thus, our study identifies a dual specific histone demethylase as a novel epigenetic factor integrated with growth factor signaling, which has important roles in the early neural development.
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View SamplesCompare the gene expression profiles of ESCs stably expressing control and KIAA1718 short hairpin RNA, using Affymetrix microarray.
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View SamplesWe reasoned that the pi-RISC, by virtue of the enormous sequence portfolio of piRNAs, might mediate elimination of a large variety of mRNAs in late stages of spermiogenesis. Both Miwi-null and Caf1-null mice showed early spermiogenic arrest, preventing us from determining the role of MIWI and CAF1 in elongating spermatids using the existing genetic models.
Pachytene piRNAs instruct massive mRNA elimination during late spermiogenesis.
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