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GSE32325
Homo sapiens
8 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST Array [transcript (gene) version (huex10st)
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This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Publication Title
Combined chromatin and expression analysis reveals specific regulatory mechanisms within cytokine genes in the macrophage early immune response.
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Cell line
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 8 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST Array [transcript (gene) version (huex10st)
Description
Macrophages play a critical role in innate immunity, and the expression of early response genes orchestrate much of the initial response of the immune system. Macrophages undergo extensive transcriptional reprogramming in response to inflammatory stimuli such as Lipopolysaccharide (LPS). To identify gene transcription regulation patterns involved in early innate immune responses, we used two genome-wide approaches - gene expression profiling and chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) analysis. We examined the effect of 2 hrs LPS stimulation on early gene expression and its relation to chromatin remodeling (H3 acetylation; H3Ac) and promoter binding of Sp1 and RNA polymerase II phosphorylated at serine 5 (S5P RNAPII), which is a marker for transcriptional initiation. Our results indicate novel and alternative gene regulatory mechanisms for certain proinflammatory genes. We identified two groups of up-regulated inflammatory genes with respect to chromatin modification and promoter features. One group, including highly up-regulated genes such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF), was characterized by H3Ac, high CpG content and lack of TATA boxes. The second group, containing inflammatory mediators (interleukins and CCL chemokines), was up-regulated upon LPS stimulation despite lacking H3Ac in their annotated promoters, which were low in CpG content but did contain TATA boxes. Genome-wide analysis showed that few H3Ac peaks were unique to either +/-LPS condition. However, within these, an unpacking/expansion of already existing H3Ac peaks was observed upon LPS stimulation. In contrast, a significant proportion of S5P RNAPII peaks (approx 40%) was unique to either condition. Furthermore, data indicated a large portion of previously unannotated TSSs, particularly in LPS-stimulated macrophages, where only 28% of unique S5P RNAPII peaks overlap annotated promoters. The regulation of the inflammatory response appears to occur in a very specific manner at the chromatin level for specific genes and this study highlights the level of fine-tuning that occurs in the immune response.
Publication Title
Combined chromatin and expression analysis reveals specific regulatory mechanisms within cytokine genes in the macrophage early immune response.
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Cell line
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 6 Downloadable Samples
NextSeq 500
Description
To understand the the effect of antagomir-17 treatment on human endothelial cells derived from human umbilical cord blood (UCB) CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells, we have employed mRNA sequencing. The antagomiR-17 used in this study was purchased from Dharmacon and cell transfection was performed using Lipofectamine RNAiMAx from Life Technologies. Scramble antagomiR from Ambion was used as control. Cells were transfected with antagomiR-17 or scrambled antagomiR for 48 hours. After 48 h, the cells were collected, RNA was isolated and RNA samples were shipped to Exiqon Services, Denmark for mRNA sequencing. All sequencing experiments (RNA integrity measurements, library preparation and next generation sequencing) were conducted at Exiqon Services, Denmark. Overall design: CD34+ endothelial cells differentiated from umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells (CD34+) were treated with 50 nM antagomiR-17 (Dharmacon) or scrambled antagomiR (Ambion) using Lipofectamine RNAiMAx (Life Technologies) for 48 h. Three replicates were used for each condition (i.e. antagomiR-17 and scramble antagomiR conditions).
Publication Title
Synthetic microparticles conjugated with VEGF<sub>165</sub> improve the survival of endothelial progenitor cells via microRNA-17 inhibition.
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No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
Cancer is a disease of both genetic and epigenetic changes. While increasing evidence demonstrates that oncogenic progression entails chromatin-mediated changes such as DNA methylation, the role of histone variants in cancer initiation and progression currently remains unexplored. Here, we report that the histone variant macroH2A (mH2A) suppresses tumour progression of malignant melanoma.
Publication Title
The histone variant macroH2A suppresses melanoma progression through regulation of CDK8.
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Specimen part, Disease
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 18 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Human Exon 1.0 ST Array (huex10st)
Description
We compared the transcriptome at gene expression level in hypoxic and normoxic conditions.
Publication Title
Continuous hypoxic culturing of human embryonic stem cells enhances SSEA-3 and MYC levels.
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Cell line, Treatment, Time
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 2000
Description
In other to assess functional involvement of Klf5 in DR regulation, we made liver-specific Klf5 knockout mice. Ductular reaction upon cholestatic liver injury is severely suppressed in these mice. We conducted RNA-seq analysis on the BECs from control mice and Klf5 LKO mice upon DDC injury to further elucidate the Klf5 functions. Overall design: Single-end RNA-seq of total RNAs extracted from BECs of Klf5 LKO mice upon DDC injury for 1wk
Publication Title
The transcription factor Klf5 is essential for intrahepatic biliary epithelial tissue remodeling after cholestatic liver injury.
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Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 16 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
c-Myc is one of key players that are crucially involved in maintaining the undifferentiated state and the self-renewal of ESCs. To understand the mechanism by which c-Myc helps preserve these prominent characteristics of ESCs, we generated null-ES cells for the Max gene, which encodes the best characterized partner protein for all Myc family proteins. Although Myc/Max complexes have been widely regarded as crucial regulators of the ESC status, our data reveal that ESCs do not absolutely require these complexes in so-called ground state or related conditons and that this requirement is restricted to conventional ES culture conditions without using a MAPK inhibitor.
Publication Title
Indefinite self-renewal of ESCs through Myc/Max transcriptional complex-independent mechanisms.
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Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 3 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
Shikonin is a active component isolated from the roots of the traditional Chinese herb Lithospermum erythrorhizon and exhibits multiple pharmacological properties, such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor effects. Here, the effects of shikonin on the gene expression of human lymphoma U937 cells were investigated using an Affymetrix GeneChip system. The cells were treated with 100 nM shikonin, and followed by incubation for 3h at 37C. Flow cytometry analysis with Annexin-V and propidium iodide demonstrated that no cell death was observed in the cells at 100 nM shikonin. Of approximately 47,000 probe sets analyzed, many genes that were differentially expressed by a factor 2.0 or greater were identified in the cells treated with the compound.
Publication Title
Chemical inducers of heat shock proteins derived from medicinal plants and cytoprotective genes response.
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Cell line, Treatment
View Samples- Anopheles gambiae
- 44 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 2000
Description
Malaria infection renders humans more attractive to Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes than uninfected people. The mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we show that an isoprenoid precursor produced by Plasmodium falciparum, (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl pyrophosphate (HMBPP), affects A. gambiae s.l. blood meal seeking and feeding behaviors, as well as susceptibility to infection. HMBPP acts indirectly by triggering human red blood cells to increase the release of CO2, aldehydes, and monoterpenes, which together enhance vector attraction, and stimulate vector feeding. When offered in a blood meal, HMBPP modulates neural, antimalarial, and oogenic gene transcription without affecting mosquito survival or fecundity, while in a P. falciparum infected blood meal, sporogony is increased. Overall design: Differential expression was quantified from whole body of mosquitoes in biological triplicates at 1, 3, 6 and 24 hours post treatment with either RBCs or hmbRBCs.
Publication Title
A key malaria metabolite modulates vector blood seeking, feeding, and susceptibility to infection.
Sample Metadata Fields
Subject, Time
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 21 Downloadable Samples
Description
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) were specified as ventral telencephalic neuroectoderm (day 4) and then into medial ganglionic emininence (MGE)-like progenitors (day 15) and were subsequently differentiated into cortical interneuron (cIN)-like cells (day 25-35), by modification of previously published protocols. RNA-seq analysis at days 0, 4, 15, 25, and 35 defined transcriptome signatures for MGE and cIN cell identity. Further integration of these gene expression signatures with ChIP-seq for the NKX2-1 transcription factor in MGE-like progenitors defined NKX2-1 putative direct targets, including genes involved in both MGE specification and in several aspects of later cIN differentiation (migration, synaptic function). Among the NKX2-1 direct targets with MGE and cIN enriched expression was CHD2, a chromatin remodeling protein. Since CHD2 haploinsufficiency can cause epilepsy and/or autism, which can involve altered cIN development or function, we evaluated CHD2 requirements in these processes. Transcriptome changes were evaluated in CHD2 knockdown MGE-like progenitors at day 15, revealing diminished expression of genes involved in MGE specification and cIN differentiation including channel and synaptic genes implicated in epilepsy, while later cIN electrophysiological properties were also altered. We defined some shared cis-regulatory elements bound by both NKX2-1 and CHD2 and characterized their ability to cooperatively regulate cIN gene transcription through these elements. We used these data to construct regulatory networks underlying MGE specification and cIN differentiation and to define requirements for CHD2 and its ability to cofunction with NKX2-1 in this process. Overall design: To comprehensively define changes in gene expression profiles that accompany cortical interneuron (cIN) specification and differentiation process, we have performed RNA sequencing analysis at days 0 (hESCs), 4, 15, 25, and 35. To understand the gene regulatory networks through which NKX2-1 may directly control these processes, we defined its direct targets by performing NKX2-1 ChIP-seq in day 15 MGE-like cells. Chromatin enrichment for NKX2-1 binding was compared to input and IgG controls. To define the CHD2-dependent gene expression programs during cIN specification, we used CHD2 knockdown (KD) to conduct RNA-seq analysis in d15 CHD2 KD MGE-like cells.
Publication Title
Regulatory networks specifying cortical interneurons from human embryonic stem cells reveal roles for CHD2 in interneuron development.
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