Using a mouse model overexpressing human SNCA and profiling the striatal transcriptome, we assessed gene-environment interactions to reveal perturbations in gene expression and their modulation through chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) exposure. Overall design: Using a 2x2 factorial design, we cross-compared a line of transgenic mice overexpressing human SNCA with wildtype animals, and the effects of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) with standard housing conditions. Employing RNA-seq, we profiled gene expression in the striatum of 6-month-old female animals.
Distinct Stress Response and Altered Striatal Transcriptome in Alpha-Synuclein Overexpressing Mice.
Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesUsing a mouse model overexpressing human SNCA and profiling the striatal transcriptome, we assessed gene-environment interactions to reveal perturbations in gene expression and their modulation through chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) exposure. Overall design: Using a 2x2 factorial design, we cross-compared a line of transgenic mice overexpressing human SNCA with wildtype animals, and the effects of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) with standard housing conditions. Employing RNA-seq, we profiled gene expression in the striatum of 6-month-old female animals.
Distinct Stress Response and Altered Striatal Transcriptome in Alpha-Synuclein Overexpressing Mice.
Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View Samples5 arrays from obese insulin-resistant and lean insulin-sensitive females adipose tissue at fasting and after 3h hyperinsulinemia
Adipose tissue gene expression analysis reveals changes in inflammatory, mitochondrial respiratory and lipid metabolic pathways in obese insulin-resistant subjects.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesTwo pancreatic cancer cell lines with different metastatic and growth potential were compared under hypoxic conditions and under normal atmospheric oxygen pressure. The FG cell lines shows very few metastases and slow growth in mouse xenograft models. L3.6pl, derived from FG by cycles re-implantation of metastatic cells obtained after orthotopic tumor growth in nude mice, shows high motility, aggressive growth and very high metastatic potential
Hypoxia-independent gene expression mediated by SOX9 promotes aggressive pancreatic tumor biology.
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View SamplesThe stromal microenvironment plays a vital role in cancer initiation and progression. We performed a comparative expression profiling of pulmonary MSC derived from NSCLC and corresponding normal lung tissue of 5 newly diagnosed patients. The analysis indicated variable expression of genes involved in DNA repair, apoptosis, proliferation or angiogenesis between NSCLC-MSC and NLT-MSC.
Mesenchymal stem cells in non-small cell lung cancer--different from others? Insights from comparative molecular and functional analyses.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesVascular permeability reflects changes in the function of the endothelium, its interendothelial junctions and transcellular delivery. Here, we show that common molecular mechanisms exist between VEGF and histamine in regulating vascular hyperpermeability. Crosstalk between downstream signaling of VEGF and histamine receptors are involved in calcium signaling and cell proliferation. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of vascular permeability is crucial in order to reduce vascular hyperpermeability and oedema in various pathological conditions and in VEGF therapy. Overall design: In despite of the substantial knowledge of VEGF and histamine signal transduction and their physiological responses, molecular mechanisms inducing endothelial cell permeability and proliferation have remained inconclusive. To monitor the transcriptional alteration of proteins known to regulate the endothelial permeability, next-generation RNA sequencing was used. Fold changes of several genes known to regulate calcium signaling, cell adhesion, cell proliferation, ion flux and immune response were compared between the permeabilizing agents.
Differential regulation of angiogenic cellular processes and claudin-5 by histamine and VEGF via PI3K-signaling, transcription factor SNAI2 and interleukin-8.
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View SamplesThe 14-week experiment included three groups: 1) the Acute Cpn group, with one C. pneumoniae inoculation at the age of 9 wks; 2) the Chronic Cpn group, with three C. pneumoniae inoculations at the age of 9, 11, and 13 wks; and 3) the control group, with three SPG inoculations at the age of 9, 11, and 13 wks. The mice were sacrificed at the age of 14 wks. The 24-week experiment included four groups: 1) the recurrent A. actinomycetemcomitans infection group, with ten A. actinomycetemcomitans inoculations once a week from the age of 14 to 23 wks; 2) the chronic C. pneumoniae infection group, with three C. pneumoniae inoculations at the age of 9, 11, and 13 wks; 3) the combined chronic C. pneumoniae and recurrent A. actinomycetemcomitans infection group, with three C. pneumoniae inoculations at the age of 9, 11, and 13 wks, and ten A. actinomycetemcomitans inoculations once a week from the age of 14 to 23 wks; and 4) the control group, with three SPG inoculations at the age of 9, 11, and 13 wks, and ten 0.9% NaCl inoculations once a week from the age of 14 to 23 wks. The mice were sacrificed at the age of 24 wks.Epididymal and inguinal AT gene expression was analyzed using an Illumina Mouse WG-6 v2.0 platform.
The effect of proatherogenic pathogens on adipose tissue transcriptome and fatty acid distribution in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
Sex, Age, Specimen part
View SamplesBlood from subjects with cardioembolic stroke and controls was collected, and the RNA extracted was interrogated and whole genome U133 Affymetrix Arrays. Twenty-three control samples and sixty-nine cardioembolic stroke samples were assayed.
Gene expression in peripheral immune cells following cardioembolic stroke is sexually dimorphic.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesThese data represents a microgenomic approach to dissect the response of the plant steroid hormone, brassinosteroid, in the provascular tissue of the arabidopsis thaliana primary roots. We used two different provascular markers, wooden leg (WOL) and corona (ATHB15) to profile the provascular response to BRs. We used a timecourse analysis with 4 different timepoint; 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 hours treated with BRs in the WOL domain. Additional trasncriptomic responses of the ATHB15 domain were analyzed after 2 hours BRs treatment.
Regulation of plant stem cell quiescence by a brassinosteroid signaling module.
Specimen part, Time
View SamplesIn this study, we set out to identify those molecular features of the POU transcription factor Oct4 that are responsible for inducing pluripotency in somatic cells. Oct4 is known to have a strong preference to cooperate with Sox2 on heterodimeric SoxOct elements predominantly found in enhancers of genes expressed in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). To test whether this partnership is specific to Oct4, we compared its DNA recognition and reprogramming activities to the paralogous transcription factor Oct6, which cannot induce and maintain pluripotency in mouse cells. By analyzing ChIP-Seq data and performing quantitative dimerization assays, we found that in somatic cells, instead of heterodimerzing with Sox-factors, Oct6 more potently homodimerizes on OctOct elements. We identified that a single amino acid is crucial in directing binding to the respective composite DNA element. As a consequence, just changing this one amino acid hampers Oct4 in generating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In contrast, the reverse mutation in Oct6 did not augment its reprogramming activity. This was achieved with at least two additional exchanges. In summary, we demonstrate that cell-type specific POU factor function is determined by a limited set of residues that affect DNA and partner factor interactions. Such relatively minor changes lead to a pronounced impact on regulatory function and reprogramming activity.
Changing POU dimerization preferences converts Oct6 into a pluripotency inducer.
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