MDA-MB-231 and T47D human breast cancer cells were chronically treated with the novel STAT3/5 inhibitor SH-4-54 for 60 and 30 days, respectively. Surviving treatment-resistant individual clones were isolated and characterized for their phosphorylated STAT3 and phosphorylated STAT5 status. 3 biological replicates of mRNA from a representative resistant clone derived from both MDA-MB-231 and T47D cells, in parallel with mRNA from their respective wild-type counterparts, was subjected to NextGeneration Sequencing to analyze changes in gene expression between untreated and resistant cells.
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View SamplesRNA seq analyses were performed in granulosa cells (GCs) collected from gonadotropin treated ESR2 mutant rats. Data obtained from a null mutant with Esr2 exon 3 deletion (?3) and another DNA binding domain (DBD) mutant with exon 4 deletion (?4) were compared to that of wildtype (WT) rats. The raw data were analyzed using CLC genomics workbench. High quality RNA-sequencing reads were aligned to the Rattus norvegicus genome. Differentially expressed genes in ?3 or ?4 Esr2-mutant GCs were identified based on the following criteria: FDR p-Value =0.05 and an absolute fold change of 2. Fewer differentially expressed genes were identified in ?3 compared to the ?4 mutant group. As both of the mutant groups demonstrated a common phenotype of ovulation failure, differentially expressed genes common to both in ?3 and ?4 mutant rats were emphasized and further analyzed in the companion article “ESR2 regulates granulosa cell genes essential for follicle maturation and ovulation” (Khristi et al., 2018).
ESR2 regulates granulosa cell genes essential for follicle maturation and ovulation.
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View SamplesThe goal of this study was to perform RNA-seq on postnatal day 12 mouse oocytes to quantify gene expression.
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View SamplesThe impact of the transcriptome-wide alternative splicing on proteomic-wide protein subcellular localization was investigated by analyzing RNA-Seq data.
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View SamplesWhole exome and RNA sequencing of a triple negative breast cancer patient. Whole exome sequencing was performed on peripheral blood, primary tumor and two metastatic sites. RNA sequencing was performed on the final metastasis.
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View SamplesEstrogens are traditionally considered to be female sex steroid hormones and most of the studies examining estrogen regulation of metabolic function in the liver have been conducted in females. However, the liver expresses high levels of estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) in both males and females, which mediates the hepatic response to estrogens. In this study, we investigated whether metabolic disorders in Esr1 knockout (Esr1-/-) male rats were linked with loss of transcriptional regulation by ESR1 in liver. To identify the ESR1 regulated genes in the mutant liver, RNA-sequencing was performed on liver RNAs purified from young male rats. The raw data were analyzed using the CLC Genomics Workbench and high-quality RNA-sequencing reads were aligned to the Rattus norvegicus genome. Transcriptome data obtained from Esr1-/- liver RNAs were compared to that of wild type rats. Based on an absolute fold change of 2 with a p-value = 0.05, a total of 618 differentially expressed genes were identified in the Esr1-/- male liver. Pathway analyses demonstrated that the majority of differentially expressed genes are regulators of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the liver.
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View SamplesDysregulated inflammation is implicated in the pathobiology of aging, yet platelet-leukocyte interactions and downstream inflammatory gene synthesis in older adults remains poorly understood. Highly-purified human platelets and monocytes were isolated from healthy younger (age<45, n=37) and older (age60, n=30) adults and incubated together under autologous and non-autologous conditions. Inflammatory gene synthesis by monocytes, basally and in the presence of platelets, was examined. Next-generation RNA-sequencing allowed for unbiased profiling of the platelet transcriptome in aging. Basal IL-8 and MCP-1 synthesis by monocytes alone did not differ between older and younger adults. However, in the presence of autologous platelets, monocytes from older adults synthesized greater IL-8 (415 vs. 92 ng/mL, p<0.0001) and MCP-1 (867150 vs. 21636 ng/mL, p<0.0001) than younger adults. Non-autologous experiments demonstrated that platelets from older adults were sufficient for upregulating inflammatory gene synthesis by monocytes. Using RNA-seq followed by validation via RT-PCR and immunoblot, we discovered that granzyme A (GrmA), a serine protease not previously identified in human platelets, is increased in aging (~9-fold vs. younger adults, p<0.05) and governs increased IL-8 and MCP-1 synthesis through TLR4 and caspase-1. Inhibiting GrmA reduced the excessive IL-8 and MCP-1 synthesis in older adults to levels similar to younger adults. In summary, human aging is associated with changes in the platelet transcriptome and proteome. GrmA is present and bioactive in human platelets, is higher in older adults, and controls inflammatory gene synthesis by monocytes. Alterations in the platelet molecular signature and downstream signaling to monocytes may contribute to dysregulated inflammatory syndromes and adverse outcomes in older adults.
Granzyme A in Human Platelets Regulates the Synthesis of Proinflammatory Cytokines by Monocytes in Aging.
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View SamplesTranscriptome seqeunecing on 16 paired HCCs and non-tumorous livers to investigate the effect of HBV integration
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View Samplesold and young human cardiac fibroblasts plus those treated with rapamycin and methionine restriction or a combination of both
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