Prion infection in animals results in neurodegeneration and eventually death. To examine the cellular impact of Prion disease, we profiled non-proliferative fully differentiated C2C12 cells, which can replicate prions to high levels. Results suggest that accumulation of high levels of PrPSc in C2C12 myotubes does not cause any overt cellular dysfunction or molecular pathology.
Infectious prions accumulate to high levels in non proliferative C2C12 myotubes.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Time
View SamplesMicroarray analysis of gene expression in the olfactory epithelium of macrophage depleted mice to study the role of macrophages in regulating neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, and neurogenesis of olfactory sensory neurons
Macrophage-mediated neuroprotection and neurogenesis in the olfactory epithelium.
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View SamplesPolymorphisms in the interleukin-4 receptor chain (IL-4R) have been linked to asthma incidence and severity, but a causal relationship has remained uncertain. In particular, a glutamine to arginine substitution at position 576 (Q576R) of IL-4R has been associated with severe asthma, especially in African Americans. We show that mice carrying the Q576R polymorphism exhibited intense allergen-induced airway inflammation and remodeling. The Q576R polymorphism did not affect proximal signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 6 activation, but synergized with STAT6 in a gene target and tissue-specific manner to mediate heightened expression of a subset of IL-4 and IL-13responsive genes involved in allergic inflammation. Our findings indicate that the Q576R polymorphism directly promotes asthma in carrier populations by selectively augmenting IL-4Rdependent signaling.
Pathogenicity of a disease-associated human IL-4 receptor allele in experimental asthma.
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View SamplesExpression profiling of cultured HL-1 cardiomyocytes subjected to hypoxia for 8 hours.
The VLDL receptor promotes lipotoxicity and increases mortality in mice following an acute myocardial infarction.
Cell line
View SamplesThe impact of specific p53 mutations on ovarian tumor development and response to therapeutic treatment remain limited. Here, using transgenic mouse models of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we demonstrated that the Trp53R172H mutation promotes EOC progression compared to wild-type p53, but with different consequences between heterozygous and homozygous mutation status. EOC expressing heterozygous Trp53R172H mutation has enhanced responsiveness to steroid hormones and at late stage developed mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. These findings open new realms for exploring the interaction between p53 and steroid receptor, and the allelic status of p53 in EOC development and treatment.
Mutant p53 Promotes Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Regulating Tumor Differentiation, Metastasis, and Responsiveness to Steroid Hormones.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesLoss and heterozygosity for NDR1 predisposes mice to T-cell lymphoma development. To analyze mechanisms of tumor development in these mice chemically (ENU)-induced tumors were collected and RNA was extracted.
Ablation of the kinase NDR1 predisposes mice to the development of T cell lymphoma.
Sex, Specimen part, Disease, Treatment
View SamplesThe Runx genes are important in development and cancer, where they can act either as oncogenes or tumour supressors. We compared the effects of ectopic Runx expression in established fibroblasts, where all three genes produce an indistinguishable phenotype entailing epithelioid morphology and increased cell survival under stress conditions. Gene array analysis revealed a strongly overlapping transcriptional signature, with no examples of opposing regulation of the same target gene. A common set of 50 highly regulated genes was identified after further filtering on regulation by inducible RUNX1-ER. This set revealed a strong bias toward genes with annotated roles in cancer and development, and a preponderance of targets encoding extracellular or surface proteins reflecting the marked effects of Runx on cell adhesion.
Gene array analysis reveals a common Runx transcriptional programme controlling cell adhesion and survival.
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View SamplesCumulus-oocyte complexes were isolated a seperate time-points to generate temporal complexes. Targets from two biological replicates at each time point (0h, 8h, 16h post-hCG treatment) were generated and the expression profiles were determined using Affymetrix GeneChip Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Arrays. Comparisons between the sample groups allow the identification of genes with temporal expression patterns.
Gene expression profiles of cumulus cell oocyte complexes during ovulation reveal cumulus cells express neuronal and immune-related genes: does this expand their role in the ovulation process?
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View SamplesA permantly active form of the oncogene Akt was expressed in the keratinocytes of the basal proliferative layer of the epidermis. Stem cells of the hair follicle expressing the cell surface marker CD34 were isolated. RNA form the CD34(+) and CD34(-) keratinocytes was extracted and and hybridized to Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Affymetrix arrays.
Akt signaling leads to stem cell activation and promotes tumor development in epidermis.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying the effect of sleep deprivation in the mouse hippocampus and identified distinct classes of regulated genes during this process.
Genomic analysis of sleep deprivation reveals translational regulation in the hippocampus.
Age, Specimen part, Treatment
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