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GSE46004
Mus musculus
6 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Array (mogene10st)
Description
We used microarrays to establish whether EBF1 and Pax5 repress similar or unique genes. We found that EBF1 uniquely represses the expression of the T-lineage transcription factor Gata3.
Publication Title
Transcriptional repression of Gata3 is essential for early B cell commitment.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 232 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
Systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SoJIA) represents up to 20% of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). We have previously reported that this disease is Interleukin 1 (IL1)-mediated, and that IL-1 blockade results in clinical remission in the majority of patients. The diagnosis of SoJIA, however, still relies on clinical findings as no specific diagnostic tests are available, which leads to delays in the initiation of specific therapy. To identify specific diagnostic markers, we analyzed gene expression profiles in 19 pediatric patients with SoJIA during the systemic phase of the disease (fever and/or arthritis), 25 SoJIA patients with no systemic symptoms (arthritis only or no symptoms), 39 healthy controls, 94 pediatric patients with acute viral and bacterial infections (available under GSE6269), 38 pediatric patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and 6 patients with a second IL-1 mediated disease known as PAPA syndrome. Statistical group comparison and class prediction identified genes differentially expressed in SoJIA patients compared to healthy children. These genes, however, were also changed in patients with acute infections and SLE. By performing an analysis of significance across all diagnostic groups, we generated a list of 88 SoJIA-specific genes (p<0.01 in SoJIA and >0.5 in all other groups). A subset of 12/88 genes permitted us to accurately classify an independent test set of SoJIA patients with systemic disease. We were also able to identify a group of transcripts that changed significantly in patients undergoing IL-1 blockade. Thus, analysis of transcriptional signatures from SoJIA blood leukocytes can help distinguishing this disease from other febrile illnesses and assessing response to therapy. Availability of accurate diagnostic markers for SoJIA patients may allow prompt initiation of effective therapy and prevention of long-term disabilities.
Publication Title
Blood leukocyte microarrays to diagnose systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis and follow the response to IL-1 blockade.
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Sex, Age, Treatment, Race
View Samples- Arabidopsis thaliana
- 18 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Arabidopsis ATH1 Genome Array (ath1121501)
Description
Plants are known to be responsive to volatiles, but knowledge about the molecular players involved in transducing their perception remain scarce.
Publication Title
WRKY40 and WRKY6 act downstream of the green leaf volatile E-2-hexenal in Arabidopsis.
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Treatment
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 7 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST Array (hugene10st)
Description
Mammalian mRNAs are generated by complex and coordinated biogenesis pathways and acquire 5'-end m7G caps that play fundamental roles in processing and translation. Here we show that several selenoprotein mRNAs are not recognized efficiently by translation initiation factor eIF4E because they bear a hypermethylated cap. This cap modification is acquired via a 5end maturation pathway similar to that of the small nucle(ol)ar RNAs (sn- and snoRNAs). Our findings also establish that the trimethylguanosine synthase 1 (Tgs1) interacts with selenoprotein mRNAs for cap hypermethylation and that assembly chaperones and core proteins devoted to sn- and snoRNP maturation contribute to recruiting Tgs1 to selenoprotein mRNPs. We further demonstrate that the hypermethylated-capped selenoprotein mRNAs localize to the cytoplasm, are associated with polysomes and thus translated. Moreover, we found that the activity of Tgs1, but not of eIF4E, is required for the synthesis of the GPx1 selenoprotein in vivo.
Publication Title
Hypermethylated-capped selenoprotein mRNAs in mammals.
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Cell line
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
We have determined that sustained expression of EBF suppresses alternate lineage genes independently of Pax5.
Publication Title
Transcription factor EBF restricts alternative lineage options and promotes B cell fate commitment independently of Pax5.
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View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 119 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
Each infectious agent represents a unique combination of pathogen-associated molecular patterns that interact with specific pattern-recognition receptors expressed on immune cells. Therefore, we surmised that the blood immune cells of individuals with different infections might bear discriminative transcriptional signatures. Gene expression profiles were obtained for 131 peripheral blood samples from pediatric patients with acute infections caused by influenza A virus, Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) or Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae) bacteria. Thirty-five genes were identified that best discriminate patients with influenza A virus infection from patients with either E coli or S pneumoniae infection. These genes classified with 95% accuracy (35 of 37 samples) an independent set of patients with either influenza A, E coli, or S pneumoniae infection. A different signature discriminated patients with E coli versus S aureus infections with 85% accuracy (34 of 40). Furthermore, distinctive gene expression patterns were observed in patients presenting with respiratory infections of different etiologies. Thus, microarray analyses of patient peripheral blood leukocytes might assist in the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases.
Publication Title
Gene expression patterns in blood leukocytes discriminate patients with acute infections.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Treatment, Race
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 340 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
The analysis of patient blood transcriptional profiles offers a means to investigate the immunological mechanisms relevant to human diseases on a genome-wide scale. In addition, such studies provide a basis for the discovery of clinically relevant biomarker signatures. We designed a strategy for microarray analysis that is based on the identification of transcriptional modules formed by genes coordinately expressed in multiple disease data sets. Mapping changes in gene expression at the module level generated disease-specific transcriptional fingerprints that provide a stable framework for the visualization and functional interpretation of microarray data. These transcriptional modules were used as a basis for the selection of biomarkers and the development of a multivariate transcriptional indicator of disease progression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Thus, this work describes the implementation and application of a methodology designed to support systems-scale analysis of the human immune system in translational research settings.
Publication Title
A modular analysis framework for blood genomics studies: application to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Race
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 271 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
We designed a strategy for microarray analysis that is based on the identification of transcriptional modules formed by genes coordinately expressed in multiple disease data sets. Mapping changes in gene expression at the module level generated disease-specific transcriptional fingerprints that provide a stable framework for the visualization and functional interpretation of microarray data.
Publication Title
A modular analysis framework for blood genomics studies: application to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Race
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 154 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
Transcriptional modules were used as a basis for the selection of biomarkers and the development of a multivariate transcriptional indicator of disease progression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Publication Title
A modular analysis framework for blood genomics studies: application to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Race
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina MouseRef-8 v2.0 expression beadchip
Description
Sustained Ca2+ entry into CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes is required for positive selection. We identified a voltage-gated Na+ channel (VGSC), essential for positive selection of CD4+ T cells. Pharmacological inhibition of VGSC activity inhibited sustained Ca2+ influx induced by positive-selecting ligands and in vitro positive selection of CD4+ but not CD8+ T cells. In vivo shRNA knockdown of Scn5a specifically inhibited positive selection of CD4+ T cells. Ectopic expression of VGSC in peripheral AND CD4+ T cells bestowed the ability to respond to a positively selecting ligand, directly demonstrating VGSC expression was responsible for increased sensitivity. Thus active VGSCs in thymocytes provides a mechanism by which a weak positive selecting signal can induce sustained Ca2+ signals required for CD4+ T cell development.
Publication Title
A voltage-gated sodium channel is essential for the positive selection of CD4(+) T cells.
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Specimen part
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