Selenium (Se) is an essential nutrient for beef cattle health and commercial production. The molecular mechanisms responsible for the physiological responses of the animal to dietary Se supplementation, however, have not been evaluated. Furthermore, the potential effect of two chemical forms (organic vs. inorganic) of Se on gene expression by Se-sufficient cattle has not been evaluated.
Dietary supplementation of selenium in inorganic and organic forms differentially and commonly alters blood and liver selenium concentrations and liver gene expression profiles of growing beef heifers.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe traditional view of hematopoiesis has been that all the cells of the peripheral blood are the progeny of a unitary homogeneous pool of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Recent evidence suggests that the hematopoietic system is actually maintained by a consortium of HSC subtypes with distinct functional characteristics. We show here that myeloid-biased HSCs (My-HSCs) and lymphoid-biased (Ly-HSCs) can be purified according to their capacity for Hoechst dye efflux in combination with canonical HSC markers.
Distinct hematopoietic stem cell subtypes are differentially regulated by TGF-beta1.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesWe use time series RNA-seq to conduct a genome-wide survey of the temporal transcriptome response of human embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived neural progenitor cells (NPCs) exposed to lead. Overall design: NPCs were derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) with a modified protocol from a previously reported protocol (Chambers et al. 2009) (Methods). We used lead acetate to treat NPCs at two different concentrations, 3 µM and 30 µM.
RNA-Seq of Human Neural Progenitor Cells Exposed to Lead (Pb) Reveals Transcriptome Dynamics, Splicing Alterations and Disease Risk Associations.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesFollowing exposure to vaccines, antigen-specific CD8+ T-cell responses develop as long-term memory pools. Novel vaccine strategies based on adenoviral vectors, e.g. those developed for HCV, are able to induce and sustain substantial CD8+ T-cell populations. How such populations evolve following vaccination remains to be defined at a transcriptional level. We addressed the transcriptional regulation of divergent CD8+ T-cell memory pools induced by an adenoviral vector encoding a model antigen (beta-galactosidase). We observe transcriptional profiles that mimic those following infection with persistent pathogens, murine and human cytomegalovirus (CMV). Key transcriptional hallmarks include up-regulation of homing receptors, and anti-apoptotic pathways, driven by conserved networks of transcription factors, including T-bet (TBX21). In humans, a novel adenovirus vaccine induced similar CMV-like phenotypes and underlying transcription factor regulation. These data clarify the core features of CD8+ T-cell memory following vaccination with adenovirus vectors and indicate a conserved pathway for memory development shared with persistent herpesviruses.
Adenoviral Vector Vaccination Induces a Conserved Program of CD8(+) T Cell Memory Differentiation in Mouse and Man.
Specimen part
View SamplesGSM48315-GSM48332: Ten cells from C57Bl/6 male mouse bone marrow (SP or CD8 T cells) were sorted into individual wells of 96-well plates. The mRNA of these cells was amplified by the global single cell RT-PCR method and biotinylated targets were generated after optimal digestion with DNAse I.
Evidence for diversity in transcriptional profiles of single hematopoietic stem cells.
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View SamplesNPTX1 is a key inducer of neural lineages from the human ESC.
NPTX1 regulates neural lineage specification from human pluripotent stem cells.
Cell line, Time
View SamplesWe did the RNA-seq analysis to examine the global impact of Nicotinamide (NAM) on hiPSC-derived RPE transcriptome in order to better understand the mechanism of action of NAM. NAM inhibited the expression of Age related Macular degeneration (AMD) associated protein transcripts in hiPSC-derived RPE. Overall design: Seven hiPSC-RPE lines (4 AMD donors and 3 Control donors) that had been cultured with 10mM NAM or vehicle for three weeks were used for RNA extraction and RNA-seq analysis. We treated 4 AMD hiPSC-RPE and 3 Control hiPSC-RPE lines with 10mM NAM or vehicle.
Nicotinamide Ameliorates Disease Phenotypes in a Human iPSC Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesDespite the prevalence and recognition of its detrimental impact, clinical complications of sepsis remain a major challenge. Here, we investigated the effects of myeloid ferritin heavy chain (FtH) in regulating the pathogenic sequelae of sepsis. We demonstrate that deletion of myeloid FtH leads to tolerance towards sepsis as evidenced by reduced serum cytokine levels, multi-organ dysfunction and subsequent mortality. We identified that such tolerance is predominantly mediated by the compensatory increase in circulating ferritin (ferritin light chain; FtL) in the absence of myeloid FtH. Our in vitro and in vivo studies indicate that prior exposure to ferritin provides significant tolerance to the septic process by restraining an otherwise dysregulated response to infection. These findings are mediated by an inhibitory action of ferritin on NF-?B activation and its downstream effects. Taken together, our findings suggest an essential immunomodulatory function for circulating ferritin and enhances our understanding of this acute phase reactant. Overall design: Total RNA were isolated from blood leukocytes of wild type FtH mice and Myeloid deficient FtH mice following sham and CLP surgery. Three biological replicates were considered for each genotype and surgery type.
Ferritin Light Chain Confers Protection Against Sepsis-Induced Inflammation and Organ Injury.
Cell line, Subject
View SamplesTo assess gene expression changes in Irgm1 (Lrg-47) deficient HSCs
Irgm1 protects hematopoietic stem cells by negative regulation of IFN signaling.
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View SamplesThe goal of this analysis was to assess the similarity in transcriptomes between WT and Coro1-/- across regulatory and conventional T cells. Overall design: mRNA profiles of wild-type and Coronin1A knockout from murine regulatory (trg) and conventional (con) T cells were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina TruSeq stranded mRNA sample kit.
Disruption of Coronin 1 Signaling in T Cells Promotes Allograft Tolerance while Maintaining Anti-Pathogen Immunity.
Specimen part, Subject
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