The expression level of a gene is often used as a proxy for determining whether the protein or RNA product is functional in a cell or tissue. Therefore, it is of fundamental importance to understand the global distribution of gene expression levels, and to be able to interpret it mechanistically and functionally. Here we use RNA sequencing of mouse Th2 cells, coupled with a range of other techniques, to show that all genes can be separated, based on their expression abundance, into two distinct groups: one group comprising of lowly expressed and putatively non-functional mRNAs, and the other of highly expressed mRNAs with active chromatin marks at their promoters. Similar observations are made in other data sets, including sources such as Drosophila. Overall design: RNA-seq data of two biological replicates of murine Th2 cells.
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals T helper cells synthesizing steroids de novo to contribute to immune homeostasis.
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View SamplesTranscriptional profiling of genes regulated by PaWRKY1 transcription factor
Characterization of the early response of the orchid, Phalaenopsis amabilis, to Erwinia chrysanthemi infection using expression profiling.
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View SamplesTfh and B cells were cultured together with or without Tfr cells. After 4 days Tfh and B cells were sorted and prepared for 3'' targeted RNA-seq. Overall design: Examination of transcriptional changes upon suppression of Tfh and B cells.
Suppression by T<sub>FR</sub> cells leads to durable and selective inhibition of B cell effector function.
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View SamplesTfh and B cells were cultured together with or without Tfr cells and IL-21. After 4 days Tfh and B cells were sorted and prepared for 3'' targeted RNA-seq. Overall design: Examination of transcriptional changes upon IL-21 rescue of B cell suppression
Suppression by T<sub>FR</sub> cells leads to durable and selective inhibition of B cell effector function.
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View SamplesMicroarray analysis to globally assess gene expression at the maternal-fetal interface
Gene expression profiling of the human maternal-fetal interface reveals dramatic changes between midgestation and term.
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View SamplesPreeclampsia (PE), which affects 4-8% of human pregnancies, causes significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Within the basal plate, placental cytotrophoblasts (CTBs) of fetal origin invade the uterus and extensively remodel the maternal vasculature. In PE, CTB invasion is often shallow, and vascular remodeling is rudimentary. To better understand possible causes, we conducted a global analysis of gene expression at the maternal-fetal interface in placental samples from women with PE (n = 12; 24-36 wk) vs. samples from women who delivered due to preterm labor with no evidence of infection (n = 11; 24-36 wk), a condition that our previous work showed is associated with normal CTB invasion. Using the HG-U133A&B Affymetrix GeneChip platform, and statistical significance set at log odds-ratio of B >0, 55 genes were differentially expressed in PE. They encoded proteins previously associated with PE [e.g. Flt-1 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1), leptin, CRH, and inhibin] and novel molecules [e.g. sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 6 (Siglec-6), a potential leptin receptor, and pappalysin-2 (PAPP-A2), a protease that cleaves IGF-binding proteins]. We used quantitative PCR to validate the expression patterns of a subset of the genes. At the protein level, we confirmed PE-related changes in the expression of Siglec-6 and PAPP-A2, which localized to invasive CTBs and syncytiotrophoblasts. Notably, Siglec-6 placental expression is uniquely human, as is spontaneous PE. The functional significance of these novel observations may provide new insights into the pathogenesis of PE, and assaying the circulating levels of these proteins could have clinical utility for predicting and/or diagnosing PE.
Severe preeclampsia-related changes in gene expression at the maternal-fetal interface include sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin-6 and pappalysin-2.
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View SamplesConditional knockout of Snai1 in the mouse intestinal epithlium results in apoptotic loss of crypt base columnar cells and bias towards differentiation of secretory lineages. In vitro organoid cultures derived from Snail conditional knockout mice also undergo apoptosis when Snai1 is deleted.
Snai1 regulates cell lineage allocation and stem cell maintenance in the mouse intestinal epithelium.
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View SamplesIncreasing evidence across malignancies suggests that infiltrating T cells at the site of disease are crucial to tumor control. We hypothesized that marrow-infiltrating immune populations play a critical role in response to donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI), an established and potentially curative immune therapy whose precise mechanism remains unknown. We therefore analyzed marrow-infiltrating immune populations in 29 patients (22 responders, 7 nonresponders) with relapsed chronic myelogenous leukemia who received CD4+ DLI in the pre-tyrosine kinase inhibitor era.
Reversal of in situ T-cell exhaustion during effective human antileukemia responses to donor lymphocyte infusion.
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View SamplesWe report the application of RNA sequencing for transcriptome analysis of virus infected tissues, enabling the study of tissue responses to infection Overall design: Transcriptome analysis of 2 different tissues infected with two different viruses
Correction for Weisblum et al., "Zika Virus Infects Early- and Midgestation Human Maternal Decidual Tissues, Inducing Distinct Innate Tissue Responses in the Maternal-Fetal Interface".
Specimen part, Subject, Time
View SamplesIn multigravidae, a specific dNK cell population characterized by NKG2CBright expression is expanded, suggesting that this reflects a population of memory dNK generated during the first pregnancy. Purpose: To gain further insight into the transcriptome profile of the expanded memory NKG2CBright dNK population found only in multigravida decidua samples Overall design: Flow cytometry based dNK cell sorting (based on CD56 and NKG2C) was done in order to purify CD56PosCD3NegCD16NegNKG2CBright and CD56PosCD3NegCD16NegNKG2CNeg subsets.
Trained Memory of Human Uterine NK Cells Enhances Their Function in Subsequent Pregnancies.
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