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A macrophage gene expression signature defines a field effect in the lung tumor microenvironment.
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View SamplesAJ mouse is susceptible to lung carcinogenesis from urethane treatment and is a good model for human adenocarcinoma. We completed a study using microarray analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage cells from control or urethane treated mice. A unique macrophage expression signature in the lung tumor microenvironment was able to correctly classify the lavage samples.
A macrophage gene expression signature defines a field effect in the lung tumor microenvironment.
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View SamplesOne of sleep's putative functions is mediation of adaptation to waking experiences. Chronic stress is a common waking experience, however, which specific aspect of sleep is most responsive, and how sleep changes relate to behavioral disturbances and molecular correlates remain unknown. We quantified sleep, physical, endocrine, and behavioral variables, as well as the brain and blood transcriptome in mice exposed to 9 weeks of unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS). Comparing 46 phenotypical variables revealed that rapid-eye-movement sleep (REMS), corticosterone regulation, and coat state were most responsive to UCMS. REMS theta oscillations were enhanced, whereas delta oscillations in non-REMS were unaffected. Transcripts affected by UCMS in the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and blood were associated with inflammatory and immune responses. A machine-learning approach controlling for unspecific UCMS effects identified transcriptomic predictor sets for REMS parameters that were enriched in 193 pathways, including some involved in stem cells, immune response, apoptosis, and survival. Only three pathways were enriched in predictor sets for non-REMS. Transcriptomic predictor sets for variation in REMS continuity and theta activity shared many pathways with corticosterone regulation, in particular pathways implicated in apoptosis and survival, including mitochondrial apoptotic machinery. Predictor sets for REMS, and anhedonia shared pathways involved in oxidative stress, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. These data identify REMS as a core and early element of the response to chronic stress, and identify apoptosis and survival pathways as a putative mechanism by which REMS may mediate the response to stressful waking experiences. Overall design: Study of transcriptomic changes in three stress- and sleep-related brain regions (prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus) and blood following 9 weeks of Unpredictable Chronic Mild Stress (UCMS) in mice.
REM sleep's unique associations with corticosterone regulation, apoptotic pathways, and behavior in chronic stress in mice.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesChoroid plexus carcinomas (CPC) are poorly understood and frequently lethal brain tumors with minimal treatment options. Using a new mouse model of the disease and a large cohort of human CPCs [GSE60892; GSE60899], we performed a cross-species, genome-wide search for novel oncogenes within syntenic regions of chromosome gain. TAF12, NFYC and RAD54L, co-located on human chromosome 1p32-35.3 and mouse chromosome 4qD1-D3, were identified as oncogenes that are gained in tumors in both species and required to initiate and progress the disease in mice. TAF12 and NFYC are transcription factors that regulate the epigenome, while RAD54L plays a central role in DNA repair. Our data identify a group of concurrently gained, novel oncogenes that cooperate in the formation of CPC and unmask potential new avenues for therapy.
Cross-Species Genomics Identifies TAF12, NFYC, and RAD54L as Choroid Plexus Carcinoma Oncogenes.
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MEF2C protects bone marrow B-lymphoid progenitors during stress haematopoiesis.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesGene expression of mice bone marrow pre-B cells from both control and Vav-Cre Mef2cfl/fl mice (9 months old)
MEF2C protects bone marrow B-lymphoid progenitors during stress haematopoiesis.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesGene expression of mice bone marrow pro-B cells from both control and Vav-Cre Mef2cfl/fl mice (9 months old)
MEF2C protects bone marrow B-lymphoid progenitors during stress haematopoiesis.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesPediatric adrenocortical tumors (ACT) are rare and often fatal malignancies; little is known regarding their etiology and biology. To provide additional insight into the nature of ACT, we determined the gene expression profiles of 24 pediatric tumors (five adenomas, 18 carcinomas, and one undetermined) and seven normal adrenal glands. Distinct patterns of gene expression, validated by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot analysis, were identified that distinguish normal adrenal cortex from tumor. Differences in gene expression were also identified between adrenocortical adenomas and carcinomas. In addition, pediatric adrenocortical carcinomas were found to share similar patterns of gene expression when compared with those published for adult ACT. This study represents the first microarray analysis of childhood ACT. Our findings lay the groundwork for establishing gene expression profiles that may aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of pediatric ACT, and in the identification of signaling pathways that contribute to this disease.
Gene expression profiling of childhood adrenocortical tumors.
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View SamplesRare heterozygous coding variants in the triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene, conferring increased risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer''s disease, have been identified. We examined the transcriptional consequences of the loss of Trem2 in mouse brain to better understand its role in disease using differential expression and coexpression network analysis of Trem2 knockout and wild-type mice. We generated RNA-Seq data from cortex and hippocampus sampled at 4 and 8 months. Using brain cell-type markers and ontology enrichment, we found subnetworks with cell type and/or functional identity. We primarily discovered changes in an endothelial gene-enriched subnetwork at 4 months, including a shift toward a more central role for the amyloid precursor protein gene, coupled with widespread disruption of other cell-type subnetworks, including a subnetwork with neuronal identity. We reveal an unexpected potential role of Trem2 in the homeostasis of endothelial cells that goes beyond its known functions as a microglial receptor and signaling hub, suggesting an underlying link between immune response and vascular disease in dementia. Methods: We performed differential expression and co-expression network analysis on a RNA-Seq profiled Trem2 knockout (KO) mouse using two brain areas sampled at 4- and 8-months to obtain a systems level view of the effects of the absence of Trem2. Results: The absence of Trem2 has a stronger effect at an earlier age with the number of differential expressed (DE) genes being 17-fold greater at 4 months than at 8 months in cortex. By integrating DE genes and network analysis, we discovered gene clusters associated with the disruption of blood vessel formation at 4 months of age and protein targeting primarily affecting the hippocampus at 8 months. Further integration of cell type and ontology information revealed a large disruption of a gene module enriched for endothelial cell markers coinciding with the module enriched for neuron cell markers having weaker connections to modules with oligodendrocyte and astrocyte identities. The module with neuronal identity has decreased expression only in the KO where it has closer association with a new module enriched for phagocytic functions. Conclusions: Combining gene co-expression and differential expression analysis on a newly generated RNA-Seq profiled Trem2 KO mouse demonstrate that the absence of Trem2 produces a disruption which mainly affects endothelialon related processes at 4 months of age. It results in a ripple effect that disrupts the cross-talk of other cell types at 8 months, including reduced expression of a gene module enriched in neuron related functions and a shift towards a more central role for App. This study reveals an unexpected role of Trem2 in the homeostasis of endothelial cells that goes beyond its known functions as a microglial receptor and signaling hub suggesting new paths for investigation at the intersection between Trem2, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Overall design: Hippocampus and cortex were selected because they represent tissues affected in AD at early and late stages, respectively (Matarin 2015, Mastrangelo 2008). Brain tissue samples were obtained from male Trem2 knockout (KO) and wild type (WT) control mice at two time points: 4 months and 8 months. These time points span the onset and late disease stages in well established AD mouse models (Matarin 2015). RNA-Seq was used to profile the transcriptomes for each sample. Two technical replicates were obtained for each sample.
Loss of Trem2 in microglia leads to widespread disruption of cell coexpression networks in mouse brain.
Sex, Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesThe lack of mouse models permitting the specific ablation of tissue-resident macrophages and monocyte-derived cells complicates understanding of their contribution to tissue integrity and to immune responses. Here we use a new model permitting diphtheria-toxin (DT)-mediated depletion of those cells and in which dendritic cells are spared. We showed that the myeloid cells of the mouse ear skin dermis are dominated by a population of melanin-laden macrophages, called melanophages, that has been missed in most previous studies. By using gene expression profiling, DT-mediated ablation and parabiosis, we determined their identity including their similarity to other skin macrophages, their origin and their dynamics. Limited information exist on the identity of the skin cells responsible for long-term tattoo persistence. Benefiting of our knowledge on melanophages, we showed that they are responsible for retaining tattoo pigment particles through a dynamic process which characterization has direct implications for improving strategies aiming at removing tattoos.
Unveiling skin macrophage dynamics explains both tattoo persistence and strenuous removal.
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