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GSE16906
Homo sapiens
4 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
The goal is to investigate gene regulation in endometrial stromal cells expressing the Notch ligand Jag1.
Publication Title
Notch ligand-dependent gene expression in human endometrial stromal cells.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 2.0 ST Array (mogene20st)
Description
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) is widely used as an immunomodulatory therapy. We have recently demonstrated that IVIg protects against airway hyper-reactivity (AHR) and inflammation in mouse models of allergic airway disease (AAD), associated with induction of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg). Using DEREG (DEpletion of REGulatory T cell) mice, in which endogenous Treg can be ablated with Diphtheria toxin (DTx) treatment, we demonstrate that IVIg generates a de novo population of induced Treg (iTreg) in the absence of endogenous Treg. IVIg-generated iTreg were sufficient for inhibition of ovalbumin-induced AHR in an antigen-driven murine model of AAD. In the absence of endogenous Treg, IVIg failed to confer protection against AHR and airway inflammation. Adoptive transfer of purified IVIg-generated iTreg prior to antigen challenge effectively prevented airway inflammation and AHR in an antigen-specific manner.
Publication Title
Peripherally Generated Foxp3<sup>+</sup> Regulatory T Cells Mediate the Immunomodulatory Effects of IVIg in Allergic Airways Disease.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 3 Downloadable Samples
Illumina HiSeq 1000
Description
Astrocytes, the most prominent glial cell type in the brain, send specialized processes called endfeet around blood vessels and express a large molecular repertoire regulating the cerebrovascular system physiology. One of the most striking properties of astrocyte endfeet is their enrichment in gap junction protein Connexin 43 and 30 (Cx43 and Cx30) allowing in particular for direct intercellular trafficking of ions and small signaling molecules through perivascular astroglial networks. In this study, we addressed the specific role of Cx30 at the gliovascular interface. Using an inactivation mouse model for Cx30 (Cx30?/?), we showed that absence of Cx30 does not affect blood-brain barrier (BBB) organization and permeability. However, it results in the cerebrovascular fraction, in a strong upregulation of Sgcg encoding g-Sarcoglycan (SG), a member of the Dystrophin-associated protein complex (DAPC) connecting cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix. The same molecular event occurs in Cx30T5M/T5M mutated mice, where Cx30 channels are closed, demonstrating that Sgcg regulation relied on Cx30 channel functions. We further characterized the cerebrovascular Sarcoglycan complex (SGC) and showed the presence of a-, ß-, d-, ?-, e- and ?- SG, as well as Sarcospan. Altogether, our results suggest that the Sarcoglycan complex is present in the cerebrovascular system, and that expression of one of its members, g-Sarcoglycan, depends on Cx30 channels. As described in skeletal muscles, the SGC may contribute to membrane stabilization and signal transduction in the cerebrovascular system, which may therefore be regulated by Cx30 channel-mediated functions. Overall design: Comparison of 3-month-old Cx30 deleted mice against WT genetic background.
Publication Title
The Sarcoglycan complex is expressed in the cerebrovascular system and is specifically regulated by astroglial Cx30 channels.
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View Samples- Mus musculus
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Array (mogene10st)
Description
In an attempt to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the multiple roles of L1 in endothelium, we checked whether manipulating its expression affected the transcriptome of lECs. To this purpose, we compared the gene expression profiles of L1-overexpressing and control lECs by Affymetrix, which revealed a remarkable effect of L1 overexpression on lECs transcriptome.
Publication Title
Endothelial deficiency of L1 reduces tumor angiogenesis and promotes vessel normalization.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 16 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Clariom S Pico Assay HT (clariomshumanht)
Description
Human CD4+CD45RA+CD25- cells were lentivirally transduced with wild-type or mutated (A384T or R397W) FOXP3, or an empty vector (EV). Transduced cells were sorted 14 days post-transduction based on GFP expression, and were restimulated with soluble anti-CD3 (30 ng/mL) and irradiated PBMCs (3x) for 14 more days. Cells were then activated with 0.5 g/ml of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in the presence or absence of SGF003 (8 g/mL), and total RNA was extracted for microarray analysis. Overall, this study highlights the functional impact of TIP60 in FOXP3-driven Treg biology and provides a novel target for manipulation of human Treg activity.
Publication Title
Suppression by human FOXP3<sup>+</sup> regulatory T cells requires FOXP3-TIP60 interactions.
Sample Metadata Fields
No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 2000
Description
Increasing evidence supports a role for altered gene expression in mediating the lasting effects of cocaine on the brain, and recent work has demonstrated the involvement of chromatin modifications in these alterations. However, all such studies to date have been restricted by their reliance on microarray technologies which have intrinsic limitations. Here, we used advanced sequencing methods, RNA-seq and ChIP-seq, to obtain an unprecedented view of cocaine-induced changes in gene expression and associated adaptations in numerous modes of chromatin regulation in the nucleus accumbens, a key brain reward region. We identify unique combinations of chromatin changes, or signatures, that accompany cocaine’s regulation of gene expression, including the dramatic involvement of pre-mRNA alternative splicing in cocaine action. Together, this delineation of the cocaine-induced epigenome in the nucleus accumbens reveals several novel modes of drug regulation, thereby providing new insight into the biological basis of cocaine addiction. More broadly, the combinatorial chromatin and transcriptional approaches that we describe serve as an important resource for the field, as they can be applied to other systems to reveal novel transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms of neuronal regulation. Overall design: Total RNA was isolated from mouse nucleus accumbens 24 hr after 7 day daily cocaine or saline control ip injection for mRNA sequencing by following illumina RNA seq kit protocol. Another batch of acute cocaine RNA-seq was performed using the same parameters except the treatment group was given 6 days of saline injection followed by 1 day of cocaine injection. The acute cocaine batch serves as control experiments.
Publication Title
Chronic cocaine-regulated epigenomic changes in mouse nucleus accumbens.
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No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 27 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
Cocaine-mediated repression of the histone methyltransferase (HMT) G9a has recently been implicated in transcriptional, morphological, and behavioral responses to chronic cocaine administration. Here, using a ribosomal affinity purification approach, we find that G9a repression by cocaine occurs in both Drd1 (striatonigral)- and Drd2 (striatopallidal)-expressing medium spiny neurons (MSNs). Conditional knockout and overexpression of G9a within these distinct cell types, however, reveals divergent behavioral phenotypes in response to repeated cocaine treatment. Our studies further indicate that such developmental deletion of G9a selectively in Drd2 neurons results in the unsilencing of transcriptional programs normally specific to striatonigral neurons, and the acquisition of Drd1-associated projection and electrophysiological properties. This partial striatopallidal to striatonigral switching phenotype in mice indicates a novel role for G9a in contributing to neuronal subtype identity, and suggests a critical function for cell-type specific histone methylation patterns in the regulation of behavioral responses to environmental stimuli.
Publication Title
G9a influences neuronal subtype specification in striatum.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 2.0 ST Array (mogene20st)
Description
Livers from wild-type (WT) or Ppara knock-out (Ppara KO) C57Bl6 mice were used to prepare RNA which was then processed for analysis using MoGene-2_0-st Affymetrix microarrays according to standard procedures.
Publication Title
The logic of transcriptional regulator recruitment architecture at <i>cis</i>-regulatory modules controlling liver functions.
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Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina MouseWG-6 v2.0 expression beadchip
Description
Cocaine-induced alterations in gene expression cause changes in neuronal morphology and behavior that may underlie cocaine addiction. We identified an essential role for histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9) dimethylation and the lysine dimethyltransferase G9a in cocaine-induced structural and behavioral plasticity. Repeated cocaine administration reduced global levels of H3K9 dimethylation in the nucleus accumbens. This reduction in histone methylation was mediated through the repression of G9a in this brain region. To identify whether changes in H3K9me2 correlated with genome-wide alterations in gene expression in the NAc, we employed microarray analyses to examine gene expression profiles induced by a challenge dose of cocaine in animals with or without a history of prior cocaine exposure. Animals that had received repeated cocaine displayed dramatically increased gene expression 1 hour after a cocaine challenge in comparison to acutely treated animals. This increased gene expression still occurred in response to a cocaine challenge given after 1 week of withdrawal from repeated cocaine. These data suggest that repeated, but not acute, cocaine exposure results in persistent sensitized genomic responses to a cocaine challenge, indicating that sensitized behavioral responses to repeated cocaine are likely the result of G9a-dependent alterations in global transcriptional responses to cocaine.
Publication Title
Essential role of the histone methyltransferase G9a in cocaine-induced plasticity.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 22 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 2000
Description
PDGF and FGF treatment in E13.5 MEPMs. 4 hr PDGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 4 hr FGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates) Overall design: 4 hr PDGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 4 hr FGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates)
Publication Title
Receptor tyrosine kinases modulate distinct transcriptional programs by differential usage of intracellular pathways.
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