Analysis of gene expression over serial 150um sections of a single gestational week 14.5 human neocortical specimen. The hypothesis tested with this dataset was that a transcriptional signature of radial glia (neural stem cells) could be isolated via unsupervised gene coexpression analysis due to variation in the abundance of this cell type from section to section. This dataset is the first of its kind generated using this method (Gene Coexpression Analysis of Serial Sections, or GCASS).
Radial glia require PDGFD-PDGFRβ signalling in human but not mouse neocortex.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesBy utilizing mast cells lacking Dnmt3a, we found that this enzyme is involved in restraining mast cell responses to stimuli, both in vitro and in vivo.
<i>Dnmt3a</i> restrains mast cell inflammatory responses.
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesPurpose: To characterize transcriptional changes associated with homozygous inactivation of Dot1l or Mll1 in MN1 driven AML Methods: We sequenced mRNA from murine LSK-cells transformed using forced expression of MN1 (MSCV-MN1-IRES-GFP), and transduced with Cre-vector to inactivate either Dot1l or Mll1. Cells were sorted for Cre-expression (pTomato fluorescent marker) or expression of an inert control vector. Results: Inactivation of either Dot1l or Mll1 in this model leads to a substantial delay or complete abrogation of leukemia development.Loss of Dot1l or Mll1 are associated with gene expression changes that have substantial overlap. In addition, genes that are downregulated follwing inactivation of Dot1l or Mll1 have substantial overlap with the gene set upregulated in MN1 transduced CMPs. Conclusions: MN1 mediated leukemogenesis is associated with a gene expression program that dependes on Mll1 and Dot1l Overall design: Examination of mRNA levels between Dot1l f/f and Dot1l ko, and Mll1 f/f and Mll1 ko.
MLL1 and DOT1L cooperate with meningioma-1 to induce acute myeloid leukemia.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesPurpose: To characterize transcriptional changes associated with inhibition of Dot1l in 2 inv(16) patient AML samples Methods: We sequenced mRNA from patient samples that were exposed to 5 uM EPZ004777 or DMSO control for 7 days. Results: Inhibition of Dot1l leads to gene expression changes in genes related to cell growth and cell cycle. Overall design: Examination of mRNA levels between cells treated with 5 uM EPZ004777 or DMSO control
MLL1 and DOT1L cooperate with meningioma-1 to induce acute myeloid leukemia.
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View SamplesThe initiation of the mucosal immune response in Peyers patch (PP) relies on the sampling, processing and efficient presentation of foreign antigens by dendritic cells (DC). PP DC encompass five subsets, among which CD11b+ conventional DC (cDC) and LysoDC have distinct progenitors and functions but share many cell surface markers. This has previously led to confusion between these two subsets. In addition, another PP DC subset, termed double-negative (DN), remains poorly characterized. Here, we have studied the genetic relatedness of the different subsets of PP cDC at steady state and under TLR7 ligand stimulation. We also provide the transcriptional profiles of subepithelial TIM-4- and interfollicular TIM-4+ macrophages.
Distribution, location, and transcriptional profile of Peyer's patch conventional DC subsets at steady state and under TLR7 ligand stimulation.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesRay cells were enriched from wood samples of poplar (Populus x canescens) by LMPC and transcripts monitored by poplar whole genome microarrays. Results provided insight into molecular processes during the transition from dormancy to flowering in early spring in contrast to the active growth phase in summer.
Poplar wood rays are involved in seasonal remodeling of tree physiology.
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Pax3 and Zic1 trigger the early neural crest gene regulatory network by the direct activation of multiple key neural crest specifiers.
Specimen part
View SamplesNeural crest development is orchestrated by a complex and still poorly understood gene regulatory network. Premigratory neural crest is induced at the lateral border of the neural plate by the combined action of signaling molecules and transcription factors such as AP2, Gbx2, Pax3 and Zic1. Among them, Pax3 and Zic1 are both necessary and sufficient to trigger a complete neural crest developmental program. However, their gene targets in the neural crest regulatory network remain unknown. Here, through a transcriptome analysis of frog microdissected neural border, we identified an extended gene signature for the premigratory neural crest, and we defined novel potential members of the regulatory network. This signature includes 34 novel genes, as well as 44 known genes expressed at the neural border. Using another microarray analysis which combined Pax3 and Zic1 gain-of-function and protein translation blockade, we uncovered 25 Pax3 and Zic1 direct targets within this signature. We demonstrated that the neural border specifiers Pax3 and Zic1 are direct upstream regulators of neural crest specifiers Snail1/2, Foxd3, Twist1, and Tfap2b. In addition, they may modulate the transcriptional output of multiple signaling pathways involved in neural crest development (Wnt, Retinoic Acid) through the induction of key pathway regulators (Axin2 and Cyp26c1). We also found that Pax3 could maintain its own expression through a positive autoregulatory feedback loop. These hierarchical inductions, feedback loops, and pathway modulation provide novel tools to understand the neural crest induction network.
Pax3 and Zic1 trigger the early neural crest gene regulatory network by the direct activation of multiple key neural crest specifiers.
Specimen part
View SamplesNeural crest development is orchestrated by a complex and still poorly understood gene regulatory network. Premigratory neural crest is induced at the lateral border of the neural plate by the combined action of signaling molecules and transcription factors such as AP2, Gbx2, Pax3 and Zic1. Among them, Pax3 and Zic1 are both necessary and sufficient to trigger a complete neural crest developmental program. However, their gene targets in the neural crest regulatory network remain unknown. Here, through a transcriptome analysis of frog microdissected neural border, we identified an extended gene signature for the premigratory neural crest, and we defined novel potential members of the regulatory network. This signature includes 34 novel genes, as well as 44 known genes expressed at the neural border. Using another microarray analysis which combined Pax3 and Zic1 gain-of-function and protein translation blockade, we uncovered 25 Pax3 and Zic1 direct targets within this signature. We demonstrated that the neural border specifiers Pax3 and Zic1 are direct upstream regulators of neural crest specifiers Snail1/2, Foxd3, Twist1, and Tfap2b. In addition, they may modulate the transcriptional output of multiple signaling pathways involved in neural crest development (Wnt, Retinoic Acid) through the induction of key pathway regulators (Axin2 and Cyp26c1). We also found that Pax3 could maintain its own expression through a positive autoregulatory feedback loop. These hierarchical inductions, feedback loops, and pathway modulation provide novel tools to understand the neural crest induction network.
Pax3 and Zic1 trigger the early neural crest gene regulatory network by the direct activation of multiple key neural crest specifiers.
Specimen part
View SamplesPlasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are the major source of type I interferons (IFN-I) during viral infections, in response to triggering of endosomal Toll Like Receptors (TLR) 7 or 9 by viral single-stranded RNA or unmethylated CpG DNA, respectively. IFN-I production in pDC occurs in specialized endosomes encompassing preformed signaling complexes of TLR7 or 9 with their adaptor molecule MyD88 and the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7). The triggering of TLR leads to IRF7 phosphorylation, nuclear translocation and binding to the promoters of the genes encoding IFN-I to initiate their transcription. pDC express uniquely high levels of IRF7 at steady state and this expression is further enhanced by positive IFN-I feedback signaling during viral infections. However, the specific cell-intrinsic roles of MyD88 versus IFN-I signaling in pDC responses to a viral infection have not been rigorously dissected. To achieve this aim, we generated mixed bone marrow chimera mice (MBMC) allowing to rigorously compare the gene expression profiles of WT versus Ifnar1-KO or MyD88-KO pDC isolated from the same animals at steady state or after infection with the mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV). Our results indicate that, in vivo during MCMV infection, pDC undergo a major transcriptional reprogramming, under combined instruction of IFN-I, IFN- and direct TLR triggering. However, these different stimuli drive specific, largely distinct, gene expression programs. We rigorously determined which gene modules require cell-intrinsic IFN-I signaling for their induction in pDC during a physiological viral infection in vivo. We delineated non-redundant versus shared versus antagonistic responses with IFN-. We demonstrated that cell-intrinsic IFN-I responsiveness is dispensable for induction of the expression of all IFN-I/III genes and many cytokines or chemokines in pDC during MCMV infection, contrary to MyD88 signaling.
Molecular dissection of plasmacytoid dendritic cell activation <i>in vivo</i> during a viral infection.
Specimen part, Treatment
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