Identification of innate immune responses in the livers of mice infected with liver-stage arresting, transgenic, Plasmodium yoelii parasites. Overall design: Whole liver samples from mock and P. yoelli fabb/f- infected C57BL/6 and BALB/cJ mice. Samples were taken 1 and 3 days post infection
Interferon-mediated innate immune responses against malaria parasite liver stages.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesPlant BZR1-BAM transcription factors contain a -amylase (BAM)-like domain, characteristic of proteins involved in starch breakdown. The enzyme-derived domains appear to be non-catalytic, but determine the function of the Arabidopsis thaliana BZR1-BAMs (BAM7 and BAM8) during transcriptional initiation. Microarray experiments with plants overexpressing different mutant versions of the proteins show that only functional BZR1-BAM variants deregulate gene expression and cause leaf developmental abnormalities. Transcriptional changes caused by overexpression of the BZR1 domain alone indicate that the BAM domain increases selectivity for the preferred cis-regulatory element BBRE (BZR1-BAM Responsive Element).
The Enzyme-Like Domain of Arabidopsis Nuclear β-Amylases Is Critical for DNA Sequence Recognition and Transcriptional Activation.
Age, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesThis goal of these studies were to examine gene expression profiles of skin from patients with alopecia areata undergoing treatment with oral ruxoltinib.
Oral ruxolitinib induces hair regrowth in patients with moderate-to-severe alopecia areata.
Sex, Race, Subject
View SamplesRodent models are widely used to study diabetes. Yet, significant gaps remain in our understanding of mouse islet physiology. We generated comprehensive transcriptomes of mouse delta, beta and alpha cells using two separate triple transgenic mouse models generated for this purpose. This enables systematic comparison across thousands of genes between the three major endocrine cell types of the islets of Langerhans whose principal hormones control nutrient homeostasis. Overall design: FACS purified delta or alpha cells and beta cells from the same islets. Islets were isolated from triple transgenic offspring of a cross between mIns1-H2b-mCherry (Jax # 028589) and either Sst-Cre (delta) or Gcg-cre (alpha) cells and a floxed YFP allele to label delta or alpha cells, respectively. Islets from replicate groups of 10 to 12 triple transgenic animals for each group were pooled by sex to obtain sufficient material. Pooled islets were dissociated, sorted and collect in Trizol for RNA isolation and library construction.
Comprehensive alpha, beta and delta cell transcriptomes reveal that ghrelin selectively activates delta cells and promotes somatostatin release from pancreatic islets.
Sex, Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesWe used microfluidic single cell RNA-seq on adult isolated CC10-CreERT2 (negative) integrin beta4(pos) cells lung epithelial cells in order to determine the transcriptional profile of this putative progenitor population. Overall design: CC10-CreERT2 / tdTomato (negative) integrin beta4(pos) cells were isolated by FACS, as were Krt5-CreERT2 / tdTomato (positive) cells. These cells were pooled and loaded onto the Fluidigm C1 device.
Lineage-negative progenitors mobilize to regenerate lung epithelium after major injury.
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View SamplesFlow sorted mouse LNEP cells isolated from normal lungs and influenza-infected lungs (day 17 PR8) Overall design: Highly purified quiescent LNEPs (EpCAMposb4posCC10negFoxJ1neg) and activated LNEPs (Krt5-CreERT2 traced cells 17 days post infection) were flow sorted and extracted for RNA using ReliaPrepâ„¢ RNA Tissue Miniprep kit (Promega).
Local lung hypoxia determines epithelial fate decisions during alveolar regeneration.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesLymphocyte and breast tissue samples from overweight woman at increased risk of breast cancer before and after 1 month of intermittant energy restriction
Intermittent energy restriction induces changes in breast gene expression and systemic metabolism.
Sex, Specimen part, Time
View SamplesPeripheral circadian clocks regulate many aspects of physiology. In this study we deleted the core circadian clock component Bmal1 specifically in mouse adipocytes in order to study the role of the adipocyte clock in energy homeostasis and body weight. We used microarrays to indentify changes in gene expression in the adipose tissue of mice lacking a functional adipocyte circadian clock and identified a small number of up- and down- regulated genes.
Obesity in mice with adipocyte-specific deletion of clock component Arntl.
Specimen part
View SamplesAt the cellular level, a-tubulin acetylation alters the structure of microtubules to render them mechanically resistant to compressive forces. How this biochemical property of microtubule acetylation relates to mechanosensation remains unknown, though prior studies have shown that microtubule acetylation influences touch perception. Here, we identify the major Drosophila a-tubulin acetylase (dTAT) and show that it plays key roles in several forms of mechanosensation. dTAT is highly expressed in the larval peripheral nervous system (PNS), but is largely dispensable for neuronal morphogenesis. Mutation of the acetylase gene or the K40 acetylation site in a-tubulin impairs mechanical sensitivity in sensory neurons and behavioral responses to gentle touch, harsh touch, gravity, and vibration stimuli, but not noxious thermal stimulus. Finally, we show that dTAT is required for mechanically-induced activation of NOMPC, a microtubule-associated transient receptor potential channel, and functions to maintain integrity of the microtubule cytoskeleton in response to mechanical stimulation. Overall design: Six neuronal and non-neuronal cell types of Drosophila melanogaster larvae, with 100 cells each and at least four biological replicates were profiled by mRNA-Seq
Microtubule Acetylation Is Required for Mechanosensation in Drosophila.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesMicroarray comparisons of polysome loading in wild-type Arabidopsis and eif3h mutant
On the functions of the h subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 3 in late stages of translation initiation.
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