To increase our understanding of psoriasis, we utilized RNA-seq to assay the transcriptomes of lesional psoriatic and normal skin. We sequenced polyadenylated RNA-derived cDNAs from 92 psoriatic and 82 normal punch biopsies, generating an average of ~38 million single-end 80-bp reads per sample. Comparison of 42 samples* examined by both RNA-seq and microarray [GSE13355] revealed marked differences in sensitivity, with transcripts identified only by RNA-seq having much lower expression than those also identified by microarray. RNA-seq identified many more differentially expressed transcripts enriched in immune system processes. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) revealed multiple modules of coordinately expressed epidermal differentiation genes, overlapping significantly with genes regulated by the long non-coding RNA TINCR, its target gene, staufen-1 (STAU1), the p63 target gene ZNF750, and its target KLF4. Other coordinately expressed modules were enriched for lymphoid and/or myeloid signature transcripts and genes induced by IL-17 in keratinocytes. Dermally-expressed genes were significantly down-regulated in psoriatic biopsies, most likely due to expansion of the epidermal compartment. These results demonstrate the power of WGCNA to elucidate gene regulatory circuits in psoriasis, and emphasize the influence of tissue architecture in both differential expression and co-expression analysis. *The list of 42 samples examined by both RNA-seq and microarray is provided in the 'MAoverlappedsamples.txt'. Overall design: 92 psoriatic and 82 normal skin samples
Circadian control of interferon-sensitive gene expression in murine skin.
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View SamplesTogether with the GSE54456 data, we used in total RNA-seq data from 99 lesional psoriatic, 27 uninvolved psoriatic, and 90 normal skin biopsies and applied computational approaches to identify and characterize expressed lncRNAs. Overall design: 7 psoriatic, 27 uninvolved, and 8 normal skin samples
Circadian control of interferon-sensitive gene expression in murine skin.
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A systems biology approach identifies a regulatory network in parotid acinar cell terminal differentiation.
Specimen part
View SamplesImiquimod (IMQ) is a topical therapeutic immune activator that causes psoriasiform inflammation in mice. To determine if IMQ-induced inflammation and gene expression changes depended on the time of day in which treatment is administered, we performed gene expression profiling of dorsal mouse back skin by microarray after different durations of topical 1% IMQ treatment (control = no treatment, 6 hr, 24 hr, and 5 days of IMQ treatment) at different times of day (ZT01, ZT07, ZT09 = day-time treatment; ZT13 and ZT19 = night-time treatment). We also performed a time course after IMQ treatment by collecting mouse back skin after 0 (no treatment), 1, 2, 4, 6, and 24 hours post-treatment. Lastly, we determined gene expression changes in response to IMQ in mice deleted for the core circadian clock gene, Bmal1, after 0 (no treatment) and 24 hours post-1% IMQ compared to Wt (both treated and collected during the daytime at ZT09). The results of this study are important as they show that IMQ-induced activation of interferon sensitive genes are diurnal in Wt mice after 6 hours and 24 hours but not after 5 consecutive treatments. Furthermore, we find that interferon sensitive genes are induced more robustly in the skin of Bmal1 KO mice after 24 hr IMQ compared to Wt mice. These results are important for further understanding how the circadian clock regulates immune activation in response to the theraputic agent IMQ.
Circadian control of interferon-sensitive gene expression in murine skin.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesTerminal differentiation in parotid acini relies on sustained changes in gene expression during the first few postnatal weeks. Little is known about what drives these changes. Expression measurements along with knowledgebased network analysis was used to develop a prospective gene regulatory network that drives differentiation.
A systems biology approach identifies a regulatory network in parotid acinar cell terminal differentiation.
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View SamplesDefining cellular and molecular identities within the kidney is necessary to understand its organization and function in health and disease. Here we demonstrate a reproducible method with minimal artifacts for single-nucleus Droplet-based RNA sequencing (snDrop-Seq) that we use to resolve thirty distinct cell populations in human adult kidney. We define molecular transition states along more than ten nephron segments spanning two major kidney regions. We further delineate cell type-specific expression of genes associated with chronic kidney disease, diabetes and hypertension, providing insight into possible targeted therapies. This includes expression of a hypertension-associated mechano-sensory ion channel in mesangial cells, and identification of proximal tubule cell populations defined by pathogenic expression signatures. Our fully optimized, quality-controlled transcriptomic profiling pipeline constitutes a tool for the generation of healthy and diseased molecular atlases applicable to clinical samples. Overall design: Single-nucleus (sn)Drop-seq was used to generate RNA expression estimates across two kidney regions (cortex and medulla), 15 different individuals, 7 different tissue processing methods, and from tissues acquired from two different institutions (Washington University and University of Michigan through KPMP consortium). From the resulting ~18,000 sequenced nuclei passing QC filtering (>400 <5000 non-MT genes detected, >50 post-QC nuclei per library, >30 nuclei per cluster), we identified 30 different cell populations (see supplementary file UCSD-WU_Single_Nuclei_Cluster_Annotations.csv).
A single-nucleus RNA-sequencing pipeline to decipher the molecular anatomy and pathophysiology of human kidneys.
Sex, Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesHuman T cells isolated from healthy donors were transduced with non-tonically signaling CARs or tonically signaling CARs, each with CD28z or 4-1BB costimulatory domains
4-1BB costimulation ameliorates T cell exhaustion induced by tonic signaling of chimeric antigen receptors.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesWe report the gene expression comparison of zebrafish melanocytes and melanomas. These comparisons were used for integrative genomic studies that identified the BMP factor GDF6 as a new oncogene that is specifically expressed in melanomas. Overall design: Examination of gene expression in two different cell types
Ligand-activated BMP signaling inhibits cell differentiation and death to promote melanoma.
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View SamplesComparison of transcriptome between wild type, CD4 cre conditional knock-out and Bcl11b mutant mice. Overall design: Five replicates from wt newborn thymus, three replicates mutant new born thymus and four replicate of Bcl11bfl/fl: Cd4-Cre mice.
Priming of lineage-specifying genes by Bcl11b is required for lineage choice in post-selection thymocytes.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesThe goal of this experiment is to characterize the ability of IRAK4 kinase inhibitors to block TLR7 or TLR9 induced gene transcription in human PBMCs. PBMCs from two donors were pretreated with compound for 30 minutes and stimulated with gardiquimod (TLR7 ligand) or ODN 2216 (TLR9 ligand) for 5 hrs. Compound treated gene expression profiles wil be compared to untreated.
Selective IRAK4 Inhibition Attenuates Disease in Murine Lupus Models and Demonstrates Steroid Sparing Activity.
Specimen part, Subject
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