Expression microarray of livers from adult zebrafish: control, overfed, and ahcy+/-
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Specimen part
View SamplesExpression microarray of livers from 4 dpf control zebrafish larvae, larvae treated with azacytidine, and ahcy mutant larvae
DNA hypomethylation causes bile duct defects in zebrafish and is a distinguishing feature of infantile biliary atresia.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe Cohesin apparatus has a canonical role in sister chromatid cohesion. Heterozygous mutations in Nipped B-like (NIPBL), SMC1A, and SMC3 have been found in 60% of probands with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), a dominant multi-system genetic disorder with variable expression. We have performed a genome-wide transcription assessment as well as cohesin binding analysis using human lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from probands with CdLS and controls. Here, we report a unique profile of genes dysregulated in CdLS that correlates with different clinical presentations. Genome-wide analysis of cohesin binding demonstrates a preference for intergenic regions suggesting a cis-regulatory function mimicking that of an insulator. However, the binding sites are enriched within the promoter regions of the dysregulated genes and are significantly decreased in CdLS probands, indicating an alternative role of cohesin as a classic transcription factor. Cohesin also co-localizes with CTCF at the boundary elements affecting neighboring gene expression in CdLS probands. We propose that the CdLS phenotype is the result of dysregulated gene expression rather than defective sister chromatid cohesion. Phenotype specific expression profiles are also described.
Transcriptional dysregulation in NIPBL and cohesin mutant human cells.
Sex
View SamplesInduced pluripotent stem cells hold great promise for modeling human hematopoietic diseases. However, intrinsic variability in the capacities of different iPSC lines for hematopoietic development complicates comparative studies and is currently unexplained.
Clonal genetic and hematopoietic heterogeneity among human-induced pluripotent stem cell lines.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesCHOPS syndrome is caused by germline gain-of-function mutations of AFF4. Cornelia de Lange syndrome is caused by germline mutations of cohesin loading factors or cohesin complex genes such as NIPBL, SMC1A, SMC3 and HDAC8. There are many overlapping clinical features exist between CHOPS syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome. To identified commonly dysregulated genes in CHOPS syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome, we perfomred side-by-side transcriptome comparison between CHOPS syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
Germline gain-of-function mutations in AFF4 cause a developmental syndrome functionally linking the super elongation complex and cohesin.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesMissense mutations in transcription factor GATA1 underlie several distinct forms of anemia and thrombocytopenia. Clinical severity depends on the site and type of substitution, and distinct substiutions of the same residue produce disparate phenotypes. To investigate the effect of GATA1 missense mutations on erythroid differentiation we expressed conditionally activated wild type or mutant versions of GATA1 in GATA1-null G1E cells.
Analysis of disease-causing GATA1 mutations in murine gene complementation systems.
Specimen part
View SamplesCommon Lymphoid Progenitors (CLPs) have two subsets, Ly-6d- which are mutli-potent, and Ly-6d, which derive from Ly-6d- and are committeed to the B-cell fate. Treatment of a mouse with CpG DNA causes an inflammatory response that alters both subsets. We used expression data to understand the changes in transcription in the transition of Ly-6d- CLPs to Ly-6d+ CLPs ion the presence and absence of CpG induced inflammation.
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Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesAFF4 is a component of super elongation complex (SEC), which plays an important role in mobilizing paused RNA polymerase II at gene promoter regions. Using exome sequenging, we have identified a novel genetic disorder caused by missense mutations in AFF4. We propose CHOPS syndrome as a name for this new diagnosis. To evaluate the effect of identified missense mutations of AFF4, utilizing patient derived skin fibroblast cell lines, the gene expression analysis was perfomred.
Germline gain-of-function mutations in AFF4 cause a developmental syndrome functionally linking the super elongation complex and cohesin.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesIntrahepatic biliary and arterial development proceed with complex orchestrations involving Notch, TgfB, Wnt and Vegf signaling within the portal tracts of the liver. These pathways
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Age, Specimen part
View SamplesmicroRNA miR-144/451 is highly expressed during erythropoiesis. We deleted the miR-144/451 gene locus in mice and compared the transcriptomes of miR-144/451-null bone marrow erythroid precursors to stage-matched wild-type control cells.
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