Project description:Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are an immunosuppressive population of immature myeloid cells found in advanced stage cancer patients and mouse tumor models. To identify potential genes playing essential role in MDSC biology, we have conducted microarray analysis of gene expression in MDSCs from esophageal tumor-bearing mice, compared to immature myeloid cells from healthy littermate control mice. In this dataset, we include the expression data obtained from sorted splenic CD11b+Gr1+ cells from tumor-bearing L2-Cre;p120f/f mice, compared to healthy littermate controls. Using these data, we have identified 964 genes showing differential expression between the two groups. Among these was the Cd38 gene, which was among the genes most upregulated in MDSCs from tumor-bearing mice. 9 total samples were analyzed: 6 sample from experimental tumor-bearing mice and three pooled samples from control mice. Gene expression difference was determined by univariate test (two-sample t-test) with multivariate permutation test (10,000 random permutations). A cut-off p-value of less than 0.001 and minimum 2-fold expression change were used to identify genes with significant expression differences between the two groups.
Project description:Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are an immunosuppressive population of immature myeloid cells found in advanced stage cancer patients and mouse tumor models. We have identified Cd38 gene as potentially playing an essential role in MDSC biology. To determine the diffences between CD38high and CD38 low MDSCs from tumor-bearing mice, we have conducted this microarray. In this dataset, we include the expression data obtained from sorted splenic CD38high CD11b+Gr1+ cells from tumor-bearing L2-Cre;p120f/f mice, compared to CD38low CD11b+Gr1+ cells from the same mice. Using these data, we have detected differential expression of 498 genes . The Nos2 gene was among the genes most upregulated in CD38high MDSCs. 8 total samples were analyzed: 3 pairs of CD38high and CD38 low MDSCs (coming from individual mice), as well a pair of CD38high and CD38low pulled MSDCs (splenocytes from 3 mice were pulled together for sorting to increase yields). Gene expression difference was determined by univariate test (two-sample t-test) with multivariate permutation test (10,000 random permutations). A cut-off p-value of less than 0.001 and minimum 2-fold expression change were used to identify genes with significant expression differences between the two groups.
Project description:Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by developmental regression around 6-18 months after birth, followed by a lifetime of intellectual disability, stereotyped behaviors, and motor deficits. RTT is caused by mutations in MeCP2, a methyl-CpG binding protein that was traditionally believed to repress gene expression. Gene expression studies of individual brain regions, however, have revealed that MeCP2 loss-of-function leads to the subtle activation and repression of its gene targets. However, these results may be confounded by the extensive neuronal cell heterogeneity inherent in these brain structures. To minimalize this issue of heterogeneity, we assessed whether Mecp2-null mice exhibited alterations in gene expression patterns in the striatum, a brain nucleus with relatively homogenous neuronal types and is highly relevant to the motor deficits observed in RTT. Despite the homogeneity of the tissue, the fold-change of the 127 differentially expressed genes we identified remained low with a mean change consistent with other studies. However, many of those genes differentially expressed in the striatum have not been previously identified in gene expression analyses of other brain regions. This suggests therefore that the differential expression of genes following loss of MeCP2 occurs in a tissue, or cell-type specific manner and thus MeCP2 function should be understood in a cellular context. In initiating this study, we reasoned that reducing the number of cell types in a microarray experiment may reveal transcriptional changes that are masked in a whole tissue analysis. We therefore focused on tissues more homogeneous in regards to the diversity of neuronal cell types they contain in order to discern gene expression changes in the absence of MeCP2. We chose to isolate the striatum, a tissue composed predominantly of GABAergic medium spiny neurons (MSNs). The striatum was resected from five symptomatic Mecp2-null (KO) male mice bearing the Bird allele and five wild-type (WT) littermates in a C57BL/6 background. We also isolated liver from the same individuals to serve as a non-neuronal control. RNA was isolated from these tissues, converted to cDNA, and hybridized to a single-channel Affymetrix GeneChip Mouse Exon 1.0 ST array for a total of 20 individual arrays.
Project description:Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome with clinical features of red cell aplasia and variable developmental abnormalities. Most affected patients have heterozygous loss of function mutations in ribosomal protein genes but the pathogenic mechanism is still unknown. We generated induced pluripotent stem cells from DBA patients carrying RPS19 or RPL5 mutations. Transcriptome analysis revealed the striking dysregulation of the transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway in DBA lines. Expression of TGF beta target genes, such as TGFBI, BAMBI, COL3A1 and SERPINE1 was significantly increased in the DBA iPSCs. We quantified intermediates in canonical and non-canonical TGF beta pathways and observed a significant increase in the levels of the non-canonical pathway mediator p-JNK in the DBA iPSCs. Moreover, when the mutant cells were corrected by ectopic expression of WT RPS19 or RPL5, levels of p-JNK returned to normal. Surprisingly, nuclear levels of SMAD4, a mediator of canonical TGF beta signaling, were decreased in DBA cells due to increased proteolytic turnover. We also observed the up-regulation of TGF beta 1R, TGF beta 2, CDKN1A and SERPINE1 mRNA, and the significant decrease of GATA1 mRNA in the primitive multilineage progenitors. In summary our observations identify for the first time a dysregulation of the TGF beta pathway in the pathobiology of DBA. 6 Total human iPS samples were analyzed, including 2 wild type samples, 2 DBA samples with a RPS19 mutation, and 2 DBA samples with a RPL5 mutation. We generated the following pairwise comparisons using Partek Softare : RPS19 <WT; RPL5<WT. Genes with an FDR≤5% and a fold-change ≥2 were selected.
Project description:Comparison of gene expression in intestinal epithelial cells in the presence or absence of ectopic induction of MSI2 in vivo Total RNA was isolated from preparations of total intestinal epithelial cells taken from the jejunum from 3 control (R26-M2rtTA +doxycycline for 24 hrs) and 3 experimental (TRE-MSI2::R26-M2rtTA +doxycycline for 24 hrs) and subjected to profiling on affymetrix Gene 1.0ST arrays
Project description:Comparison of gene expression in intestinal epithelial cells in the presence or absence of ectopic induction of Msi1 in vivo Total RNA was isolated from preparations of total intestinal epithelial cells taken from the jejunum from 3 control (R26-M2rtTA +doxycycline for 24 hrs) and 3 experimental (TRE-Msi1::R26-M2rtTA +doxycycline for 24 hrs) animals and subjected to profiling on affymetrix Gene 1.0ST arrays
Project description:Expression profiling of thymic lymphomas derived from HIF1a+/+, p53R270H/R270H; HIF1a+/-, p53R270H/R270H; and HIF1aKI/+, p53R270H/R270H mice. HIF1a and HIF2a share a high degree of sequence homology, but recent work has shown that the two a subunits can have contrasting and tissue-specific effects on tumor growth. To directly compare the role of each HIFa subunit in spontaneous tumorigenesis, we bred a mouse model of expanded HIF2a expression and Hif1a+/- mice to homozygotes for the R270H mutation in p53. Heterozygosity for Hif1a significantly reduced the incidence of thymic lymphomas observed in this model. Moreover, reduced Hif1a levels correlated with decreased stabilization of activated Notch1 and expression of the Notch target genes, Dtx1 and Nrarp. Keywords: genetic modification, disease state analysis Thymic lymphoma tissue was preserved at the time mice were sacrificed. 4-5 samples from each of 3 genotypes (HIF1a+/-, p53R270H/R270H, HIF1aKI/+; p53R270H/R270H; and HIF1a+/+, p53R270H/R270H) were then used for microarray analysis to identify differences in gene expression that could account for changes in tumor onset and incidence.
Project description:Role of bromodomain and extra-terminal motif (BET) proteins in GATA1-null erythrolbasts (G1E) and in differentiation induced by activation of conditional GATA1 tested by addition of BET inhibitor JQ1 (250nM) Array protocols were conducted as described in the Ambion WT Expression Manual and the Affymetrix GeneChip Expression Analysis Technical Manual by the University of Pennsylvania Molecular Profiling Core. Two-factor design (+/- JQ1, +/- GATA1). External RNA spike-in controls (ERCC controls, Ambion) added to each sample in proportion to cell number at the time of RNA harvest.
Project description:We sought to identify genes that are differentially regulated in CD11b+Gr1+ cells after tumor challenging. Mice were challenged with LLC-RFP cells (5×10^6 cells, subcutaneous injection) for 9 days. Single cell suspensions were prepared from lungs of both tumor challenged and control wild type mice and stained with antibodies against CD11b and Gr1. Approximately 1×10^5 CD11b+GR1+ myeloid progenitor cells were sorted by FACS (Aria II, BD Bioscience). Total RNA was extracted from the sorted cells for microarray analysis. In this dataset, we include the expression data of CD11b+Gr1+ cells obtained from both control wild type and tumor challenged mice. These data were used to obtain 22 genes that are upregulated in response to tumor challenging. We analyzed 3 samples from control mice and 2 samples tumor challenged mice. The mean values of the groups were used in the analysis. Genes that were upregulated >2 fold were sorted out and generate the table in the Matrix datasheet.
Project description:Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome with clinical features of red cell aplasia and variable developmental abnormalities. Most affected patients have heterozygous loss of function mutations in ribosomal protein genes but the pathogenic mechanism is still unknown. We generated induced pluripotent stem cells from DBA patients carrying RPS19 or RPL5 mutations. Transcriptome analysis revealed the striking dysregulation of the transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway in DBA lines. Expression of TGF beta target genes, such as TGFBI, BAMBI, COL3A1 and SERPINE1 was significantly increased in the DBA iPSCs. We quantified intermediates in canonical and non-canonical TGF beta pathways and observed a significant increase in the levels of the non-canonical pathway mediator p-JNK in the DBA iPSCs. Moreover, when the mutant cells were corrected by ectopic expression of WT RPS19 or RPL5, levels of p-JNK returned to normal. Surprisingly, nuclear levels of SMAD4, a mediator of canonical TGF beta signaling, were decreased in DBA cells due to increased proteolytic turnover. We also observed the up-regulation of TGF beta 1R, TGF beta 2, CDKN1A and SERPINE1 mRNA, and the significant decrease of GATA1 mRNA in the primitive multilineage progenitors. In summary our observations identify for the first time a dysregulation of the TGF beta pathway in the pathobiology of DBA. 8 Total samples were analyzed, including 4 wild type samples, 2 RPS19 mutant samples, 2 corrected RPS19 mutant samples. We generated the following pairwise comparisons using Partek Softare : RPS19 mutant<WT; RPS19 mutant<corrected RPS19 mutant. Genes with an FDR?5% and a fold-change ?2 were selected.