Project description:Transcription profiling of carpel development in tomato strains RP75/59 and UC82. Samples: fruit 3 days post anthesis, carpel of flower anthesis, carpel of flower bud to pre-anthesis ( petals length between 7.5 and 9mm), Carpel of flower bud (petals length between 4.5 and 7 mm). Control plants and plants in which flowers were emasculated two days before anthesis were studied.
Project description:Lentivirus mediated RNAi was used to silence TCEB1 expression in PC-3 prostate cancer cell line. Whole human genome microarray was used to study changes in gene expression induced by the silencing.
Project description:We used primary culture of Human thyroid papillary carcinoma to perform the experiment. We make two group one without TGF-b treatment and another with 2nanogr of TGF-b for 4 days. The RNA was extracted and the samples were processed for the array assay.<br><br><br><br>
Project description:We used RNAi to knock-down the two isoforms of Asf1, Asf1a and Asf1b, in human U-2-OS osteosarcoma cells. We obtained two replicates each with siRNAs against Asf1a, Asf1b, combined siRNAs against both isoforms, and two control samples. For these samples, we measured genome-wide transcription levels using Affymetrix HG-U133Plus2 oligonucleotide microarrays.
Project description:MASTL (Microtubule associated serine-threonine kinase-like) is a relatively recently identified mitotic accelerator. There are also indications of its role in cancer progression, especially in breast cancer, but the molecular mechanisms behind this and the cell cycle independent functions of MASTL are poorly understood. Regulation of cell adhesion and actin dynamics play a central role in governing cell contractility, migration and cell division in normal and cancer cells. Here, we identify MASTL as regulator of cell contractility and activator of the transcriptional co-activator MTRF-A. We show that depletion of MASTL increases cell contact with the extracellular matrix, reduces contractile actin stress fibers in normal and breast cancer cells. Importantly, depletion of MASTL also leads to strongly impairs motility of breast cancer cells. Our transcriptome and proteome profiling revealed that depletion of MASTL impairs transcription and expression of several MRTF-A target genes implicated in cellular movement and actomyosin contraction, including Rho Guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 (GEF-H1, ARHGEF2) and tropomyosin 4.2 (TPM4). Mechanistically, we find that MASTL is necessary for serum-induced activation of SRF/MTRF-A transcription and that exogenous expression of GEF-H1 in MASTL depleted cells is sufficient to restore cell contractility. Taken together, our results suggest that MASTL is a previously undescribed key regulator of cell morphology and the actin cytoskeleton through transcriptional control of multiple adhesion and actin cytoskeleton regulating genes with key roles in contractility, cell adhesion and migration. MASTL (Microtubule associated serine-threonine kinase-like) is a relatively recently identified mitotic accelerator. There are also indications of its role in cancer progression, especially in breast cancer, but the molecular mechanisms behind this and the cell cycle independent functions of MASTL are poorly understood. Regulation of cell adhesion and actin dynamics play a central role in cell migration, morphology and cancer progression, but the role of MASTL in these processes has not been evaluated. Here, we show that depletion of MASTL increases cell contact with the extracellular matrix in breast cancer cells. Importantly, depletion of MASTL also leads to reduction of contractile actin stress fibers and decreased cell motility. Further, our transcriptome and proteome profiling revealed that mechanistically depletion of MASTL impairs transcription and expression of regulators of cellular movement and actomyosin contraction, including Rho Guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 (GEF-H1, ARHGEF2) and tropomyosin 4.2 (TPM4). Further, we show that the transcriptional changes are caused by defectiveness of the serum response factor (SRF) signalling. Importantly, this study reveals advanced role for MASTL in interphase cells that activates a transcriptional program strongly impacting on the expression of regulators of cellular motility and actomyosin contraction.
Project description:FCCP, Oligomycin and AMP lead to mitochondrial dysfunction. Here the influence of FCCP, Oligomycin and AMP on the transcriptome of PFF is examined.
Project description:Effect of deletion of pppA and ppkA genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa on global transcriptome of mutant strain and effect of this deletion on response to oxidative stress.