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Cell type-specific over-expression of chromosome 21 genes in fibroblasts and fetal hearts with trisomy 21.


ABSTRACT: Down syndrome (DS) is caused by trisomy 21 (+21), but the aberrations in gene expression resulting from this chromosomal aneuploidy are not yet completely understood.We used oligonucleotide microarrays to survey mRNA expression in early- and late-passage control and +21 fibroblasts and mid-gestation fetal hearts. We supplemented this analysis with northern blotting, western blotting, real-time RT-PCR, and immunohistochemistry.We found chromosome 21 genes consistently over-represented among the genes over-expressed in the +21 samples. However, these sets of over-expressed genes differed across the three cell/tissue types. The chromosome 21 gene MX1 was strongly over-expressed (mean 16-fold) in senescent +21 fibroblasts, a result verified by northern and western blotting. MX1 is an interferon target gene, and its mRNA was induced by interferons present in +21 fibroblast conditioned medium, suggesting an autocrine loop for its over-expression. By immunohistochemistry the p78MX1 protein was induced in lesional tissue of alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder associated with DS. We found strong over-expression of the purine biosynthesis gene GART (mean 3-fold) in fetal hearts with +21 and verified this result by northern blotting and real-time RT-PCR.Different subsets of chromosome 21 genes are over-expressed in different cell types with +21, and for some genes this over-expression is non-linear (>1.5X). Hyperactive interferon signaling is a candidate pathway for cell senescence and autoimmune disorders in DS, and abnormal purine metabolism should be investigated for a potential role in cardiac defects.

SUBMITTER: Li CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1435874 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cell type-specific over-expression of chromosome 21 genes in fibroblasts and fetal hearts with trisomy 21.

Li Chi-Ming CM   Guo Meirong M   Salas Martha M   Schupf Nicole N   Silverman Wayne W   Zigman Warren B WB   Husain Sameera S   Warburton Dorothy D   Thaker Harshwardhan H   Tycko Benjamin B  

BMC medical genetics 20060315


<h4>Background</h4>Down syndrome (DS) is caused by trisomy 21 (+21), but the aberrations in gene expression resulting from this chromosomal aneuploidy are not yet completely understood.<h4>Methods</h4>We used oligonucleotide microarrays to survey mRNA expression in early- and late-passage control and +21 fibroblasts and mid-gestation fetal hearts. We supplemented this analysis with northern blotting, western blotting, real-time RT-PCR, and immunohistochemistry.<h4>Results</h4>We found chromosome  ...[more]

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