Project description:Alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression have been implicated in the development of human dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this study, we analyzed DNA methylomes (Infinium 450K HumanMethylation BeadChip) and transcriptomes (Infinium HT-12 v4) to characterize differentially methylated probes (DMPs) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the left and right ventricles of human DCM. Illumina 450K array and HT-12 v4 array for the left, right ventricles
Project description:Primary human macrophages were transduced with control (CV) or lentiviral particles coding for constitutively active (CA)-AMPKalpha1 (AMPK OE) for 48 hours and treated with 100 nM PPARdelta agonist GW501516 for additional 24 hours. Total RNA was isolated with RNeasy total RNA cleanup kit (Qiagen) and whole genome expression analysis was performed using Illumina Sentrix Human HT-12 v4 chip.
Project description:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a natural anti-carcinogenic compound found at high concentrations in Brassica vegetables. ER-positive cell lines demonstrated the greatest sensitivity to the anti-tumor effects of I3C compared to ER-negative breast cancer cell lines. Gene expression analysis was performed to identify genes and pathways that accounted for sensitivity to I3C. Microarray analysis performed using Illumina HT-12 v4 expression arrays
Project description:The goal of the study was to characterize gene expression profiles of lung epithelial and THP-1 monocytic cells influenzed by exposure to poultry dust extract. Gene expression profiles were determined by DNA microarrayanalysis using Illumina Human HT-12 v4 Expression bead chip, and changes in significantly induced transcripts validated by real time quantitative RT-PCR, ELISA, Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. Significantly induced genes included IL-8, IL-6, ICAM-1, CCL2, CCL5, TLR4 and PTGS2. Pathway analysis indicated that dust extract treatment induced changes in gene expression influenced functions related to immune and inflammatory responses.
Project description:The goal of the study was to characterize gene expression profiles of lung epithelial and THP-1 monocytic cells influenzed by exposure to poultry dust extract. Gene expression profiles were determined by DNA microarrayanalysis using Illumina Human HT-12 v4 Expression bead chip, and changes in significantly induced transcripts validated by real time quantitative RT-PCR, ELISA, Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. Significantly induced genes included IL-8, IL-6, ICAM-1, CCL2, CCL5, TLR4 and PTGS2. Pathway analysis indicated that dust extract treatment induced changes in gene expression influenced functions related to immune and inflammatory responses.
Project description:To elucidate pathways whereby apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) G1 and G2 variants facilitate kidney disease in African Americans, human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) were used to establish doxycycline-inducible (Tet-on) cell lines stably expressing reference APOL1 G0 and its G1 and G2 renal-risk variants. Illumina human HT-12-v4 arrays and Affymetrix HTA 2.0 arrays were employed to generate global gene expression data with doxycycline induction. Significantly altered pathways identified through bioinformatics involved mitochondrial function; results were validated using immunoblotting, immunofluorescence and functional assays. Global gene expression profiles were performed on HEK293 Tet-on G0, G1, G2 and empty vector cells with and without Dox induction using Illumina human HT-12 v4 arrays. Another independent gene expression array system, Affymetrix HTA 2.0, was used to verify the results of Illumina arrays. Pair-wise and pattern-based analyses were applied to detect the mostly impacted pathways due to overexpression and by APOL1 genotypes.
Project description:To elucidate pathways whereby apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) G1 and G2 variants facilitate kidney disease in African Americans, human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) were used to establish doxycycline-inducible (Tet-on) cell lines stably expressing reference APOL1 G0 and its G1 and G2 renal-risk variants. Illumina human HT-12-v4 arrays and Affymetrix HTA 2.0 arrays were employed to generate global gene expression data with doxycycline induction. Significantly altered pathways identified through bioinformatics involved mitochondrial function; results were validated using immunoblotting, immunofluorescence and functional assays.
