Transcriptonal response of mammalian cells lacking FLVCR1 to choline depleted or replete media conditions
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ABSTRACT: Integrative genetic analysis identified FLVCR1 as a choline transporter in mammalian cells. We profilied the transcriptional response of HeLa cells with and without FLVCR1 to choline depeleted or replete conditions.
Project description:Flvcr1 is a heme transporter involved in multiple processes. Here we invetigated the role of this transporter in brain development in mice. Deletion of Flvcr1 in nerual progenitors leads to metabolic collapse of neural progenitors and cortical disruption. Using transcriptional profiling, we show that brains of these embryos expressed reduced levels of electron transport chain components and increased levels of heme metabolic genes. These results implicate Flvcr1 in brain development through control of the metabolic state in neural progenitors.
Project description:Snapshot of translation in mammalian cells that are depleted of polyamines or replete with polyamines. Hek293T cells treated with DFMO or Spermidine.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in a Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC 19718) wildtype and pFur::Kan mutant [kanamycin resistance cassette insertion in the promoter region of the fur gene (NE0616)] strains grown in Fe-replete and Fe-limited media. The Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC 19718) wiltype cells grown in Fe-limited media were compared to cells grown in Fe-replete media to gain a better understanding of the metabolic changes occurring in response to iron stress. The Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC 19718) pFur::Kan mutant strain grown in Fe-replete & Fe-limited media were compared to wildtype cells grown in Fe=replete & Fe-limited media to gain a better understanding of the role Fur (NE0616) plays in iron homeostasis control.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in a Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC 19718) wildtype and pFur::Kan mutant [kanamycin resistance cassette insertion in the promoter region of the fur gene (NE0616)] strains grown in Fe-replete and Fe-limited media. The Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC 19718) wiltype cells grown in Fe-limited media were compared to cells grown in Fe-replete media to gain a better understanding of the metabolic changes occurring in response to iron stress. The Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC 19718) pFur::Kan mutant strain grown in Fe-replete & Fe-limited media were compared to wildtype cells grown in Fe=replete & Fe-limited media to gain a better understanding of the role Fur (NE0616) plays in iron homeostasis control. A 4-plex 3 chip study using total RNA recovered from three separate wild-type cultures each of N. europaea grown in Fe-replete media and Fe-limited media and three seperate cultures each of N. europaea pFur::Kan mutant strain grown in Fe-replete and Fe-limited media. Each chip measures the expression level of 2368 genes from Nitrosomonas europaea (ATCC19718) with 4 X 72,000 60-mer 14 probe pairs per gene, with two-fold technical redundancy.
Project description:Choline and methionine/choline deficient diets are widely used to generate severe rodent hepatic steatosis and steatohepatitis in an attempt to reflect stages of human non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The underlying mechanism of hepatic injury in these models, and how this reflects human disease remains incompletely understood. We used detailed transcriptional analysis to interrogate the molecular mechanisms of this intervention and its similarity to human disease. Adult C57Bl/6J mice were maintained on control, choline deficient (CDD) or methionine/choline deficient (MCDD) diets for 4 weeks. Isolated liver RNA was used for transcriptional profiling by micro array analysis.
Project description:To explore the influence of maternal choline intake on placental gene expression, we employed whole genome microarray expression profiling to identify genes that were differentially expressed in placental tissues obtained from women consuming two different doses (480 vs. 930 mg/d) of choline throughout the third trimester of pregnancy. Healthy third trimester (gestational week 26-29) pregnant women were randomized to a 12-week choline controlled feeding study. The participants consumed either 480 (n=6) or 930 (n=6) mg choline/d. Full thickness placental samples were collected at delivery to extract RNA and perform the arrays. Healthy third trimester (gestational week 26-29) pregnant women were randomized to a 12-week choline controlled feeding study. The participants consumed either 480 (n=6) or 930 (n=6) mg choline/d for 12 weeks. Placental samples were obtained at delivery