Project description:The development of a comparison approach for Illumina bead chips unravels unexpected challenges applying newest generation microarrays The MAQC project demonstrated that microarrays with comparable content show inter- and intra-platform reproducibility. However, since the content of gene databases still increases, the development of new generations of microarrays covering new content is mandatory. To better understand the potential challenges updated microarray content might pose on clinical and biological projects we developed a methodology consisting of in silico analyses combined with performance analysis using real biological samples. Here we clearly demonstrate that not only oligonucleotide design but also database content and annotation strongly influence comparability and performance of subsequent generations of microarrays. Additionally, using human blood samples and purified T lymphocyte subsets as two independent examples, we show that a performance analysis using biological samples is crucial for the assessment of consistency and differences. This study provides an important resource assisting investigators in comparing microarrays of updated content especially when working in a clinical or regulatory setting.
Project description:We previously noted that combination glucocorticoids and PI3K inhibition induces synergistic cell death. To identify genes involved in myeloma cell death we examined mRNA expression in each individual treatment and in the combination. The glucocoriticoid resistant cells (MM.1RL) are used as a negative control. Gene expression is assessed using Illumina Human HT-12v4 bead chips
Project description:Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides for quantitation of RNA abundances and comparison of RNA abundances within tissues and cells in a manner not possible with previous microarray technologies. We have made widespread use of Illumina sequencing technologies for RNA quantitation in several publications involving mouse hearts, dating from 2010, and wish to share both high-quality raw sequencing data and data processed to quantitate mRNA abundances from wild-type mice, male and female, at a variety of ages. These data will provide a resource for investigators using microarrays to understand the concentration of transcripts of interest relative to other cardiac RNAs, and will permit deeper interpretation of previous microarray studies.
Project description:Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides for quantitation of RNA abundances and comparison of RNA abundances within tissues and cells in a manner not possible with previous microarray technologies. We have made widespread use of Illumina sequencing technologies for RNA quantitation in several publications involving mouse hearts, dating from 2010, and wish to share both high-quality raw sequencing data and data processed to quantitate mRNA abundances from wild-type mice, male and female, at a variety of ages. These data will provide a resource for investigators using microarrays to understand the concentration of transcripts of interest relative to other cardiac RNAs, and will permit deeper interpretation of previous microarray studies.
Project description:Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides for quantitation of RNA abundances and comparison of RNA abundances within tissues and cells in a manner not possible with previous microarray technologies. We have made widespread use of Illumina sequencing technologies for RNA quantitation in several publications involving mouse hearts, dating from 2010, and wish to share both high-quality raw sequencing data and data processed to quantitate mRNA abundances from wild-type mice, male and female, at a variety of ages. These data will provide a resource for investigators using microarrays to understand the concentration of transcripts of interest relative to other cardiac RNAs, and will permit deeper interpretation of previous microarray studies.
Project description:Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides for quantitation of RNA abundances and comparison of RNA abundances within tissues and cells in a manner not possible with previous microarray technologies. We have made widespread use of Illumina sequencing technologies for RNA quantitation in several publications involving mouse hearts, dating from 2010, and wish to share both high-quality raw sequencing data and data processed to quantitate mRNA abundances from wild-type mice, male and female, at a variety of ages (see our FVB/NJ data submission). These data will provide a resource for investigators using microarrays to understand the concentration of transcripts of interest relative to other cardiac RNAs, and will permit deeper interpretation of previous microarray studies.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of MZ twins whose within-pair difference in TSH were discordant. the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 Bead Chip Kit (approximately 480,000 CpG sites) and the Illumina Infinium Methylation EPIC Bead Chip (approximately 900,000 CpG sites) were used to obtain DNA methylation profiles in peripheral blood samples.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of MZ twins whose within-pair difference in FT4 were discordant. the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 Bead Chip Kit (approximately 480,000 CpG sites) and the Illumina Infinium Methylation EPIC Bead Chip (approximately 900,000 CpG sites) were used to obtain DNA methylation profiles in peripheral blood samples.