Project description:Early transcriptomic response to n-LDL and ox-LDL in human vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMC). We used microarrays with the aim of assessing early molecular changes that induce a response in the VSMC using native and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (n-LDL and ox-LDL).
Project description:We found ribosomal transcription factor Ifh1p is dynamically acetylated and phosphorylated in response to nutrient cues. ChIP-seq data revealed dynamic binding to ribosomal genes (RP) during the OX growth phase of the yeast metabolic cycle (YMC) when RP genes are highly induced, and weaker binding in the RC quiescent-like phase. Besides RP genes, our ChIP-seq data also reveals binding of Ifh1p to non-RP genes such as translation factors and metabolic genes. Examination of Ifh1p binding over two timepoints of the YMC (OX, RC) using Input as the control.
Project description:Early transcriptomic response to n-LDL and ox-LDL in human vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMC). We used microarrays with the aim of assessing early molecular changes that induce a response in the VSMC using native and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (n-LDL and ox-LDL). For each LDL internalization experiment, three biological replicates were used and the samples pooled with the aim of obtain three technical replicates (three arrays for condition).
Project description:Target genes regulated by ox-LDL treatment in bladder cancer cells T24 were identified by microarrays. In this dataset, we include the expression data obtained from bladder cancer cells T24 starved with serum-free medium and then treated with 20 μg/mL ox-LDL or vehicle for 24 h. These data are used to obtain genes that are differentially expressed in response to ox-LDL treatment.
Project description:Ecotoxicogenomics in field experiments have yielded valuable mechanistic information for organisms present in polluted environments. The Queen conch (Strombus gigas) is a threatened species and populations are declining due to anthropogenic impact that includes pollution from boating activities. In the British Virgin Islands (BVI), local Queen conch populations have exhibited imposex, a condition in which both male and female gonadal characteristics are present and studies in the BVI suggest that tributyl tin (TBT), a chemical used in boat paint, is correlated to increased incidence imposex. This present study utilized a previously validated 8 x 15K Queen conch microarray to characterize the response of the ovarian transcriptome in conch found in polluted environments with high TBT in the BVIs. There polluted sites, Road Harbour (RH) and Trellis Bay (TB), are harbours with high boating activity while the reference sites, Guana Island (GI) and Anegada (AN), are areas with low boating activity. Microarray analysis revealed that there were 17 transcripts with high homology to known genes that were differentially expressed in the environments with high TBT and these included 6 induced and 11 down-regulated transcripts (p<0.01). These differentially expressed transcripts included phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, transposase, and high-affinity phosphate transporter PT1. When considering both RH and TB together in comparison to GI, functional enrichment showed that the biological processes and molecular functions of calcium ion binding, immune response, and negative regulation of cell proliferation were over represented in the polluted sites. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed that transcripts involved in the biological processes of general metabolism, immune, lipid metabolism, and stress were affected in polluted environments. Although difficult to directly link changes at the transcriptomics level to TBT in the harbour, this analysis provides novel insight into pathways impacted in regions that experience heavy boating activity in the BVIs.
Project description:Of the multiple anatomical sites represented in oral cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue (TSCC) shows the highest incidence among younger age group. Chewing betel leaf, areca nut & slaked lime and smoking tobacco are common practises in India which have direct clinical implication in TSCC carcinogenesis. Here, for the first time we define the landscape of genomic alterations in TSCC from the Indian diaspora which would help to identify novel therapeutic targets for clinical intervention and define the genetic basis for TSCC. We performed high throughput sequencing of fifty four tongue samples using whole exome sequencing (n=47, 23 paired normal tumor and 1 unpaired) and transcriptome sequencing (n=17, 10 tumor and 5 normal). Mutation, copy number analysis were carried out using exome sequencing data and transcriptome analysis provided expressed genes and transcript fusions in tongue cancer patients. Further, integrated analysis were performed to identify biologically relevant alterations. Our preliminary analysis revealed presence of most frequently altered mutations in TSCC which includes mutations in TP53, NOTCH1, CDKN2A, USP6, KMT2D etc, consistent with literature. We observed high frequency of CG/T(GC/A) transversions in non-CpG islands, a signature associated with tobacco exposure. Somatic copy number analysis revealed copy number gain in known hallmarks such as CCND1, MYC, ORAOV1 genes along with copy number alteration in novel genes. Significant positive correlation was observed in the genes harbouring copy number gains and showing increased expression.
Project description:Using RNA sequencing of FACS sorted retro-labeled sensory neurons innervating tongue tissue, we determined changes in transcriptomic profiles in males and female mice under naïve as well as tongue-tumor bearing conditions Our data revealed the following interesting findings: 1) Naïve female neurons innervating the tongue exclusively expressed immune cell markers such as Csf1R, C1qa and others, that weren’t expressed in males. 2) Male neurons were more tightly regulated than female neurons upon tumor growth; 3) While very few differentially expressed genes (DEGs) overlapped between males and females post-tumor growth, several biological processes (BPs) were similar between two sexes. However, additional distinct processes were sex-specific; 4) Post-tumor growth, male DEGs contained an equal mix of transcription factors, ligands, growth factors, receptors and channels, whereas female DEGs predominantly contained channels/receptors, enzymes, cytokines and chemokines.