Project description:In order to study the molecular mechanisms involving TCF4 in keratinocytes under different inflammatory responses, control and TCF4 knock down keratinocytes were stimulated with inflammatory cytokines and conducted RNA-seq to profile the gene expression.
Project description:Stimulated primary keratinocytes with mature IL-36B cytokine and analysed differential mRNA expression at 8 h timepoint IL-36B induced gene expression in primary human neonatal keratinocytes was measured at 8 hours after exposure to dose IL-36B (5 nM).
Project description:TCF4 is an important neurodevelopmental transcription factor associated with schizophrenia and Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. In this study, we used genome-wide expression profiling to determine the effects of acute TCF4 knockdown on gene expression in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Pathway and enrichment analysis on the differentially expressed genes in TCF4-knockdown cells identified an over-representation of genes involved in TGF-β signaling, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and apoptosis. Among the most significantly differentially expressed genes were the EMT regulators SNAI2 and DEC1 and the proneural genes NEUROG2 and ASCL1. Altered expression of several mental retardation genes such as UBE3A (AS), ZEB2 (MWS) and MEF2C was also found in TCF4-depleted cells. These data suggest that TCF4 regulates a number of convergent signaling pathways involved in cell differentiation and survival in addition to a subset of clinically important mental retardation genes. To identify TCF4-mediated gene expression changes in SH-SY5Y cells, experiments were conducted with two control (mock and GAPDH KD) and two TCF4 knockdown (KD1 and KD2) groups. Two non-overlapping siRNAs against TCF4 were designed and transfected over a 72h period to induce global knockdown of TCF4 transcripts. In parallel, cells were mock transfected (mock; transfection reagent only) and transfected with an unrelated siRNA against GAPDH (GAPDH KD) in order to control for background gene expression changes due to transfection, presence of dsRNA and activation of the cellular silencing machinery. After transfection, RNA was extracted from all cells, converted to cDNA and labelled for microarray hybridization. Each of the four treatment groups (mock, GAPDH KD, KD1 and KD2) contained three biological replicates which were processed at the same time using the Toray microarray platform.
Project description:In this study we aim to determine the role of IL-4/STAT6 in gene expression in human keratinocytes using RNA-sequencing approach. Human keratinocytes were cultured for 2 or 5 days with calcium chloride to induce terminal differentiation as determined by the expression of epidermal differentiation complex genes. The cells were then stimulated with IL-4 for 3 and 24 hours, or along the 5 days culture period. We observed that IL-4 inhibits fully differentiation of keratinocytes, induces genes involved with production of inflammatory mediators, and reduces the healing capacity of human keratinocytes. Moreover, STAT6 controlled important genes involved with calcium binding, inflammation and epidermis development. Human keratinocytes were differentiated with calcium chloride for 2 days and incubated with media alone or 20ng/ml of recombinant human IL-4 for 3 and 24 hours. Human keratinocytes were differentiated with calcium chloride for 5 days with or wihout recombinant human IL-4 (20ng/ml). Keratinocytes transfected with control or STAT6 siRNA were differentiated with calcium chloride for 2 days and then stimulated with recombinant huma IL-4 for 24 hours.
Project description:The psoKC (psoriatic keratinocyte) model is represnting the behavour of keratinocytes in the later or chronic stage of psoriasis in response to the main cytokines that constitute the characteristic cytokine milieu, namely IFNg and TNFa (mainly derived by Th1 cells), and IL-17 and IL-22 (mainly derived by Th17 cells).
Additionally, the model explores the role of exogenous PGE2 through the activation of EP4 receptor signaling. The response to the aforementioned stimuli was not only limited to the cell fate decisions of keratinocytes (proliferation, apoptosis or differentiation) but also include their effect on the psoriatic environment with respect to the secretion of ligands and intercellular-acting stimuli.
Project description:To determine the genes that change mRNA transcript abundance in primary human keratinocytes treated by S. aureus phenol-soluble modulins (PSM), we stimulated keratinocytes for 24h with either DMSO(-) Ctl or synthetic PSMα3 (5μg/mL).