Project description:Microarray expression arrays on THP-1 acute myeloid leukemia cell line samples, contrasting expression profiles of freshly harvested cell pellets, cells replated into fresh media for 24 hours and cells directly pelleted from liquid nitrogen stocks.
Project description:Purpose: To identify significantly different individual mRNA species or genetic pathways in the GCNAKO mutant sample when compared to the wildtype sample. GCNA is encoded by CG14814 (Flybase ID: FBgn0023515). Method: Total RNA was extracted using the Qiagen miRNEasy kit, followed by on column DNAse digest using the Qiagen DNAse digest kit. We used the miRNEasy kit to ensure collection of small RNA species as well as total RNA. RNA was collected from three independent bological replicates of freshly dissected Drosophila ovaries ( 100 ovaries per replicate), collected from 1-3 day old female Drosophila. Ovaries were flash frozen in liquid nitrogen after dissection to preserve the RNA species and prevent degradation. RNAse free conditions were maintained throughout the extraction protocol. RNA quality was tested by the sequencing core before sequencing the RNA.
Project description:An F2 cross between two highly divergent porcine breeds for most productive traits, including prolificacy, was generated. F2 sows were classified as of high or low prolificacy based on phenotypic records of four consecutive parities (total number of piglets born and number of piglets born alive were recorded). At the fifth gestation, sows were slaughtered at day 30-32 of gestation, and the number of corpora lutea and number of embryos were registered. Samples from different tissues were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen for further studies. Uterus samples were used for total RNA extraction and hybridized on the affymetrix porcine genechip for comparison between high and low prolificacy F2 sows.
Project description:Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) is a systemic disorder that manifests as a fluffy, proteinaceous fibrillar material throughout the body. In the eye, such deposits result in glaucoma (PEXG), due to impeding aqueous humor outflow. When a patient presents acute glaucoma, it is necessary to remove some of the aqueous fluid within the eye to relief pain and pressure. This label free proteomics dataset was collected from human donors during cataract surgery. The aqueous humor was collected during essential ophthalmic procedures that allowed paracentesis after obtaining informed consents from human subjects without collecting identifiers, but all disease and medication history were collected. The sample collection included non-glaucomatous controls (CTL-GC), those with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX-GC), and synthesized GC-Globulin pure protein (GC-Pure). Approximately 50-120 ul volume of AH was collected by paracentesis and stored in -80C immediately upon acquisition until analysis. Protein extraction was carried out by homogenization of the tissue in extraction buffer (TEAB, NaCl and SDS). Protein amounts were estimated and normalized to 10 ug across experimental samples. Samples were reduced using TCEP, alkylated with iodoacetamide and digested overnight with trypsin. Untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was performed on an Easy nLC 1000 liquid chromatograph coupled to a QExactive mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS). Data analysis was performed using Proteome Discoverer 3.0 and Graph Pad Prism 10. Each sample was run three separate times.
Raw mass spectrometry data files were analyzed using Proteome Discoverer 3.0. The human proteome was downloaded from UniProt and used as the target database for protein identification. Max missed cleavage site was set to 2 and minimum peptide length to 6. Precursor Mass Tolerance was set to 10ppm and Fragment Mass Tolerance to 0.02 Da. Post-translational modifications for experimental proteins included oxidation, acetylation, and carbamidomethylation. The normalization was set to total peptide amount and confidence to low.
Project description:Mice were fed for 2, 10 or 30 days with a normal chow (NC) or a high fat diet (HFD). At each time point, mice were sacrificed and liver samples were collected and immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen. Total RNA from each sample was further extracted, purified, quality-controled before and after amplification. Cy3-labeled RNA from individual liver sample was co-hybridized with a Cy5-labeled pool of RNA on the mouse 17K microarray. Keywords: diet response, time course, mouse strains
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.
Project description:The goal of the study was to examine the transcriptional profile of pancreatic tumors to identify molecular subtypes in order to develop validated clinically useful gene expression signature with the potential to guide therapy decision. Tissue was obtained by snap freezing in liquid nitrogen as soon as removed. All tissue samples were stored at -80C. Samples were embedded in OCT and a 4ug section was taken for H/E staining. After QC procedure to ensure high quality RNA (RIN>7) and confirm PDAC histology, 78 samples were subjected to microarray analysis. All patients signed an Institutional Review Board approved consent for bio-banking, clinical data extraction and molecular analysis.