Project description:Human primary keratinocytes were collected at 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after addition of 1.8mM Calcium and RNA was extracted. Primary normal human keratinocytes (NHEK) were collected and RNA was extracted 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 after addition of 1.8mM Calcium.
Project description:The antagonistic actions of Polycomb and Trithorax are responsible for proper cell fate determination in mammalian tissues. In the epidermis, a self-renewing epithelium, previous work has shown that release from Polycomb repression only partially explains differentiation gene activation. We now show that Trithorax is also a key regulator of epidermal differentiation, not only through activation of genes repressed by Polycomb in progenitor cells, but also through activation of genes independent of regulation by Polycomb. The differentiation associated transcription factor GRHL3/GET1 recruits the ubiquitously expressed Trithorax complex to a subset of differentiation genes. Examination of WDR5 and GRHL3 binding in human differentited primary keratinocytes (NHEK). High calcium medium was added to NHEK cells at 50% confluency to induce differentiation. Cells were collected for ChIP 24 hours after addition of high calcium medium. ChIP with Wdr5 and Grhl3 antibodies, and an input control were sequenced.
Project description:The aim of this study was to establish a deeply sequenced transcriptome at multiple timepoints during the differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes from the progenitor state (d0). These transcriptomes were then assembled in order to discover novel genes and transcriptional events that are dynamically regulated during terminal differentiation of a human somatic tissue. Paired-end RNA sequencing was performed on primary human keratinocytes at three timepoints during calcium-induced epidermal differentiation.
Project description:Human primary keratinocytes were depleted of MLL2 by siRNA and induced to differentiated for 2 days by addition of Calcium Primary normal human keratinocytes were transfected with MLL2 or scrambled control siRNA using RNAi max (Life Technologies). 24 hours post transfection medium was raised to 1.8mM calcium to induce differentiation. Cells were collected 48 hours later.
Project description:Analysis of keratinocyte differentiation in presence or absence of fibroblast-derived JNK-dependent soluble factors in vitro. The hypothesis tested in the present study was that JNK-dependent fibroblast-derived soluble factors promote an efficient keratinocyte differentiation. Results provide important information about reduced expression of a subset of differentiation associated genes in keratinocytes in the absence of JNK-dependent fibroblast-derived soluble factors. In vitro transwell co-culture experiments were performed using jnk1-/-jnk2-/- or wildtype immortalized mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and differentiating primary normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) over a time course of 6 days. Total RNA was obtained from NHEK prior to cultivation with MEFs (day 0) and every second day (days 2, 4, and 6) during co-culture. MEFs have been described previously in Sabapathy et al. (2004) Mol Cell 15:713-25.
Project description:Human epidermal keratinocytes undergo tightly controlled program of cell differentiation, leading to the formation of cornified envelope. Primary keratinocytes in vitro, under calcium stimulation mimic the differentiation program observed in vivo. Analysis of the transcription profile of two cell population, such as proliferating cells and differentiating cells helps to discover new genes implicated in that process and to understand the mechanisms of regulation of the keratinocyte differentiation. Primary human keratinocytes were cultured under proliferating (Day 0, sub-confluent cells) and differentiating (seven days of high calcium medium) conditions. As a source of cells, we used normal skin from different body sites: back, foreskin, palmoplantar. RNA extracted from cultured primary human keratinocytes were isolated from five different donors. We compared the expression profiles of proliferating versus differentiating keratinocytes.
Project description:Human primary keratinocytes were depleted of GRHL3 by siRNA and induced to differentiated for 2 days by addition of Calcium Primary normal human keratinocytes were transfected with GRHL3 or scrambled control siRNA using RNAi max (Life Technologies). 24 hours post transfection medium was raised to 1.8mM to induce differentiation. Cells were collected 48 hours later.
Project description:Analysis of cultured epidermal keratinocytes treated with interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13). IL-4 and IL-13 are up-regulated in atopic dermatitis. Results provide insight into the role of IL-4 and IL-13 cytokines in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Analysis of epidermal keratinocytes transfected with dual oxidase 1 (DUOX1) siRNA knockdown before treatment with IL-4 and IL-13. DUOX1 is one of the NOX family members of NADPH oxidases whose primary function is ROS generation. Results provide insight into the role of the incraesed expression of DUOX1 in IL-4/IL-13-treated NHEK for IL4/IL13 signaling. IL-4 and IL-13 induced gene expression in human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) was measured at 48 hours. Gene expression in NHEK tranfected with 10 nM DUOX1 siRNA followed by treatment with 100 ng/ml IL-4 and 100 ng/ml IL-13 was measured at 48 hours. Three independent experiments were performed using different strains for each experiment.
Project description:Genome-wide 10k SNP profiling of FOXM1B-transduced N/TERT and primary normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK). The aim of this study was to study the cancer initiation role of UVB and FOXM1B upregulation in NHEK. Upregulation of FOXM1B alone (without UVB) was found to directly induce genomic instability in the form of copy number aberration (CNA) and low levels of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in primary NHEK. The FOXM1B-induced CNA was found to be retained and accumulated in subsequent cell culture passages. UVB-exposure resulted in significant chromosomal LOH and CNA in N/TERT cells expressing FOXM1B but not in EGFP-expressing cells. This indicates that UVB corroborated with FOXM1B to recruit LOH and CNA which may predispose cell to malignant transformation. Collectively, these results indicate that aberrant upregulation of FOXM1B in skin keratinocytes following UVB exposure may be an early mechanism whereby cells acquire genomic changes required for oncogenesis. Keywords: Genome-wide SNP profiling for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and copy number aberration (CNA), FOXM1, UVB, Keratinocytes, Basal cell carcinoma, genomic instability, carcinogenesis, squamous cell carcinoma. 1) Three individual normal primary NHEK cultures were retrovirally transduced (with either EGFP or EGFP-FOXM1B) and left to grow for 4 days prior to SNP array analysis. 2) EGFP or EGFP-FOXM1B-tansduced NHEK cells were harvested at passage 1, 2 and 3 for SNP array analysis to investigate if genomic instability is maintained and accumulated in subsequent passages. 3) N/TERT cells transduced with either EGFP or EFOX were UVB-irradiated and left to grow for 50 days in culture prior to SNP array analysis.