Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression. Two-condition experiment, Normoxic MSCs vs. Hypoxic MSCs.
Project description:During the progress of senescence, cells sequentially acquire diverse senescent phenotypes together with several gene reprogramming steps. It is still unclear what will be the key regulator in charge of collective gene expression changes at the initial senescent reprogramming. In this study, we show that suppression of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1)-mediated maintenance DNA methylation activity was an initial event developed prior to gain of senescent phenotypes by employing time-series gene expression profiles of two different senescence models of human diploid fibroblast (HDF), replicative senescence (RS; GSE41714) and H2O2-induced senescence (HS).
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Cellular senescence is classified into two types; replicative and premature senescence. Gene expression and epigenetic changes are different in types of senescence, replicative and premature senescence, and cell types. Normal human diploid fibroblast TIG-3 cells were often used in cellular senescence research, however, their epigenetic profiles were not fully understood. To elucidate how cellular senescence is epigenetically regulated in TIG-3 cells, we analyzed gene expression and DNA methylation profiles among three types of senescent cells, namely, replicative senescent, RAS-induced senescent (RIS) and non-permissive temperature-induced senescent SVts8 cells, using gene expression and methylation microarrays. The expression of genes involved in cell cycle and immune response were commonly either down- or up-regulated among three types of senescent cells, respectively. The sequential alteration of DNA methylation level was observed only in replicative senescent cells in a time-dependent manner, but not in premature senescent cells. The integrated analysis of gene expression and methylation in replicative senescent cells demonstrated that the expression of 759 genes involved in cell cycle and immune response was associated with methylation. Furthermore, hypomethylation occurred at non-CpG island regions (open sea) on the genes with increased expression as well as non-CpG promoter of the genes related to immune response. Several miRNAs regulated by DNA methylation were found to affect the expression of their target genes. Taken together, these results indicate that DNA methylation contributes to introduction and establishment of replicative senescence partly by regulating gene expression.
Project description:Cellular senescence is classified into two types; replicative and premature senescence. Gene expression and epigenetic changes are different in types of senescence, replicative and premature senescence, and cell types. Normal human diploid fibroblast TIG-3 cells were often used in cellular senescence research, however, their epigenetic profiles were not fully understood. To elucidate how cellular senescence is epigenetically regulated in TIG-3 cells, we analyzed gene expression and DNA methylation profiles among three types of senescent cells, namely, replicative senescent, RAS-induced senescent (RIS) and non-permissive temperature-induced senescent SVts8 cells, using gene expression and methylation microarrays. The expression of genes involved in cell cycle and immune response were commonly either down- or up-regulated among three types of senescent cells, respectively. The sequential alteration of DNA methylation level was observed only in replicative senescent cells in a time-dependent manner, but not in premature senescent cells. The integrated analysis of gene expression and methylation in replicative senescent cells demonstrated that the expression of 759 genes involved in cell cycle and immune response was associated with methylation. Furthermore, hypomethylation occurred at non-CpG island regions (open sea) on the genes with increased expression as well as non-CpG promoter of the genes related to immune response. Several miRNAs regulated by DNA methylation were found to affect the expression of their target genes. Taken together, these results indicate that DNA methylation contributes to introduction and establishment of replicative senescence partly by regulating gene expression.