Project description:Dietary glucosylceramide (GC) improves skin barrier function. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved, we used a microarray system to analyze mRNA expression in SDS-treated dorsal skin of hairless mouse. Transepidermal water loss of mouse skin was increased by SDS treatment and the increase was significantly reduced by prior oral administration of glucosylceramides. Microarray-evaluated mRNA expression ratios showed statistically significant increase of expression of genes related to cornified envelope and tight junction formation versus all genes in glucosylceramide-fed/SDS-treated mouse skin. We then examined the contribution of glucosylceramide metabolites to tight junction formation of cultured keratinocytes. SDS treatment of cultured keratinocytes significantly decreased the transepidermal electrical resistance, and the decrease was significantly ameliorated in the presence of sphingosine or phytosphingosine, the major metabolites of glucosylceramide. These results suggest that oral administration of glucosylceramide improves skin barrier function by upregulating genes associated with both cornified envelope and tight junction formation. Two-condition experiment, effect of oral intake of GC on mice skin before SDS treatment (0d), and after SDS treatment(2d), Biological replicates: 3 replicates for 0d, 4 replicates for 2d.
Project description:Most tumors are epithelial-derived, and although disruption of polarity and aberrant cellular junction formation is a poor prognosticator in human cancer, the role of polarity determinants in oncogenesis is poorly understood. Using in vivo selection, we identified a mammalian orthologue of the Drosophila polarity regulator crumbs as a gene whose loss of expression promotes tumor progression. Immortal baby mouse kidney epithelial (iBMK) cells selected in vivo to acquire tumorigenicity displayed dramatic repression of crumbs3 (crb3) expression associated with disruption of tight junction formation, apicobasal polarity, and contact-inhibited growth. Restoration of crb3 expression restored junctions, polarity and contact inhibition, while suppressing migration and metastasis. These findings suggest a role for mammalian polarity determinants in suppressing tumorigenesis that may be analogous to the well-studied polarity tumor suppressor mechanisms in Drosophila. Keywords: Crumbs, crb3, tight junctions, polarity, metastasis, cancer
Project description:Time-resolve proximity proteomics of tight junction. To understand how the tight junction belt is assembled and positioned, we combined APEX2 proximity proteomics of the main junctional scaffold protein ZO-1 with a calcium switch tissue formation assay.This combination allowed us to synchronize the initiation of junction assembly in the entire tissue by the addition of calcium to the culture medium and quantify the time evolution of the junctional proteome during the assembly process using proximity proteomics.
Project description:Dietary glucosylceramide (GC) improves skin barrier function. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved, we used a microarray system to analyze mRNA expression in SDS-treated dorsal skin of hairless mouse. Transepidermal water loss of mouse skin was increased by SDS treatment and the increase was significantly reduced by prior oral administration of glucosylceramides. Microarray-evaluated mRNA expression ratios showed statistically significant increase of expression of genes related to cornified envelope and tight junction formation versus all genes in glucosylceramide-fed/SDS-treated mouse skin. We then examined the contribution of glucosylceramide metabolites to tight junction formation of cultured keratinocytes. SDS treatment of cultured keratinocytes significantly decreased the transepidermal electrical resistance, and the decrease was significantly ameliorated in the presence of sphingosine or phytosphingosine, the major metabolites of glucosylceramide. These results suggest that oral administration of glucosylceramide improves skin barrier function by upregulating genes associated with both cornified envelope and tight junction formation.
Project description:Epithelium barrier integrity is assumed at least in part by the presence of junctions between cells. Tight-junction formation may be necessary for Sertoli cells to cease dividing and to support germ cell development. Microarray analysis of P20 Cldn11 +/- and Cldn11-/- testes confirmed the impact od Cldn11 deficiency on cell cytoskeleton and junction-related genes. Keywords: transcriptomic analysis
Project description:c-Jun is a gene expression regulator. By forming homo- or heterodimer, c-Jun binds to DNA and regulates gene transcription. c-Jun is deeply involved in embryonic development but its effect on nervous system development especially in higher mammal is unclear. In this study, we combined H1ESC derived neural progenitor cells (NPCs), cerebral organoids (COs),Thalamus Organoids(ThOs) and mouse model to study the role of c-Jun in early nervous system development. c-Jun KO promoted NPCs induction and differentiation while weakened NPCs’ adhesion ability. c-Jun KO COs got more robust neural ectoderm and expanded Pax6+/Nestin+ cortex-like layer while less tight junctional core. c-Jun KO mouse embryos on E14.5 showed malformation of thalamus in diencephalon with tight junction loose and cell lose. Taken together, the consistent trend in three models implied that c-Jun deletion promoted neural differentiation while weakened the tight junctions. The thalamus/diencephalon was vulnerable to dysplasia when lose c-Jun in early mouse embryonic development.
Project description:c-Jun is a gene expression regulator. By forming homo- or heterodimer, c-Jun binds to DNA and regulates gene transcription. c-Jun is deeply involved in embryonic development but its effect on nervous system development especially in higher mammal is unclear. In this study, we combined H1ESC derived neural progenitor cells (NPCs), cerebral organoids (COs) and mouse model to study the role of c-Jun in early nervous system development. c-Jun KO promoted NPCs induction and differentiation while weakened NPCs’ adhesion ability. c-Jun KO COs got more robust neural ectoderm and expanded Pax6+/Nestin+ cortex-like layer while less tight junctional core. c-Jun KO mouse embryos on E14.5 showed malformation of thalamus in diencephalon with tight junction loose and cell lose. Taken together, the consistent trend in three models implied that c-Jun deletion promoted neural differentiation while weakened the tight junctions. The thalamus/diencephalon was vulnerable to dysplasia when lose c-Jun in early mouse embryonic development.
Project description:Epithelium barrier integrity is assumed at least in part by the presence of junctions between cells. Tight-junction formation may be necessary for Sertoli cells to cease dividing and to support germ cell development. Microarray analysis of P20 Cldn11 +/- and Cldn11-/- testes confirmed the impact od Cldn11 deficiency on cell cytoskeleton and junction-related genes. Keywords: transcriptomic analysis Two-condition experiment: P20 Cldn11 +/- vs. P20 Cldn11 -/- testes. A pool of RNA from P20 Cldn11 +/- group was used as the reference group. Each P20 Cldn11 -/- was compared to reference group. Three biological replicates were processed in dye swap.