Project description:TLR3 stimulation by extracellular dsRNA (e.g. polyIC) induces expression of numerous genes. The knockdown of HDAC6 prior to TLR3 stimulation leads to an ablation of expression of IRF-3-dependent genes. Total RNA extracted from HT1080 cells expressing control-shRNA or HDAC6-shRNA, after 6 h of treatment with dsRNA (polyIC), compared to untreated controls
Project description:TLR3 stimulation by extracellular dsRNA (e.g. polyIC) induces expression of numerous genes. The knockdown of HDAC6 prior to TLR3 stimulation leads to an ablation of expression of IRF-3-dependent genes.
Project description:TLR3 stimulation by extracellular dsRNA (e.g. polyIC) induces expression of numerous genes. The inhibition of PKC by Go6976 prior to TLR3 stimulation leads to an ablation of expression of IRF-3-dependent genes. Total RNA extracted from HT1080 cells with or without 1 h pretreatment with 5 uM Go6976, after 6 h of treatment with dsRNA (polyIC), compared to untreated controls
Project description:To identify the functional role of Hdac6 in embryonic stem cells, we examined gene expression changes in mouse ES cells upon Tip60, Hdac6 and double knockdown. Two biological replicates each for control (GFP), Tip60, Hdac6 and double KD in E14 mouse ESCs. Lentiviral-based shRNA was used and gene expression changes were determined 3 days after KD. The global gene expression profiles of Tip60, Hdac6 and double KD were compared to control KD cells.
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: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:To identify the functional role of Hdac6 in embryonic stem cells, we examined gene expression changes in mouse ES cells upon Tip60, Hdac6 and double knockdown.
