Project description:Although there are several reports describing a stem cell fraction to form urothelium and lineage tracing studies in urinary bladder, it is still unclear about stem cells in mouse bladder epithelium. Here, we have established the cloning system of mouse stem cells from wild type and p63 knockout bladder. We isolated stem/progenitor cells from wild type and p63 knockout epithelium. From wild type bladder, we have cloned keratin 5-positive stem cells, and from p63 knockout epithelium, which loses basal cell fraction, we have cloned morphologically-distinct keratin 8 and claudin 3 positive stem cells, which may be reminiscent of intestinal metaplasia in bladder.
Project description:p63 is essential for the self-renewal of stem cells of all stratified epithelial tissues, including mammary and prostate glands as well as all squamous epithelia. In p63 null embryos, stratified epithelial tissues are lost or eroded several days after stratification due to the loss of regenerative cell populations. Here we show that p63 null embryos rapidly develop intestine-like metaplasia with gene expression profiles similar to Barrett’s metaplasia in a proximal stomach region. Also, we found that deletion of p63 cells in bladder leads to an expansion of columnar epithelial cells along the basement membrane and their rapid transition to a metaplastic phenotype similar to Barrett’s esophagus. It is likely that bladder carcinogens recapitulate this entire metaplastic transition.
Project description:Gene expression was compared between wild type forestomach and hindstomach epithelial cells at embryonic day E14.5. Gene expression was compared between GATA4 knock out hindstomach epithelial cells and wild type hindstomach epithelial cells at embryonic day E14.5. Gene expression was compared between GATA4 knock in forestomach epithelial cells and wild type forestomach epithelial cells at embryonic day E14.5.
Project description:p63 is a transcription factor central for epithelial homeostasis and development. In our model of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in a human prostate cell culture model, p63 was one of the most down-regulated transcription factors during EMT. We therefore investigated the role of p63 in EMT by a gain and loss of function approach. Over-expression of the predominant epithelial isoform DNp63a in mesenchymal EPT1B8 cells led to gain of several epithelial characteristics without resulting in a complete mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET). This was corroborated by a reciprocal effect when p63 was knocked down in epithelial EP156T cells. Global gene expression analyses found that DNp63a induced gene modules involving cell adhesion genes in mesenchymal like cells. Genome-wide analysis of p63 binding sites by ChIP-seq analyses confirmed binding of p63 to regulatory areas of genes associated with cell adhesion in prostate epithelial cells.CDH1 and ZEB1 are two elemental factors in the control of EMT. Over-expression and knock-down of these factors, respectively, were not sufficient alone or in combination with DNp63a to reverse the mesenchymal phenotype in EPT1 cells. The partial reversion of epithelial to mesenchymal transition might reflect the ability of DNp63a, as a key co-ordinator of several epithelial gene expression modules, to reduce epithelial to mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). The utility of DNp63a expression and the potential of reduced EMP in order to counteract metastasis warrant further investigation. Examination of p63 binding profile in prostate cell model EP156T with EPT1 as negative control.
Project description:p63 is a transcription factor central for epithelial homeostasis and development. In our model of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in a human prostate cell culture model, p63 was one of the most down-regulated transcription factors during EMT. We therefore investigated the role of p63 in EMT by a gain and loss of function approach. Over-expression of the predominant epithelial isoform DNp63a in mesenchymal EPT1B8 cells led to gain of several epithelial characteristics without resulting in a complete mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET). This was corroborated by a reciprocal effect when p63 was knocked down in epithelial EP156T cells. Global gene expression analyses found that DNp63a induced gene modules involving cell adhesion genes in mesenchymal like cells. Genome-wide analysis of p63 binding sites by ChIP-seq analyses confirmed binding of p63 to regulatory areas of genes associated with cell adhesion in prostate epithelial cells.CDH1 and ZEB1 are two elemental factors in the control of EMT. Over-expression and knock-down of these factors, respectively, were not sufficient alone or in combination with DNp63a to reverse the mesenchymal phenotype in EPT1 cells. The partial reversion of epithelial to mesenchymal transition might reflect the ability of DNp63a, as a key co-ordinator of several epithelial gene expression modules, to reduce epithelial to mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). The utility of DNp63a expression and the potential of reduced EMP in order to counteract metastasis warrant further investigation.
Project description:To investigate the difference in bone remodeling between wild-type and Txnip knock-out mice. we extracted bone marrow from wild-type and Txnip knock-out mice and then screened them to get our interesting cells. We then used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the selected bone marrow from wild-type and Txnip knock-out mice.