Project description:To analysis TCR induced Med23-dependent gene expression programs in T cells, we have employed microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes with the potential to be regulated by Med23 in unstimulated or stimulated T cells. Mice CD4 T cells from wildtype and Med23 knockout mice were left unstimulated or stimulated for 6 hr, and gene expression difference was identified among four samples. Expression of seven genes (Med23, IFNg, IL2, Egr2, c-Fos, c-Jun and Foxp1) was validated in the same RNA samples by real-time PCR.
Project description:H3K4me3 chromatin profiling in SUMOylation-competent and -deficient bone marrow derived dendritic cells unstimulated or stimulated with LPS
Project description:The purpose of this study was to explore the splicing landscape in unstimulated versus stimulated B cells in both ELL2 sufficient and deficient mice. This would allow us to see the magnitidue of splicing changes in the transition from unstimulated to stimulated B cells, as well as the importance of ELL2 in this process.
Project description:To analysis TCR induced Med23-dependent gene expression programs in T cells, we have employed microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes with the potential to be regulated by Med23 in unstimulated or stimulated T cells. Mice CD4 T cells from wildtype and Med23 knockout mice were left unstimulated or stimulated for 6 hr, and gene expression difference was identified among four samples. Expression of seven genes (Med23, IFNg, IL2, Egr2, c-Fos, c-Jun and Foxp1) was validated in the same RNA samples by real-time PCR. TCR induced Med23-dependent gene expression was measured after unstimulation or stimulation for 6 hr in wildtype and Med23 knockout CD4 T cells.
Project description:Introgressed variants from other species can be an important source of genetic variation because they may arise rapidly, can include multiple mutations on a single haplotype, and have often been pretested by selection in the species of origin. Although introgressed alleles are generally deleterious, several studies have reported introgression as the source of adaptive alleles-including the rodenticide-resistant variant of Vkorc1 that introgressed from Mus spretus into European populations of Mus musculus domesticus. Here, we conducted bidirectional genome scans to characterize introgressed regions into one wild population of M. spretus from Spain and three wild populations of M. m. domesticus from France, Germany, and Iran. Despite the fact that these species show considerable intrinsic postzygotic reproductive isolation, introgression was observed in all individuals, including in the M. musculus reference genome (GRCm38). Mus spretus individuals had a greater proportion of introgression compared with M. m. domesticus, and within M. m. domesticus, the proportion of introgression decreased with geographic distance from the area of sympatry. Introgression was observed on all autosomes for both species, but not on the X-chromosome in M. m. domesticus, consistent with known X-linked hybrid sterility and inviability genes that have been mapped to the M. spretus X-chromosome. Tract lengths were generally short with a few outliers of up to 2.7 Mb. Interestingly, the longest introgressed tracts were in olfactory receptor regions, and introgressed tracts were significantly enriched for olfactory receptor genes in both species, suggesting that introgression may be a source of functional novelty even between species with high barriers to gene flow.
Project description:PURPOSE: To provide a detailed gene expression profile of the normal postnatal mouse cornea. METHODS: Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was performed on postnatal day (PN)9 and adult mouse (6 week) total corneas. The expression of selected genes was analyzed by in situ hybridization. RESULTS: A total of 64,272 PN9 and 62,206 adult tags were sequenced. Mouse corneal transcriptomes are composed of at least 19,544 and 18,509 unique mRNAs, respectively. One third of the unique tags were expressed at both stages, whereas a third was identified exclusively in PN9 or adult corneas. Three hundred thirty-four PN9 and 339 adult tags were enriched more than fivefold over other published nonocular libraries. Abundant transcripts were associated with metabolic functions, redox activities, and barrier integrity. Three members of the Ly-6/uPAR family whose functions are unknown in the cornea constitute more than 1% of the total mRNA. Aquaporin 5, epithelial membrane protein and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) omega-1, and GST alpha-4 mRNAs were preferentially expressed in distinct corneal epithelial layers, providing new markers for stratification. More than 200 tags were differentially expressed, of which 25 mediate transcription. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to providing a detailed profile of expressed genes in the PN9 and mature mouse cornea, the present SAGE data demonstrate dynamic changes in gene expression after eye opening and provide new probes for exploring corneal epithelial cell stratification, development, and function and for exploring the intricate relationship between programmed and environmentally induced gene expression in the cornea. Keywords: other
Project description:SUMO and RNAPolII chromatin profiling in SUMOylation-competent and -deficient bone marrow derived dendritic cells unstimulated or stimulated with LPS