Project description:We purified the differentiating ciliated cells from E17.5 mouse lungs and used Affymetrix microarrays to obtain their gene expression profiles.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of ciliating mouse tracheal epithelial cells compared to non-ciliating cells at two timepoints, ALI+4 and ALI+12, during differentiation in vitro. These cells are obtained from a transgenic mouse expressing GFP from a human FOXJ1 promoter, so that cells destined to become ciliated can be sorted by FACS based on their expression of GFP. Likewise, the control non-ciliated cells are identified by their lack of GFP expression. Ciliated cells were compared to Universal Reference RNA, and non-ciliated cells were compared to Universal Reference RNA.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of ciliating mouse tracheal epithelial cells compared to non-ciliating cells at two timepoints, ALI+4 and ALI+12, during differentiation in vitro. These cells are obtained from a transgenic mouse expressing GFP from a human FOXJ1 promoter, so that cells destined to become ciliated can be sorted by FACS based on their expression of GFP. Likewise, the control non-ciliated cells are identified by their lack of GFP expression. Ciliated cells were compared to Universal Reference RNA, and non-ciliated cells were compared to Universal Reference RNA. Two-color arrays were used to compare non-ciliated cells, or ciliated cell samples taken at 4 days or 12 days after establishment of the air-liquid interface (ALI), to a Universal Reference RNA. Ciliated cells vs. Universal Reference RNA or Non-ciliated cells vs. Universal Reference RNA. 3 biological replicates from independently grown and harvested cell cultures were performed for non-ciliated cells, 5 biological replicates were performed for a ciliated cell samples at ALI+12, and 3 biological replicates plus 2 technical replicates were performed for ciliated cell samples at ALI+4.
Project description:To identify key genes that define surface airway epithelial (SAE) basal cells, we FACS isolated basal, ciliated, and club cell populations as previously reported (Zhao et al., 2014; PMID: 25043474) and performed microarray analysis on isolated mRNA. For fractionating SAE into basal, club, and ciliated populations, cells were stained with EpCAM-PECy7 (eBiosciences), GSIβ4-FITC (Sigma), SSEA1-Alexa Fluor® 647 (BioLegend), and CD24-PE (BD Pharmingen) for 30 minutes on ice as previously described (Zhao et al., 2014), prior to FACS. Basal cells were considered EpCAM+ and GSIβ4+. Secretory cells were considered EpCAM+ and SSEA1+. Ciliated cells were considered EpCAM+, GSIβ4- and CD24+. Primary SAE cells were harvested from C57BL/6 mice and sorted into basal, ciliated, and club cell populations for the purpose of identifying enrichment of transcripts specific to each cell type population.
Project description:In this study, we studied the genomic responses of the Insig and Scap deletion from perinatal lung. Through comprehensive data analysis and integration, time dependent effects of epithelial SCAP/INSIG/SREBP deletion and defined SCAP/INSIG/SREBP-associated genes, bioprocesses and downstream pathways were identified. Total lung RNA was isolated from Scapdelata/delta, Insig1/2delta/delta, and respective control littermates at E17.5, E18.5 and PN1 were used for mRNA expression profiling analysis (n=3 for each condition)
Project description:Epithelial tip progenitor cells are an important epithelial progenitor population in the developing lung. At early stages of development they produce SOX2+ bronchiolar progenitor cells. At later stages of embryonic lung development they produce SOX2- alveolar progenitor cells. We purified the tip progenitor cells from early (E11.5, bronchiolar progenitor producing) and late (E17.5, alveolar progenitor producing) stages of mouse lung development and used Affymetrix microarrays to compare their gene expression profiles.
Project description:The cAMP response element binding protein (Creb) is a member of a leucine zipper transcription factor family that regulates gene expression primarily in response to the intracellular cAMP signalling pathway. Previous studies have shown Creb1-null mice suffer respiratory failure with lung atelectasis and a large reduction in Sftpd mRNA. Using a new line of Creb1-null mice we have further investigated Creb function in the developing mouse lung, focussing on differentiation of the airway epithelium. The lungs of Creb1-null fetal mice showed normal respiratory development until E17.5 when proximal and distal airways fail to inflate. Subsequent ultrastructural analysis of the lungs of E17.5 Creb1-null fetal mice revealed a defect in AEC differentiation with a reduction in proportions of type-II AECs and in particular, a very large reduction in type-I AECs. Furthermore, immunostaining for the proximal epithelial cell markers Scgb1a1 (also known as CC10) (Clara cells), Foxj1 (Ciliated cells), and CGRP (Neuroendocrine cells) showed delayed or defective proximal epithelial differentiation in Creb1-null fetal lungs. Quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis at E17.5 in Creb1-null fetal lungs showed differential expression of mRNAs for Creb/Atf1 subfamily members, surfactant-associated proteins, type-I AEC markers and proximal epithelial markers. Furthermore, whole-genome microarray analysis at E17.5 in Creb1-null fetal lungs has provided novel genes which will prove useful to further investigate Creb-mediated signalling in lung development. Together these results demonstrate that Creb plays a key role in determining cell lineages and differentiation of the developing lung epithelium.
Project description:Epidermis of Xenopus embryos forms a mucociliary epithelium constituted of basal, scattered, secreting and ciliated cells and is histologically similar to human airway mucociliary epithelium. We compared microRNAs signatures of epidermis of Xenopus embryos at stage 11.5 (gastrula, non ciliated epidermis) and at stage 26 (tailbud, ciliated epidermis). 2 technical replicates of a pool of 50 explants for each stage 11.5 (non ciliated) and 26 (ciliated) of Xenopus laevis development
Project description:Since Usp11 encodes a DUB, we reasoned that Usp11 deficiency may lead to increased ubiquitination and destabilization of a protein that functions in neuronal differentiation and migration.To define the molecular mechanism of Usp11 deficiency on cortical development, we performed a label-free quantitative liquid chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis to detect the protein expression profiles in E17.5 WT and Usp11 KO cortices in four biological repeats.