Project description:Cells obtained from adipose tissue are able to differentiate into megakaryocytes. We compared the gene expression profile of human adipose tissue derived megakaryocytes with that of megakaryocytes differentiated from human CD34 positive cord blood hematopoietic stem cells.
Project description:Whole livers were collected from mouse fetuses at embryonic day 13.5 (E13.5), and single-cell suspensions were prepared by successive passage through 25-gauge needles. Fetal liver cells were maintained in RPMI1640 (Wako, Osaka, Japan) supplemented with 20% charcoal-stripped fetal bovine serum (FBS), 100 U/ml penicillin, 100µg/ml streptomycin, and 50ng/ml recombinant human thrombopoietin (TPO) (generously provided by Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.). Megakaryocytes were harvested for RNA purification from a day-3 culture. CD41+ cells were enriched using biotinylated anti-CD41 antibody (Serotec; clone MWReg30) and streptavidin-coupled Dynabeads (Dynal Biotech ASA) from a culture of E13.5 fetal liver cells of WT and p45–/– mice. Total RNA was purified from the sorted CD41+ cells. Gene expression was measured in primary megakaryocytes cultured from p45-/- fetal livers and wild type fetal livers at E13.5. Three independent experiments were performed.
Project description:Whole fetal livers were collected from mouse fetuses at embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5), and single-cell suspensions were prepared by successive passage through 18-, 21 and 23-gauge needles. Fetal liver cells were maintained in Dulbecco modified Eagle medium (DMEM; Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS; Invitrogen), 100 U/ml penicillin, 100M-BM-5g/ml streptomycin, and 50ng/ml recombinant human thrombopoietin (TPO; Peprotech). After 5 days of culture, megakaryocytes were purified using a discontinuous bovine serum albumin gradient (BSA, SigmaM-bM-^@M-^SAldrich; 3%, 1.5%, and 0%). Total RNA was isolated with TriM-bM-^@M-^SReagent (MRC) following manufacturerM-bM-^@M-^Ys instructions, and its quality was assessed with NDM-bM-^@M-^S1000 Nanodrop (Peqlab) and on a 1.5% agarose gel. Gene expression was measured in primary megakaryocytes cultured from miR-142-/- fetal livers and wild type fetal livers at E14.5. Two independent experiments were performed.
Project description:Cord blood CD34+ hematopoietic precursors (3 donors) were control or HES6 shRNA (HES6 knockdown) transduced and cultured for four days in media containing SCF, TPO and EPO to drive differentiation towards megakaryocytes and erythroid cells. After four days four subpopulations were sorted for RNA isolation to research the effect of HES6 knockdown on gene expression. We sorted megakaryocytes (CD41+) and early (CD71+ CD235-) and late (CD71+ CD235+) erythroblasts (CD41-) and CD34- precursor cells (CD41- CD71- CD235- CD34-).
Project description:CD34+ cells from healthy individuals or those with primary myelofibrosis were cultured ex vivo under conditions to derive megakaryocytes. Following culture, megakaryocytes were purified by flow cytometry. The gene expression in these cells was determined by Illumina microarray analysis. Note that samples JC1-12 were run at a different time than JC13-24. Investigators may wish to perform the analysis of the two sets independently.