Project description:To investigate differentially expressed circRNAs in C2C12 myotubes with/without CoCl2 treatment, we used mouse circRNA microarray to examine the expression of circRNAs in C2C12 myotubes and C2C12 myotubes with CoCl2 treatment.
Project description:To investigate differentially expressed lncRNAs in C2C12 myotubes with/without CoCl2 treatment, we used mouse lncRNA microarray to examine the expression of lncRNAs in C2C12 myotubes and C2C12 myotubes with CoCl2 treatment.
Project description:We investigated the effects of the hypoxia-mimetic CoCl2 on the gene expression of pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Keywords: compound treatment design
Project description:The Mexican axolotl provides a powerful model to investigate mechanisms of tissue regeneration. A recent chemical screen found that HDAC inhibitor romidepsin, administered for only 1-minute post amputation (1 MPA), blocks axolotl tail regeneration. Here, we tested the potential for cobalt chloride (CoCl2), a chemical stabilizer of HIF1a and inducer of hypoxia, to rescue romidepsin-inhibition of tail regeneration. Tail regeneration was partially rescued when embryos with amputated tails were co-treated with romidepsin and CoCl2. However, extending the CoCl2 dosage window either inhibited regeneration (CoCl2:0-30 MPA) or was lethal (CoCl2:0-24 hours post amputation; HPA). CoCl2:0-30 MPA caused tissue damage, tissue loss, and cell death at the distal tail tip, and blocked regeneration. In contrast, CoCl2 treatment of non-amputated embryos or CoCl2:60-90 MPA treatment of amputated embryos did not affect wound healing or inhibit tail regeneration. To further investigate the contrasting effects of CoCl2, microarray analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed genes at 3 HPA. CoCl2-romidepsin:1 MPA treatment significantly increased the expression of transcription factors associated with appendage regeneration, while CoCl2:0-30 MPA significantly increased expression of hemoglobin and platelet-specific transcripts, consistent with hemorrhage and an impaired hemostatic response. Also, CoCl2:0-30 MPA significantly increased expression of hypoxia inducible genes, including genes that encode Hif1a interacting proteins and heat shock proteins (HSP); in contrast, genes encoding TGFB signaling components were significantly downregulated. Using additional chemical inhibitors of tail regeneration, we identified transcriptional responses associated with HSP90 activity and TGFB signaling. Notably, geldanamcin decreased transcription of matrix metalloproteinases and sustained muscle-specific gene expression, suggesting a role for HSP90 in regulating extracellular matrix remodeling and muscle dedifferentiation. Our study shows the power of using chemical tools to precisely identify temporal windows within which critical biological processes are enacted during tissue regeneration.
Project description:To explore the overall circRNAs involved in growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana across the lifespan, we deeply sequenced samples of whole plants from different developmental stages (cotyledons emergence, rosette leavesï¹¥1 mm, rosette growth complete, first flower open, flourishing florescence, first silique shattered, senescence). The total RNA was purified by rRNA-depletion and linear RNA removal with RNAseR, and sequenced by the Illumina HiSeq2500 platform. We obtained 31 Gb raw data and identified 1217 circRNAs with expression quantity. We annotated these circRNAs and predicted their targeted microRNA. The circRNAs involved in growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana across lifespan were identified and analyzed using the Illumina HiSeq2500 platform.
Project description:To evaluate the role of HIF1α in modulating the m6A abundance, we conducted m6A sequencing in the Kasumi-1 cell line treated with CoCl2 and echinomycin. CoCl2 can mediate the stabilization of HIF1α protein. Echinomycin is a small-molecule inhibitor of HIF1α, which functions through sequence-specific binding to HRE to competitively inhibit HIF1α binding to its target genes. The m6A sequencing results of the Kasumi-1 cell line treated with CoCl2 and non-treated control were uploaded previously (GSE168778). The differential m6A peaks analysis between CoCl2 + echinomycin group and CoCl2 group was performed.