Project description:Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyoses are a group of non-syndromic congenital keratinization disorders including harlequin ichthyosis, lamellar ichthyosis, and congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma with a total prevalence of 1:200,000. Affected individuals who are often born as collodion babies present with generalized scaling of the skin. This reflects a physical compensation for the defective cutaneous permeability barrier underlying all ichthyoses. Inactivity of 12R-lipoxygenase (12R-LOX) is a frequent cause of ARCI. Mice with targeted inactivation of the 12R-LOX gene Alox12b were established .Heterozygous mutant mice (Alox12b+/−) were bred with 129S6, and their heterozygous offspring were intercrossed to obtain homozygous mutant mice. Homozygous Alox12b knockout mice died within 3 hours after birth owing to defective skin barrier function. We used microarray to compare the gene expression profile in the epidermis of Alox12b-null mice with that of wildtype animals. Inactivation of Alox12b was associated with the upregulation of genes involved in keratinization, cholesterol biosynthesis, and Fc-epsilon receptor signaling.
Project description:Analysis of newborn mouse epidermis lacking the expression of Insulin receptor (IR) and Insulin like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R). Results show that IR/IGF-1R signalling control epidermal morphogenesis. RNA was isolated from newborn mouse epidermis.Gene expression profiling was on on Affymetrix 430-2.0 platform.
Project description:Analysis of newborn mouse epidermis lacking the expression of Insulin receptor (IR) and Insulin like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R). Results show that IR/IGF-1R signalling control epidermal morphogenesis.
Project description:Sohlh1 and Sohlh2 are germ cell-specific basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors critical in early folliculogenesis. Differential genes expression by both Sohlh1 and Sohlh2 deficiency in mouse newborn ovaries was accessed using microarray. RNA samples from Sohlh1/ Sohlh2 double knockout and wild-type newborn ovaries were arrayed on the Illumina beadchip mouse WG-6 2.0.
Project description:Sohlh1 and Sohlh2 are germ cell-specific basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors critical in early folliculogenesis. Differential genes expression by both Sohlh1 and Sohlh2 deficiency in mouse newborn ovaries was accessed using microarray. RNA samples from Sohlh1/ Sohlh2 double knockout and wild-type newborn ovaries were arrayed on the Illumina beadchip mouse WG-6 2.0. Total RNA isolated from wildtype and Sohlh1/Sohlh2 double KO mouse newborn ovary were used to run Illumina BeadChip MouseWG-6 2.0 arrays.
Project description:Microarray analysis of normal newborn ovarian transcript levels, for use in comparison to array based studies of differential expression in mouse knockout models. Keywords: Genetic Modification
Project description:The cross-linked envelope of the mammalian epidermal corneocyte is important as a scaffold for assembly of the lipid barrier of the epidermis. Illustrating its importance, deficient envelope cross-linking by keratinocyte transglutaminase (TGM1) is a major cause of the autosomal recessive congenital ichthyoses, characterized by barrier defects. Expectations that loss of some of the known envelope protein components would also confer an ichthyosis phenotype have been difficult to demonstrate. To help rationalize this observation with one major component, the protein profile of epidermis from loricrin knockout mice has been compared to that of the wild type. Despite the mild phenotype of the knockout, some 40 proteins have been seen to be incorporated into envelope material to significantly different extents. Nearly half of these proteins were also seen to be incorporated to similarly altered extents into the disulfide bonded keratin network of the corneocyte. The results suggest that loss of loricrin alters their incorporation into envelopes as a consequence of protein-protein interactions during cell maturation. Mass spectrometric protein profiling revealed that keratin 1, keratin 10 and loricrin are prominent envelope components and that dozens of other proteins are also components. This finding helps rationalize the potential formation of functional envelopes despite loss of a single component due to availability of many alternative transglutaminase substrates
Project description:We found that Spry1 epidermis specific knockout give rise to back epidermis hyperpigmentaiton highly mimicks tanning response in mouse
Project description:The cross-linked envelope of the mammalian epidermal corneocyte is important as a scaffold for assembly of the lipid barrier of the epidermis. Illustrating its importance, deficient envelope cross-linking by keratinocyte transglutaminase (TGM1) is a major cause of the autosomal recessive congenital ichthyoses, characterized by barrier defects. Expectations that loss of some of the known envelope protein components would also confer an ichthyosis phenotype have been difficult to demonstrate. To help rationalize this observation with one major component, the protein profile of epidermis from loricrin knockout mice has been compared to that of the wild type. Despite the mild phenotype of the knockout, some 40 proteins have been seen to be incorporated into envelope material to significantly different extents. Nearly half of these proteins were also seen to be incorporated to similarly altered extents into the disulfide bonded keratin network of the corneocyte. The results suggest that loss of loricrin alters their incorporation into envelopes as a consequence of protein-protein interactions during cell maturation. Mass spectrometric protein profiling revealed that keratin 1, keratin 10 and filaggrin are prominent envelope components and that dozens of other proteins are minor components. This finding helps rationalize the potential formation of functional envelopes despite loss of a single component due to availability of many alternative transglutaminase substrates.
Project description:Sohlh1 and Sohlh2 are germ cell-specific basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors critical in early folliculogenesis. We discovered that Sohlh1 and Sohlh2 knockout females lose oocytes after birth and few remains by postnatal day 14. Here, we show that many genes preferentially expressed in the oocytes are misregulated by Sohlh1 and/or Sohlh2 deficiency. Total RNA samples isolated from wildtype, Sohlh1 KO and Sohlh2 KO mouse newborn ovaries were arrayed on the Illumina BeadChip MouseWG-6 2.0 arrays. We have 4 replicates for wildtype and Sohlh1 KO and 3 replicates for Sohlh2 KO.