Project description:To evaluate the function of TPT1 in human ES-derived neural stem cells (ES-NSCs), we knock downed TPT1 gene expression based on the lentivirus system expressing shTPT1 RNA with control. We isolated RNA from ES-NSCs 2 days after infection and subjected to RNA-seq analysis. In silico data analysis supported the function of TPT1 related to cell cycle regulation, consistent with in vitro experimental results.
Project description:Pluripotent stem cells have been shown to have unique nuclear properties, e.g., hyperdynamic chromatin and large, condensed nucleoli. However, the contribution of the latter unique nucleolar character to pluripotency has not been well understood. Here, we show fibrillarin (FBL), a critical methyltransferase for ribosomal RNA (rRNA) processing in nucleoli, as one of the proteins highly expressed in pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells. Stable expression of FBL in ES cells prolonged the pluripotent state of mouse ES cells cultured in the absence of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Analyses using deletion mutants and a point mutant revealed that the methyltransferase activity of FBL regulates stem cell pluripotency. Knock down of this gene led to significant delays in rRNA processing, growth inhibition, and apoptosis in mouse ES cells. Interestingly, both partial knock down of FBL and treatment with actinomycin D, an inhibitor for rRNA synthesis, induced the expression of differentiation markers in the presence of LIF and promoted stem cell differentiation into neuronal lineages. Moreover, we identified p53 signaling as the regulatory pathway for pluripotency and differentiation of ES cells. These results suggest that proper activity of rRNA production in nucleoli is a novel factor for the regulation of pluripotency and differentiation ability of ES cells. Tc-inducible FBL-knock down ES cells were cultured for 2 days with or without Tc in the presence of LIF. These 2 conditions were analysed transcription profile.
Project description:Pluripotent stem cells have been shown to have unique nuclear properties, e.g., hyperdynamic chromatin and large, condensed nucleoli. However, the contribution of the latter unique nucleolar character to pluripotency has not been well understood. Here, we show fibrillarin (FBL), a critical methyltransferase for ribosomal RNA (rRNA) processing in nucleoli, as one of the proteins highly expressed in pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells. Stable expression of FBL in ES cells prolonged the pluripotent state of mouse ES cells cultured in the absence of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Analyses using deletion mutants and a point mutant revealed that the methyltransferase activity of FBL regulates stem cell pluripotency. Knock down of this gene led to significant delays in rRNA processing, growth inhibition, and apoptosis in mouse ES cells. Interestingly, both partial knock down of FBL and treatment with actinomycin D, an inhibitor for rRNA synthesis, induced the expression of differentiation markers in the presence of LIF and promoted stem cell differentiation into neuronal lineages. Moreover, we identified p53 signaling as the regulatory pathway for pluripotency and differentiation of ES cells. These results suggest that proper activity of rRNA production in nucleoli is a novel factor for the regulation of pluripotency and differentiation ability of ES cells.
Project description:In order to identify the effects of the knock-down of the gene of interest on the mouse ES transcriptome, we performed Affymetrix Gene-Chip hybridization experiments for the knock-down cell line. Transcriptome analysis of the knock-down transgenic mouse ES cell line. The knock-down cell line (shE13) was generated by stably expressing a specific short-hairpin RNA against E13 sequence thus knocking-down E13 expression in parental mouse ES cell line E14Tg2a.4 (E14, Hooper M et al., 1987). The specific mouse gene knocked down in the ES cell line is E130012A19Rik.
Project description:Murine ES-derived neural stem cells (NSC) were not irradiated (ctrl) or irradiated with 10Gy and cultured for 7 days (irr). The goal was to study the gene expression changes in NSC at d7 after irradiation.
Project description:Murine ES-derived neural stem cells (NSC) were not irradiated (ctrl) or irradiated with 10Gy and cultured for 7 days (irr). The goal was to study the gene expression changes in NSC at d7 after irradiation. Total RNA was extracted from 4 ctrl and 4 irr samples (biological quadruplicates).
Project description:In order to identify the effects of the knock-down of the gene of interest on the mouse ES transcriptome, we performed Affymetrix Gene-Chip hybridization experiments for the knock-down cell line. Transcriptome analysis of the knock-down transgenic mouse ES cell line. The knock-down cell line (shE13) was generated by stably expressing a specific short-hairpin RNA against E13 sequence thus knocking-down E13 expression in parental mouse ES cell line E14Tg2a.4 (E14, Hooper M et al., 1987). The specific mouse gene knocked down in the ES cell line is E130012A19Rik. For the analysis on knock-down cell line, total RNA extracted from three different shE13 clones was compared to total RNA extracted from two shCTL clones
Project description:The histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methyltransferase Eset is an epigenetic regulator critical for the development of the inner cell mass (ICM). Although ICM-derived embryonic stem (ES) cells are normally unable to contribute to the trophectoderm (TE) in blastocysts, we find that depletion of Eset by shRNAs leads to differentiation with the formation of trophoblast-like cells and induction of trophoblast-associated gene expression. Using ChIP-seq analyses, we identified Eset target genes with Eset-dependent H3K9 trimethylation. We confirmed that genes that are preferentially expressed in the TE (Tcfap2a and Cdx2) are bound and repressed by Eset. Single cell PCR analysis shows that the expression of Cdx2 and Tcfap2a is also induced in Eset-depleted morula cells. Importantly, Eset-depleted cells can incorporate into the TE of a blastocyst and subsequently placental tissues. Co-immunoprecipitation and ChIP assays further demonstrates that Eset interacts with Oct4, which in turn recruits Eset to silence these trophoblast-associated genes. Our result suggests that Eset restricts the extraembryonic trophoblast lineage potential of pluripotent cells and links an epigenetic regulator to key cell fate decision through a pluripotency factor. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression of control shRNA knock-down ES cells and Eset shRNA knock-down ES cells
Project description:To identify Ceacam1 downstream factors, we compared gene expressions between NSCs and Ceacam1L-expressing NSC and between NSCL61 and Ceacam1shRNA-expressing NSCL61. We established Ceacam1L-expressing NSC and Ceacam1shRNA-expressing NSCL61s. We think that genes, which are differently expressed between NSC and Ceacam1L-NSC, and between NSCL61 and Ceacam1shRNA-NSCL61, are the Ceacam1 downstream factors.
Project description:To confirme the influenece of introduction of T29I mutation in PRSS1 to the gene expression profile of ES cells, we isolated mRNA from wild-type ES cells or mutation-introduced ES cells. This data showed that the introduction of T29I mutation didn't affect the gene expression profile of ES cells.