Project description:To further examine the consequences of Pten loss in a Hedgehog driven, murine FN-RMS, we used microarrays to determine the transcriptomic differences between our aP2-Cre;SmoM2 FN-RMS model (Hatley et al. 2012, Cancer Cell) and aP2-Cre; SmoM2; Pten flox/flox FN-RMSs.
Project description:Previously, we found that ASP-ASP-ASP-TYR (DDDY) from Dendrobium aphyllum has a minimum inhibitory concentration of 36.15 mg/mL against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here, we explored the antibacterial mechanism of DDDY and its potential preservation applications. Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses revealed that DDDY mainly affects genes involved in P. aeruginosa membrane transport and amino acid metabolism pathways. Molecular dynamics simulation revealed that DDDY had a stronger effect on 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine phospholipid membranes than on 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-lecithin or 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl phosphatidylglycerol membranes, with high DDDY concentrations displaying stronger efficacy on 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine. Mechanistically, the N-terminal of DDDY first bound to the phospholipid head group, while its C-terminal amino acid residue bound the hydrophobic tail, thereby creating a gap in the membrane when the phospholipids were clustered by hydrogen bonding. Finally, DDDY inhibited the growth of food microorganisms inoculated onto chestnut kernels, suggesting that DDDY is a promising antibacterial agent against multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. Inhibitory effect of ASP-ASP-ASP-TYR (DDDY) from Dendrobium on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Project description:ASP induces the expression of early auxin response genes by activates auxin response, and affects responses to other signals associated with the auxin signaling pathway. We used microarrays to detail the effect of ASP on Arabidopsis global gene expression, and identified distinct classes of up-regulated or down genes during this process
Project description:We determined the gene expression profiles of murine melan-a melanocytes treated with ASP or alpha-MSH over a 4 days time course using genome-wide oligonucleotide microarrays. As expected, the gene expression patterns emphasized the opposing effects of the 2 ligands, and there were significant reductions in expression of numerous melanogenic proteins elicited by ASP, which correlates with its inhibition of pigmentation. However, ASP also unexpectidly modulated the expression of genes involved in various other cellular pathways, including glutathione synthesis and redox metabolism. Many genes up-regulated by ASP are involved in morphogenesis, cell adhesion and ECM-receptor interactions. Treatment with ASP or alpha-MSH was performed for 3 hr, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days and 4 days, in triplicate. Each biological replicate was submitted to a direct hybridization (treated/untreated samples) after coupling with Cy5 or Cy3 and to a reverse dye-swap, leading to 2 replicated hybridization for each biological sample. A total of 6 hybridized arrays was used for each of the 5 time points, for each drug.
Project description:WT mammary gland(WTMG),mutant-MG(MTMG),WT breast tumors(WTBT),MTBT and MTBT-adjacent MG were collected to do data-independent acquisiton(DIA)mass to find the intrinsic factors that is associated with Brca1-deficiency induced breast cancer.