Project description:It is widely accepted that adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) can differentiate into mesodermal lineage cells. However, reprogramming adult ADRCs into mature cardiomyocytes is challenging. We investigated the induction of myocardial differentiation in ADRCs via direct reprogramming using lentiviral gene transfer. We compared gene expression profiling from RNA sequencing of culture ADRCs and embryonic heart organ, and examined candidate transcriptional factors.
Project description:It is widely accepted that adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) can differentiate into mesodermal lineage cells. However, reprogramming adult ADRCs into mature cardiomyocytes is challenging. We investigated the induction of myocardial differentiation in ADRCs via direct reprogramming using lentiviral gene transfer. We ultimately confirmed that the combination of six unique factors (Baf60c, Gata4, Gata6, Klf15, Mef2a, and Myocd) could efficiently express enhanced green fluorescent protein (GFP) in ADRCs isolated from adult alpha-myosin heavy chain promoter-driven GFP transgenic mice.
Project description:It is widely accepted that adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) can differentiate into mesodermal lineage cells. However, reprogramming adult ADRCs into mature cardiomyocytes is challenging. We investigated the induction of myocardial differentiation in ADRCs via direct reprogramming using lentiviral gene transfer. We ultimately confirmed that the combination of six unique factors (Baf60c, Gata4, Gata6, Klf15, Mef2a, and Myocd) could efficiently express enhanced green fluorescent protein (GFP) in ADRCs isolated from adult alpha-myosin heavy chain promoter-driven GFP transgenic mice.
Project description:Expression profiles of microRNAs in neonatal (isolated from day0 newborn rats) and adult rat cardiomyocytes (isolated from 2month old rats) Two condition experiment; Biological replicates: 7 samples of cardiomyocytes from neonatal rats (from independent isolations); 6 samples of cardiomyocytes isolated from adult animals (from independent isolations)
Project description:We addressed the question of which protein kinases are expressed in cardiomyocytes. We assessed the changes during postnatal development, comparing profiles in rat neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes (NVMs) with adult ventricular cardiomyocytes (AVMs). Neonatal and adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes prepared according to established procedures (Marshall et al. PLoS ONE 2010 5(4):e10027; Fuller and Sugden, FEBs Lett. 1989 247:209-12; Rodrigues and Severson In Biochemical Techniques in the Heart (McNeill, J. H., Ed.) pp 101-115, CRC Press, New York.). mRNA expression profiles compared using Affymetrix rat genome 230 2.0 arrays.