Project description:The X-linked alpha thalassaemia intellectual disability syndrome (ATRX) protein is a member of the SWI/SNF family of chromatin remodelling factors which acts as an ATP dependent molecular motor. Germline mutations in ATRX give rise to a severe form of syndromal intellectual disability (ATR-X syndrome). To date, only a small number of genes have been identified that are affected by pathogenic ATRX mutations in human. We performed microarray experiments on LCLs from normal individuals and patients with diverse pathogenic ATRX mutations, to identify more genes regulated by ATRX.
Project description:Investigation of human X-linked imprinted gene. Comparing pooled RNA of lymphoblastoid cell lines from normal human male and female, identify the genes expressed with sex spesific manner. Expression array study with total RNA extracted from pooled male and female LCLs with eight 60-mer probe per gene. 47633 exemplar genes representing a total of 63780 transcripts/variants.
Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns are established and maintained by the coordinated action of three DNA methyltransferases, DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B. DNMT3B hypomorphic germline mutations are responsible for two-thirds of Immunodeficiency, Centromere Instability, Facial Anomalies (ICF) syndrome cases. The molecular defects in transcription, DNA methylation, and chromatin structure in ICF cells remain relatively uncharacterized. We used expressing microarrays to define the global program of gene expression to elucidate the role of DNMT3B in these processes using EBV-immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) derived from ICF syndrome and normal individuals. Experiment Overall Design: 5 Normal LCLs (GM08729, GM08728, LCL1, CM304 and CM774) and 3 ICF LCLs (4088,GM08714 and 10759) were selected for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix UU133A/B microarrays.
Project description:RNA-seq: Analysis of differential gene expression between HD and DM1 patient lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) compared to unaffected LCLs.
Project description:Investigation of human X-linked imprinted gene. Comparing pooled RNA of lymphoblastoid cell lines from normal human male and female, identify the genes expressed with sex spesific manner.
Project description:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) consists in the progressive degeneration of motor neurons, caused by mechanisms that are poorly understood and for which there is no cure. Some of the cellular perturbations associated with ALS can be detected in peripheral cells, including lym-phocytes from blood. A related cell system that is very suitable for research consists in human lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs), which are immortalized lymphocytes. LCLs that can be easily expanded in culture and can be maintained for long periods of time as stable cultures. We inves-tigated, on a small set of LCLs, if proteomics analysis by liquid chromatography followed by tandem mass spectrometry reveals proteins that are differentially present in ALS versus healthy controls. We found that individual proteins and cellular and molecular pathways in which these proteins participate, are detected as differentially present in the ALS samples. Some of these proteins and pathways are already known to be perturbed in ALS, while others are new and present interest for further investigations. These observations suggest that more detailed pro-teomics analysis of LCLs, using a larger number of samples, represents a promising approach for investigating ALS mechanisms and to search for therapeutic agents.
Project description:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) are a widely used renewable resource for functional genomic studies in humans. The ability to accumulate multidimensional data pertaining to the same individual cell lines, from complete genomic sequences to detailed gene regulatory profiles, further enhances the utility of LCLs as a model system. However, the extent to which LCLs are a faithful model system is relatively unknown. We have previously shown that gene expression profiles of newly established LCLs maintain a strong individual component. Here, we extend our study to investigate the effect of freeze-thaw cycles on gene expression patterns in mature LCLs, especially in the context of inter-individual variation in gene regulation. We found a profound difference in the gene expression profiles of newly established and mature LCLs. Once newly established LCLs undergo a freeze-thaw cycle, the individual specific gene expression signatures become much less pronounced as the gene regulatory programs in LCLs from different individuals converge to a more uniform profile, which reflects a mature transformed B cell phenotype. As expected, previously identified eQTLs are enriched among the relatively few genes whose regulations in mature LCLs maintain marked individual signatures. We thus conclude that findings and insight drawn from gene regulatory studies in mature LCLs are generally not affected by artificial nature of the LCL model system and are likely to faithfully reflect regulatory interactions in primary tissues. However, our data indicate that many aspects of primary B cell biology cannot be observed and studied in mature LCL cultures.