Project description:The affect of aldosterone on the miRNA landscape in mIMCD-3 cells was determined In the study presented here, the affect of aldosterone was examined on the miRNA content in a murine inner medullary collecting duct cell line
Project description:Murine inner medullary collecting duct cells were treated for 1 hour with vehicle (control) or aldosterone. Total RNA was isolated and used as template to generate the eventual cRNA target. The experiment was repeated a total of three times. Six cRNA samples, three control and three treated, were generated and used in a total of six hybridizations. The mineralocorticoid aldosterone is a major regulator of Na+ and acid-base balance and control of blood pressure. Although the long-term effects of aldosterone have been extensively studied, the early aldosterone-responsive genes remain largely unknown. Using DNA array technology, we have characterized changes in gene expression after 1 h of exposure to aldosterone in a mouse inner medullary collecting duct cell line, mIMCD-3. Results from three independent microarray experiments revealed that the expression of many transcripts was affected by aldosterone treatment. Northern blot analysis confirmed the upregulation of four distinct transcripts identified by the microarray analysis, namely, the serum and glucose-regulated kinase sgk, connective tissue growth factor, period homolog, and preproendothelin. Immunoblot analysis for preproendothelin demonstrated increased protein expression. Following the levels of the four transcripts over time showed that each had a unique pattern of expression, suggesting that the cellular response to aldosterone is complex. The results presented here represent a novel list of early aldosterone-responsive transcripts and provide new avenues for elucidating the mechanism of acute aldosterone action in the kidney.
Project description:Murine inner medullary collecting duct cells were treated for 1 hour with vehicle (control) or aldosterone. Total RNA was isolated and used as template to generate the eventual cRNA target. The experiment was repeated a total of three times. Six cRNA samples, three control and three treated, were generated and used in a total of six hybridizations. The mineralocorticoid aldosterone is a major regulator of Na+ and acid-base balance and control of blood pressure. Although the long-term effects of aldosterone have been extensively studied, the early aldosterone-responsive genes remain largely unknown. Using DNA array technology, we have characterized changes in gene expression after 1 h of exposure to aldosterone in a mouse inner medullary collecting duct cell line, mIMCD-3. Results from three independent microarray experiments revealed that the expression of many transcripts was affected by aldosterone treatment. Northern blot analysis confirmed the upregulation of four distinct transcripts identified by the microarray analysis, namely, the serum and glucose-regulated kinase sgk, connective tissue growth factor, period homolog, and preproendothelin. Immunoblot analysis for preproendothelin demonstrated increased protein expression. Following the levels of the four transcripts over time showed that each had a unique pattern of expression, suggesting that the cellular response to aldosterone is complex. The results presented here represent a novel list of early aldosterone-responsive transcripts and provide new avenues for elucidating the mechanism of acute aldosterone action in the kidney. Keywords: other
Project description:Identification of gene expressed in the enriched inner medullary collecting duct cells in rat. Experiment Overall Design: Rat inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells were isolated from 7 male Sprage-Dawley rats by collagenase and hyaluronidase digestion and follow by low speed centrifugation. The non-IMCD cells were collected by centrifugation of supernatant of enriched IMCD samples. Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA about 3 ug were used per microarray (Rat 230 2.0 Genechip array). Experiment Overall Design: The experiments were repeat 3 times (3 pairs of IMCD VS non-IMCD)
Project description:Identification of gene expressed in the enriched inner medullary collecting duct cells in rat. Keywords: gene expression comparision between cell type
Project description:We looked at transcriptional changes in immortalized IMCD (inner medullary collecting duct cells) derived from Tgfbr2floxed mice, described in detail in manuscript PMID: 20576806
Project description:miRNA plays a role as post-transcriptional regulator. However, miRNAs in the kidney collecting duct cell have not been well understood. So we aimed to profile miRNAs in the kidney inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells, and to identify the vasopressin-responsive miRNAs in the kidney IMCD cells. The microarray assay revealed that relative expression of miRNAs in the kidney IMCD cells was changed by desmopressin (dDAVP) stimulation.
Project description:We assessed the functional role of the cell polarity proteins Par3A and B in inner medullary collecting duct cells (IMCD). Here, we did an interactome analysis from IMCDs after transiently transfecting Par3A or Par3B with a flag tag.