Project description:A novel Myb-68 enhancer is predominant in basohil and mast cell lineages. To analyze their differentiation trajectories, we conducted scRNA-seq of Myb-68 GFP+ bone marrow cells.
Project description:A novel Myb-68 enhancer is predominant in basohil and mast cell lineages. To analyze their differentiation trajectories, we conducted scRNA-seq of Myb-68 GFP+ bone marrow cells.
Project description:The HSC niche factor SCF is required for HSC maintenance. Using an Scf-GFP knockin mouse, we have identified a perivascular cell type in the bone marrow expressing high level of Scf. To characterize the novel Scf-GFP+ cells from the bone marrow, we performed microarray analysis on these cells.
Project description:The HSC niche factor SCF is required for HSC maintenance. Using an Scf-GFP knockin mouse, we have identified a perivascular cell type in the bone marrow expressing high level of Scf. To characterize the novel Scf-GFP+ cells from the bone marrow, we performed microarray analysis on these cells. Total RNA were isolated from 3 independent, freshly aliquots of FACS sorted 5,000 SCF-GFP+ cells or whole bone marrow cells isolated from young adult mice. Purified RNA was amplified using the WT-OvationM-bM-^DM-" Pico RNA Amplification system (NuGEN Technologies). Sense strand cDNA was generated using WT-OvationM-bM-^DM-" Exon Module (NuGEN), then fragmented and labeled using the FL-OvationM-bM-^DM-" cDNA Biotin Module V2 (NuGEN). 2.5M-BM-5g of labeled cDNA were hybridized to Affymetrix Mouse Gene ST 1.0 microarrays.
Project description:Expression profile analysis in steady-state bone marrow-derived GFP+ cells obtained from transgenic mice in which GFP expression is regulated under the nestin gene promoter
Project description:Earlier we have shown important roles of MYB in pancreatic tumor pathobiology. To better understand the role of MYB in the tumor microenvironment and identify MYB-associated secreted biomarker proteins, we conducted mass spectrometry analysis of the secretome from MYB-modulated and control pancreatic cancer cell lines. We also performed in silico analyses to determine MYB-associated biofunctions, gene networks and altered biological pathways. We further investigated the secreted proteins for their potential biomarker properties.
Project description:Most E2F-binding sites repress transcription through the recruitment of Retinoblasoma (RB) family members until the end of the G1 cell-cycle phase. Although the MYB promoter contains an E2F-binding site, its transcription is activated shortly after the exit from quiescence, before RB family members inactivation, by unknown mechanisms. We had previously uncovered a nuclear factor distinct from E2F, Myb-sp, whose DNA-binding site overlapped the E2F element and had hypothesized that this factor might overcome the transcriptional repression of MYB by E2F-RB family members. We have purified Myb-sp and discovered that Myc-associated zinc finger proteins (MAZ) are major components. We show that various MAZ isoforms are present in Myb-sp and activate transcription via the MYB-E2F element. Moreover, while forced RB or p130 expression repressed the activity of a luciferase reporter driven by the MYB-E2F element, co-expression of MAZ proteins not only reverted repression, but also activated transcription. Finally, we show that MAZ binds the MYB promoter in vivo, that its binding site is critical for MYB transactivation, and that MAZ knockdown inhibits MYB expression during the exit from quiescence. Together, these data indicate that MAZ is essential to bypass MYB promoter repression by RB family members and to induce MYB expression.
Project description:Bone marrow Hdc-GFP+/hi and Hdc-GFP-/loCD11b+Gr1+ cells were isolated from bones from histidine decarboxylase (Hdc) green fluorescent protein (Hdc-GFP) mice Hdc-GFP+/hiCD11b+Gr1+ cells and Hdc-GFP-/loCD11b+Gr1+ cells were sorted by combinations of GFP and myeloid cell surface markers CD11b and Gr1 and their differential mRNA expression compared with Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Bone marrow Hdc-GFP+/hiCD11b+Gr1lo vs Hdc-GFP+/hiCD11b+Gr1hi myeloid cells were isolated from bones from histidine decarboxylase (Hdc) green fluorescent protein (Hdc-GFP) mice. Hdc-GFP+/hiCD11b+Gr1hi cells and Hdc-GFP+/hiCD11b+Gr1/lo cells were sorted by combinations of GFP and myeloid cell surface markers CD11b and Gr1 and their differential mRNA expression compared with Affymetrix microarrays.