Project description:To survey altered gene expreesion in round, colmnar and hypertrophic chondrocytes of Tric-b-KO mice, total RNA preparations from round chondrocytes and colmnar/hypertrophic chondrocytes were subjected to gene microarray analysis. Results provide insight into the transcriptional profile of each Tric-b-KO chondrocyte and provide further insight into their functions.
Project description:To survey altered gene expreesion in round, colmnar and hypertrophic chondrocytes of wil type mice, total RNA preparations from round chondrocytes and colmnar/hypertrophic chondrocytes were subjected to gene microarray analysis. Results provide insight into the transcriptional profile of each chondrocytes and provide further insight into their functions.
Project description:Longitudinal bone growth depends upon the execution of an intricate series of cellular activities by epiphyseal growth plate chondrocytes. In order to better understand these coordinated events, microarray analysis was used to compare gene expression in chondrocytes isolated from the proliferative and hypertrophic zones of the avian growth plate. In this experiment we compared pooled samples of proliferative and hypertrophic chondrocytes isolated from the chick growth plate. The expression of 745 genes was found to differ 3-fold or greater at the 0.05 level of probability. Experiment Overall Design: We examined 8 samples using arrays: 4 from proliferative and 4 from hypertrophic chondrocytes.
Project description:Chondrocytes undergo a series of sequential differentiation steps which result in the formation of a unique hierarchical columnar structure including proliferating, pre-hypertrophic and hypertrophic chondrocytes. Pre-hypertrophic chondrocytes, which exist in the transitional stage between proliferating and hypertrophic chondrocytes, are a rare cell population in the growth plate but critical for endochondral bone development. However, the molecular basis of pre-hypertrophic chondrocytes largely remains elusive. The purpose of this study is to identify novel marker gene and uncover regulatory mechanism of marker gene expression.
Project description:Growth plate chondrocytes were isolated from the distal metacarpus of young dairy cattle (all under 10 mo of age), the chondrocytes were released from the extracellular matrix by digestion with Collagenase P for 4 hours, and the various zones of the growth plate were separated by density centrifugation. The least-dense Hypertrophic Zone (HZ) cells were compared to the most-dense Reserve Zone (RZ) cells. 6 pairs of HZ vs RZ were compared by microarray. Experiment Overall Design: Growth plate chondrocytes were isolated from the distal metacarpus of young dairy cattle (all under 10 mo of age), the chondrocytes were released from the extracellular matrix by digestion with Collagenase P for 4 hours, and the various zones of the growth plate were separated by density centrifugation. The least-dense Hypertrophic Zone (HZ) cells were compared to the most-dense Reserve Zone (RZ) cells. Six independent sample pairs of HZ vs RZ were compared by microarray.
Project description:Growth plate chondrocytes were isolated from the distal metacarpus of young dairy cattle (all under 10 mo of age), the chondrocytes were released from the extracellular matrix by digestion with Collagenase P for 4 hours, and the various zones of the growth plate were separated by density centrifugation. The least-dense Hypertrophic Zone (HZ) cells were compared to the most-dense Reserve Zone (RZ) cells. 6 pairs of HZ vs RZ were compared by microarray.
Project description:Longitudinal bone growth depends upon the execution of an intricate series of cellular activities by epiphyseal growth plate chondrocytes. In order to better understand these coordinated events, microarray analysis was used to compare gene expression in chondrocytes isolated from the proliferative and hypertrophic zones of the avian growth plate. In this experiment we compared pooled samples of proliferative and hypertrophic chondrocytes isolated from the chick growth plate. The expression of 745 genes was found to differ 3-fold or greater at the 0.05 level of probability.
Project description:Chromatin Immunopreciptiation of histone modifications in primary proliferating (PC) and hypertrophic chondrocytes (HC) from embryonic mice