Project description:MT1-MMP and MT2-MMP double deficiency in mice leads to development of a placental defect resulting in embryonic death after E10.5. The protein substrate for these two proteases in placenta is unknown, which poses an obstacle in uncovering of molecular mechanism behind the observed placental defect. In search for a potential substrate for these two proteases in placenta we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes, expression of which might be affected by double MMP deficiency. Fetal parts of mouse placentas were isolated from E10.5 placentas of different genotypes for MT1- and MT2-MMP.
Project description:Melatonin is a known modulator of follicle development, it acts through several molecular cascades via binding to its two high-affinity, G-protein coupled receptors MT1 and MT2. Even though it is believed that melatonin can modulate granulosa cell (GC) functions, there is still limited knowledge of how it can act in human GC through MT1 and MT2 and which one is the major receptor implicated in the effects of melatonin on the metabolic processes in the dominant follicle. To better characterize the roles of the MT1 and MT2 receptors on the effects of melatonin on follicular atresia and the regulation of proliferation and differentiation of granulosa cells during the antral stage, human granulosa-like tumor cells (KGN) were treated with specific melatonin receptor agonists and antagonists, and gene expression was analyzed with RNA-seq technology. Following appropriate normalization and the application of a fold change cut-off of 1.5 (FC 1.5, p ≤ 0.05) for each treatment, lists of the principal differentially expressed genes (DEGs) are generated. Analysis of major upstream regulators suggested that the MT1 receptor may be involved in the melatonin antiproliferative effect by reprogramming the metabolism of human GC by activating the PKB signaling pathway. Our data suggest that melatonin may act complementary through both MT1 and MT2 receptors to modulate human GC steroidogenesis, proliferation, and differentiation. However, MT2 receptors may be the ones implicated in transducing the effects of melatonin on the prevention of GC luteinization and follicle atresia at the antral follicular stage through stimulating the PKA pathway.
Project description:Wildtype and Mt1(-/-)Mt2(-/-) double knockout 129S1/SvImJ strain mouse lungs were compared in their response to nickel aerosol exposure at 3, 8, 24, 48, and 72 hrs.
Project description:Mammary gland branching morphogenesis is thought to depend on the mobilization of the membrane-anchored matrix metalloproteinases, MT1-MMP and MT2-MMP, that drive epithelial cell invasion by remodeling the extracellular matrix and triggering associated signaling cascades. However, the roles that these proteinases play during mammary gland development in vivo remains undefined. A mammary gland branching program that occurs during the first 10 days of early postnatal development was used to characterize the impact of global Mt1-mmp or Mt2-mmp targeting on mammary gland morphogenesis. Transcriptome profiling of ductal networks and associated stroma was used to investigate the functional roles of MT2-MMP in the early postnatal mammary gland in an unbiased fashion.
Project description:Mammary gland branching morphogenesis is thought to depend on the mobilization of the membrane-anchored matrix metalloproteinases, MT1-MMP and MT2-MMP, that drive epithelial cell invasion by remodeling the extracellular matrix and triggering associated signaling cascades. However, the roles that these proteinases play during mammary gland development in vivo remains undefined. A mammary gland branching program that occurs during the first 10 days of early postnatal development was used to characterize the impact of global Mt1-mmp or Mt2-mmp targeting on mammary gland morphogenesis. Transcriptome profiling of ductal networks and associated stroma was used to investigate the functional roles of MT1-MMP in the early postnatal mammary gland in an unbiased fashion.
Project description:To better understand the immunosuppressor mechanism of ptaquiloside in splenic NK cells and the reversion of this effect by selenium, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profile to identify genes associated with immunosuppression. Among 89 genes induced by ptaquiloside treatment in splenic NK cells only two genes (Mt1 and Mt2) were identified as related with its immunosuppressor effect. Moreover this augmented expression of Mt1 and Mt2 was totally abrogated by selenium co-treatment. These results were confirmed by flow cytometry in splenic cells harvested from other six mice and treated in vitro for 1 hour with ptaquiloside and/or selenium.
Project description:To evaluate gene expression changes in mixed tissue samples used as process controls in male Sprague Dawley rats over time. Experiment Overall Design: This study is designed to evaluate gene expression changes in mixed tissue samples MT1 (Liver:kidney:testes:brain = 3:2:1:4 ) and MT2 (Liver:kidney:testes:brain = 2:2:4:2) over time. These samples are used as process controls in rat microarray experiments.
Project description:To better understand the immunosuppressor mechanism of ptaquiloside in splenic NK cells and the reversion of this effect by selenium, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profile to identify genes associated with immunosuppression. Among 89 genes induced by ptaquiloside treatment in splenic NK cells only two genes (Mt1 and Mt2) were identified as related with its immunosuppressor effect. Moreover this augmented expression of Mt1 and Mt2 was totally abrogated by selenium co-treatment. These results were confirmed by flow cytometry in splenic cells harvested from other six mice and treated in vitro for 1 hour with ptaquiloside and/or selenium. Twenty mice were separated randomly into four groups as Control (water), Pt (ptaquiloside 5.3 mg/kg), PtSe (ptaquiloside 5.3 mg/kg and selenium 1.3 mg/kg) and Se (selenium 1.3 mg/kg) and were treated daily by gavage for 14 days. After treatment, untouched NK cells were isolated using the NK cell isolation kit, LS columns, and QuadroMACS cell separator system (Miltenyi Biotec, Inc.) to perform RNA isolation and whole-genome gene expression profile. Thereby, five independent experiments were performed per group using different donors for each experiment. To confirm the increase of metallothionein protein induced by ptaquiloside, splenic cells were harvested from other six mice and treated in vitro for 1 hour with ptaquiloside [4.4 M-BM-5g/mL] and/or selenium [0.1 mM] and analyzed by flow cytometry.
Project description:Human iPS cells (WT ASE9203 cells) were obtained from Applied Stem Cell (ASC), and CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene editing was completed by ASC using their proprietary CRISPR-Cas9 protocol to introduce the MLL1 Win motif R3765A. Two clones (MT1 and MT2) homozygous for R3765A were identified and sequenced. Both WT and MT iPS cells were maintained in mTeSRTM1 medium with 1x Supplement media (Stem Cell Technologies, Catalog #85850) and supplemented with 10 μM Y27632 (Stemgent) only upon thawing and passaging. ChIP seq analysis was performed.