Project description:B cells respond robustly to IFNa. Here we analyze gene expression profiles of primary murine splenic B cells treated with 10 fold serially diluted IFNa in vitro. We explore sensitivity to ISGs to IFNa as they relate to dose. Generally ISGs do not cluster significantly in a dose dependent manner. However there are notable spreads in sensitivity to IFNa.
Project description:B cells respond robustly to IFNa. Here we analyze gene expression profiles of primary murine splenic B cells treated with 10 fold serially diluted IFNa in vitro. We explore sensitivity to ISGs to IFNa as they relate to dose. Generally ISGs do not cluster significantly in a dose dependent manner. However there are notable spreads in sensitivity to IFNa. Splenic B cells were isolated by negative selection from 6wk old male C57BL/6 mice. These were cultured with IFNa (0U/ml-10 000U/ml) for 2hrs in vitro. Cells were then transferred directly into TriZol. RNA was prepared in Trizol for gene expression profiling by Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Arrays in triplicate for each concentration of IFNa.
Project description:We found that BAP1 (BRCA1 Associated Protein-1) shows loss of heterozygosity in over 25% of pancreatic cancer patients and functions as tumor suppressor. Conditional deletion of Bap1 in murine pancreas led to genomic instability, accumulation of DNA damage, and an inflammatory response that evolved to pancreatitis with full penetrance. Concomitant expression of oncogenic KrasG12D led to malignant transformation and development of invasive and metastatic pancreatic cancer. At the molecular level, BAP1 maintains the integrity of the exocrine pancreas by regulating genomic stability and its loss confers sensitivity to radio- and platinum-based therapies.
Project description:The importance of unanchored Ub in innate immunity has been shown only for a limited number of unanchored Ub-interactors. We investigated what additional cellular factors interact with unanchored Ub and whether unanchored Ub plays a broader role in innate immunity. To identify unanchored Ub-interacting factors from murine lungs, we used His-tagged recombinant poly-Ub chains as bait. These chains were mixed with lung tissue lysates and protein complexes were isolated with Ni-NTA beads. Sample elutions were subjected to mass spectrometry (LC-MSMS) analysis.