Project description:Deletion of the NMD component UPF2 in adult liver and response to partial hepatechtomy. Lethally irradiated Upf2flox/flox and Upf2flox/flox; Mx1Cre animals were transplanted with WT BM at 10-12 weeks of age. 5-6 following transplantion the bone marrow transplanted (BMT) animals were injected 3 times with poly-IC (Days 0, 2, 4), which facilitates Cre-mediated deletion in BMT Upf2flox/flox; Mx1Cre (hitherto UPF2 null) but not in BMT Upf2flox/flox control (hitherto WT) mice. A day 14 mice were subjected to partial hepatechtomy (0 hours) and sacrificed after 36 hours (36 hours)..
Project description:Gene expression in livers of wild type adult male mice and in lncRNA 3930402G23Rik ("G23Rik") knockdown adult male mouse liver was assayed by RNA-seq, as part of a study of liver transcriptomic changes in response to activation of PPARA by WY-14,643, published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (2022). These studies found that G23Rik-null mice were more susceptible to hepatic lipid accumulation in response to acute fasting. Histological analysis further revealed a pronounced buildup of lipid droplets and a significant increase in neutral triglycerides and lipids as indicated by enhanced oil red O staining of liver sections. Hepatic cholesterol, non-esterified fatty acid, and triglyceride levels were significantly elevated in G23Rik-null mice and associated with induction of the lipid-metabolism related gene Cd36. These findings provide evidence for a lncRNA dependent mechanism by which PPARA attenuates hepatic lipid accumulation in response to metabolic stress through lncRNA G23Rik induction.
Project description:The liver has an exceptional capacity for regeneration which is crucial for maintaining liver function. Since transcriptional regulation of genes controlling metabolism and cell division is a hallmark of liver regeneration (LR), we investigated the role of Zinc-finger and homeboxes 2 (ZHX2), a transcription factor critical for regulating liver postnatal gene expression and hepatic lipid hemostasis, in LR. Our results show that hepatocyte-specific Zhx2 knockout (Zhx2-KOhep) enhances LR after 2/3 partial hepatectomy in mice. Proteomics assays revealed higher mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in Zhx2-KOhep mouse livers. Oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and ATP generation assays confirmed the enhanced OXPHOS in Zhx2-KOhep mouse livers and human hepatocytes with ZHX2 knockdown.
Project description:We are investigating the transcriptional response of mice that are wt or null for Aag in response to alkylating agent MMS; We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression response due to MMS exposure in a DNA repair proficient or deficient mouse Experiment Overall Design: Mice (WT and Aag null) were treated with MMS and livers extracted at 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours
Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study was to determine biological consequences during liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy in mice by next-generation sequencing. A particular interest was to compare mice with either a floxed b-PDGFR allele to mice that harbored a deletion of b-PDGFR in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), by crossing b-PDGFR fl/fl mice with transgenic GFAP-Cre mice. Methods: b-PDGFR fl/fl mice or mice with a HSC-specific deletion of b-PDGFR underwent either sham operation or 70% partial hepatectomy. Following 72 hours, livers were collected and total RNA was extracted using tizol, followed by a purification using Quiagen spin columns including an on-column DNAse digestion step. Conclusion: Our study represents a detailed analysis of hepatic transcriptome, with biologic replicates, generated by RNA-seq technology of livers following sham operation or partial hepatectomy in b-PDGFR fl/fl mice or b-PDGFRfl/fl/GRAP-Cre mice. Whole liver mRNA profiles of sham operated livers or livers collected 72hours after partial hepatectomy of beta-PDGFR fl/fl and beta-PDGFR fl/fl/GFAP-Cre (creating a hepatic stellate cell-specific deletion of b-PDGFR) mice were generated by deep sequencing, in duplicate, using Illumina HiSeq2000.
Project description:<p>Pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGGs) are among the most common solid tumors in children but, apart from mutations or duplications in the BRAF kinase in specific subclasses, few genetic driver events are known. Diffuse PLGGs compose a set of uncommon subtypes that exhibit invasive growth and are therefore especially challenging clinically. These tumors are particularly poorly understood. We performed high-resolution copy-number analysis of 44 diffuse PLGGs to identify recurrent alterations. Diffuse PLGGs exhibited fewer such alterations than adult low-grade gliomas, but we identified several significantly recurrent events. The most significant event, 8q13.1 gains, was observed in 28% of diffuse astrocytoma WHO grade II (DA2) and resulted in partial duplication of the transcription factor MYBL1 with truncation of its C-terminal negative-regulatory domain. A similar recurrent deletion-truncation breakpoint was identified in two angiocentric gliomas in the related gene MYB on 6q23.3. Whole genome sequencing of a MYBL1-rearranged diffuse astrocytoma grade II demonstrated MYBL1 tandem duplication and few other events. Two truncated MYBL1 transcripts identified in this tumor induced anchorage-independent growth when expressed in 3T3 cells and tumor formation in nude mice. Truncated transcripts were also expressed in two additional tumors with MYBL1 partial duplication. Our results define clinically relevant molecular subclasses of diffuse PLGGs and highlight a potential role for the MYB family in the biology of low-grade gliomas. "Reprinted from www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1300252110 with permission from PNAS." </p>
Project description:Gene expression in livers of wild type adult male mice and in Gm15441 knockdown adult male mouse liver (Gm15441-LSL mice) was assayed by RNA-seq, as part of a study of liver transcriptomic changes in response to activation of PPARA by WY-14643.
Project description:Tamoxifen-inducible conditional knockout (CKO) mice were generated to explore the function of Gcn1 in adult mice using the Cre/loxP system. To analyze the function of GCN1 in the liver, we compared the whole cell proteome of livers harvested from GCN1 CKO mice with that of wild-type mice.