Project description:RNA-Seq was performed on pancreatic islets from four transgenic mouse strains affecting LKB1 and AMPK. A conditional LKB1 knockout strain was generated. Double conditional knockouts for AMPK alpha1 and AMPK alpha2 were also generated. These conditional strains were crossed with RIP-Cre (driven by rat insulin promoter) or Ins1-Cre mice to generate LKB1 knockout and AMPK double knockout strains.
Project description:We utilized single cell sequencing of FACS sorted cells from pancreatic islets of wildtype and ghrelin knock out mice to understand the effects of ghrelin deletion on gene expression profiles of various islet cells.
Project description:CXCL10 is a chemokine induced by IFN-γ and implicated in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). It attracts IFN-γ-producing T cells to the pancreatic islets, forming a positive feed-forward loop where T cells induce CXCL10 and attract themselves, but it is unclear what attracts the first IFN-γ-producing T cells in islets. Lipopolysaccharide induced CXCL10 production in cultured islets of nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice, and the lack of its inhibition in islets from NOD mice deficient for RAG1 or IFN-g receptor revealed its dissociation from the requirement of T cells and IFN-γ. To further investigate the mechanism of LPS induced CXCL10 production, the gene expression profile of pancreatic beta cells after culture of whole islets in LPS was analysed. Overall a gene expression signature of cytokine signalling, particularly by type I IFNs and TLR4 was upregulated after culture of islets in LPS.
Project description:We report the application of next-generation sequencing technology for high-throughput profiling of H3K27ac and transcriptome analysis in pancreatic islets derived from C57Bl/6 mice fed a high-fat diet. We find genomic regions showing change in acetylation of histone H3K27 in response to long-term HFD feeding, which was significantly associated with differential gene expression. Furthermore, increased H3K27ac showed a distinctive genomic distribution surrounding proximal-promoter regions. This study provides a framework for the application of comprehensive chromatin profiling towards characterization of diverse mammalian cells under various environments.
Project description:We report the application of next-generation sequencing technology for high-throughput profiling of H3K27ac and transcriptome analysis in pancreatic islets derived from C57Bl/6 mice fed a high-fat diet. We find genomic regions showing change in acetylation of histone H3K27 in response to long-term (26 weeks) HFD feeding, which was significantly associated with differential gene expression. Furthermore, increased H3K27ac showed a distinctive genomic distribution surrounding proximal-promoter regions. This study provides a framework for the application of comprehensive chromatin profiling towards characterization of diverse mammalian cells under various environments.