Transcriptional profiling of six normal Angus tissues
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: Transcriptional profiling of six bovine tissues (small intestine, spleen, liver, adrenal gland, anterior pituitary, and thymus). Samples collected from each of 6 Angus steers at 14 months of age. Experiment was duplicated at two locations to measure reproducability of results. Six tissues, six biological replicates, and two technical replicates of each sample for a total of 72 samples. The experiment was run seperatly at two different locations, for a total of 144 samples.
Project description:Emerging evidence implicates transcriptional dyseregulation within skeletal muscle in the pathogenesis of Kennedy disease/spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (KD/SBMA). We therefore broadly characterized gene expression in skeletal muscle of three independently generated mouse models of this disorder. The mouse models included a polyglutamine expanded (polyQ) AR knock-in model (AR113Q KI), a polyQ AR transgenic model (AR97Q Tg), and a transgenic mouse which overexpresses wild type AR solely in muscle (HSA-AR Tg). We performed microarray analysis of lower hindlimb muscles taken from these three models using high density oligonucleotide arrays. Changes in gene expression relative to wild type controls were evaluated separately in each strain. We validated our results using quantitative RT-PCR. Patterns of gene expression that are common to all lines and unique to each are described. When considered globally, the degree of overlap between the three models is approximately equivalent, and several patterns of gene expression relevant to the disease process were observed. Notably, patterns of gene expression typical of loss of AR function were observed in all three models, as were alterations in genes involved in cell adhesion, energy balance, Huntingtonâ??s disease, muscle atrophy and myogenesis. By comparing patterns of gene expression in three independent models of KD/SBMA, we have been able to identify candidate genes that might mediate the core myogenic features of KD/SBMA. Keywords: Gene expression in transgenic mice and disease state analysis We used microarray (38.5K oligo mouse array, which contain 35,302 of 70mer oligonucleotide probes largely derived from constitutively expressed exons and 3,482 of controls) to analyze gene expression in limb muscles of transgenic mice. Three mouse models of KD/SBMA were used: HSA-AR, AR113Q knock-in and AR97Q. HSA-AR transgenic male mice (n=5) and their WT brothers (n=8, all mice were 110-130 days of age) were used in this experiment. ARQ113-Knock In males (n=3, 3-4 months of age), and transgenic AR97Q males and WT brothers (n= 6 of each) were used in this study. For both HSA-AR and AR113Q samples, the log2 ratio of experimental samples (Cy5) and reference RNA(Cy3) was obtained, and log2 ratios from mutant samples were then subtracted from log2 ratios from WT controls. AR97Q males (Cy5) were simply compared with their WT brothers (Cy3) using a log2 ratio, rather than being first compared with reference RNA.
Project description:The initiation of donor derived dendritic cell (DC) adhesion and migration are one of the key events mediated by ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) following solid organ transplantation. Recently we have been able to demonstrate that a single donor treatment with the synthetic metalloporphyrin cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPPIX) for heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) induction results in the reduction of donor-derived DCs following IRI thus leading to the preservation of graft long-term function. Gene expression analysis in murine liver revealed the up-regulation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) after CoPPIX treatment. Since it has been shown that CoPPIX is able to inhibit DC maturation, we could demonstrate that DC (-LPS) induced maturation guided by the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and alloreactive T cell proliferation is dependent of STAT3 phosphorylation and independent of HO-1 activity. These observations highlight the immunomodulatory capacity of STAT3 which might be of further interest for the inhibition of immune response. Keywords: dendritic cells, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), STAT3, cobalt protoporphyrin For the analysis of gene expression profiles in vivo C57BL/6 mice were treated either with 5 mg/kg CoPPIX, i.p., 50 mg/kg MC, p.o. and 500 ppm CO for 6 or 24 hrs (3 animals in each group). Untreated C57BL/6 mice were used as controls (n=9). After 6 or 24 hrs of treatment animals were sacrificed and whole livers were harvested for analysis.
Project description:The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) Xist is a master regulator of X-chromosome inactivation in mammalian cells. Models for how Xist and other lncRNAs function depend on thermodynamically stable secondary and higher-order structures that RNAs can form in the context of a cell. Probing accessible RNA bases can provide data to build models of RNA conformation that provide insight into RNA function, molecular evolution, and modularity. To study the structure of Xist in cells, we built upon recent advances in RNA secondary structure mapping and modeling to develop Targeted Structure-Seq, which combines chemical probing of RNA structure in cells with target-specific massively parallel sequencing. By enriching for signals from the RNA of interest, Targeted Structure-Seq achieves high coverage of the target RNA with relatively few sequencing reads, thus providing a targeted and scalable approach to analyze RNA conformation in cells. We use this approach to probe the full-length Xist lncRNA to develop new models for functional elements within Xist, including the repeat A element in the 5'-end of Xist. This analysis also identified new structural elements in Xist that are evolutionarily conserved, including a new element proximal to the C repeats that is important for Xist function. Examination of dimethylsufate reactivity of Xist lncRNA and 18S rRNA in cells using targeted reverse transcription to determine reactivity, and comparisons with untreated control samples.
Project description:Spatial tissue proteomics integrating whole-slide imaging, laser microdissection and ultrasensitive mass spectrometry is a powerful approach to link cellular phenotypes to functional proteome states in (patho)physiology. To be applicable to large patient cohorts and low sample input amounts, including single-cell applications, loss-minimized and streamlined end-to-end workflows are key. We here introduce an automated sample preparation protocol for laser microdissected samples utilizing the cellenONE® robotic system, which has the capacity to process 192 samples in three hours. Following laser microdissection collection directly into the proteoCHIP LF 48 or EVO 96 chip, our optimized protocol facilitates lysis, formalin de-crosslinking and tryptic digest of low-input archival tissue samples. The seamless integration with the Evosep ONE LC system by centrifugation allows ‘on-the-fly’ sample clean-up, particularly pertinent for laser microdissected workflows. We validate our method in human tonsil archival tissue, where we profile proteomes of spatially-defined B-cell, T-cell and epithelial microregions of 4,000 µm2 to a depth of ~2,000 proteins and with high cell type specificity. We finally provide detailed equipment templates and experimental guidelines for broad accessibility.
Project description:A transcriptome analysis of the bottom-fermenting yeast S. pastorianus KBY011 during a time course of lager beer fermentation in the wort was carried out (0, 2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 24, 34, 40, 52, 64, 120, and 156h). RNA preparation followed by DNA microarray analysis was performed for the yeast harvested from the yeast storage tank either just prior to, or just after the actual fermentation, as well as from 12 different time points during fermentation.
Project description:Hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) is one of the two major mass spectrometric technologies used in proteomics. Although based on simple fundamental principles, it has over the last decades greatly evolved in terms of achievable resolution, mass accuracy and dynamic range. The Bruker impact platform of QTOF instruments takes advantage of these developments and here we develop and evaluate the impact II for shotgun proteomics applications. Adaption of our heated LC system achieved very narrow peptide elution peaks. The impact II is equipped with a new collision cell with both axial and radial ion ejection, more than doubling ion extraction at high MS/MS frequencies. The new reflectron and detector improve resolving power compared to the previous model up to 80%, i.e. to 40,000 at m/z 1222. We analyzed the ion current from the inlet capillary and found very high transmission (>80%) up to the collision cell. Simulation and measurement indicated 60% transfer into the flight tube. We adapted MaxQuant for QTOF data, improving absolute average mass deviations to better than 1.45 ppm. More than 4,800 proteins can be identified in a single run of HeLa digest in a 90 min gradient. The workflow achieved high technical reproducibility (R2>0.99) and accurate fold change determination in spike-in experiments over three orders of magnitude in complex mixtures. Using label-free quantification we rapidly quantified haploid against diploid yeast and characterized overall proteome differences in mouse cell lines originated from different tissues. Finally, after high pH reversed-phase fractionation we identified 9,515 proteins in a triplicate measurement of HeLa peptide mixture and 11,257 proteins in cerebellum – the highest proteome coverage measured with a QTOF instrument so far.
Project description:We compared the gene expression profiles of AG01518 human fibroblasts infected with adenoviruses encoding for SREBP1c. Cells infected with mock virus are used as a reference.
Project description:Oxaliplatin is a member of the family of Pt-containing chemotherapeutic agents that also include cisplatin (CDDP) and carboplatin. OXA is distinguished from these two older drugs by its different spectrum of activity both in preclinical models and in clinical trials. It is the only platinum analogue to have activity in colon cancer, a disease for which this drug has now become a mainstay of therapy. It mainly forms intrastrand adducts between two adjacent guanine residues or guanine and adenine, disrupting DNA replication and transcription. OXA has been reported to be involved in the Nucleotide Excision Repair Pathway (NER), p38 kinase activation, PI3K/AKT pathway and caspases cascade activation through apoptotic intrinsic pathway. However, the downstream molecular events underlying the cytotoxic effects of this chemotherapeutic agent have not been well characterized. This study was developed in order to clarify the multifactoriality of the resistance acquisition process and to identify genes and pathways that could play a role as markers in OXA sensitivity. Keywords: Drug resistance The goal of our experiment was to determine a gene expression profile that discriminates between the OXA-sensitive colorectal cancer cell lines HT29, LoVo, DLD1 and LS513 group and the group of OXA-resistant derived cell lines HTOXAR3, LoVOXAR3, DLDOXAR3 and LSOXAR3 in order to clarify the multifactoriality of the resistance acquisition process and to identify genes and pathways that could play a role as markers in OXA sensitivity. The experimental design used was âRNA-Referenceâ and âDye-Swapâ. Each cell line was analyzed in duplicate, with RNA reference (Stratagene) as reference sample and labeled each biological condition once by Cy3 and once by Cy5. Taking the average of two arrays thus labeled, cancel the dye effect on any particular gene. In total we used 16 slides.
Project description:Filter-aided sample preparation (FASP) is widely used in bottom-up proteomics for tryptic digestion. However, the sample recovery yield of this method is limited by the amount of starting material. While ~100 ng of digested protein sample is sufficient for thorough protein identification, proteomic information gets lost after digestion of samples with a protein content < 10 µg due to incomplete peptide recovery from the filter. By reducing the filter area as well as the volumes of all reagents, we developed and optimized a well-plate µFASP device and protocol that is suitable for ~1 µg protein sample. In 1 µg of HeLa digest, we identified 1295 ± 10 proteins with our method followed by analysis with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. In contrast, only 524 ± 5 proteins were identified with the standard FASP protocol while 1395 ± 4 proteins were identified in 20 µg after standard FASP as a benchmark. Furthermore, we used our method to conduct a combined peptidomic and proteo-mic study of single islets of Langerhans. Here, we separated neuropeptides from single islets as effluents from a ⌀ 1 mm molecular cut-off filter and digested the remaining on-filter proteins for bottom-up proteomic analysis. Our results indicate inter-islet heterogeneity for expression of proteins involved in glucose catabolism, pancreatic hormone processing and secreted peptide hormones. We consider our method to provide a useful tool for proteomic characterization of samples where biological material is scarce.