Project description:Analysis of global gene expression of partial memory T cells compared to naive, effector and memory CD8+ T cells demonstrating that Tpm constitute a unique cell population with distinct global gene expression profile. Total RNA obtained from isolated/FACSorted murine T cells lysed in Trizol after isolation.
Project description:Analysis of global gene expression of partial memory T cells compared to naive, effector and memory CD8+ T cells demonstrating that Tpm constitute a unique cell population with distinct global gene expression profile. Total RNA obtained from isolated/FACSorted murine T cells lysed in Trizol after isolation.
Project description:Analysis of macrophage transcriptome after L. monocytogenes infection Total RNA isolated from Listeria monocytogenes infected macrophages 24 hours post-infection was compared to control non infected macrophages
Project description:Cardiomyocyte-specific double knockout (DKO) mice lacking the catalytic domains of Dnmt3a (exon 18) and Dnmt3b (exon 19) were obtained by mating Dnmt3aflox and Dnmt3bflox mice [PMID 15757890] with mice expressing a cre recombinase under control of the cardiac atrial myosin light chain promoter (Myl7) [11689889]. Mice with the genotype Dnmt3aflox/flox, Dnmt3bflox/flox without expressing cre recombinase were used as control mice (CTL). Transcriptome analyses identified upregulation of 44 and downregulation of 9 genes in DKO as compared with control sham mice. TAC mice showed similar changes with substantial overlap of regulated genes compared to sham. Cardiac tissue from sham CTL (n=4) and DKO mice (n=4) as well as TAC-operated CTL (n=6) and DKO mice (n=6) was analysed.
Project description:The study was aimed to identify mechanisms linked to complicated courses after severe trauma by a systems biology approach. In severe trauma, overwhelming systemic inflammation can result in adverse events and the development of complications, including sepsis. In a prospective study, RNA samples from circulating leukocytes from patients with multiple injury (injury severity score ⥠17) were analyzed for dynamic changes in gene expression over a period of 21 days by whole genome screening. Based on their clinical presentation, patients were divided into two subgroups: patients with secondary sepsis after trauma (n=5) and patients with systemic inflammation without infection (n=5). Expression cluster were defined by correlating gene expression data with clinical outcome parameters. Using unsupervised clustering, patients with systemic inflammation only and patients with sepsis showed a distinct expression pattern and the discrimination of clinical presentation was reflected by clustering of the samples. Explorative gene set analysis revealed robust upregulation of genes related to âhemoglobin metabolism/oxygen transportâ and âpathogenic E.coli infectionâ. 10 patients with multi-system trauma (ISS ⥠17 points) admitted to the Division of Trauma Surgery at the University Hospital Zurich were included. Whole blood from trauma patients was collected within the first 6 h after trauma (day 0) and on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 21. Total cellular RNA from circulating leukocytes was isolated using PaxGene Blood RNA Kit (PreAnalytix) for transcriptome profiling. RNA from blood of trauma patients was extracted and subjected to microarray analysis for comparison of longitudinal transcriptomic responses of patients. RNA samples of circulating leukocytes covering time points directly after admission (D0) and on the consecutive days (D1-D21) were subject to multifactorial microarray data analysis: Differences in dynamics of transcripts were assessed by contrasting time- and individual-resolved changes for sepsis and systemic inflammation without infection.
Project description:The aim of this study was to identify EZH2 targets in myeloid malignancies. RNA samples from control F-36P, MOLM-13 and OCI-M2 cells (secondary AML after MDS; EZH2 wild type) treated with random shRNA (n = 4, each) and test F-36P, MOLM-13 and OCI-M2 cells treated with either one of two EZH2-targeting shRNAs (n = 4, each) were screened for differential gene expression. RNA from EZH2 wild type (n = 12) and mutant (n = 12) MDS/MPN patients was also analyzed by microarray transcriptome analysis.
Project description:This study investigates the effects of exercise and genetic predisposition on the transcriptomic profile of the pituitary gland of long-term selected marathon (DUhTP) and non-inbred (DUC) mice. In the exercise group, mice underwent treadmill training for three weeks. For the sedentary control group, mice were kept under minimal physical activities. For the 3-week training program, the mice were running five days per week (Monday to Friday) starting at age of 49 days after birth (Walz et. al. 2021). All mice used in this experiment were male and sacrificed at day 70 of life for tissue sampling.
Project description:This study investigates the effects of exercise and genetic predisposition on the transcriptomic profile of the rectus femoris muscle of long-term selected marathon (DUhTP) and non-inbred (DUC) mice. All mice used in this experiment were male. In the exercise group, mice underwent treadmill training for three weeks. For the sedentary control group, mice were kept under minimal physical activities. For the 3-week training program, the mice were running five days per week (Monday to Friday) starting at age of 49 days after birth (Walz et. al. 2021). All mice were sacrificed at day 70 of life for tissue sampling.
Project description:microRNAs have recently emerged as master regulators of gene expression during development and cell differentiation. Although profound changes in gene expression also occur during antigen-induced T cell differentiation, the role of miRNAs in the process is not known. We compared the miRNA expression profiles between antigen-specific naïve, effector and memory CD8+ T cells using 3 different methods--small RNA cloning, miRNA microarray analysis and real-time PCR. Although many miRNAs were expressed in all the T cell subsets, the frequency of 7 miRNAs (miR-16, miR-21, miR-142-3p, miR-142-5p, miR-150, miR-15b and let-7f) alone accounted for approximately 60% of all miRNAs, and their expression was several fold higher than the other expressed miRNAs. Global downregulation of miRNAs (including 6/7 dominantly expressed miRNAs) was observed in effector T cells compared to naïve cells and the miRNA expression levels tended to come back up in memory T cells. However, a few miRNAs, notably miR-21 were higher in effector and memory T cells compared to naïve T cells. These results suggest that concomitant with profound changes in gene expression, miRNA profile also changes dynamically during T cell differentiation. Sequence analysis of the cloned mature miRNAs revealed an extensive degree of end polymorphism. While 3'end polymorphisms dominated, heterogeneity at both ends, resembling drosha/dicer processing shift was also seen in miR-142, suggesting a possible novel mechanism to generate new miRNA and/or to diversify miRNA target selection. Overall, our results suggest that dynamic changes in the expression of miRNAs may be important for the regulation of gene expression during antigen-induced T cell differentiation. Our study also suggests possible novel mechanisms for miRNA biogenesis and function.
Project description:A deeper understanding of molecular mechanisms of phosphorus (P) utilization of sows during pregnancy and lactating could help to reduce the environmental impact. Kidney and small intestine play an important role in phosphorus utilization. The aim of this study was to investigate 1) whether sows fed with a dietary P content that is below or above current recommendations are capable to maintain mineral homeostasis during the reproduction cycle and 2) which endogenous mechanisms are retrieved in kidney and jejunum using RNA-seq analysis. Nulliparous gilts were fed iso-energetic diets with recommended (M), reduced (L), or high (H) amounts of mineral P supplements throughout gestation and lactation periods.