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Expression data from islets of Pdx1-creLate, control and pregnant mice

ABSTRACT: ABSTRACT: The human growth hormone (hGH) minigene is frequently used in transgenic mouse lines to ensure proper transgene expression. Here, we show that hGH is expressed in islets isolated from the commonly used Pdx1-CreLate mouse model. Locally secreted hGH activates prolactin receptors on M-NM-2 cells causing phosphorylation of STAT5, and induces a pregnancy-like change in gene expression, augmented pancreatic M-NM-2 cell mass and insulin content. In addition, islets of Pdx1-CreLate mice had lower GLUT2 expression, reduced glucose-induced insulin release and were protected against the M-NM-2 cell toxin streptozotocin. As the hGH minigene is commonly used in a great number of Cre-driver and other transgenic mouse models in diabetes research, the currently reported profound phenotypic changes may necessitate the re-evaluation of a large amount of previously published work. Data obtained for the Pdx1-creLate and control samples were compaired to investigate the effect of hGH on the mRNA profile of islets. The data obtained from the islets of pregnant mice was added to the analysis to confirm the pregnacy-like phenotype in the Pdx1-creLate islets. The data of the different days of pregnancy was already described in Schraenen et al. 2010 (PMID: 20886204 and PMID: 20938637). Islets were isolated from Pdx1-creLate, control and pregnant mice for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. For every condition, at least 3 biological replicates were used.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Leentje Van Lommel

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-50851 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Project description:ABSTRACT:Pregnancy requires a higher functional beta cell mass and this is associated with profound changes in the gene expression profile of pancreatic islets. Taking Tph1 as a sensitive marker for pregnancy-related islet mRNA expression in female mice, we previously identified prolactin receptors and placental lactogen as key signalling molecules. Since beta cells from male mice also express prolactin receptors, the question arose whether male and female islets have the same phenotypic resilience at the mRNA level during pregnancy. We addressed this question in vitro, by using islet tissue culture with placental lactogen and in vivo, by transplanting male or female islets into female acceptor mice. Additionally, the islet mRNA expression of pregnant prolactin receptor deficient mice was compared with that of their pregnant wild-type littermates. When cultured with placental lactogen, or transplanted in female recipients that became pregnant (day 12.5), male islets induced the ‘islet pregnancy gene signature’, which we defined as the 12 highest induced genes in non-transplanted female islets at day 12.5 of pregnancy. In addition, serotonin immunoreactivity was also induced in these male transplanted islets at day 12.5 of pregnancy. In order to investigate the importance of prolactin receptors in these mRNA changes we used a prolactin receptor deficient mouse model. For the 12 genes of the signature, which are highly induced in control pregnant mice, no significant induction of mRNA transcripts was found at day 9.5 of pregnancy. Together, our results support the key role of placental lactogen as a circulating factor that can trigger the pregnancy mRNA profile in male and female beta cells. The data obtained from the normal islets of pregnant mice (day12.5) was already described in Schraenen et al. 2010 (PMID: 20886204 and PMID: 20938637). Islets and islet grafts were isolated from non-prengant and pregnant mice for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. For every condition, at least 3 biological replicates were used.

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Expression data from islets of Pdx1-creLate, control and pregnant mice

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