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Gene expression of the intermediate and outer interzone of murine embryos at 15.5 days of gestation

ABSTRACT: Nascent embryonic joints, interzones, contain a distinct cohort of progenitor cells responsible for the formation of the majority of articular tissues. However, to date the interzone has largely been studied using in situ analysis for candidate genes in the context of the embryo rather than using an unbiased genome wide expression analysis on isolated interzone cells, leaving significant controversy regarding the exact role of the intermediate and outer interzone layers in joint formation. Therefore, in this study, using laser capture microdissection (three biological replicates), we selectively harvested the intermediate and outer interzones of mouse embryos at gestational age 15.5 days, just prior to cavitation, when the differences between the layers should be most profound. Microarray analysis (Agilent Whole Mouse Genome Oligo Microarrays) was performed and the differential gene expression between the intermediate interzone cells and outer interzone cells was examined by performing a 2-sided paired student t-test and pathway analysis. 197 genes were differentially expressed (M-bM-^IM-% 2-fold) between the intermediate interzone and the outer interzone with a p-value M-bM-^IM-$ 0.01. Of these, 91 genes showed higher expression levels in the intermediate interzone and 106 were expressed higher in the outer interzone. Pathway analysis of differentially expressed genes suggests an important role for inflammatory processes in the interzone layers, especially in the intermediate interzone, and hence in joint and articular cartilage development. The high representation of genes relevant to chondrocyte hypertrophy and endochondral ossification in the outer interzone suggests that it undergoes endochondral ossification. 2 study groups (intermediate and outer interzone) with three biological replicates (1 biological replicate = 1 embryo)

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Florien Jenner

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-51098 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Differential gene expression of the intermediate and outer interzone layers of developing articular cartilage in murine embryos.

Jenner Florien F IJpma Arne A Cleary Mairead M Heijsman Daphne D Narcisi Roberto R van der Spek Peter J PJ Kremer Andreas A van Weeren René R Brama Pieter P van Osch Gerjo J V M GJ

Stem cells and development 20140616 16

Nascent embryonic joints, interzones, contain a distinct cohort of progenitor cells responsible for the formation of the majority of articular tissues. However, to date the interzone has largely been studied using in situ analysis for candidate genes in the context of the embryo rather than using an unbiased genome-wide expression analysis on isolated interzone cells, leaving significant controversy regarding the exact role of the intermediate and outer interzone layers in joint formation. There ...[more]

PMID: 24738827

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Gene expression of the intermediate and outer interzone of murine embryos at 15.5 days of gestation

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Differential gene expression of the intermediate and outer interzone layers of developing articular cartilage in murine embryos.

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