Effect of HCV in B cells and changes in B cell lymphoma (BCL)
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ABSTRACT: Mouse expressing the full-genome HCV in B cells, effect of HCV in B cells and changes in BCL were characterized. Mouse HCV+ vs HCV- B cell, or HCV + B cell vs HCV + BCL of male or female mice
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human normal-like breast cells MCF10A comparing control MCF10A cells transfected with a pLenti6/BLOCK-iT™-DEST vector with MCF10A cells transfected with a pLenti6/BLOCK-iT™-DEST vector containing TRIM29 shRNA targeting nucleotides 1265–1285 of the TRIM29 open reading frame (ORF, NM_012101). Transcriptional profiling of human breast cancer cells MCF7 comparing control MCF7 cells transfected with a pLenti6.2/N-LumioTM/V5-DEST vector with MCF7 cells transfected with a pLenti6.2/N-LumioTM/V5-DEST vector containing TRIM29 full-length cDNA (ORF, NM_012101). Two-condition experiment, MCF10A-vector control vs. MCF10A-TRIM29 shRNA cells; MCF7-vector control vs. MCF7-TRIM29 cells.
Project description:Normal breast fibroblasts, breast cancer associated fibroblasts, fibroblasts taken at least 2cm from cancer margins and femur-derived human mesenchymal stem cells were profiled for comparative purposes Ex vivo cultured primary cells of different anatomical origin were expression profiled under low serum conditions: cancer-associated fibroblasts, fibroblasts from a distance of at least 2cm from the cancers' edge, fibroblasts from cancer-free breasts and mesenchymal stromal cells from the marrow of femurs. Biological Replicates= 46. Technical Replicates= 17
Project description:Transcripitonal profiling of Escherichia coli K-12 W3110 comparing wild type and luxS mutants without or with 10%, 30% H2O2 treatments, two biological replicates for each condition two-variables experiments: samples without or with treatment of 10% or 30% H2O2 for 30min; wild type and luxS mutants
Project description:Genome-wide microarray analysis of the effects of swim-training on zebrafish larval development. Zebrafish were subjected to swim-training from 5 days post fertilization (dpf) until 10 dpf. Subsequently, we performed a genome-wide microarray analysis of trained and control fish at 10 dpf. The goal of the project was to investigate the effects of swim-training on the gene expression level during zebrafish larval development Two-condition experiment: control vs trained fish. RNA was isolated from 10 control fish and from 10 trained fish. Subsequently, each sample was labeled with Cy3 and Cy5 in order to correct for dye bias. Control-Cy3 and Trained-Cy5 were hybridized on array 1 and Trained-Cy5 and Control-Cy3 were hybridized on array 2.
Project description:Molecular mechanisms of the cancer cells-macrophages interactions growing in vitro conditions as a co-culture. The five canine mammary cancer cell lines were cultured with monocytes sorted from the canine blood for 72hrs. Then, the cancer cells and macrophages were sorted and the gene expression analysis was conducted. The control for each co-cultured cell line was the same cell line growing as a single culture, whereas the control for the macrophages growing in a co-culture conditions were macrophages growing as a single culture. Solid tumors are comprised of various cells, like cancer cells, resident stromal cells, migratory hemopoietic cells and so on. These cells regulate tumor growth and metastasis. Macrophages are probably the most important element of the interactions within the tumor microenvironment. However, the molecular mechanism how the tumor environment can educate tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) toward a tumor-promoting phenotype still remains unknown. Moreover, there are no information how the presence of macrophages change the cancer cells phenotype. Exploring the underlying molecular mechanisms of these phenomena was the aim of this study. Solid tumors are comprised of various cells, like cancer cells, resident stromal cells, migratory hemopoietic cells and so on. These cells regulate tumor growth and metastasis. Macrophages are probably the most important element of the interactions within the tumor microenvironment. However, the molecular mechanism how the tumor environment can educate tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) toward a tumor-promoting phenotype still remains unknown. Moreover, there are no information how the presence of macrophages change the cancer cells phenotype. Exploring the underlying molecular mechanisms of these phenomena was the aim of this study. Dye-swap experiment, each cell line growing in the co-culture conditions was compared to the same cell line growing as a single culture, macrophages growing in the co-culture conditions were compared to the macrophages growing as the single culture.
Project description:Microarray timecourse experiments conducted across flower development from initiation of floral development to anthesis of the mature flower 3 replicates for each of 14 timepoints collected from Arabidopsis flowers using a previously described Floral Induction System, conducted using a common reference design on two channel microarrays
Project description:Aims: To investigate the inactivation kinetics of Bacillus cereus vegetative cells upon exposure to low-temperature nitrogen gas plasma and to reveal the mode of inactivation by transcriptome profiling. Methods and results: Exponentially growing B. cereus cells were filtered and put on agar plates. The plates, carrying the filters with the vegetative cells, were placed into nitrogen gas plasma at atmospheric pressure and cold temperature (~37°C). After different exposure times the cells were harvested for RNA extraction and enumeration. The RNA was used to perform whole transcriptome profiling using DNA microarrays. The transcriptome profile showed a large overlap with profiles obtained from conditions generating reactive oxygen species inside B. cereus. However, excess radicals such as peroxynitrite, hydroxyl and or superoxide were not found. Conclusions: Antibacterial activity of nitrogen gas plasmas is not based on UV radiation but on the formation of reactive oxygen or nitrogen species in the plasma jet rather than inside the targeted cells. Significance and impact of the study: This study represents the first investigation of differential gene expression on a genome-wide scale in B. cereus following nitrogen gas plasma exposure. This study may help to design cheap, safe, and effective plasma decontamination devices. Plasma treated sampes compared with nitrogen gas flow treated samples and plasma treated samples compared to untreated control samples. Nitrogen flow samples in duplicate, plasma treated samples 4 replicates. Replicates hybridized with dyes swapped.
Project description:Escherichia coli strain MG1655 was grown in a New Brunswick Scientific Bioflow III Biofermentor under continuous culture (chemostat) conditions. Cells were grown in defined media containing 2 mM glycerol as the sole and limiting source of energy and carbon. The working volume was 200 ml, and the dilution rate 0.2 h-1. For aerobic growth, the air-flow rate was 0.1 l/min, and the dissolved oxygen tension was maintained at ~7% air saturation by measuring oxygen dissolved in the culture using a Broadley James D140 OxyProbeM-BM-. electrode. For anaerobic growth, cells are grown on 100 % nitrogen gas bubbled at 0.1 l/min Cells were grown as above to steady-state, At steady-state, CORM-3 or iCORM-3 was added to the chemostat culture at a final concentration of 40 uM. Samples were taken immediately prior to the addition of CORM-3 or iCORM-3 and over a time course of 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80 min exposure to (i)CORM-3 for subsequent analysis using microarrays. Cells were harvested directly into phenol:ethanol to stabilize RNA, and total RNA was purified using QiagenM-bM-^@M-^Ys RNeasy Mini kit as recommended by the suppliers. Time course experiment with samples taken immediately prior to or 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40 or 80 minutes after addition of either 40uM CORM-3 or iCORM-3 under either 0 or 100 % perceived aerobiosis. 2 biological repeats were performed for each condition with 2 technical (dye swap) repeats per biological repeat.
Project description:Fish skin is a critical regulatory organ, serving not only as a physical barrier to pathogen entry, but also as a sophisticated integrator of aquatic environmental, social and nutritional cues through roles in immunity, osmoregulation, and endocrine signaling. Integral to the complexity of teleost skin is the mucus layer secreted by epidermal goblet cells. Pathogen invasion can disrupt this delicate homeostasis with profound impacts on signaling throughout the organism. Here, we investigated the transcriptional effects of virulent A. hydrophila infection in blue catfish skin, Ictalurus furcatus. We utilized an 8X60K Agilent microarray to examine gene expression profiles at critical early timepoints following challenge—2 h, 12 h, and 24 h. Expression of a total of 1,155 unique genes was significantly perturbed during at least one timepoint. We observed dysregulation of a number of genes involved in including antioxidant/apoptosis, cytoskeletal rearrangement, immune response, junctional/adhesion, and proteases. In particular, A. hydrophila infection rapidly altered a number potentially critical lectins, chemokines, interleukins, and other mucosal factors in a manner predicted to enhance its ability to adhere and invade the catfish host. Two-condition experiment, control vs. infected skin. Biological replicates: 3 control replicates, 3 infected replicates.3 timepoints
Project description:About 40% of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) present with a normal karyotype and they are facing different courses of disease. To advance the biological understanding and find molecular prognostic markers we performed a high resolution oligonucleotide array study of 107 MDS patients (FAB) with a normal karyotype. Recurrent hidden deletions overlapping with known cytogenetic aberrations or sites of known tumor associated genes were identified in 4q24 (TET2, 2x), 5q31.2 (2x), 7q22.1 (3x) and 21q22.12 (RUNX1, 2x). One patient with a 7q22.1 had an additional 5q31.2 deletion of the AML/MDS region; the smallest deletion identified so far and includes the putative tumor suppressor (ts) genes EGR1 and CTNNA1. One TET2 deletion was homozygous and one heterozygous, with a missense mutation in the remaining allele, further supporting its role as ts gene. Besides these recurrent alterations, additional individual imbalances were found in 34 cases; in total 42/107 (39%) cases had genomic imbalances, deletions were more frequent than gains. These patients had an inferior survival as compared with the rest of the patients (P=0.002). This study emphasizes the heterogeneity of MDS but points to interesting genes which may have diagnostic and prognostic impact. Array CGH experiment, MDS tumor cells vs. control DNA. Total of 107 tumors.