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Overexpression of Integrin Î±11 Induces Cardiac Fibrosis in Mice

ABSTRACT: The integrin Î±11-overexpressing transgenic mouse strain was generated to further understand the function of Î±11, after generation of our integrin Î±11-KO strain. Analysis of the strain showed that integrin Î±11 was highly expressed in heart, which correlated with a fibrotic heart phenotype. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenotype, we then performed Microarray to investigate the differentially expressed genes between the WT and TG mice (Î±11-overexpressing mice) which may result from integrin Î±11 overexpression. The microarray was performed on RNA-isolates from the heart apex of 1-year-old WT (n=4) and Î±11-TG (n=6) mice. Total RNA isolation was performed using RNeasy Fibrous Tissue Mini Kit (Qiagen) in accordance with the manufacturerâs protocol. Quality of RNA samples was assessed using Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100. Microarray was carried out at the Norwegian Microarray Consortium/University of Bergen Microarray Core Facility at Haukeland University Hospital. Illumina Bead Array Technology was used, and the raw microarray data was quality examined in GenomeStudio. Differentially expressed genes were analysed using the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) software (Ingenuity Systems, Redwood City, CA).

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Rita Holdhus

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-5040 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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