Project description:In this study, we have used transcript profiling with microarrays in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) to systematically identify genes transcriptionally regulated by IRF8 during ontogeny and maturation of macrophages, and in response of these cells to combined exposure to IFNgamma and Tlr9 ligand (CpG). For this, we used an experimental strategy based on the co-segregation of IRF8-dependent differential gene expression in macrophages from [BALB/c X BXH2] F2 animals selected for homozygosity for either wild type (wt; IRF8R294) or mutant (IRF8C294) IRF8 alleles. The study of IRF8-associated gene expression differences in individual animals of mixed genetic background, allows one to distinguish true IRF8-dependent effects on gene expression from unrelated differences in gene expression associated with intrinsic differences in genetic background but unrelated to IRF8.
Project description:Two experimental groups were set with six samples of spleen from control mice injected with PBS. Total splenocyte were isolated, part of which were sorted in order to prepare Treg-depleted spleen samples.
Project description:Four experimental groups with five pools of six control samples prepared from seven-week-old C57BL/6 female mice injected with PBS and five pools of six mice vaccinated with GVO43, a recombinant adenovirus (rAd) vector derived from human rAd5 deleted in early regions 1 and 3 (Desjardins et al., 2009). For each experimental group, total splenocytes were prepared in order to sort Tregs.
Project description:MIXL1-GFP reporter lines were differentiated as Spin EBs in APEL medium supplemented with Wnt3a alone, BMP4 alone or Wnt3a/BMP4 in combination. EBs induced in the absence of growth factors were used as control. EBs induced with BMP4 or Wnt3a/BMP4 were FACS sorted based on E-CADHERIN and GFP expression. Unsorted EBs and sorted fractions were subjected to Illumina microarray processing.
Project description:Kasumi-1 AML cells that were transfected in triplicate with AML1-ETO or luciferase siRNA constructs by either Amaxa nucleofection or Biorad siLentFect and incubated for 96 hours. Microarrays used to discover an AML1-ETO signature for a GE-HTS screen to identify AML1-ETO modulators. Experiment Overall Design: Kasumi-1 AML cells incubated for 96 hours after they were transfected in triplicate with AML1-ETO or luciferase siRNA constructs by either Amaxa nucleofection or Biorad siLentFect along with three control samples not transfected with a construct.
Project description:Malignant glioma is the most common type of primary brain tumor diagnosed annually in 16,000 individuals in the United States. We performed a systematic large-scale transcriptomics data mining study of 9,783 Affymetrix samples from the GeneSapiens database in order to identify those genes that are most glioma-specific as compared to other cancers and normal tissues. We searched for genes that are highly expressed in 322 glioblastoma multiforme tissue samples and 66 anaplastic astrocytomas as compared to 425 samples from histologically normal central nervous system. Transcription cofactor HES6 (Hairy and Enhancer of Split 6) emerged as one of the most glioma-specific genes. In immunostaining of a tissue microarray series, HES6 was expressed in 335 (98.8%) out of the 339 clinical glioma samples. Recurrent grade 2 astrocytomas and grade 2-3 oligodendrogliomas showed higher levels of HES6 immunoreactivity than the corresponding primary tumors. Functional studies implied a critical role for HES6 in supporting survival of glioma cells, as evidenced by 60% reduced cancer cell viability and induction of Caspase 3/7 activity after HES6 silencing by RNA interference in A172 and LN405 cells. The biological role and consequences of HES6 silencing and overexpression was explored with genome-wide analyses, which indicated a key role for HES6 in e.g. p53, c-myc, and NF-?B transcriptional networks. We conclude that HES6 has a critical role in sustaining glioma cell growth, survival, migration and possibly angiogenesis. HES6 is a potential therapeutic target and biomarker for glioma. A172 and LN405 cells (240 000 per well on 6-well plates) were transfected for 12-24 h with siHES6 pool, or three individual siRNAs (HES6_1, HES6_2, HES6_3 from Qiagen) or AllStars negative control siRNA (Qiagen) at 30 nM using SiLentFect (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA). One to two biological replicate transfections were performed. LN405 cells were also used for creating stable cell lines by transfecting either pEYFP-C1-mock or pEYFP-HES6 with Fugene6 (Roche) and selecting the positive cells with 600ug/ml of G418 (Sigma). The cells were kept in culture in the presence of 400ug/ml of G418. Total RNA was isolated with RNeasy (Qiagen) or MiRVana? Total RNA Isolation kit (Ambion). RNA quality was evaluated by using an Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer (Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA).
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series:; GSE15646: Kasumi-1 AML1-ETO knockdown samples; GSE15647: U937 AML1-ETO inducible samples Experiment Overall Design: Refer to individual Series
Project description:Estrogen Receptor (ESR1) drives growth in the majority of human breast cancers by binding to regulatory elements and inducing transcription events that promote tumor growth. Differences in enhancer occupancy by ESR1, contribute to the diverse expression profiles and clinical outcome observed in breast cancer patients. GATA3 is an ESR1 co-operating transcription factor mutated in breast tumors, however its genomic properties are not fully defined. In order to investigate the composition of enhancers involved in estrogen-induced transcription and the potential role of GATA3, we performed extensive ChIP-sequencing in unstimulated breast cancer cells and following estrogen treatment. We find that GATA3 is pivotal in mediating enhancer accessibility at regulatory regions involved in ESR1-mediated transcription. GATA3 silencing resulted in a global redistribution of co-factors and active histone marks prior to estrogen stimulation. These global genomic changes altered the ESR1 binding profile that subsequently occurred following estrogen, with events exhibiting both loss and gain in binding affinity, implying a GATA3 mediated re-distribution of ESR1 binding. The GATA3-mediated re-distributed ESR1 profile correlated with changes in gene expression, suggestive of its functionality. Chromatin loops at the TFF locus involving ESR1 bound enhancers occurred independently of ESR1 when GATA3 was silenced, indicating that GATA3, when present on the chromatin, may serve as a licensing factor for estrogen- ESR1 mediated interactions between cis-regulatory elements. Together these experiments suggest that GATA3 directly impacts ESR1 enhancer accessibility and may potentially explain the contribution of mutant-GATA3 in the heterogeneity of ESR1+ breast cancer. GATA and ER binding studied by chromatin immunoprecipitation in breast cancer cell lines, with and without estrogen stimulation and by knocking down GATA