Higher self renewal and oncogenic potential of keratinocytes from Black versus White populations linked to the hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase HSD17B7 gene.
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ABSTRACT: Genotyping of 62 foreskin-derived human primary fibroblasts from individuals of Black African versus Caucasian ancestries.
Project description:Transcriptomic profiling of 54 foreskin-derived human primary keratinocytes from individuals of Black African versus Caucasian ancestries.
Project description:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common chronic respiratory disease in premature infants. Recent studies have highlighted the contribution of genetic factors to BPD susceptibility. Our aim was to identify the genetic variants associated to BPD, through a genomewide association study. Two discovery series were performed, using a DNA pooling-based strategy in Caucasian and black African neonates. DNA pooling studies were performed in two discovery series. The first discovery series was made up of 22 Caucasian infants with BPD and 76 Caucasian controls. The second discovery series was composed of 21 black African infants with BPD and 86 black African controls. Equimolar amounts of each DNA sample were then added to either the case or control pool, for each series. To control for experimental errors, several independent sets of pools were constructed. Concerning the Caucasian series, 3 sets of identical pools were constructed with one made in double quantity in order to hybridize it twice, which led to 4 independent replicates. Concerning the black African series, 4 sets of identical pools were constructed and each was hybridized once, leading also to 4 independent replicates. Genotyping was performed using the Infinium II Illumina HumanHap300 Genotyping BeadChip array for the Caucasian population and the Illumina HumanHap650Y array for the black African population. Each replicate was hybridized once which led to 4 arrays for each case and control pools and for each population. A total of 16 arrays were performed. technical replicate: Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4 technical replicate: Sample 5, Sample 6, Sample 7, Sample 8 technical replicate: Sample 9, Sample 10, Sample 11, Sample 12 technical replicate: Sample 13, Sample 14, Sample 15, Sample 16
Project description:Higher self renewal and oncogenic potential of keratinocytes from Black versus White populations linked to the hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase HSD17B7 gene
Project description:Higher self renewal and oncogenic potential of keratinocytes from Black versus White populations linked to the hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase HSD17B7 gene.
Project description:Higher self renewal and oncogenic potential of keratinocytes from Black versus White populations linked to the hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase HSD17B7 gene [HSD17B7 overexpression]
Project description:The coat color of mammals is determined by the melanogenesis pathway, which is responsible for maintaining the balance between black-brown eumelanin and yellow-reddish phaeomelanin. It is also believed that the color of the bovine nose is regulated in a similar manner; however, the molecular mechanism underlying pigment deposition in the black nose has yet to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to identify melanogenesis-associated genes that are differentially expressed in the black vs. yellow nose of native Korean cows. Experiment, Yellow nose vs. Black nose HanWoo
Project description:The coat color of mammals is determined by the melanogenesis pathway, which is responsible for maintaining the balance between black-brown eumelanin and yellow-reddish phaeomelanin. It is also believed that the color of the bovine nose is regulated in a similar manner; however, the molecular mechanism underlying pigment deposition in the black nose has yet to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to identify melanogenesis-associated genes that are differentially expressed in the black vs. yellow nose of native Korean cows.
Project description:Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (HSDs) regulate the occupancy and activation of steroid hormone receptors by converting potent steroid hormones into their cognate inactive metabolites. 3alpha-HSD catalyzes the inactivation of androgens in the prostate by converting 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone to 3alpha-androstanediol, where excess 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone is implicated in prostate disease. By contrast, 20alpha-HSD catalyzes the inactivation of progestins in the ovary and placenta by converting progesterone to 20alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, where progesterone is essential for maintaining pregnancy. Mammalian 3alpha-HSDs and 20alpha-HSDs belong to the aldo-keto reductase superfamily and share 67% amino acid sequence identity yet show positional and stereospecificity for the formation of secondary alcohols on opposite ends of steroid hormone substrates. The crystal structure of 3alpha-HSD indicates that the mature steroid binding pocket consists of 10 residues located on five loops, including loop A and the mobile loops B and C. 3alpha-HSD was converted to 20alpha-HSD by replacing these loops with those found in 20alpha-HSD. However, when pocket residues in 3alpha-HSD were mutated to those found in 20alpha-HSD altered specificity was not achieved. Replacement of loop A created a 17beta-HSD activity that was absent in either 3alpha- or 20alpha-HSD. Once loops A and C were replaced, the chimera had both 3alpha- and 20alpha-HSD activity. When loops A, B, and C were substituted, 3alpha-HSD was converted to a stereospecific 20alpha-HSD with a resultant shift in k(cat)/K(m) for the desired reaction of 2 x 10(11). This study represents an example where sex hormone specificity can be changed at the enzyme level.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of the jejunum mucosa with 1.5 fold-change reporter genes in comparing control black-boned chickens under normal temperature (NT) conditon with heat-stress treated black-boned chickens under high temperature (HT) condition. Goal was to determine the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in co-family black-boned chickens exposure to heat stress based on global chicken gene expression.