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Genital fibroblasts of normal males and 46,XY females with androgen insensitivity syndrome

ABSTRACT: Abstract: BACKGROUND: Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) comprises a range of phenotypes from male infertility to complete feminization. Most individuals with AIS carry germline mutations of the androgen receptor (AR) that interfere with or ablate its function. As genital fibroblasts retain expression of the AR in vitro, we used genital skin fibroblasts from normal males and 46,XY females with complete AIS due to known AR mutations to gain insights into the role of the AR in human genital differentiation. RESULTS: Using DNA microarrays representing 32,968 different genes, we identified 404 transcripts with significant differences in transcription levels between genital skin fibroblasts cultured from normal and AIS-affected individuals. Gene-cluster analyses uncovered coordinated expression of genes involved in key processes of morphogenesis. On the basis of animal studies and human genetic syndromes, several of these genes are known to have specific roles in genital differentiation. Remarkably, genital fibroblasts from both normal and AIS-affected individuals showed no transcriptional response to dihydrotestosterone treatment despite expression of the AR. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that in addition to differences in the anatomic origin of the cells, androgen signaling during prenatal development contributes to setting long-lasting, androgen-independent transcriptional programs in genital fibroblasts. Our findings have broad implications in understanding the establishment and the stability of sexual dimorphism in human genital development. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE4353 | GEO | 2006/03/07

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA94801

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:To decipher hormonal from chromosomal factors we compared DNA-methylation of 27,568 CpG-loci in genital fibroblasts from 46,XY feminized individuals (AIS) with inactivating androgen receptor mutations to those of normal males. The results of the following two subset comparisons are linked to the Series record below: CpG loci differentially methylated (q<0.04) between AIS and male controls (primary human genital fibroblasts): To decipher hormonal from chromosomal factors we compared DNA-methylation of 27,568 CpG-loci in genital fibroblasts from 46,XY feminized individuals (AIS) with inactivating androgen receptor mutations to those of normal males. Cell culture of primary fibroblasts from scrotum/ labia majora from donors with PAIS (n=13), MAIS (n=1) or CAIS (n=13) and 9 controls were analyzed using the HumanMethylation27 Bead Chip. 13 AIS samples and all controls were analyzed in duplicates. Samples with gene call rates <95% as analyzed with BeadStudio software (Illumina, Inc.) and CpGs with detection p-values >0.05 in at least one experiment were excluded from analyses. 54 hybridizations with 25,988 CpGs entered the analysis. Differential methylation analysis (DMA) was performed based on average beta-values were performed using OMICS Explorer (v.2.1(25); Qlucore, Sweden). This file contains CpG loci found differentially methylated (q<0.04) by this approach. CpG loci characterized by a high varibility in their DNA methylation value in AIS compared to male controls (primary human genital fibroblasts): To decipher hormonal from chromosomal factors we compared DNA-methylation of 27,568 CpG-loci in genital fibroblasts from 46,XY feminized individuals (AIS) with inactivating androgen receptor mutations to those of normal males. Cell culture of primary fibroblasts from scrotum/ labia majora from donors with PAIS (n=13), MAIS (n=1) or CAIS (n=13) and 9 controls were analyzed using the HumanMethylation27 Bead Chip. 13 AIS samples and all controls were analyzed in duplicates. Samples with gene call rates <95% as analyzed with BeadStudio software (Illumina, Inc.) and CpGs with detection p-values >0.05 in at least one experiment were excluded from analyses. 54 hybridizations with 25,988 CpGs entered the analysis. CpG loci with beta-values ranged in control samples up to 0.34 and a difference of the interquartiles between controls and AIS samples above 0.16 were considered as being variably methylated in AIS and are included in this file.

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Genital fibroblasts of normal males and 46,XY females with androgen insensitivity syndrome

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