Project description:We report the use of RNAseq to determine genomewide transcriptional changes induced by all-trans retinoic acid differentiation of NB4 acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells.
Project description:We report here RNAseq analysis of the comparison of gene expression between sugar fed and blood fed Aedes aegypti ovaries, to understand blood meal induced changes in gene expression.
Project description:HeLa cells were cultured in DMEM, supplemented with 10% (v/v) FCS and penicillin/streptomycin under 5% CO2 at 37C. For iCLIP, HeLa cells expressing GFP fusion proteins were induced with doxycycline to adjust the level of recombinant protein to the level of the endogenous counterpart and irradiated with 150 mJ/cm2 UV light (254 nm). The iCLIP cDNA libraries were sequenced with 50 bp on an Illumina HiSeq 2000 instrument. RNASeq was performed as a control with 50 bp paired-end on an Illumina HiSeq 2000 instrument.
Project description:We found that in rodents, postnatal beta-cell maturation is associated with changes in the expression of several islet microRNAs and discovered that these modifications are driven by changes in the nutrient supply. Mimicking the microRNA changes observed during ?-cell maturation in newborn rat islet cells was sufficient to promote glucose-induced insulin release and to achieve a mature ?-cell secretory phenotype. Moreover, the modifications in the level of some of these microRNAs reduced the proliferation of newborn ?-cells, suggesting that they contribute to the limited proliferative capacity of adult ?-cells. These findings demonstrated that miRNAs contribute to postnatal beta-cell maturation and development. Their role is likely to promote beta-cell adaptation to fule supply and to maintain glucose homeostasis by regulating insulin release and proliferation. Islets from 10-day-old rats (P10) (n=5) or 3-month-old male rat (n=6) were taken. Total RNA was extracted and microRNA profiling was performed using the Illumina TruSeq small RNA kit and single-end sequencing.
Project description:Here, we report the longitudinal whole exome sequencing analysis of a patient with a primary GBM and two recurrences, demonstrating the heterogeneity caused by the therapy induced molecular changes and their implications for clinical decision-making. This analysis revealed the impact of temporal evolution for tumors under the pressure of treatment. We presented that while targeted treatments eliminated some sensitive clones, there were clones that were enriched leading to resistance. This study demonstrates the importance of longitudinal genomic profiling to adjust to the dynamic nature of therapy induced molecular changes to improve the outcomes of precision therapies.
Project description:Groundbreaking work demonstrated that ectopic expression of four transcription factors, Oct4, Klf4, Sox2, and c-Myc, could reprogram murine somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) (Takahashi and Yamanaka, 2006), and human iPSCs were subsequently generated using similar genetic manipulation (Takahashi et al., 2007,Yu et al., 2007). To address the safety issues arose from harboring integrated exogenous sequences in the target cell genome, a number of modified genetic methods have been developed and produced iPSCs with potentially reduced risks (for discussion, see Yamanaka, 2009, and references therein). However, all of the methods developed to date still involve the use of genetic materials and thus the potential for unexpected genetic modifications by the exogenous sequences in the target cells. Here we report generation of protein-induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSCs) from murine embryonic fibroblasts using recombinant cell-penetrating reprogramming proteins. We demonstrated that such piPSCs can long-term self-renew and are pluripotent in vitro and in vivo. Global gene-expression analyses of the piPS cells