Project description:Subcutanesouly tumors from both Bmal1+/+ and Bmal1-/- mice were used to isolated stromal vascular fractions (SVF). Tumor cells with GFP+ signals were exclusive. Remain GFP- cells were collected to do RNAseq.
Project description:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 alpha (HNF4α), a master regulator of hepatocyte differentiation, and circadian regulator Aryl Hydrocarbon-Like Receptor-Like 1 (ARNTL, or BMAL1) though robustly co-expressed in healthy liver, are incompatible within the context of HCC. Differential expression of Bmal1 and Hnf4α may control susceptibility to liver disease and ultimately, hepatocellular carcinoma. We compared gene expression profiles under conditions of inducible loss of hepatic Hnf4α and inducible loss of Hnf4a and Bmal1 in this RNA-seq experiment. Hepatic Hnf4a (H-KO) or Hnf4a and Bmal1 (BH-KO) were inducibly knocked out after 5 days tamoxifen treatment in eight week-old mice (H-KO) or (BH-KO) followed by vivarium chow or high fat feeding (BH-HF-KO). Littermate control mice (H-WT, BH-WT and BH-HF-WT ) were also treated with tamoxifen at eight weeks of age, but since they lacked the Cre transgene, Hnf4a and Bmal1 expression remained intact. Livers were harvested at 10 weeks of age (BH-WT/KO, H-WT/KO) or 45 weeks ( BH-HF-WT/KO) of age after high fat diet feeding, and liver tissue was flash frozen in liquid nitrogen.
Project description:To define regulation of tissue proteomes by Bmal1, daily feeding rhythm, and the interaction, we employed Bmal1-stopFL mice, which do not express the main transcriptional activator of the molecular clock, Bmal1, except in cre recombinase-expressing cells1,2 (Figure 1A). Bmal1-stopFL mice lacking cre (Bmal1 knockout, KO) are analogous to Bmal1-null mice and display severely impaired behavioral and molecular rhythms1-3. Hepatocyte-specific Alfp-cre and skeletal muscle-specific Hsa-cre genes were introduced to generate a single line wherein both hepatocyte and skeletal muscle Bmal1 were reconstituted (Liver+Muscle-RE), i.e., rescued (Smith, Koronowski et al. 2023). This approach had the benefit of analyzing liver and muscle from the same mice but comes with the qualification that the abundance of some proteins may be influenced by Bmal1 function in the other tissue, or by a synergistic effect of Bmal1 in both tissues, rather than through rescue of local Bmal1 function alone. Proteomic anlaysis was performed in liver and skeletal muscle.
Project description:The ketogenic diet has been successful in promoting weight loss among patients that have struggled with weight gain. This is due to the cellular switch in metabolism that utilizes liver-derived ketone bodies for the primary energy source rather than glucose. Fatty acid transport protein 2 (FATP2) is highly expressed in liver, small intestine, and kidney where it functions in both the transport of exogenous long chain fatty acids (LCFA) and in the activation to CoA thioesters of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA). We have completed a multi-omic study of FATP2-null (Fatp2-/-) mice maintained on a ketogenic diet (KD) or paired control diet (CD), with and without a 24-hour fast (KD-fasted and CD-fasted) to address the impact of deleting FATP2 under high-stress conditions. Control (wt/wt) and Fatp2-/- mice were maintained on their respective diets for 4-weeks. Afterwards, half the population was sacrificed while the remaining were fasted for 24-hours prior to sacrifice. We then performed paired-end RNA-sequencing on the whole liver tissue to investigate differential gene expression. The differentially expressed genes mapped to ontologies such as the metabolism of amino acids and derivatives, fatty acid metabolism, protein localization, and components of the immune system’s complement cascade, and were supported by the proteome and histological staining.
Project description:To understand the mechanisms through which JunB regulates Tregs-mediated immune regulation, we examined the global gene expression profiles in the JunB WT and KO Tregs by performing RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis.
Project description:To investigate the effect of Bmal1 on poly(I:C) response, we isolate mRNA from PBS or poly(I:C)-injected WT and myeloid Bmal1 KO mice. We then compare the poly(I:C)-induced transcriptomic change between WT and Bmal1 KO peritoneal myeloid cells.
Project description:To better elucidate underlying mechanisms of circadian gene disruption on chronic kidney disease, we compared whole kidney transcriptome profiles between kidneys of WT and Bmal1 KO mice.
Project description:Acetaminophen is a widely used antipyretic and analgesic drug, and its overdose is the leading cause of drug-induced acute liver failure. This study aimed to investigate the effect and mechanism of Lacticaseibacillus casei Shirota (LcS), an extensively used and highly studied probiotic, on acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury. C57BL/6 mice were gavaged with LcS suspension or saline once daily for 7 days before the acute liver injury was induced via intraperitoneal injection of 300 mg/kg acetaminophen. The results showed that LcS significantly decreased acetaminophen-induced liver and ileum injury, as demonstrated by reductions in the increases in aspartate aminotransferase, total bile acids, total bilirubin, indirect bilirubin and hepatic cell necrosis. Moreover, LcS alleviated the acetaminophen-induced intestinal mucosal permeability, elevation in serum IL-1α and lipopolysaccharide, and decreased levels of serum eosinophil chemokine (eotaxin) and hepatic glutathione levels. Furthermore, analysis of the gut microbiota and metabolome showed that LcS reduced the acetaminophen-enriched levels of Cyanobacteria, Oxyphotobacteria, long-chain fatty acids, cholesterol and sugars in the gut. Additionally, the transcriptome and proteomics showed that LcS mitigated the downregulation of metabolism and immune pathways as well as glutathione formation during acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury. This is the first study showing that pretreatment with LcS alleviates acetaminophen-enriched acute liver injury, and it provides a reference for the application of LcS.