Project description:To establish the role of Chd4 on controlling gene expression programs in the beta cell, we generated a tamoxifen-inducible, beta-cell-specific knockout mouse model; control (MIP-CreERT; Chd4flox/+;R26RtdTomato) and Chd4Db (MIP-CreERT; Chd4flox/flox;R26RtdTomato.
Project description:To establish the role of Chd4 on controlling gene expression programs in the beta cell, we generated a tamoxifen-inducible, beta-cell-specific knockout mouse model; control (MIP-CreERT; Chd4flox/+;R26RtdTomato) and Chd4Db (MIP-CreERT; Chd4flox/flox;R26RtdTomato.
Project description:To model the potential diabetogenic effects of higher level of HSD11B1 in b-cells of the pancreas in vivo, we created a transgenic model overexpressing HSD11B1 under the mouse insulin I promoter (MIP-HSD1) in diabetes-prone C57Bl/KsJ mice. KsJ wild type and MIP-HSD1 heterozygous mice have been high fat fed for 12 weeks. Pancreata have been perfused with collagenase and islets isolated by hand picking. Isolated islets (around 500) coming from at least 3 mice (around 200/mice) have been directly lysed in Trizol. Total RNA have been extracted by Trizol plus RNA Purification Kit (invitrogen). Four biological replicates per group: Wild type KsJ mice on High Fat diet (KsJ1, KsJ2, KsJ3, KsJ4) and MIP-HSD1 transgenic mice on High Fat diet (MIP1, MIP2, MIP3, MIP4) were used to prepare RNA for microarray analysis.
Project description:Two months-old Shp flox/flox male mice were injected with either AAV8 expressing Cre recombinase driven by the thyroxine-binding globulin (Tbg) promoter (AAV8-Tbg-Cre) or control AAV8 (AAV8-Tbg-null) and fed chow or a diet enriched in high fat, cholesterol, and fructose (Research diet D09100301: 40 kcal% fat, 2% cholesterol, 20 kcal% fructose, hereafter referred to as HFCF diet) for 3 months. Liver RNA was isolated and submitted to RNA-seq.
Project description:Analysis of subcutaneous adipose tissue (IWAT) from Yin Yang 1 brown fat specific knockout mice fed a high fat diet for 2 weeks. The goal was to identify a gene signature of IWAT browning in YY1 mutant mice. Control mice YY1flox/flox versus YY1flox/flox; Ucp1Cre were fed a high fat diet for 2 weeks
Project description:RNAseq analysis of gene expression in Liver of Control and JNK deficient mice fed a control or a High fat diet Contro(Albcre+)l and mice with liver-specific defiency of JNK (Alb Cre+ Jnk1flox/flox, Jnk2flox/flox or Jnk1flox/floxJnk2flox/flox) were fed a control or a high fat diet for 16 weeks. Gene expression analysis in liver was analyzed by RNAseq
Project description:Nkx6.1 target genes were identified in mature pancreatic islets by comparing gene expression in conditional Nkx6.1-ablated islets versus control islets using microarray analysis. Nkx6.1 was conditionally ablated in mature pancreatic islets by recombination of a Nkx6.1-flox allele using the tamoxifen-inducible Pdx1-CreERTM allele (Gu et al 2002). Mice were injected with 2 mg/25 g tamoxifen in corn oil four times between 4 and 6 weeks of age. Islets were isolated after the final tamoxifen injection. Total RNA was isolated and pooled from pancreata of 6 week old Nkx6.1fl/-;Pdx1-CreERTM (mutant) versus Nkx6.1fl/+;Pdx1-CreERTM (control) littermates for 3 biological replicates.
Project description:The overall objective of the project is to evaluate the effects of loss of function of iron regulatory proteins (IRP1, encoded by Aco1)-1 and -2 (IRP2, encoded by Ireb2) during adult life. Mice carrying floxed Aco1 and Ireb2 alleles were crossed to a knockin strain expressing a tamoxifen-inducible CRE recombinase under the control of the Rosa26 promoter. The resulting Aco1flox/flox,Ireb2flox/flox,Rosa26+/CreERT2 mice are designated P1/2-KO; littermates lacking the CreER sequence (Aco1flox/flox,Ireb2flox/flox,Rosa26+/+) serve as reference and are designated P1/2-CTR. Adult mice were injected (i.p.) with tamoxifen on day 1 and day 3 to ablate the IRPs in the whole body, and were sacrificed on day 10 for analysis. Bone marrow cells were collected and LY6G+ cells were magnetically sorted for proteome analysis by LC-MS/MS using an Ultimate 3000 UPLC system connected to an Orbitrap Exploris 480 mass spectrometer.
Project description:Analysis of brown adipose tissue from Yin Yang 1 (YY1) brown fat specific knockout mice fed a high fat diet for 3 months. YY1 deficiency in brown adipose tissue leads to strong thermogenic deficiency. The goal was to identify the genes controlled by YY1 responsible of brown fat defective function. Control mice YY1flox/flox versus YY1flox/flox; Ucp1Cre were fed a high fat diet for 3 months
Project description:Intestinal crypts isolated from Apcflox/flox; villin-CreERT mice were treated with Tamoxifen to induce the deletion of Apc. Tamoxifen-treated organoids were selected in the absence of Wnt agonists and then treated with TGF-beta.
