Project description:In pancreatic cancer clinical trials, Black patients are under-represented while having higher morbidity and mortality rates as compared to other racial groups. Multiple factors, including socioeconomic and lifestyle factors may contribute to this disparity, but genomic contributions remain unclear. In an exploratory project to identify genes that may contribute to differences in survival between Black and White patients with pancreatic cancer, transcriptomic sequencing of over 24,900 genes was performed in human pancreatic tumor and non-tumor tissue obtained from Black and White patients. Over 4,400 genes were differentially expressed in tumor and non-tumor tissue, irrespective of race. Of these 4,400 genes, four (AGR2, POSTN, TFF1, and CP) met the pre-defined statistical threshold for upregulation in pancreatic tumor tissue; these findings were confirmed by quantitative PCR. Transcriptomic analysis of pancreatic tumor tissue in Black and White patients revealed differential expression in 1,200 genes. Non-tumor and tumor gene expression differences within each race were assessed, revealing over 1,500 tumor-specific differentially expressed genes in pancreatic tumor and non-tumor tissue from Black patients. We identified TSPAN8 as a potential tumor-specific gene significantly overexpressed in pancreatic tumor tissue in Black patients as compared to White patients. Using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software to compare the race-associated gene expression profiles, over 40 canonical pathways were identified to be potentially impacted by the gene expression differences between the races. Heightened expression of TSPAN8 was associated with poor overall survival, suggesting TSPAN8 as one potential genetic factor contributing to the differential outcomes in Black patients with pancreatic cancer, supporting the potential utility of larger genomic studies to further explore the role of TSPAN8 in pancreatic cancer.
Project description:To identify differentially expressed genes and key biological pathways that define toxicity following nanomaterial exposure, we performed microarray analyses on NR8383 macrophages exposed for 4 h to 0.9 cm²/cm² of carbon black (Printex 90). This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°. 686098
Project description:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of administration of carbon black nanoparticle (CB-NP) to pregnant mice on the development of lymphoid tissues in infantile mice. Pregnant ICR mice were treated with a suspension of CB-NP 95 microg/kg/time) by intranasal instillation, twice, on gestational day 5 and 9. Spleen and thymus were collected from offspring mice at 5 days post-partum. RNA sample was taken from spleen of 5-day-old mouse prenatally received carbon black nanoparticle, while control RNA was taken from control counterpart prenatally received distilled water. Comparisons among groups were made by one-color method with normalized data from Cy3 channels for data analysis.
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: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: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.
Project description:Rice black streak dwarf virus (RBSDV) is the causal agent of rice black streak dwarf disease which causes severe loss of rice yield in Asia countries. In this study, we have analyzed the relationship between symptom and host gene responses by RBSDV infection.