Project description:Transcriptional profiling of IAS subjects Lymphoblasts RNA isolated from Iowa Adoption Study participants to compare the relationship between DNA methylation and gene expression on a genome-wide scale
Project description:DNA methylation profiling of IAS subjects Lymphoblasts RNA isolated from Iowa Adoption Study participants to compare the relationship between DNA methylation and gene expression on a genome-wide scale
Project description:DNA methylation profiling of IAS subjects Lymphoblasts RNA isolated from Iowa Adoption Study participants to compare the relationship between DNA methylation and gene expression on a genome-wide scale
Project description:Transcriptional profiling has been used to identify gene expression patterns indicative of general medical illnesses such as atherosclerosis. However, whether these methods can identify common psychiatric disorders has not been established. To answer this question with respect to nicotine use, we used genome wide expression profiling lymphoblast cell lines from six actively smoking Iowa Adoption Studies subjects and nine ?clean? control subjects, followed by real-time PCR (RT-PCR) of gene expression patterns in lymphoblast derived RNA from 94 subjects in the Iowa Adoption Studies. As compared to those from controls without a history of smoking (n=9), the expression levels of 579 of 29,098 genes were significantly up-regulated and expression levels of 584 of 29,098 genes were significantly down-regulated in lymphoblast lines from currently smoking subjects (n=6). RT-PCR confirmation of four select RNA levels confirmed the validity of the overall profile and revealed highly significant relationships between the expression of some of these transcripts and 1) major depression, 2) antisocial personality, 3) nicotine dependence and 4) cannabis dependence. We conclude that the use of expression profiling may contribute significant insights into the biology of complex behavioral disorders. Keywords: substance use, major depression, SLC6A4, AUTS2, CAPN2, ELN, lymphoblast Keywords: disease state analysis
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression. Two-condition experiment, Normoxic MSCs vs. Hypoxic MSCs.
Project description:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs. One-condition experment, gene expression of 3A6