Project description:The aim of the study was to investigate whether the trefoil peptide genes, in concerted action with a miRNA regulatory network, were contributing to nutritional maintrenance. Using a Tff2 knock-out mouse model, 48 specific miRNAs were noted to be significantly deregulated when compared to the wild type strain.
Project description:The aim of the study was to investigate whether the trefoil peptide genes, in concerted action with a miRNA regulatory network, were contributing to nutritional maintrenance. Using a Tff3 knock-out mouse model, 21 specific miRNAs were noted to be significantly deregulated when compared to the wild type strain.
Project description:Zmpste24 is a metalloproteinase processing prelamin A into mature lamin A, a nuclear structure protein. Zmpste24-/- mice which accumulate prelamin A in cells recapitulate accelerated aging phenotypes observed in human premature aging disorder, Hutchinson Gilford progeria sydrome (HGPS). Zmpste24-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) exhibited genomic instabiliy and accelerated aging at cellular level, which is premature senescence. We performed microarray analysis on Zmpste24-/- MEFs, compared to wild-type littermates' MEFs, at an early passage (P3), which is a pre-symptom stage before cellular senescence occurs in the mutant MEFs, in order to examine gene expression profile and figure out the underneath mechanism triggering the premature aging process. Early passage wild-type and Zmpste24-/- MEFs were collected for RNA extraction, the quality of RNAs were determinded by Electrophoresis Assay (2100 Bioanalyzer, Agilent) and RNA extractions were used for hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Zmpste24 is a metalloproteinase processing prelamin A into mature lamin A, a nuclear structure protein. Zmpste24-/- mice which accumulate prelamin A in cells recapitulate accelerated aging phenotypes observed in human premature aging disorder, Hutchinson Gilford progeria sydrome (HGPS). Zmpste24-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) exhibited genomic instabiliy and accelerated aging at cellular level, which is premature senescence. We performed microarray analysis on Zmpste24-/- MEFs, compared to wild-type littermates' MEFs, at an early passage (P3), which is a pre-symptom stage before cellular senescence occurs in the mutant MEFs, in order to examine gene expression profile and figure out the underneath mechanism triggering the premature aging process.
Project description:A transcriptome study in mouse hematopoietic stem cells was performed using a sensitive SAGE method, in an attempt to detect medium and low abundant transcripts expressed in these cells. Among a total of 31,380 unique transcript, 17,326 (55%) known genes were detected, 14,054 (45%) low-copy transcripts that have no matches to currently known genes. 3,899 (23%) were alternatively spliced transcripts of the known genes and 3,754 (22%) represent anti-sense transcripts from known genes.
