Project description:Microarray analysis of cortices, hippocampi and brainstems of Nrf2 knockout mice, Three independent RNAs from cortices, hippocampi and brainstems of Nrf2 knockout and wild-type control mice were used for the microarray analyses.
Project description:Autophagy deficiency caused by conditional knockout of Atg7 results in severe hepatitis accompanied by abundant accumulation of p62. p62 stablizes Nrf2 by disrupting the association between Keap1 and Nrf2. To understand the pathogenesis of hepatitis under the autophagy deficiency, we examined gene expression profiles of livers from Atg7-null, Nrf2-null and Atg7-Nrf2 double mutant mice. Eight week old Atg7F/F:Mx1-Cre mice and Atg7F/F:Mx1-Cre:Nrf2-/- together with control mice were injected with pIpC. At 4 weeks after pIpC injection, total RNAs were purified from each mouse liver.
Project description:We analyzed differences in placental gene expressions. We examined the mRNA expression profile in placental labyrinth zone from normal pregnant mice, and PAH mice with different Nrf2 expressions (WT, Nrf2 Knockout [KO], Keap1 Knockdown [KD])
Project description:Autophagy deficiency caused by conditional knockout of Atg7 results in severe hepatitis accompanied by abundant accumulation of p62. p62 stablizes Nrf2 by disrupting the association between Keap1 and Nrf2. To understand the pathogenesis of hepatitis under the autophagy deficiency, we examined gene expression profiles of livers from Atg7-null, Nrf2-null and Atg7-Nrf2 double mutant mice.
Project description:Nrf2 plays a critical role in lung cancer. We investigated the gene expression profile in Nrf2 wildtype and knockout tumors. Nrf2 wildtype and knockout mice were injected with 2 or 4 doses of vinyl carbamate (16 mg/kg). Lung tumors were then dissected and pooled from each group to isolate total RNA. RNAseq was then performed to analyze the differential expression profiles between groups.
Project description:In situ synthesized oligo arrays, U74Av2, from Affymetrix were used to measure differential gene expression in RNA samples generated from the liver (GSE864) and spleen (GSE865) of Nrf2 knockout and wildtype mice at 5 months of age. This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series:; GSE864: Nrf2 Knockout vs. Wildtype mice, liver sample; GSE865: Nrf2 Knockout vs. Wildtype mice, spleen sample
Project description:Nrf2 (NF-E2-related-factor-2) contributes to the maintenance of glucose homeostasis in vivo. Nrf2 suppresses blood glucose levels by protecting pancreatic β-cells from oxidative stress and improving peripheral tissue glucose utilization. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which Nrf2 contributes to the maintenance of glucose homeostasis, we generated skeletal muscle (SkM)-specific Keap1-knockout (Keap1MuKO) mice that express abundant Nrf2 in SkM and then examined Nrf2-target gene expression in this tissue. In Keap1MuKO mice, blood glucose levels were significantly downregulated, and the levels of glycogen branching enzyme (Gbe1) mRNA, along with those of glycogen branching enzyme (GBE) protein, were significantly upregulated in mouse SkM. Consistent with this result, chemical Nrf2-inducers promoted Gbe1 mRNA expression in both mouse SkM and C2C12 myotubes. Chromatin-immunoprecipitation analysis demonstrated that Nrf2 binds the Gbe1 upstream promoter regions. In Keap1MuKO mice, muscle glycogen content was strongly reduced, and forced GBE expression in C2C12 myotubes promoted glucose uptake. Therefore, our results demonstrate that Nrf2-induction in SkM increases GBE expression and reduces muscle glycogen content, resulting in improved glucose tolerance. Chromatin occupancy of Nrf2 under CDDO-Im-treated condition were generated by deep sequencing, in dupliplicate
