Project description:Wnt-4 signaling is critical for embryonic female sexual development. When Wnt-4 gene is deleted during embryonic development, the knock-out females present a partial sex reversal. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying sexual development and identified distinct classes of up and down-regulated genes during this process. Mouse embryonic gonad from wild type and Wnt-4 knock-out mice (male and female) were selected at two stages of sex determination for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We sought to obtain homogeneous populations of embryonic gonad at each developmental stage in order to increase the temporal resolution of expression profiles. To that end, we hand-selected embryos according to morphological criteria at two time-points: E 12.5 and E14.5.
Project description:Wnt-4 signaling is critical for embryonic female sexual development. When Wnt-4 gene is deleted during embryonic development, the knock-out females present a partial sex reversal. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying sexual development and identified distinct classes of up and down-regulated genes during this process. Mouse embryonic gonad from wild type and Wnt-4 knock-out mice (male and female) were selected at two stages of sex determination for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We sought to obtain homogeneous populations of embryonic gonad at each developmental stage in order to increase the temporal resolution of expression profiles. To that end, we hand-selected embryos according to morphological criteria at two time-points: E 12.5 and E14.5.
Project description:Gene expression was compared between wild type forestomach and hindstomach epithelial cells at embryonic day E14.5. Gene expression was compared between GATA4 knock out hindstomach epithelial cells and wild type hindstomach epithelial cells at embryonic day E14.5. Gene expression was compared between GATA4 knock in forestomach epithelial cells and wild type forestomach epithelial cells at embryonic day E14.5.
Project description:We utilized precicion run-on sequencing (PRO-seq) to analyze the roles of HSF1 and HSF2 in the reprogramming of transcription under oxidative stress and heat shock. PRO-seq was performed in wild-type (WT), HSF1 knock-out (HSF1 KO) and HSF2 knock-out (HSF2 KO) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) that were treated with heat shock (HS) or oxidative stress induced by menadione (MD).
Project description:Heat shock transcription factor 1(HSF1) is an important transcription factor which regulates the expression of a wide array of genes including heat shock proteins and oncogenes. Here, we report that HSF1 as a target of WNT/β-catenin signaling, regulates parts of target genes of WNT/β-catenin signaling. To explore the biological relevance of HSF1 activation to WNT/β-catenin signaling, we profiled gene expression of wild type mouse embryonic fibroblasts (WT MEF) and HSF1 knock out MEF (HSF1 KO MEF) before and after lithium chloride (LiCl) treatment which was a potent GSK3β inhibitor and increased the expression of β-catenin.
Project description:MEG3 (Maternally Expressed Gene 3) is a non-coding RNA that is highly expressed in the normal human brain and pituitary. Expression of MEG3 is lost in gonadotroph-derived clinically non-functioning pituitary adenomas. Meg3 knock-out mice were generated to identify targets and potential functions of this gene in embryonic development and tumorigenesis. Gene expression profiles were compared in the brains of Meg3-null embryos and wild-type litter-mate controls using microarray analysis. Microarray data were analyzed with GeneSifter which uses Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways and Gene Ontology (GO) classifications to identify signaling cascades and functional categories of interest within the data set. Differences were found in signaling pathways and ontologies related to angiogenesis between wild-type and knock-out embryos. Quantitative RT-PCR and histological staining showed increased expression of some VEGF pathway genes and increased cortical microvessel density in the knock-out embryos. These results are consistent with reported increases in VEGF signaling observed in human clinically non-functioning pituitary adenomas. In conclusion, Meg3 may play an important role in control of vascularization in the brain and may function as a tumor suppressor by preventing angiogenesis. Brains from 7 Meg3 knock-out and 6 wild-type E18.5 embryos from 5 litters. genotype: wild-type: 219_16 WT, 219_17 WT, 238_4 WT, 250_2 WT, 250_4 WT, 262_2 WT genotype: Meg3 knock-out: 148_15 KO, 219_12 KO, 238_1 KO, 238_5 KO, 250_1 KO, 250_3 KO, 262_1 KO biological replicate: 219_16 WT, 219_17 WT, 238_4 WT, 250_2 WT, 250_4 WT, 262_2 WT biological replicate: 148_15 KO, 219_12 KO, 238_1 KO, 238_5 KO, 250_1 KO, 250_3 KO, 262_1 KO
Project description:To analyze the gene expression profiles of the developing embryonic male gonad, we performed expression microarray analysis of the wild type male gonads from E12.5 to E15.5.