Project description:Adipose stroma in the mouse mammary gland undergoes remodeling throughout the 5 stages of development. These include nulliparous (virgin;never been pregnant), pregnant, lactating, involuting and regressed. We used a microarry to determine the changes in gene expression during gland development. Mouse mammary glands were selected at three developmental stages for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Adipose stroma in the mouse mammary gland undergoes remodeling throughout the 5 stages of development. These include nulliparous (virgin;never been pregnant), pregnant, lactating, involuting and regressed. We used a microarry to determine the changes in gene expression during gland development.
Project description:Tissue resident macrophages in the mammary gland are found in close association with epithelial structures and within the adipose stroma, and are important for mammary gland development and tissue homeostasis. While epithelial-associated macrophages have been linked to ductal development, the contributions of stromal macrophages to mammary gland homeostasis remain unknown. Using transcriptional profiling, we identify a distinct resident stromal macrophage subpopulation that is characterized by expression of Lyve-1, a receptor for the extracellular matrix component hyaluronan. This subpopulation is enriched in genes associated with extracellular matrix remodeling and is found to be specifically associated with hyaluronan-rich regions within the mammary stroma. Furthermore, macrophage depletion leads to increased accumulation of hyaluronan-associated extracellular matrix in the mammary stroma. These results demonstrate the presence of a distinct subpopulation of macrophages and provide insights into the functional contributions of these macrophages to stromal homeostasis in the mammary gland.
Project description:PURPOSE: To provide a detailed gene expression profile of the normal postnatal mouse cornea. METHODS: Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was performed on postnatal day (PN)9 and adult mouse (6 week) total corneas. The expression of selected genes was analyzed by in situ hybridization. RESULTS: A total of 64,272 PN9 and 62,206 adult tags were sequenced. Mouse corneal transcriptomes are composed of at least 19,544 and 18,509 unique mRNAs, respectively. One third of the unique tags were expressed at both stages, whereas a third was identified exclusively in PN9 or adult corneas. Three hundred thirty-four PN9 and 339 adult tags were enriched more than fivefold over other published nonocular libraries. Abundant transcripts were associated with metabolic functions, redox activities, and barrier integrity. Three members of the Ly-6/uPAR family whose functions are unknown in the cornea constitute more than 1% of the total mRNA. Aquaporin 5, epithelial membrane protein and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) omega-1, and GST alpha-4 mRNAs were preferentially expressed in distinct corneal epithelial layers, providing new markers for stratification. More than 200 tags were differentially expressed, of which 25 mediate transcription. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to providing a detailed profile of expressed genes in the PN9 and mature mouse cornea, the present SAGE data demonstrate dynamic changes in gene expression after eye opening and provide new probes for exploring corneal epithelial cell stratification, development, and function and for exploring the intricate relationship between programmed and environmentally induced gene expression in the cornea. Keywords: other
Project description:We collected whole genome testis expression data from hybrid zone mice. We integrated GWAS mapping of testis expression traits and low testis weight to gain insight into the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility.
Project description:Mammary gland branching morphogenesis is thought to depend on the mobilization of proteolytic machinery from the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family, namely MT1-MMP/MMP14, to drive coordinated epithelial cell invasion through the interstitial extracellular matrix, but the dominant effector has remained undefined. Unexpectedly, we find MMP14 controls postnatal mammary gland branching from the periductal stroma. Transcriptome profiling of stromal cell-targeted mammary glands was used to characterize the impact of stromal Mmp14-targeting on the growth factor and signaling cascades implicated in mammary gland morphogenesis. Transcriptome profiling of ductal networks and associated stroma was used to investigate the functional roles of MMP14 in the postnatal mammary gland stroma in an unbiased fashion.