Project description:We generated a genome wide map of instances where the long noncoding RNA, Tug1, binds to DNA in cultured mouse podocytes under normal glucose conditions using Chromatin-RNA Precipitation coupled with high throughput sequencing (ChIRP-Seq) 48 alternating (even, odd) biotynilated probes were designed to span the full length of Tug1 RNA. Chromatin was prepared from gluteraldehyde crosslinked nuclei from early passage podocytes. Chromatin extracts were duplicated with either even or odd probes. Duplicate samples for Input DNA, Even pulldown (PD) and Odd PD DNA was purified following incubation and supplied for Illumina sequencing by ArrayStar (Rockville, MD).
Project description:We generated a genome wide map of instances where the long noncoding RNA, Tug1, binds to DNA in cultured mouse podocytes under normal glucose conditions using Chromatin-RNA Precipitation coupled with high throughput sequencing (ChIRP-Seq)
Project description:We generated two mouse podocyte cell lines stably transduced with either a shControl lentiviral construct or a shRNA lentiviral construct designed to target Tug1 RNA to investigate the consequences on the gene expression profile of Tug1 knockdown in differentiated mouse podocytes
Project description:Hepatic injury provoked by cold storage is a major problem affecting liver transplantation, as exposure to cold induces apoptosis in hepatic tissues. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are increasingly understood to regulate apoptosis, but the contribution of lncRNAs to cold-induced liver injury remains unknown. Using RNA-seq, we determined the differential lncRNA expression profile in mouse livers after cold storage and found that expression of the lncRNA TUG1 was significantly down-regulated. Over-expression of TUG1 attenuated cold-induced apoptosis in mouse hepatocytes and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells LSECs, in part by blocking mitochondrial apoptosis and ER stress pathways. Moreover, TUG1 attenuated apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress in vivo in livers subjected to cold storage. Over-expression of TUG1 also improved hepatocyte function and prolonged hepatic graft survival rates in mice. These results suggest that the lncRNA TUG1 exerts a protective effect against cold-induced liver damage by inhibiting apoptosis in mice, and suggests a potential role for TUG1 as a target for the prevention of cold-induced liver damage in liver transplantation.
Project description:We report trancriptional changes between wildtype mouse immortalized podocytes and compared to podocytes with shRNA-knockdown of Pdss2.
Project description:To determine functions of circMbl in brain in vivo we generated genetically encoded shRNA directed against individual circRNA-specific back-spliced junctions. We analyzed gene expression by 3' RNA-seq from control (actin-Gal4) and flies expressing the shRNA under the control of a constitutive driver (actin-Gal4; circRNA KD).
Project description:To determine the biological mechanisms underlying the oncogenic properties of YAP in ccRCC the human ccRCC cell line MZ1774 was transduced with lentivirus containing a shRNA-cassette targeting YAP-mRNA. Expression profiles of MZ1774 YAP knockdown cells were compared to mock-transduced control cells. Total RNA from MZ1774 cells stably expressing shRNA directed against YAP compared to mock-transduced MZ1174 cells
Project description:Metastasis is a complex process involving loss of adhesion, migration, invasion and proliferation of cancer cells. Cell adhesion molecules play a pivotal role in this phenomenon by regulating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. CD146 (MCAM) is associated with advanced tumor stage in melanoma, prostate and ovarian cancers. For this study, the MDA-MB-231 cell line was used as a prototypic mesenchymal and invasive cell line, spontaneously expressing high levels of CD146. Using whole-genome DNA microarrays, we investigated genes for which expression was modified by CD146 down-regulation, obtained by siRNA or shRNA technology Experiment Overall Design: Expression profiles of two cell lines transfected by two differents ShRNA directed against CD146 were compared with expression profiles of 3 control cell lines (i.e. native cell line, empty plasmid and shRNA directed against GFP)
Project description:Excessive mitochondrial fission plays a key role in podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease (DKD), and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important in the development and progression of DKD. However, lncRNA regulation of mitochondrial fission in podocytes is poorly understood. Here, we want to identify how lncRNA changes in human podocytes cultured with high glucose.
