Project description:Loss of function mutations in the transcription factor THAP1 cause DYT6 dystonia, a childhood-onset motor disorder. DYT6 subjects display abnormalities in the white matter regions of the brain. Here, we generated conditional THAP1 knockout mice and analyzed the gene expression profiles from motor regions of mice brains to identify a role for THAP1 in the control of myelination
Project description:Goal of the experiment : Retroviral-mediated gene transfer of the THAP-zinc finger protein THAP1 inhibits endothelial cell proliferation through coordinated repression of critical cell cycle regulators and pRB-E2F target genes. Experimental design: To gain insight into the effects of THAP1 on endothelial cell growth regulatory pathways, we identified THAP1 target genes in primary human endothelial cells using oligonucleotide-based microarray technology. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were transduced with pMLV-MCS or pMLV-THAP1 retroviral expression vectors and, after 48h, cells were harvested for isolation of total RNA and preparation of Cy3- or Cy5-labeled cRNA probes, which were hybridized to DNA microarrays that contained 22 000 unique 60-nt oligonucleotide probes representing > 17 000 human genes. Independent microarray experiments were performed after one (#1xTHAP1) or two (#2xTHAP1) consecutive transductions using independent HUVEC primary cell cultures. Dye swap experiments were performed to eliminate the effect of dye bias, and for each gene probe, the data were subjected to statistical analysis to identify those probes for which a significant difference (p value < 0.01) in mean hybridization intensity was observed between HUVECs transduced with pMLV-MCS or pMLV-THAP1 retroviral expression vectors. Among the gene probes demonstrating a significant difference between the two conditions, we selected those whose expression varied in a similar manner in the two independent microarray experiments. . #2xTHAP1 experiment (Microarrays Code Bars 16011521022012 and 16011521022013): comparison of HUVEC-THAP1 and HUVEC-MCS after two consecutive retroviral transductions of HUVECs with pMLV-THAP1 or pMLV-MCS vectors (higher percentage of genes differentially expressed with p value < 0.01; higher folds) #1xTHAP1 experiment (Microarrays Code Bars 16011521025800 and 16011524025685): comparison of HUVEC-THAP1 and HUVEC-MCS after a single retroviral transduction of HUVECs with pMLV-THAP1 or pMLV-MCS vectors (lower percentage of genes differentially expressed with p value < 0.01; lower folds).
Project description:The experiment was performed to identify PKA phosphorylation substrates in wildtype and autophagy-deficient brains. Therefore, hippocampus and cortex of wildtype and conditional knockout mice were isolated and sliced. The brain slices were incubated with DMSO or Forskolin, a cAMP elevating agent, to induce PKA activity. Samples were measured by LC-MS/MS and were used to quantify proteomic and phosphoproteomic changes.
Project description:To investigate the function of Rcrin in liver, we established Rcrin flox mice and crossed with Alb-cre mice, then we generated Rcrin conditional knockout mice. Then we got liver tissues from Rcrin conditional knockout mice and Rcrin flox mice. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of Rcrin conditional knockout mice (Rcrin knockout) and Rcrin flox mice (WT) at age of 8 weeks old.
Project description:Use of null mutant mice is a powerful way to evaluate the role of specific proteins in brain function. Studies performed on knockout mice have revealed some unexpected roles of the gap junction proteins (the connexins). Thus, analyses of gene expression in connexin43 (Cx43) null brains indicated that deletion of a single gene (Gja1) induced expression level change of numerous other genes located on all chromosomes and involved in a wide diversity of functional pathways. The significant overlap between alterations in gene expression level, control and coordination in Cx43 knockout and knockdown astrocytes raised the possibility that Gja1 represents a transcriptomic node of gene regulatory networks. However, conditional deletion of Gja1 in astrocytes of two mouse strains resulted in remarkably different phenotypes. In order to evaluate the influence of the genetic background on the transcriptome, we performed microarray studies on brains of GFAP-Cre:Cx43f/f C57Bl/6 and 129/SVEV mice. The surprisingly low number of Cx43 core genes (regulated in all Cx43 nulls regardless of strain) and the high number of differently regulated genes in the two Cx43 CKOs indicate high influence of mouse strain on brain transcriptome. The transcriptomes of WT and Cx43 null brains from both C57Bl/6 and SVEV strains were profiled and compared at perinatal and adult time points to learn more about the strain dependence of the Cx43-null phenotype. For this purpose, differently labeled cDNAs from biological replicas (4 of each genotype) were co-hybridized with Duke MO36K mouse oligonucleotide array spotted with 36k Operon oligonucleotides V4.0.