Project description:The goal of this study is to improve the quality, efficiency, and sustainability of milk production by improving the understanding of the function of cis-regulatory elements in regulating the bovine mammary gland. To this end, we have characterized the non-lactating and lactating mammary gland transcriptomes by whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing (RNA-seq). We will identify cis-regulatory elements in the non-lactating and lactating bovine mammary gland genome-wide. Finally, we will annotate and characterize mammary gland cis-regulatory elements by computational analysis and identify high-resolution genome-wide in vivo footprints of diverse trans-acting-factors (TF), over-represented TF bindings sites and overlapping SNPs.
Project description:The main goal of this experiment was to contrast the gene expression of mammary gland tissues at three different tumoral stages : M/D-driven mammary gland small tumors vs mammary gland tissues that have been exposed to M/D but they did not develop a tumor (hyperplastic mammary gland) vs mammary gland tissues that were NOT expossed to M/D (normal mammary gland). Expression profile of 18 mice mammary gland tissues at 3 differents neoplastic stages before and after M/D expossure
Project description:Different doses of glucose were inused into dairy goat mammary gland. The mammary gland tissues were biopsied to analyze the changes of transcriptome responding to glucose infusion.
Project description:Identify gene expression changes in the absence of Plk2 Disruptions in polarity and mitotic spindle orientation contribute to the progression and evolution of tumorigenesis. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating these processes in vivo. Here we demonstrate that Polo-like kinase 2 (Plk2) regulates mitotic spindle orientation in the mammary gland and is a putative tumor suppressor. Plk2 is highly expressed in the mammary gland and is required for proper mammary gland development. Loss of Plk2 leads to increased mammary epithelial cell proliferation and ductal hyperbranching. Additionally a novel role for Plk2 in regulating the orientation of the mitotic spindle and maintaining proper cell polarity in the ductal epithelium was discovered. In support of a tumor suppressor function for Plk2, loss of Plk2 increased the formation of lesions in multiparous glands. Collectively, these results demonstrate a novel role for Plk2 in regulating mammary gland development and as a tumor suppressor in mammary tumorigenesis. Disruptions in polarity and mitotic spindle orientation contribute to the progression and evolution of tumorigenesis. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating these processes in vivo. Here we demonstrate that Polo-like kinase 2 (Plk2) regulates mitotic spindle orientation in the mammary gland and is a putative tumor suppressor. Plk2 is highly expressed in the mammary gland and is required for proper mammary gland development. Loss of Plk2 leads to increased mammary epithelial cell proliferation and ductal hyperbranching. Additionally a novel role for Plk2 in regulating the orientation of the mitotic spindle and maintaining proper cell polarity in the ductal epithelium was discovered. In support of a tumor suppressor function for Plk2, loss of Plk2 increased the formation of lesions in multiparous glands. Collectively, these results demonstrate a novel role for Plk2 in regulating mammary gland development and as a tumor suppressor in mammary tumorigenesis.
Project description:RNA from MMTV-Cre;Sox9flox/flox mouse mammary glands were compared to RNA from MMTV-Cre;Sox9+/flox glands. Results indicate that Sox9 regulates several genes that impact ductal morphogenesis in the mammary gland. The portion of the fourth mammary gland that is proximal to the intra-mammary gland lymph nodes was dissected from four 5-week-old MMTV-Cre;Sox9flox/flox females and four MMTV-Cre;Sox9+/flox females of the same age. Total RNA from each gland was extracted and hybridized to separate Affymetrix Gene 1.0 ST chips.
Project description:Identify gene expression changes in the absence of Plk2 Disruptions in polarity and mitotic spindle orientation contribute to the progression and evolution of tumorigenesis. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating these processes in vivo. Here we demonstrate that Polo-like kinase 2 (Plk2) regulates mitotic spindle orientation in the mammary gland and is a putative tumor suppressor. Plk2 is highly expressed in the mammary gland and is required for proper mammary gland development. Loss of Plk2 leads to increased mammary epithelial cell proliferation and ductal hyperbranching. Additionally a novel role for Plk2 in regulating the orientation of the mitotic spindle and maintaining proper cell polarity in the ductal epithelium was discovered. In support of a tumor suppressor function for Plk2, loss of Plk2 increased the formation of lesions in multiparous glands. Collectively, these results demonstrate a novel role for Plk2 in regulating mammary gland development and as a tumor suppressor in mammary tumorigenesis. Disruptions in polarity and mitotic spindle orientation contribute to the progression and evolution of tumorigenesis. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating these processes in vivo. Here we demonstrate that Polo-like kinase 2 (Plk2) regulates mitotic spindle orientation in the mammary gland and is a putative tumor suppressor. Plk2 is highly expressed in the mammary gland and is required for proper mammary gland development. Loss of Plk2 leads to increased mammary epithelial cell proliferation and ductal hyperbranching. Additionally a novel role for Plk2 in regulating the orientation of the mitotic spindle and maintaining proper cell polarity in the ductal epithelium was discovered. In support of a tumor suppressor function for Plk2, loss of Plk2 increased the formation of lesions in multiparous glands. Collectively, these results demonstrate a novel role for Plk2 in regulating mammary gland development and as a tumor suppressor in mammary tumorigenesis. Comparison between Plk2 +/+ (n=3) and Plk2 -/- (n=3) mouse mammary epithelial cells