Project description:To compare the gene expression profile of submandibular gland stem cells to submandibular gland epithelia, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes with the differential expression in the stem cells and the non-stem cell epithelia. Murine submandibular gland stem cells and non-stem cell epithelia are sorted through FACS
Project description:To compare the gene expression profile of submandibular gland stem cells to submandibular gland epithelia, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes with the differential expression in the stem cells and the non-stem cell epithelia.
Project description:Gene expression analysis of spontenously immortalized mouse submandibular salivary gland epithelial cells grown in culture at different passages and in different media conditions
Project description:In order to explore the functions of carbonic anhydrase VI (CAVI) more fully, we examined the transcriptomic responses to CAVI deficiency in the submandibular gland, stomach, and duodenum of Car6-/- mice by cDNA microarray. 94, 56, and 127 genes were up- or down-regulated in the above-mentioned tissues of Car6-/- mice, respectively. The functional clustering of differentially expressed genes revealed a number of altered biological processes. In the duodenum, the significantly affected biological pathways included immune system process and retinol metabolic process. Response to oxidative stress and brown fat cell differentiation changed remarkably in the submandibular gland. Notably, the submandibular gland, stomach, and duodenum shared one prominent transcriptional susceptibility pathway-catabolic process. Submandibular gland, stomach, and duodenum samples were collected from three wild-type and three Car6-/- female mice, respectively, at the age of two months. Total RNAs were purified and used for cDNA microarray.
Project description:To reveal novel molecular factors behind the development of salivary gland cancer, we performed gene expression analyses from Smgb-Tag mouse salivary gland samples. The overall purpose was to apply these results for clinical use to find new approaches for both possible therapeutic targets and more accurate diagnostic tools in identification of salivary gland cancers. Smgb-Tag mouse strain, in which salivary neoplasms arise through a dysplastic phase in submandibular glands, was investigated using genome-wide microarray expression analysis, Ingenuity pathway analysis, RT-PCR, and immunohistochemistry. 3 normal, 3 dysplastic, and 3 adenocarcinomatous submandibular gland tumours of Smgb-Tag mice.
Project description:Adult parotid gland RNA-seq libraries and embryonic submandibular gland RNA-seq libraries were created to examine the mRNA species present in these secretory glands, as part of a project to understand acinar glands in general.
Project description:In this study we have explored the effects of ERdj5 chaperone protein deletion in the proteome of 129SV mouse submandibular salivary glands. This knockout mouse model recapitulates many aspects of Sjögren’s Syndrome, including salivary gland inflammatory infiltrations, anti-nuclear autoantibodies and others (Apostolou et al., Front.Immunol.2019;10,506). Additionally, for 12SV wildtype animals we explore the proteome profile of the extensive sexual dimorphism observed in the submanidular glands of mice.
Project description:Salivary glands that produce and secret saliva, which is essential for lubrication, digestion, immunity, and oral homeostasis, consist of diverse cells. The long-term maintenance of diverse salivary gland cells in organoids remains problematic. Here, we established long-term murine salivary gland organoids from 3 major salivary glands, including parotid gland (PG), submandibular gland (SMG), and sublingual gland (SLG). Murine salivary gland organoids expressed gland-specific genes and proteins of acinar, myoepithelial, and duct cells. Organoids were maintained in growth media (named GEM) and further underwent differentiation in differentiation media (named DAM). Our study will provide an experimental platform for the exploration of mechanisms involvled in tissue regeneration, development, or several salivary gland diseases.