Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE24037: Salivary cytokine alterations in HIV infection part 1 GSE24064: Salivary cytokine alterations in HIV infection part 2 Refer to individual Series
Project description:Cultured human embryonic stem (hES) cells can acquire genetic and epigenetic changes that make them vulnerable to transformation. As hES cells with cancer-cell characteristics share properties with normal hES cells, such as self-renewal, teratoma formation and the expression of pluripotency markers, they may be misconstrued as superior hES cells with enhanced âstemnessâ. We characterize two variant hES cell lines (v-hESC-1 and v-hESC-2) that express pluripotency markers at high levels and do not harbor chromosomal abnormalities by standard cytogenetic measures. We show that the two lines possess some features of neoplastic progression, including a high proliferative capacity, growth-factor independence, a 9- to 20-fold increase in frequency of tumor initiating cells, niche independence and aberrant lineage specification, although they are not malignant. Array comparative genomic hybridization revealed an amplification at 20q11.1-11.2 in v-hESC-1 and a deletion at 5q34a-5q34b;5q3 and a mosaic gain of chromosome 12 in v-hESC-2. These results emphasize the need for functional characterization to distinguish partially transformed and normal hES cells. Custom oligonucleotide array gene expression analysis was performed on total RNA from low passage normal and variant human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines, all cultured in our laboratory under the same conditions. Furthermore, array-based comparative genomic hybridization was also performed on the normal and variant hESC lines. v-hESC-1 and v-hESC-2 represent two independent lines that display neoplastic characteristics with distinctive copy number alterations. v-hESC-1_A2B5 represents neural precursor cultures differentiated from variant hES cells. GSM349016-GSM349022: Gene expression analysis GSM351500-GSM351511: aCGH analysis
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE18023: Mice with FIA develop anti-native and anti-in vitro citrullinated fibrinogen antibodies GSE18024: FIA plasma induces arthritis in naïve mice GSE18025: Fibrinogen-reactive T cells transfer disease to naïve mice Refer to individual Series
Project description:Synovial antigen arrays were probed with 1:150 dilutions of plasma derived from SJL mice immunized with fibrinogen emulsified in CFA or with CFA alone. Autoantibody binding was detected with a Cy3-conjugated goat-anti-mouse IgG/M secondary antibody. SAM was applied to identify antigens with statistically significant differences in array reactivity between FIA and CFA control plasma (q < 0.01) obtained from mice before boosting. The SAM hits were subjected to hierarchical cluster analysis and are displayed as a heatmap. Synovial array profiling of FIA plasma demonstrated autoreactive B-cell responses against peptides representing native fibrinogen, and B-cell epitope spreading resulting in additional targeting of citrullinated fibrinogen in the samples obtained before boosting. Custom-spotted protein slides were probed with plasma samples from individual mice. Four slides were probed with plasma derived from mice immunized with CFA and six slides were probed with plasma derived from mice immunized with fibrinogen emulsified in CFA.
Project description:Plasma collected from mice with FIA were pooled, and 0.3 ml was injected intravenously into 6-week-old naïve SJL mice on days 0 and 2. Synovial antigen array profiling of plasma from the arthritic recipient mice demonstrated autoreactive B-cell responses against peptides representing native fibrinogen and citrullinated fibrinogen, and further epitope spreading resulting in additional targeting of fibronectin, collagen type V, cartilage gp39, and clusterin. Custom-spotted protein slides were probed with plasma samples from individual mice. Four slides were probed with plasma derived from naïve mice and four slides were probed with plasma derived from mice injected with FIA plasma.
Project description:Splenocytes harvested from mice with FIA were cultured in vitro and stimulated with 0.01 mg/ml fibrinogen for 3 days. Enriched T cells were transferred into 6-week-old naïve SJL mice, which developed visible signs of arthritis within 2 weeks. Synovial array profiling of plasma from the arthritic recipient mice demonstrated autoreactive B cell responses against peptides representing native fibrinogen, and further spreading of the responses to target collagen type V, cartilage gp39, and citrullinated vimentin. Custom-spotted protein slides were with plasma samples from individual mice. Four slides were probed with plasma derived from naïve mice and five slides were probed with plasma derived from mice injected with FIA T cells.