Project description:RNA-seq analysis of soybean root transcriptomes with high (Conrad and AC Colombe) and low (AC Glengarry and Pagoda) isoflavonoid content
Project description:Cementum is a specialized mineralized tissue that covers the tooth root surface and anchors the tooth to the surrounding periodontal ligament. The coronal acellular cementum (AC) is indispensable for periodontal attachment and represents a key target for periodontal regenerative therapies. However, the developmental origin and molecular identity of AC-forming cementoblasts remain poorly understood. Here, through an integrated spatial and single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we identify AC-forming cementoblasts as a distinct population of noncanonical mineralizing cells enriched for cell-matrix organization and Wnt signaling signatures, distinguishing them from cellular cementum-forming cementoblasts localized in the apical portion. Lineage tracing using a Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1-creER) demonstrates that AC-forming cementoblasts originate exclusively from peri-epithelial apical Wif1+ cells of the elongating tooth root via canonical Wnt signaling activation. Collectively, our findings uncover the unique ontogeny and molecular signature of acellular cementum, providing insights into the formation and maintenance of the periodontal attachment apparatus.
Project description:Cementum is a specialized mineralized tissue that covers the tooth root surface and anchors the tooth to the surrounding periodontal ligament. The coronal acellular cementum (AC) is indispensable for periodontal attachment and represents a key target for periodontal regenerative therapies. However, the developmental origin and molecular identity of AC-forming cementoblasts remain poorly understood. Here, through an integrated spatial and single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we identify AC-forming cementoblasts as a distinct population of noncanonical mineralizing cells enriched for cell-matrix organization and Wnt signaling signatures, distinguishing them from cellular cementum-forming cementoblasts localized in the apical portion. Lineage tracing using a Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1-creER) demonstrates that AC-forming cementoblasts originate exclusively from peri-epithelial apical Wif1+ cells of the elongating tooth root via canonical Wnt signaling activation. Collectively, our findings uncover the unique ontogeny and molecular signature of acellular cementum, providing insights into the formation and maintenance of the periodontal attachment apparatus.
Project description:To better understand the molecular effects of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4ab/ac infection, we performed a genome-wide comparison of the changes in DNA methylation in ETEC F4ab/ac infected porcine intestinal epithelial cells. Our data provides further insight into the epigenetic alterations of ETEC F4ab/ac infected porcine intestinal epithelial cells and may advance the identification of biomarkers and drug targets for predicting susceptibility to and controlling ETEC F4ab/ac induced diarrhea.
Project description:TNF-a markedly induced the expression of IP-10 in NS-SV-AC cells. We identified TNF-a-induced genes in NS-SV-AC cells using Affymetrix GeneAtlasTM System.
