Project description:Gene expression analysis in heifer luteal tissue by interspecies microarray analysis. Post-pubertal heifers were fed diets containing endophyte free fescue seed (EF), endophyte infected fescue seed (EI) or EI seed supplemented with 1.44 mg domperidone/kg body weight (EID). One heifer from each treatment group was slaughtered at a local abattoir 11-14 days after ovulation (EF = 11d, EI = 14d and EID = 14d ) and used for this study. Ovaries were collected and shipped at room temperature to the laboratory. Approximately 3 mm3 samples of luteal tissue were placed in cryovials and frozen at -80°C until processed. One 3 mm3 sample each for the EI and EID treatments and two samples for the EF treatment were ground to a fine powder in liquid N and total RNA was extracted using the RNeasy® Mini Kit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA). Quality and quantity of RNA was determined by gel electrophoresis and spectrophotometry. Five µg of total RNA was converted to cDNA and then biotin-labeled cRNA by linear amplification (CodeLink® Expression Bioarrays, Amersham Biosciences Corp, Piscataway, NJ, USA). Ten micrograms of labeled cRNA were hybridized to CodeLink UniSet Rat I Bioarray (Amersham Biosciences Corp, Piscataway, NJ, USA) by the Amersham Biosciences Facility. Keywords: other
Project description:The mechanisms underlying tumor cell plasticity driving drug resistance and disease progression remain poorly understood. In Ewing sarcoma (EwS), variations in EWS::FLI1 (EF) activity have been associated with epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). Using degron technology, we titrated endogenous EF in an EwS cell line and linked phenotypic states to distinct EF thresholds. Strikingly, modest EF depletion promoted a pro-metastatic phenotype, which was diminished upon near-complete EF loss. Transcriptomic analysis revealed distinct gene clusters with heterogenous response patterns to varying EF dosage. Target genes most sensitive to subtle EF depletion contained GGAA microsatellites in EF-bound enhancers. Furthermore, we identified Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factors to be associated with EF-repressed EMP genes. EF rescue after partial depletion for a transient period identified persistently dysregulated genes associated with poor prognosis. This study underscores the therapeutic challenge of insufficient EF inhibition and provides a foundation for exploiting oncoprotein dynamics to uncover therapeutic vulnerabilities in fusion-driven cancers.
Project description:Exercise intolerance (EI) and insulin resistance (IR) are hallmarks of heart failure (HF). Abnormalities in skeletal muscle metabolism, where glucose is a major energy source, have been identified in HF and may be a link between EI and IR but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood.
Project description:A major maturity duration-regulatory gene, Early flowering-completely dominant (Ef-cd) was cloning in this study. The Ef-cd locus gives rise to a long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) antisense transcript overlapping the OsSOC1 gene. Ef-cd lncRNA expression positively correlates with the expression of OsSOC1 and H3K36me3 deposition.
Project description:Peripheral nerve regeneration after injury is a complex process involving a large number of transcriptional changes. How these changes impact the regenerative outcome is though, poorly understood. Here, we take advantage of the genetically based differences in the peripheral and central regenerative capacity of CAST/Ei and C57BL/6j inbred mice to better understand the molecular bases driving superior regeneration in the CAST/Ei mouse strain.
Project description:The mechanisms underlying tumor cell plasticity driving drug resistance and disease progression remain poorly understood. In Ewing sarcoma (EwS), variations in EWS::FLI1 (EF) activity have been associated with epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). Using degron technology, we titrated endogenous EF in an EwS cell line and linked phenotypic states to distinct EF thresholds. Strikingly, modest EF depletion promoted a pro-metastatic phenotype, which was diminished upon near-complete EF loss. Transcriptomic analysis revealed distinct gene clusters with heterogenous response patterns to varying EF dosage. Target genes most sensitive to subtle EF depletion contained GGAA microsatellites in EF-bound enhancers. Furthermore, we identified Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factors to be associated with EF-repressed EMP genes. EF rescue after partial depletion for a transient period identified persistently dysregulated genes associated with poor prognosis. This study underscores the therapeutic challenge of insufficient EF inhibition and provides a foundation for exploiting oncoprotein dynamics to uncover therapeutic vulnerabilities in fusion-driven cancers.
Project description:The mechanisms underlying tumor cell plasticity driving drug resistance and disease progression remain poorly understood. In Ewing sarcoma (EwS), variations in EWS::FLI1 (EF) activity have been associated with epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). Using degron technology, we titrated endogenous EF in an EwS cell line and linked phenotypic states to distinct EF thresholds. Strikingly, modest EF depletion promoted a pro-metastatic phenotype, which was diminished upon near-complete EF loss. Transcriptomic analysis revealed distinct gene clusters with heterogenous response patterns to varying EF dosage. Target genes most sensitive to subtle EF depletion contained GGAA microsatellites in EF-bound enhancers. Furthermore, we identified Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factors to be associated with EF-repressed EMP genes. EF rescue after partial depletion for a transient period identified persistently dysregulated genes associated with poor prognosis. This study underscores the therapeutic challenge of insufficient EF inhibition and provides a foundation for exploiting oncoprotein dynamics to uncover therapeutic vulnerabilities in fusion-driven cancers.
Project description:A673 Ewing's sarcoma cells containing either control RNAi retroviral constructs (luc-RNAi), or RNAi retroviral constructs targeting the endogenous EWS/FLI fusion transcript (either EF-2-RNAi or EF-4-RNAi). Experiment Overall Design: Eight samples total. Four luc-RNAi, and four EWS/FLI knockdown constructs (two each of EF-2-RNAi or EF-4-RNAi).