Project description:To date, the search for expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) has centered entirely on transcription; variants with effects on mRNA translation have not been systematically studied. We tested the use of ribosomal association as proxy for translational efficiency of polymorphic mRNAs to develop a novel high throughput approach for translational cis-regulation in the human genome.
Project description:Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) were harvested from subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients with obesity or healthy controls and expanded for 3-4 passages, and 5hmC profiles were examined through hydroxymethylated DNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (hMeDIP-seq). We hypothesized that obesity and cardiovascular risk factors induce functionally-relevant, locus-specific changes in overall exonic coverage of 5hmC in human adipose-derived MSCs.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
