Project description:BRAFV600E mutation is the most frequent molecular event in papillary thyroid carcinoma. The relation of this genetic alteration with the factors od poor prognosis has been reported as well as its influence on PTC gene signature. However human material disables distinction of cancer causes from its effect. We used our transgenic mouse model of papillary thyroid carcinoma induced by the BRAFV600E mutation to select BRAFV600E-specifi gene signature which was than compared to human material The human microarray data were obtained for: 27 papillary thyroid carcinomas including 18 BRAF(+), 8 RET(+), 1 RAS(+); 18 apparently healthy thyroids. In order to find BRAFV600E-specific gene signature data obtained from our transgenic mouse model of PTC were compared to human material. The analyses were performed taking into account not only the BRAF mutation but also other PTC initiating events including RET rearrangements and RAS poin mutations. Morover the microarray data were validated with the QPCR reaction.
Project description:Gene expression signature associated with BRAFV600E mutation in human papillary thyroid carcinoma based on transgenic mouse model (human)
Project description:BRAFV600E mutation is the most frequent molecular event in papillary thyroid carcinoma. The relation of this genetic alteration with the factors od poor prognosis has been reported as well as its influence on PTC gene signature. However human material disables distinction of cancer causes from its effect. We used our transgenic mouse model of papillary thyroid carcinoma induced by the BRAFV600E mutation to select BRAFV600E-specific gene signature
Project description:BRAFV600E mutation is the most frequent molecular event in papillary thyroid carcinoma. The relation of this genetic alteration with the factors od poor prognosis has been reported as well as its influence on PTC gene signature. However human material disables distinction of cancer causes from its effect. We used our transgenic mouse model of papillary thyroid carcinoma induced by the BRAFV600E mutation to select BRAFV600E-specific gene signature The transgenic mouse model was obtained by the microinjection of the transgene, composed of the human BRAF cDNA with V600E mutation under the control of bovine thyroglobulin, into the ferilized mice egg cells. Three lines were derived and mice after 4-24 months were sacrificed and histopathological evaluation of thyroids was carried out. In order to find BRAFV600E-specific gene signature microarray analysis was performed. The analysis invloved 38 mice thyroid samples: 10 mice papillary thyroid carcinomas, 10 borderline lesions (all being BRAF-positive), 10 apparently asymptomatic thyroids (5 BRAF-positive and 5 BRAF-negative) and 8 benign hyperplastic lesions (4 BRAF-positive and 4 BRAF-negative). Multofactoral analyses were performed in order to define some additional factors that could have impact on the gene expression profile.
Project description:BRAFV600E mutation is the most frequent molecular event in papillary thyroid carcinoma. The relation of this genetic alteration with the factors od poor prognosis has been reported as well as its influence on PTC gene signature. However human material disables distinction of cancer causes from its effect. We used our transgenic mouse model of papillary thyroid carcinoma induced by the BRAFV600E mutation to select BRAFV600E-specifi gene signature which was than compared to human material
Project description:PURPOSE: To provide a detailed gene expression profile of the normal postnatal mouse cornea. METHODS: Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was performed on postnatal day (PN)9 and adult mouse (6 week) total corneas. The expression of selected genes was analyzed by in situ hybridization. RESULTS: A total of 64,272 PN9 and 62,206 adult tags were sequenced. Mouse corneal transcriptomes are composed of at least 19,544 and 18,509 unique mRNAs, respectively. One third of the unique tags were expressed at both stages, whereas a third was identified exclusively in PN9 or adult corneas. Three hundred thirty-four PN9 and 339 adult tags were enriched more than fivefold over other published nonocular libraries. Abundant transcripts were associated with metabolic functions, redox activities, and barrier integrity. Three members of the Ly-6/uPAR family whose functions are unknown in the cornea constitute more than 1% of the total mRNA. Aquaporin 5, epithelial membrane protein and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) omega-1, and GST alpha-4 mRNAs were preferentially expressed in distinct corneal epithelial layers, providing new markers for stratification. More than 200 tags were differentially expressed, of which 25 mediate transcription. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to providing a detailed profile of expressed genes in the PN9 and mature mouse cornea, the present SAGE data demonstrate dynamic changes in gene expression after eye opening and provide new probes for exploring corneal epithelial cell stratification, development, and function and for exploring the intricate relationship between programmed and environmentally induced gene expression in the cornea. Keywords: other
Project description:The aim of the study was to investigate whether the trefoil peptide genes, in concerted action with a miRNA regulatory network, were contributing to nutritional maintrenance. Using a Tff2 knock-out mouse model, 48 specific miRNAs were noted to be significantly deregulated when compared to the wild type strain.