Project description:To understand the mechanism by which p52 expression augments tumorigenesis, gene expression microarray analysis was performed using mRNA isolated from lungs of CCSP-p52 and WT mice on dox for 1 week to identify genes with altered expression in CCSP-p52 mice. The microarray dataset includes eight samples, with two replicates for each combination of two factors (p52 and LPS).Since samples with and without LPS stimulation were processed and microarray profiled at the same time, we assumed the random data variations were similar across all samples and built a linear model across the eight samples accounting for both p52 and LPS experimental factors. The coefficient (estimated log fold change) and p-value associated with the p52 factor were retrieved for the selection of differentially expressed genes. When selecting top-ranking p52-induced genes, only probe sets mapping to known genes and having positive expression changes were considered. While the used microarrays were Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays, in the later step of probe set annotation we used annotation table associated with Mouse Gene 1.1 ST (GPL11533 table). The Robust Multichip Average method implemented in R package “oligo” (v1.28.3) was employed to normalize imported raw data. Probe sets interrogating control, unmapped, or intron sequences were ignored, leaving 79% of probe sets for a differential expression analysis. Linear models and empirical Bayes methods implemented in R package “limma” (v3.20.8) were applied to estimate log fold changes and p-values for the p52-vs-WT effect.
Project description:The importance of unanchored Ub in innate immunity has been shown only for a limited number of unanchored Ub-interactors. We investigated what additional cellular factors interact with unanchored Ub and whether unanchored Ub plays a broader role in innate immunity. To identify unanchored Ub-interacting factors from murine lungs, we used His-tagged recombinant poly-Ub chains as bait. These chains were mixed with lung tissue lysates and protein complexes were isolated with Ni-NTA beads. Sample elutions were subjected to mass spectrometry (LC-MSMS) analysis.
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:ATAC-seq profiling of Nfat5 KO and wild type macrophages derived from bone marrow (primary cells), treated or not with Lipopolysaccharide (LPS).