Project description:Both spotted long oligonucleotide arrays and Affymetrix GeneChips were used to measure differential gene expression in two RNA samples (K562 erythroleukemia RNA and the Stratagene Universal Human Reference RNA). For Affymetrix technology, the two RNAs were analyzed separately. There are two replicates for K562 RNA (GSM4843 and GSM4844) and three for the Stratagene Universal reference (GSM4845-GSM4847). Two types of spotted long oligonucleotide arrays were used. These arrays were used to do two-color hybridizations to directly compare K562 and Universal reference RNAs. One array (GPL273) was made with probes from the Operon Human Genome Oligo Set Version 1. These arrays were used with unamplified cDNA probes (6 replicates, GSM4848-GSM4853), with aRNA probes produced by one round of T7 RNA polymerase-based amplification (6 replicates, GSM4854-GSM4859), and with aRNA probes produced by two rounds of amplification (2 replicates, GSM4860-GSM4861). Keywords: parallel sample
Project description:The generation of pancreatic organoids from human pluripotent stem cells represents a major breakthrough for regenerative medicine and the modeling of diseases such as diabetes. However, current approaches remain inefficient due to lengthy multi-step differentiation protocols and limited functional maturity in the organoids. In this study, we overcome these challenges using multi-phase optimization screens to achieve rapid generation of functionally mature pancreatic organoids from a stable endocrine progenitor culture. We conducted stepwise culture condition screens that enabled the stable culture of multiple pancreatic progenitor cell states, including the unprecedented stable propagation of NEUROD1-expressing endocrine progenitor-like cells (EpSCs). Further transcriptomic profiling of EpSC confirmed similarity of that to previously reported endocrine progenitor populations. Using EpSCs, we significantly reduced the number of steps and timing required to generate pancreatic organoids, enabling rapid testing of conditions for organoid maturation. Utilizing this optimized protocol, we further tested conditions to promote pancreatic organoid maturation. We identified that exosome-delivered WNT5B, in combination with RSPO1 (exoW/R), could strongly induce non-canonical WNT/JNK signaling, promoting pancreatic organoid maturation. This combinatorial exosome treatment enhances epithelial organization, reduces immature cell states, and significantly improves glucose responsiveness and insulin secretion. Collectively, our work establishes a robust pancreatic differentiation platform that integrates long-term progenitor expansion with optimized organoid maturation. This system provides a reproducible experimental framework for studying pancreatic development, investigating disease mechanisms, and facilitating future translational applications involving pancreatic organoids.
Project description:Both spotted long oligonucleotide arrays (GPL1384) and Affymetrix GeneChip arrays (GPL96) were used to analyze gene expression in six human head and neck squamous cell carinoma samples versus control samples or lymph node metastases of the same patients. Hybridizations of HG-U133A GeneChip arrays were performed using standard Affymetrix protocols and equipment. Before hybridization on DKFZ Operon 27k long oligonucleotide arrays, 2 µg RNA were amplified by one round of linear isothermal RNA amplification, followed by Cy-dUTP incorporation using Klenow fragment. Hybridizations were performed for 16 h at 42 °C in a GeneTAC Hybridization Station (Genomic Solutions) using UltraHyb hybridization buffer (Ambion). Hybridized microarrays were scanned at 5 µm resolution on a GenePix 4000B microarray scanner (Axon Instruments). Raw signal intensities from both platforms were normalized applying variance stabilization (W. Huber et al., Bioinformatics 18 Suppl 1, 2002). Expression ratios were compared for those genes represented in both array platforms. Keywords: parallel sample