Project description:The purpose of this project is to determine changes in proteins and signaling pathways in injured tendons of C57BL/6j and MRL/MpJ mice. The MRL.MpJ mice have been reported to have a strong repair ability compared to that of C57BL/6j mice. Identifying signaling pathways in MRL/MpJ tendons that are distinct from C57BL/6j tendons will help us understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the better healing ability of MRL/MpJ mice. The samples include normal and injured Achilles tendons 4 weeks after tenotomy surgery obtained from male and female C57BL/6j and MRL/MpJ. The Achilles injury surgery was performed at 12 weeks of age. Normal tendons were obtained age, sex and strain-matched mice without surgery. The collected normal and inured tendons were subjected to proteomics.
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.
Project description:To understand how diabetes alters the protein subunits of mitochondrial Electron Transfer Chain (ETC) in the podocytes, we performed a proteomic analysis of mitochondrial proteins isolated from primary kidney podocytes of WT (C57BL/6J background) and Ins2Akita/+ diabetic (C57BL/6J background) mice.
Project description:To understand how diabetes alters the protein subunits of mitochondrial Electron Transfer Chain (ETC) in the podocytes, we performed a proteomic analysis of mitochondrial proteins isolated from primary kidney podocytes of WT (C57BL/6J background) and Ins2Akita/+ diabetic (C57BL/6J background) mice.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
