Mammalian gonadal sex determination is dependent on proper expression of sex determining genes in fetal gonadal somatic support cells (i.e., pre-granulosa and pre-Sertoli cells in XX and XY gonads, resp.). We used a unique transgenic mouse strain combined with microarray profiling to identify all the differentially expressed transcripts in XX and XY isolated somatic support cells during critical stages of gonadal development and differentiation.
New candidate genes identified for controlling mouse gonadal sex determination and the early stages of granulosa and Sertoli cell differentiation.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesGonadal sex determining (GSD) genes that initiate fetal ovarian and testicular development and differentiation are expressed in the cells of the urogenital ridge that differentiate as somatic support cells (SSCs), i.e., granulosa cells of the ovary and Sertoli cells of the testis. To identify potential new mammalian GSD genes, we analyzed the gene expression differences between XX and XY SSCs cells isolated from the gonads of embryonic day (E) 13 mouse fetuses carrying an EGFP reporter transgene expressed specifically in SSCs. In addition, genome wide expression differences between XX and XY E13 whole gonads were examined. Newly identified differentially expressed transcripts are potential GSD genes involved in unexplained human sex reversal cases.
Transcriptional profile of mouse pre-granulosa and Sertoli cells isolated from early-differentiated fetal gonads.
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PIK3CA(H1047R) induces multipotency and multi-lineage mammary tumours.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesThis study examined the effect of early pregnancy on the gene expression profiles of stromal and various epithelial mammary cell subpopulations in mice.
PIK3CA(H1047R) induces multipotency and multi-lineage mammary tumours.
Specimen part
View SamplesThis study examined the gene expression profile of mammary tumors derived from Lgr5- and K8-positive cell-of-origins
PIK3CA(H1047R) induces multipotency and multi-lineage mammary tumours.
Specimen part
View SamplesThis study examined the effect of mutant PIK3CAH1047R expression in mammary subsets of preneoplastic mammary glands from Lgr5-creERT2/PIK3CA H1047R mice
PIK3CA(H1047R) induces multipotency and multi-lineage mammary tumours.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesThis study examined the effect of mutant PIK3CAH1047R expression in mammary subsets of preneoplastic mammary glands from K8-creERT2/PIK3CA H1047R mice
PIK3CA(H1047R) induces multipotency and multi-lineage mammary tumours.
Treatment, Time
View SamplesDuring pneumonic plague, the bacterium Yersinia pestis elicits the development of inflammatory lung lesions that continue to expand throughout infection. This lesion development and persistence is poorly understood. Here, we examine spatially distinct regions of lung lesions using laser capture microdissection and RNAseq analysis to identify transcriptional differences between lesion microenvironments. We show that cellular pathways involved in leukocyte migration and apoptosis are down regulated in the center of lung lesions compared to the periphery. Probing for the bacterial factor(s) important for the alteration in neutrophil survival, we show both in vitro and in vivo that Y. pestis increases neutrophil survival in a manner that is dependent on the type-III secretion system effector YopM. This research explores the complexity of spatially distinct host - microbe interactions and emphasizes the importance of cell relevance in assays in order to fully understand Y. pestis virulence. Overall design: We examine spatially distinct regions of lung lesions using laser capture microdissection and RNAseq analysis to identify transcriptional differences between lesion microenvironments. Sample types: uninfected BM-PMN, infected BM-PMN, lesion periphery, lesion center.
Spatially distinct neutrophil responses within the inflammatory lesions of pneumonic plague.
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Transcriptome-based network analysis reveals renal cell type-specific dysregulation of hypoxia-associated transcripts.
Specimen part
View SamplesAccumulating evidence suggests that dysregulation of hypoxia-regulated transcriptional mechanisms is involved in development of chronic kidney diseases (CKD). However, it remains unclear how hypoxia-induced transcription factors (HIFs) and subsequent biological processes contribute to CKD development and progression. In our study, genome-wide expression profiles of more than 200 renal biopsies from patients with different CKD stages revealed significant correlation of HIF-target genes with eGFR in glomeruli and tubulointerstitium. These correlations were positive and negative and in part compartment-specific. Microarrays of proximal tubular cells and podocytes with stable HIF1 and/or HIF2 suppression displayed cell type-specific HIF1/HIF2-dependencies as well as dysregulation of several pathways. WGCNA analysis identified gene sets that were highly coregulated within modules. Characterization of the modules revealed common as well as cell group- and condition-specific pathways, GO-Terms and transcription factors. Gene expression analysis of the hypoxia-interconnected pathways in patients with different CKD stages revealed an increased dysregulation with loss of renal function. In conclusion, our data clearly point to a compartment- and cell type-specific dysregulation of hypoxia-associated gene transcripts and might help to improve the understanding of hypoxia, HIF dysregulation, and transcriptional program response in CKD.
Transcriptome-based network analysis reveals renal cell type-specific dysregulation of hypoxia-associated transcripts.
Specimen part
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