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GSE36476
Homo sapiens
32 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
With increasing age, the ability of the immune system to protect against recurring infections or to control chronic infections erodes. The objective of the current study was to identify gene expression signatures in elderly CD4 T cell responses
Publication Title
Signal inhibition by the dual-specific phosphatase 4 impairs T cell-dependent B-cell responses with age.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 56 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HumanHT-12 V4.0 expression beadchip
Description
This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Publication Title
Defective T Memory Cell Differentiation after Varicella Zoster Vaccination in Older Individuals.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 56 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HumanHT-12 V4.0 expression beadchip
Description
To identify host factors that influence the immunogenicity of the attenuated VZV pOka vaccine strain and the efficacy of VZV vaccination, we immunized 39 individuals aged 50 to 75 years, including 9 monozygotic twin pairs. We measured VZV-specific T cell frequencies by IFN-specific ELISpot, and VZV-specific antibody titers by ELISA. Whole gene expression arrays were performed on vaccinees before (n=28) and one (n=18) or three days (n=10) after vaccination. Cell-specific gene expression profiles were generated by deconvolution using previously described algorithms. Only very few neutrophil- and lymphocyte-related genes changed in expression from day 0 to 1. Significant changes for monocyte-related genes were found, but even here the number of probes with a significant change was low after adjusting for false discovery. When expression changes in monocyte-derived genes were analyzed for their correlation with T cell responses, we identified 493 probes corresponding to 479 genes that correlated with generation of VZV-specific effector T cells and 641 probes corresponding to 621 genes that correlated with the subsequent contraction phase with p<0.05. Interestingly, these two sets of genes were significantly overlapping, i.e., the same changes that were positively or negatively correlated with expansion inversely predicted contraction; their effects therefore cancelled out in determining net benefit in memory cell generation.
Publication Title
Defective T Memory Cell Differentiation after Varicella Zoster Vaccination in Older Individuals.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Age, Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 31 Downloadable Samples
Illumina HiSeq 4000, Illumina HiSeq 2500
Description
Abstract: Cellular senescence, an integral component of aging and cancer, arises in response to diverse triggers, including telomere attrition, macromolecular damage, and signaling from activated oncogenes. At present, senescent cells are identified by the combined presence of multiple traits, such as senescence-associated protein expression and secretion, DNA damage, and ß-galactosidase activity; unfortunately, these traits are neither exclusively nor universally present in senescent cells. To identify robust shared markers of senescence, we have performed RNA-sequencing analysis across 8 diverse models of senescence triggered in human diploid fibroblasts (WI-38, IMR-90) and endothelial cells (HUVEC, HAEC) by replicative exhaustion, exposure to ionizing radiation or doxorubicin, and expression of the oncogene HRASG12V. The intersection of the altered transcriptomes revealed 47 RNAs consistently elevated and 26 RNAs consistently reduced across all senescence models, including many protein-coding mRNAs and some long noncoding RNAs. We propose that these shared transcriptome profiles will enable the identification of senescent cells in vivo, the investigation of their roles in aging and malignancy, and the development of strategies to target senescent cells therapeutically. Overall design: Transcriptomic analysis of various cell line models of senescence and their respective controls
Publication Title
Transcriptome signature of cellular senescence.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 20 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina humanRef-8 v2.0 expression beadchip
Description
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a proinflammatory cytokine that exerts a wide range of cellular, physiological and pathophysiological responses. Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) antagonizes the cellular responsiveness to IL-6 through impairment in STAT3 activation and downstream signaling. Here, a transcriptional profiling was conducted as a basis for understanding the biological properties of PDTC in human HepG2 hepatocarcinoma cells. A global comparison of mRNA identified a highly significant difference of dysregulated gene expression transduced by PDTC versus IL-6 in HepG2 cells. Through an unbiased pathway analysis method, we have uncovered the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway together with rapid and dynamic alterations in REDD1 (regulated in development and DNA damage response 1) expression as one of the underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for IL-6 resistance to PDTC. Quantitative PCR and Western blot analyses validated the microarray data by showing the reciprocal pattern of REDD1 expression and subsequent mTOR inhibition after stimulation with PDTC relative to IL-6.
Publication Title
Impact of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and interleukin-6 on mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 regulation and global protein translation.
Sample Metadata Fields
Cell line
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 34 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
CD8 T cells play an importart role in adaptive immunity to intracellular pathogens. Nave CD8 T cells , that have not encountered antigen previously can be identified by virtue of their distinct phenotype. Upon antigenic encounter, they proliferate rapidly and undergo massive reprograming to differentiate to cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The yellow fever live virus vaccine (YF-17D) provides a model primary acute viral infection that can be used to follow this response.Here we characterize the resting, non-activated naive CD8 T cells in nine healthy adults and YF-specific CD8 T cells elicited in response to YF-17D vaccination from the same donors during the effector (2 weeks after vaccination) and memory (5-8 months later) stages.
Publication Title
Origin and differentiation of human memory CD8 T cells after vaccination.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 14 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 2500
Description
These 14 samples originate from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from donors at different times after they were vaccinated with the YF-17D vaccine. Overall design: 10,000 to 100,000 tetramer+ CD8 T cells specific for the NS4B-214 epitope in YFV-17D were purified by flow cytometry based sorting, from 8 vaccinees. Total Naive (CD45RA+ CD8+) CD8 t cells were also sorted from these donors. Subsets were defined based on the time after vaccination. The subsets (cell types) include: Naive CD8 T cells (n=6); YFV-specific Effector CD8 T cells (day 14 after vaccination, n =3) and YFV-specific long term memory CD8 T cells (4 to 12 years after vaccination, n=5).
Publication Title
Origin and differentiation of human memory CD8 T cells after vaccination.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 5 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
Molecular definition of human extraocular muscles (EOM). Human EOM were compared with limb (quadriceps femoris) muscle.
Publication Title
Definition of the unique human extraocular muscle allotype by expression profiling.
Sample Metadata Fields
No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Rattus norvegicus
- 16 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Rat Genome U34 Array (rgu34a)
Description
The extraocular muscles (EOM) are anatomically and physiologically distinct from other skeletal muscles. EOM are preferentially affected in mitochondrial myopathies, but spared in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. The anatomical and pathophysiological properties of EOM have been attributed to their unique molecular makeup: an allotype. We used expression profiling to define molecular features of the EOM allotype. We found 346 differentially expressed genes in rat EOM compared with tibialis anterior, based on a twofold difference cutoff. Genes required for efficient, fatigue-resistant, oxidative metabolism were increased in EOM, whereas genes for glycogen metabolism were decreased. EOM also showed increased expression of genes related to structural components of EOM such as vessels, nerves, mitochondria, and neuromuscular junctions. Additionally, genes related to specialized functional roles of EOM such as the embryonic and EOM-specific myosin heavy chains and genes for muscle growth, development, and/or regeneration were increased. The EOM expression profile was validated using biochemical, structural, and molecular methods. Characterization of the EOM expression profile begins to define gene transcription patterns associated with the unique anatomical, metabolic, and pathophysiological properties of EOM.
Publication Title
Expression profiling reveals metabolic and structural components of extraocular muscles.
Sample Metadata Fields
No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 16 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HumanHT-12 V4.0 expression beadchip
Description
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to regulate the expression of mRNAs with which they share partial complementarity. We sought to identify the mechanism through which the lncRNA OIP5-AS1, which is abundant in the cytoplasm, suppressed cell proliferation. Silencing of OIP5-AS1 in human cervical carcinoma cells revealed the appearance of many aberrant (monopolar, multipolar, misaligned) mitotic spindles. By biotin-oligomer affinity pulldown, proteomic, and bioinformatic analyses, we identified a subset of human cell cycle regulatory proteins encoded by mRNAs that were capable of interacting with OIP5-AS1. Further investigation revealed that GAK mRNA, which encodes a cyclin G-associated kinase important for mitotic progression, was a prominent target of OIP5-AS1. The interaction between these two transcripts led to a reduction in GAK mRNA stability and GAK protein abundance, as determined in cells in which OIP5-AS1 levels were increased or decreased. Importantly, the aberrant mitotic cell division seen after silencing OIP5-AS1 was partly rescued if GAK was simultaneously silenced. These findings indicate that the abnormal mitoses seen after silencing OIP5-AS1 was caused by an untimely rise in GAK levels and suggest that OIP5-AS1 suppresses cell proliferation at least in part by reducing GAK levels
Publication Title
LncRNA OIP5-AS1/cyrano suppresses GAK expression to control mitosis.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage, Cell line, Treatment
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