Endothelial cell (EC) therapy may promote vascular growth or reendothelization in a variety of disease conditions. However, the production of a cell therapy preparation containing differentiated, dividing cells presenting typical EC phenotype, functional properties and chemokine profile is challenging. We focused on comparative analysis of seven small molecule-mediated differentiation protocols of ECs from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Differentiated cells showed a typical surface antigen pattern of ECs as characterized with flow cytometry analysis, functional properties, such as tube formation and ability to uptake acetylated LDL. Gene expression analysis by RNA sequencing revealed an efficient silencing of pluripotency genes and upregulation of genes related to cellular adhesion during differentiation. In addition, distinct patterns of transcription factor expression were identified during cellular reprogramming providing targets for more effective differentiation protocols in the future. Altogether, our results suggest that the most optimal EC differentiation protocol includes early inhibition of Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase and activation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling, and inhibition of transforming growth factor beta signaling after mesodermal stage. These findings provide the first systematic characterization of the most potent signalling factors and small molecules used to generate ECs from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Consequently, this work improves the existing EC differentiation protocols and opens up new avenues for controlling cell fate for regenerative EC therapy. Overall design: Comparison of the effects of signalling factors and small molecules on endothelial cell differentiation from induced pluripotent stem cells using RNA-Seq. Following small molecules and growth factors were used in different combinations and time courses: 10 uM TGFß-inhibitor SB431542, 10 uM ROCK-inhibitor Y-27632, 20 ng/ml recombinant human BMP-4 and 0,25 mM 8-Br-cAMP. In all groups without TGFß-inhibitor at day 1 in the differentiation, it was added at day 4. In those groups with BMP-4 at day 1, it was removed at day 4. Differentiating ECs were passaged every 4-6 days using Accutase.
Temporal Dynamics of Gene Expression During Endothelial Cell Differentiation From Human iPS Cells: A Comparison Study of Signalling Factors and Small Molecules.
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View SamplesThe goals of this study is to test whether NICD presence protects the RBPjk-null Hair Follicles by altering gene expression via association with other DNA binding proteins at P3, just before the conversion to TSLP-producing keratin cysts. Overall design: Methods: Skin samples were embedded in OCT. Sectioned at 20µm thickness. Dehydrated in EtOH, and equilibrated to Xylene before the LCM procedure. Laser capture was performed with Arcturus Veritas. Methods: ~100 hair follicles from Notch-null, PS-null, RBPjk-null and wild-type samples were pooled into 3 biological replicates for each genotype and subjected to RNA isolation followed by RNA-Seq. Conclusions: A total of 2047 genes were differentially expressed (=1.5 fold) in three or more biological replicates of Notch mutant hair follicles compared to wild-type controls (p-value<0.05). Unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis failed to distinguish between the mutants.
The Notch Intracellular Domain Has an RBPj-Independent Role during Mouse Hair Follicular Development.
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View SamplesInjured skeletal muscle regenerates, but with age or in muscular dystrophies, muscle is replaced by fat. Upon injury, muscle-resident fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) proliferated and gave rise to adipocytes. These FAPs dynamically produced primary cilia, structures that transduce intercellular cues such as Hedgehog (Hh) signals. Genetically removing cilia from FAPs inhibited intramuscular adipogenesis, both after injury and in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Blocking FAP ciliation also enhanced myofiber regeneration after injury and reduced myofiber size decline in the muscular dystrophy model. Hh signaling through FAP cilia regulated the expression of TIMP3, a secreted metalloproteinase inhibitor, that inhibited MMP14 to block adipogenesis. A pharmacological mimetic of TIMP3 blocked the conversion of FAPs into adipocytes, pointing to a strategy to combat fatty degeneration of skeletal muscle. We conclude that ciliary Hh signaling by FAPs orchestrates the regenerative response to skeletal muscle injury. Overall design: Transcriptomic profiling using RNAseq was performed on RNA derived from a bipotent, progenitor cell population, called fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs), purified from tibialis anterior muscle 3 days post glycerol injury. Two populations of cells were sequenced, one from wild type muscle (FAP-ctrl) and another from cells in which cilia, using a floxed Ift88 allele, were conditionally deleted (FAP-no cilia). A total of five FAP-ctrl and 3 FAP-no cilia samples were used. The TruSeq Stranded Total RNA Library Prep Kit (Ilumina) was used to generate the library, which was subsequently sequenced using an Illumina 2500 SE 50bp platform and aligned to the GRCm38.78 whole genome using STAR RNAseq aligner. Individual read counts were normalized to the geometric mean read count across all samples using DEseq. Sequencing yielded ~314 million total reads with an average read depth of ~34.9 million reads per sample.
Ciliary Hedgehog Signaling Restricts Injury-Induced Adipogenesis.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesNotch1 deficient hair matrix keratinocytes have lower mitotic rates, resulting in smaller follicles with fewer cells. In addition, the ratio of melanocytes to keratinocytes is greatly reduced. Microarray was performed to study downstream mechanism of Notch1-deficiency
Bi-compartmental communication contributes to the opposite proliferative behavior of Notch1-deficient hair follicle and epidermal keratinocytes.
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View SamplesTo determine if RU-486 would be effective as a chemopreventive agent, microarrays were used to analyse global gene expression changes in wild-type vs. MMTV-PAX8PPARg mice to determine their differential response to RU486
The chemopreventive effect of mifepristone on mammary tumorigenesis is associated with an anti-invasive and anti-inflammatory gene signature.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesLow incubation temperature during early development negatively affects survival and related innate immune processes in zebrafish larvae exposed to lipopolysaccharide Overall design: Zebrafish embryos were collected from 28 °C, and divided into three temperature groups (24 °C, 28 °C, 32 °C) for incubation. At the first-feeding stage, larvae from each incubation temperature group were further split into three temperature groups in a full-factorial way for LPS challenge. In total, nine temperature groups (three incubation temperatures x three challenge temperatures) were generated. At 24 h post LPS challenge, mortality of larvae were recorded. Larvae originating from 24 °C incubation temperature group had higher mortality rate than larvae from the other two temperature groups. LPS-treated larvae from three temperature groups, incubation 24 °C x challenge 24 °C, incubation 24 °C x challenge 32 °C, and incubation 32 °C x challenge 24 °C, together with their respective control were chosen for transcriptomic analyses using mRNA sequencing. A total of 722 genes were determined differentially expressed (DEGs) by DESeq2 (adjusted p-value < 0.05) in LPS-challenged larvae compared to control, and 605 of them had a fold change greater than 1.5, including 294 DEGs (144 up-/150 down-regulated) in larvae incubated and challenged with LPS at 24 °C; 33 DEGs (20 up-/13 down-regulated) in larvae incubated at 32 °C and challenged at 24 °C; and 278 DEGs (190 up-/88 down-regulated) in larvae incubated at 24 °C and challenged at 32 °C. Larvae incubated and challenged with LPS at 24 °C had stimulated innate immune response compared to control, while they also showed down-regulated innate immune processes and genes. In larvae incubated at 32 °C and challenged at 24 °C, the innate immune processes were up-regulated in larvae exposed to LPS compared to control, and theses processes were even much stronger (with higher enrichment values) than larvae from incubation and challenge temperature of 24 °C. In larvae incubated at 24 °C and challenged with LPS at 32 °C, limited innate immune response were up-regulated, and additional hypoxia and oxidative processes were observed. Genes annexin A2a, S100 calcium binding protein A10b, and lymphocyte antigen-6, epidermis were identified as promising candidates for LPS recognition and signal transduction.
Low incubation temperature during early development negatively affects survival and related innate immune processes in zebrafish larvae exposed to lipopolysaccharide.
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View SamplesLacciac Acid A was indentified as an inhibitor of DMNT1. MCF-7 cells were treated with Lacciac Acid A (200 uM) for 5 days. Changes in gene expression were identified by using Affymetrix Human gene ST1.0 arrays. We used microarrays to determine global changes in gene expression upon treatment with Lacciac Acid A an inhibitor of DMNT1.
Laccaic acid A is a direct, DNA-competitive inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase 1.
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View SamplesThe role of Sca-1 on mammary tumorigenesis was assessed. Microarrays were used to analyse global gene expression changes in Sca-1 KO mice versus wild-type mice and determine the differential responses to MP and DMBA-induced Mammary carcinogenesis
Stem cell antigen-1 deficiency enhances the chemopreventive effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ activation.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesMammalian spermatogenesis is a complex biological process that occurs within a highly organized tissue, the seminiferous epithelium. The coordinated maturation of spermatogonia, spermatocytes and spermatids suggests the existence of precise programs of gene expression in these cells as well as in their neighboring somatic Sertoli cells. The objective of this study was to elucidate genes encoding the proteins that execute these programs. Rat seminiferous tubules at stages I, II-III, IV-V, VI, VIIa,b, VIIc,d, VIII, IX-XI, XII, XIII-XIV of the cycle were isolated by microdissection and Sertoli cells, spermatogonia plus early spermatocytes, pachytene spermatocytes and spermatids were purified from enzymatically-dispersed testes. Microarray analysis using Rat Genome 230 2.0 arrays identified a total of 16,971 probe sets that recognized transcripts. A comparison with the transcriptome of other tissues identified 398 testis-specific probe sets, which therefore are potential targets for the development of new contraceptives. Sequential waves of cell and stage-specific gene expression are associated with progression of germ cells through the stages of the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium and 1612 probe sets recognized transcripts whose expressions varied at least 4-fold across the stages of the cycle. Pathway analyses reveal that entire biological processes are regulated cyclically in testicular cells. Important among these are cell cycle and DNA repair. Thus, stage-specific gene expression is a widespread and fundamental characteristic of spermatogenic cells and Sertoli cells.
Stage-specific gene expression is a fundamental characteristic of rat spermatogenic cells and Sertoli cells.
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View SamplesDuring low temperature exposure, temperate plant species increase their freezing tolerance in a process termed cold acclimation. During deacclimation in response to warm temperatures cold acclimated plants lose freezing tolerance and resume growth and development. While considerable effort has been directed toward understanding the molecular and metabolic basis of cold acclimation, much less information is available about the regulation of deacclimation. Here, we report metabolic (GC-MS) and transcriptional (microarrays, qRT-PCR) responses underlying deacclimation during the first 24 h after a shift of cold acclimated Arabidopsis thaliana (Columbia-0) plants to warm temperature. The data revealed a faster response of the transcriptome than of the metabolome and provided evidence for tightly regulated temporal responses at both levels. Metabolically deacclimation is associated with decreasing contents of sugars, amino acids and glycolytic and TCA cycle intermediates, indicating an increased need for carbon sources and respiratory energy production associated with growth resumption under warm temperature conditions. Deacclimation also involves extensive down-regulation of protein synthesis and changes in the metabolism of lipids and cell wall components. Altered hormonal regulation appears particularly important during deacclimation, with changes in the expression of genes related to auxin, gibberellin, brassinosteroid, jasmonate and ethylene metabolisms. Several transcription factor families controlling fundamental aspects of plant development are significantly regulated during deacclimation, emphasizing that loss of freezing tolerance and growth resumption are interrelated processes that are transcriptionally highly interrelated. Expression patterns of some clock oscillator components during deacclimation resembled those under warm conditions, indicating at least partial re-activation of the circadian clock. This study provide the first comprehensive analysis of the regulation of deacclimation in cold acclimated plants. The data indicate cascades of rapidly regulated genes and metabolites that underly the developmental switch resulting in reduced freezing tolerance and the resumption of growth. They constitute a reference dataset of genes, metabolites and pathways that are crucial during the first rapid phase of deacclimation and will be useful for the further analysis of this important but under-researched plant process.
Rapid transcriptional and metabolic regulation of the deacclimation process in cold acclimated Arabidopsis thaliana.
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