Metastatic relapse is the major cause of death in neuroblastoma (NB), yet there are no therapies to specifically target metastases. To understand the molecular mechanisms mediating NB metastasis, we developed a mouse model using intracardiac injection and in vivo selection to isolate metastatic subpopulations that exhibited a higher propensity for bone and central nervous system metastases. Gene expression profiling revealed two distinct subtypes, primary and metastatic, with differential regulation of 412 genes and multiple pathways including CADM1, SPHK1, and YAP/TAZ whose expression independently predicted survival. Loss- and gain-of-function experiments with these genes demonstrated a rescue of metastatic phenotypes in multiple NB cell lines in vitro or in vivo. Treatment with the compounds SKI II and Verteporfin that target SPHK1 and YAP/TAZ, respectively, inhibited NB metastasis in vivo. In addition, using gene expression profiling from the metastatic subpopulations, a gene signature (MET-75) was identified that predicts NB survival of patients with metastatic disease. This model therefore identifies genes regulating metastasis and candidate therapeutics for metastatic NB
A Metastatic Mouse Model Identifies Genes That Regulate Neuroblastoma Metastasis.
Disease
View SamplesTo study the gene expression profile of salivary glands with varying degrees of inflammation in Sjogren's and non Sjogren's patients
Chitinases in the salivary glands and circulation of patients with Sjögren's syndrome: macrophage harbingers of disease severity.
Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesDuring the course of adjuvant arthritis, maximal changes in gene expression were observed at the incubation phase. A major group of genes affected was related to immune activity. Tolerance induction by mycobacterial heat-shock protein 65 (Bhsp65), the disease-related antigen, caused upregulation of a large number of genes. These included immune activity genes as well as cell proliferation-related genes.
The gene expression profile of preclinical autoimmune arthritis and its modulation by a tolerogenic disease-protective antigenic challenge.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesWe used microarrays of eight different cell types in cortex to conduct specificity index analysis for detailed cell type specific molecular profile.
Layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in the medial prefrontal cortex moderate stress induced depressive behaviors.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe compared the seedling transcription profiles to determine the effects of loss-of-function of the BRX gene of Arabidopsis. BRX is required for optimal root growth. We compared seedlings of a loss-of-function line (brx) with its control background (Sav-0). Because the loss-of-function line was derived from introgression, a brx line that was complemented by a transgenic wild type copy of BRX was also included as a control. This line (rescued brx) allows the identification of expression differences that are due to introgression drag. See Mouchel et al. 2004, Genes & Dev. Vol. 18, p. 700 for a detailed description. We also compared to response of the different genotypes to the application of the phytohormones brassinolide (BL) and indole acetic acid (IAA)
BRX mediates feedback between brassinosteroid levels and auxin signalling in root growth.
Age, Compound, Time
View Samples5 day RNAi treatment to knockdown Enigma, CG9006, a Drosophila mitochondrial protein with homology to acyl-CoA dehydrogenases.
Enigma, a mitochondrial protein affecting lifespan and oxidative stress response in Drosophila.
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Single-cell RNA-seq reveals cell type-specific transcriptional signatures at the maternal-foetal interface during pregnancy.
Specimen part
View SamplesOur goal was to transcriptionally profile Prdm1+ cell lineages of maternal and embryonic origin in mid-gestation mouse placenta in order to study vascular mimicry and additional processes in the placenta. Overall design: Profiling of 61 single cells and 17 clusters of 2 or 3 cells chosen based on expression of Prdm1, a paternally inherited Prdm1-Venus fluorescent reporter, progenitor trophoblast marker Gjb3 and spiral artery trophoblast giant cell marker Prl7b1.
Single-cell RNA-seq reveals cell type-specific transcriptional signatures at the maternal-foetal interface during pregnancy.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesExpression profiling of wild-type and Prdm1 null mouse trophoblast giant cell cultures using Illumina whole genome mouse V2 arrays.
Single-cell RNA-seq reveals cell type-specific transcriptional signatures at the maternal-foetal interface during pregnancy.
Specimen part
View SamplesChemotherapy may cause DNA damage within the oral mucosa of cancer patients leading to mucositis, a dose-limiting side effect for effective cancer treatment.
Microarray analyses of oral punch biopsies from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients treated with chemotherapy.
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