To identify targets of PDGFRb signaling and potentially new markers for pericyte activation, we used microarray analysis to compare gene expression in control and mutant pericytes expressing a constitutively active PDGFRb.
PDGFRβ signaling regulates mural cell plasticity and inhibits fat development.
Specimen part
View SamplesPDGF and FGF treatment in E13.5 MEPMs. 4 hr PDGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 4 hr FGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates) Overall design: 4 hr PDGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 4 hr FGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + PD325901 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr PDGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 1 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates), 4 hr FGF + LY294002 treated MEPMs (2 replicates)
Receptor tyrosine kinases modulate distinct transcriptional programs by differential usage of intracellular pathways.
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View SamplesReceptor tyrosine kinase signaling is critical for mammalian craniofacial development, but the key downstream transcriptional effectors remain unknown. We demonstrate that SRF is induced by both PDGF and FGF signaling in mouse embryonic palatal mesenchyme cells, and Srf neural crest conditional mutants exhibit facial clefting accompanied by proliferation and migration defects. Srf and Pdgfra mutants interact genetically in craniofacial development, but Srf and Fgfr1 mutants do not. This signal specificity is recapitulated at the level of cofactor activation: while both PDGF and FGF target gene promoters show enriched genome-wide overlap with SRF ChIP-seq peaks, PDGF selectively activates a network of MRTF-dependent cytoskeletal genes. Collectively, our results identify a novel role for SRF in proliferation and migration during craniofacial development and delineate a mechanism of receptor tyrosine kinase specificity mediated through differential cofactor usage, leading to a unique PDGF-responsive SRF-driven transcriptional program in the midface. Overall design: Serum Starved MEPMs (4 replicates), 1 hr PDGF treated MEPMs (4 replicates), 1 hr FGF treated MEPMs (3 replicates)
Receptor tyrosine kinases modulate distinct transcriptional programs by differential usage of intracellular pathways.
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View SamplesExon array profiling of human primary tumor tissue samples including breast, colon and NSCLC.
Exon array profiling detects EML4-ALK fusion in breast, colorectal, and non-small cell lung cancers.
Specimen part
View SamplesIn this study, we used microarray analysis to determine gene expression profile changes in the mouse prostate following castration and hormone replacement. We first identified genes with significant expression changes in each of these two processes and then generated a list of androgen responsive genes and a list of genes whose expression were inversely correlated with the presence of androgen. The analysis of this data set is described in Wang et al., Differentiation, 2006
Expression profiling of the mouse prostate after castration and hormone replacement: implication of H-cadherin in prostate tumorigenesis.
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View SamplesNovel prognostic subclasses of high-grade astrocytoma are identified and discovered to resemble stages in neurogenesis. One tumor class displaying neuronal lineage markers shows longer survival, while two tumor classes enriched for neural stem cell markers display equally short survival. Poor prognosis subclasses exhibit either markers of proliferation or of angiogenesis and mesenchyme. Analysis of gene expression data is described in Phillips et al., Cancer Cell, 2006.
Molecular subclasses of high-grade glioma predict prognosis, delineate a pattern of disease progression, and resemble stages in neurogenesis.
Sex, Age, Disease stage
View SamplesRecent studies demonstrated that tumor cells with stem cell-like properties can be cultured from human glioblastomas by using conditions that select for the expansion of neural stem cells. We established glioblastoma stem-like (GS-) cell cultures from 9 different glioblastomas, 8 of which generated stably expandable cell lines. Analyzing GS-cell cultures, we discovered two clearly discernable phenotypes.
Glioblastoma-derived stem cell-enriched cultures form distinct subgroups according to molecular and phenotypic criteria.
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View SamplesWe compared a large panel of human glioblastoma stem-like (GS) cell lines, corresponding primary tumors and conventional glioma cell lines to identify cell lines that preserve the transcriptome of human glioblastomas most closely, thereby allowing identification of shared therapeutic targets.
A distinct subset of glioma cell lines with stem cell-like properties reflects the transcriptional phenotype of glioblastomas and overexpresses CXCR4 as therapeutic target.
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View SamplesThe aim of the study was to evaluate cocaine-induced changes in gene expression in a dopaminergic model.
Transcriptomic and genetic studies identify NFAT5 as a candidate gene for cocaine dependence.
Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesProduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is one of the important antimicrobial mechanisms of phagocytic cells. Enhanced oxidative burst requires these cells to be primed with agents such as IFNg and LPS with a synergistic effect of these agents on the level of the burst. However, excessive ROS generation will lead to tissue damage and has been implicated in a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune disease. Therefore, this process needs to be tightly regulated. In order to understand the genes regulating this process, we will treat bone marrow derived macrophages with above mentioned priming agents and study the gene expression.
NRROS negatively regulates reactive oxygen species during host defence and autoimmunity.
Specimen part, Treatment
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