To identify the CD4+ T cell cytokines responsible for the proliferation of the Lin-IEL lines CD4+ T cell clone L10, which recognises DQ2-glia-1, one of the immunodominant T cell epitopes in celiac disease, was stimulated for 3 hours in IMDM with plate-bound CD3/CD28-specific (2.5 g/ml each) or control antibodies coated onto 6-well non-tissue culture treated plates. Three independent biological replicates were performed, each time including 6 million Ficoll-purified live cells per condition. RNA was purified from these cells using the RNAeasy mini kit (Qiagen, Venlo, the Netherlands). cDNA was amplified using the Applause WT-Amp system (NuGEN technologies, Bemmel, the Netherlands) and biotin-labelled with the Encore Biotin Module (NuGEN). Human Gene 1.0 ST arrays (Affymetrix, High Wycombe, UK) were employed to quantify global gene expression.
CD4 T-cell cytokines synergize to induce proliferation of malignant and nonmalignant innate intraepithelial lymphocytes.
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View SamplesBMP treatment induces expression of late differenitation genes in primary human keratinocytes. Overall design: RNA-seq analysis after treatment with EGFR inhibitor AG1478 with or without BMP27 or BMP inhibitor DMH1. each treatment and control was performed in triplicate
Single-Cell ID-seq Reveals Dynamic BMP Pathway Activation Upstream of the MAF/MAFB-Program in Epidermal Differentiation.
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View SamplesComparison between ex vivo immature, mature and stimulated T cells and in vitro generated counterparts. The T cells generated in vitro were cultured on OP9-DL1 stroma supplied with growth factors.
In vitro generation of mature, naive antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells with a single T-cell receptor by agonist selection.
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View SamplesMycosis fungoides (MF), the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), is a malignancy of mature, skin-homing T cells. Szary syndrome (Sz) is often considered to represent a leukemic phase of MF. In this study the pattern of numerical chromosomal alterations in MF tumor samples was defined using array-based CGH; simultaneously gene expression was analyzed using microarrays. Highly recurrent chromosomal alterations in MF include copy number gain of 7q36, 7q21-7q22 and loss of 5q13 and 9p21. This pattern characteristic of MF differs markedly from chromosomal alterations observed in Sz. Integration of data from array-based CGH and gene expression analysis yielded several candidate genes with potential relevance in the pathogenesis of MF. We confirmed that the FASTK and SKAP1 genes, residing in loci with recurrent gain, demonstrated increased expression. The RB1 and DLEU1 tumor suppressor genes showed diminished expression associated with loss. In addition, it was found that presence of chromosomal alterations on 9p21, 8q24 and 1q21-1q22 was associated with poor prognosis in patients with MF. This study provides novel insight into genetic alterations underlying MF. Furthermore, our analysis uncovered genomic differences between MF and Sz, which suggest that the molecular pathogenesis and therefore therapeutic requirements of these CTCLs may be distinct.
Oncogenomic analysis of mycosis fungoides reveals major differences with Sezary syndrome.
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View SamplesSaccharomyces cerevisiae flocculation occurs when fermentable sugars are limiting and is therefore considered as a way to enhance the survival chance of Flo-expressing yeast cells. In this paper, the role of Flo1p in mating was demonstrated by showing that the mating efficiency, which contributes to the increased survival rate as well by generating genetic variability, is increased when cells flocculate. This was revealed by liquid growth experiments in a low shear environment and differential transcriptome analysis of FLO1 expressing cells compared to the non-flocculent wild-type cells. The results show that a floc provides a uniquely organized multicellular ultrastructure that provides a suitable microenvironment to induce and perform cell conjugation.
Molecular mechanism of flocculation self-recognition in yeast and its role in mating and survival.
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View SamplesHere we characterized the transcriptome and epigenome of control keratinocytes during differentiation. Epigenomic analyses showed that the temporal enrichment of p63 motifs in dynamic enhancers underscores the key role of p63 in orchestrating the enhancer landscape during keratinocyte differentiation. The cooperation between p63 and its co-regulating factors, such as RUNX1, is important for the finetuning of gene expression. Overall design: RNA-Seq, H3K4me3 ChIP-Seq and H3K27me3 ChIP-Seq of keratinocytes during differentiation on day0(proliferation), day2(early differentiation), day4(mid differentiation) and day7(late differentiation). RUNX1 ChIP-Seq of keratinocytes at the proliferation stage(day0).
Mutant p63 Affects Epidermal Cell Identity through Rewiring the Enhancer Landscape.
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View SamplesUndifferentiated and differentiated Keratinocytes (AG1478 treated) were stained with antibody-RNA conjugates to measure protein-based diffrentiation changes in conjunction with single-cell transcriptomics. The cells were crosslinked and stained according to the RAID procedure to allow intracellular immunostaining. Antibodies used in this experiment are (TGM1, NOTCH1, KLK6, JAG1, phospho-RPS6, phospho-FAK). Overall design: Three 384 wells plates for untreated and Three 384 wells plates for AG1478 treated cells were processed for single cell transcriptomics
Combined quantification of intracellular (phospho-)proteins and transcriptomics from fixed single cells.
Specimen part, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesCell fixation, permeabilization and antibody staining of could have adverse effects on the quality of single cell transcriptomics data. To assess the effects of the RAID procedure, which includes such steps, we performed a direct comparison of single cell transcriptomics by CELseq2 using unfixed and RAID-processed cells. Quality measures (gene complexity, gene detection rate, average gene expression) were performed using 40000 samples UMI counts per cell. Overall design: Single cells were sorted in 96, wells plates. Per condition (unfixed or RAID) three sets (A,B,C) of 48 cells were processed with the CELseq2 protocol.
Combined quantification of intracellular (phospho-)proteins and transcriptomics from fixed single cells.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesUndifferentiated and differentiated Keratinocytes (AG1478 treated) were stained with antibody-RNA conjugates (targeting EGFR and ITGA6) to measure protein-based differentiation changes in conjunction with single-cell transcriptomics. Overall design: Two 384 wells plates for untreated and two 384 wells plates for AG1478 treated cells were processed for single cell transcriptomics.
Combined quantification of intracellular (phospho-)proteins and transcriptomics from fixed single cells.
Specimen part, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesWe report the effects of silencing SRSF1 or ZMAT2 in human epidermal stem cells on the transcriptome of epidermal stem cells. We found that silencing ZMAT2 or SRSF1 affects global splicing, however, ZMAT2 seems to regulate splicing of a smaller more specific subset of genes. Overall design: RNA-sequencing data following silencing SRSF1 or ZMAT2
Splicing and Chromatin Factors Jointly Regulate Epidermal Differentiation.
Specimen part, Subject, Time
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