DNA microarray analysis (Affymetrix ATH1 GeneChip) on mutant lines of the gene At-FAX1 (At3g57280) in Arabidopsis thaliana was performed as described in Li et al. (2015). In total we analyzed the following comparisons: (A) flowers: fax1 knockout (n = 5) versus wild type (n = 5); (B) flowers: FAX1 over-expressors (n = 8, 4-times each line ox#2, ox#4) versus wild type (n = 5); (C) stems: fax1 knockout (n = 4) versus wild type (n = 4). Additional files containing processed data are provided (see <a href="http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/files/E-MTAB-3090" target="_blank">http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/files/E-MTAB-3090</a>).
FAX1, a novel membrane protein mediating plastid fatty acid export
Specimen part
View SamplesBrassinosteroids (BRs) are growth-promoting plant hormones that play a role in abiotic stress responses, but molecular modes that enable this activity remain largely unknown. Here we show that BRs participate in the regulation of freezing tolerance. BR signaling-defective mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana were hypersensitive to freezing before and after cold acclimation. The constitutive activation of BR signaling, in contrast, enhanced freezing resistance. Evidence is provided that the BR-controlled basic helixloophelix transcription factor CESTA (CES) can contribute to the constitutive expression of the C-REPEAT/DEHYDRATION-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING FACTOR (CBF) transcriptional regulators that control cold responsive (COR) gene expression. In addition, CBF-independent classes of BR-regulated COR genes are identified that are regulated in a BR- and CES-dependent manner during cold acclimation. A model is presented in which BRs govern different cold-responsive transcriptional cascades through the posttranslational modification of CES and redundantly acting factors. This contributes to the basal resistance against freezing stress, but also to the further improvement of this resistance through cold acclimation.
Brassinosteroids participate in the control of basal and acquired freezing tolerance of plants.
Age, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesCirculating progesterone (P4) levels decline before the onset of parturition in most animals, but not in humans. This has led to the suggestion that there is functional withdrawal of P4 action at the myometrial level prior to labor onset. Mifepristone is widely used to induce human labour
The study of progesterone action in human myometrial explants.
Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesTF1a AML cell line was selected for in vitro modelling of dormancy in AML. TF1-a were subjected to AML-niche-mimicking in vitro conditioning by culture with TGFB1 and the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin. Also TF1a cells were in vitro cultured with prolonged sublethal doses of Etoposide.
A molecular signature of dormancy in CD34<sup>+</sup>CD38<sup>-</sup> acute myeloid leukaemia cells.
Specimen part
View SamplesALTERED MERISTEM PROGRAM1 (AMP1) is a member of the M28 family of carboxypeptidases with a pivotal role in plant development and stress adaptation. Its most prominent mutant defect is a unique hypertrophic shoot phenotype combining a strongly increased organ formation rate with enhanced meristem size and the formation of ectopic meristem poles. However, so far the role of AMP1 in shoot development could not be assigned to a specific molecular pathway nor is its biochemical function resolved. We used a chemical genetic approach to identify the drug hyperphyllin (HP), which specifically mimics the shoot defects of amp1, including plastochron reduction and enlargement and multiplication of the shoot meristem. To further assess whether hyperphyllin acts in an AMP1-dependent manner we compared the transcriptonal responses of hyperphyllin-treated wild-type Arabidopsis seedlings with those of untreated amp1 mutant seedlings.
The Small Molecule Hyperphyllin Enhances Leaf Formation Rate and Mimics Shoot Meristem Integrity Defects Associated with AMP1 Deficiency.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesTranscription profiling of wild type yeast strain as well as strains carrying a deletion of Gcn4, Arr1 or both. Gene expression in rich medium (YPD) and under osmotic stress conditions (YPD + 0.8M NaCl) was compared.
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View SamplesWe analyzed and classified Whi3-regulated and ploidy-regulated genes in haploid and diploid strains of the Sigma1278b genetic background under vegetative growth conditions.<br></br><br></br>For this purpose, we measured transcriptional profiles of two different haploid MATa and one diploid MATa/a yeast strains of the following genotypes: WHI3 strain (SS_YHUM468=YHUM0468), whi3 strain (SS_ySS137=YHUM1920) and whi3-delta/whi3-delta strain (SS_ySS137dipl=YHUM2152). All three strains were grown in duplicate in YNB medium supplemented with tryptophan and uracil at 30 degrees C to an optical density of 1.0 before extraction of total RNA and transcriptional profiling<br></br><br></br>
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Sex, Subject
View SamplesEngineering of genetically encoded calcium indicators predominantly focused on optimizing fluorescence changes, but effects of indicator expression on host organisms have largely not been addressed. Here, we report biocompatibility and wide-spread functional expression of the genetically encoded calcium indicator TN-XXL in a transgenic mouse model. To validate the model and to characterize potential effects of indicator expression we assessed both indicator function and a variety of host parameters such as anatomy, physiology, behavior and gene expression profiles in these mice. We also demonstrate the usefulness of primary cell types and organ explants prepared from these mice for imaging applications. While we do find mild signatures of indicator expression that may guide further indicator development the green indicator mice generated provide a well characterized resource of primary cells and tissues for in vitro and in vivo calcium imaging applications.
Biocompatibility of a genetically encoded calcium indicator in a transgenic mouse model.
Specimen part
View SamplesClC-2 is a broadly expressed Cl- channel of the CLC family of Cl- channels and transporters which is abundantly expressed in brain. Here it was proposed to participate in lowering the cytoplasmic Cl- concentration of neurons, a process that establishes an inhibitory response to the neurotransmitters GABA and glycine (Staley et al., 1996). Heterozygous mutations in CLCN2 (the gene encoding ClC-2) were recently reported in a few patients with three clinically distinct forms of epilepsy (Haug et al, 2003). However, the disruption of ClC-2 in mice (ClC-2 KO mouse) did not entail epilepsy (Bösl et al., 2001; Nehrke et al., 2002) but myelin vacuolation in fiber tracts of the central nervous system. We used a gene expression profiling of the ClC-2 KO mouse in brain to identify possible disease mechanism which cause the observed myelin phenotype. As these myelin vacuolation became apparent in the fiber tracts of ClC-2 KO cerebellum at P28 and increased with age, we analysed the cerebellum of ClC-2 KO mice at different postnatal ages, before (P14) and after (P35) the KO cerebellum has been affected by myelin vacuolation.
Leukoencephalopathy upon disruption of the chloride channel ClC-2.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Subject, Time
View SamplesTissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) controls matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity through 1:1 stochiometric binding. Human TIMP-1 fused to a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor (TIMP-1-GPI) shifts the activity of TIMP-1 from the extracellular matrix to the cell surface. TIMP-1-GPI treated renal cell carcinoma cells (RCC) show increased apoptosis and reduced proliferation. Transcriptomic profiling and regulatory pathway mapping were used to identify potential mechanisms driving these effects. Significant changes in inhibitor of DNA binding (IDs), TGF-1/SMAD and BMP pathways resulted from TIMP-1-GPI treatment. These events were linked to reduced TGF-1 signaling mediated by inhibition of proteolytic processing of latent TGF-1 by TIMP-1-GPI.
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