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SRP071232
Homo sapiens
24 Downloadable Samples
IlluminaHiSeq2500
Description
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic disease characterized by mTOR hyperfunction induced benign tumor growths in multiple organs and neurological symptoms. Because the molecular pathology is highly complex and the etiology poorly understood we employed a defined human neuronal model with a single mTOR activating mutation to dissect the disease-relevant molecular responses driving the neuropathology. TSC2 deficient neural stem cells showed severely reduced neuronal functional maturation and characteristics of astrogliosis instead. Accordingly, transcriptome analysis uncovered an inflammatory response and increased metabolic activity, while ribosome profiling revealed excessive translation of ribosomal transcripts and higher synthesis rates of angiogenic growth factors. Treatment with mTOR inhibitors corrected translational alterations but not transcriptional dysfunction. These results extend our understanding of the molecular pathophysiology of TSC brain lesions, and suggest phenotype-tailored pharmacological treatment strategies. Overall design: Two TSC+/- cell lines and two TSC-/- cell lines were independently generated from wild-type human embryonic stem cells by genome editting with zinc finger nucleases. Two cell lines were handled in the same way but without any known human gene editted and they are used as negative controls. Two independent biological replicates of each of the six cell lines are profiled with ribosome profiling technique.
Publication Title
Genomic analysis of the molecular neuropathology of tuberous sclerosis using a human stem cell model.
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No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 2500
Description
Small molecule splicing modifiers have been extensively described which target the generic splicing machinery and thus have low target specificity. We have identified potent splicing modifiers with unprecedented high selectively, correcting the splicing deficit of the SMN2 (survival motor neuron 2) gene in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Here we show that they directly bind to two sites of the SMN2 pre-mRNA, thereby stabilizing a novel ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex in the SMN2 gene that is critical for the high target specificity of these small molecules over other genes. In addition to the therapeutic potential of these molecules for treatment of SMA, our work may have wide-ranging consequences for further research to identify small molecules that target splicing correction of specific genes by interacting with tertiary RNA structures. Overall design: mRNA profiling of type I SMA fibroblasts treated with NVS-SM1
Publication Title
Binding to SMN2 pre-mRNA-protein complex elicits specificity for small molecule splicing modifiers.
Sample Metadata Fields
Treatment, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 36 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Gene 2.1 ST Array (hugene21st)
Description
Targets of Retinoic Acid (RA) and 3,4-didehydroretinoic acid (ddRA) were identified in primary human epidermal keratinocytes grown in the presence of atRA or ddRA for 4 and 24 hours.
Publication Title
The effect of two endogenous retinoids on the mRNA expression profile in human primary keratinocytes, focusing on genes causing autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis.
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Treatment
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 4 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430A 2.0 Array (mouse430a2)
Description
This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Publication Title
DOT1L-mediated H3K79 methylation in chromatin is dispensable for Wnt pathway-specific and other intestinal epithelial functions.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 4 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430A 2.0 Array (mouse430a2)
Description
We used microarrays to detail the differentail gene expression between intestinal Lgr5(hi) stem cells and differentiated cells
Publication Title
DOT1L-mediated H3K79 methylation in chromatin is dispensable for Wnt pathway-specific and other intestinal epithelial functions.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 1 Downloadable Sample
- Illumina Genome Analyzer
Description
We analyzed small RNAs from three mammalian species, and found that in all these species piRNA-directed targeting is accompanied by the generation of short sequences that have a very precisely defined length and a specific spatial relationship with the guide piRNAs. Overall design: small RNA-seq of testes lysate (beta-eliminated)
Publication Title
Conserved generation of short products at piRNA loci.
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No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
A key requisite for the success of a dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccine in treating malignancies is the capacity of the DCs to attract immune effector cells for further interaction and activation, considering crosstalk with DCs is partially regulated by cell-contact-dependent mechanisms. Although critical for therapeutic efficacy, immune cell recruitment is a largely overlooked aspect regarding optimization of DC therapy. In this paper we examine if the so-called interleukin (IL)-15 DC vaccine provides a favorable chemokine milieu for recruiting T cells, natural killer (NK) cells and gamma delta () T cells, in comparison with the IL-4 DCs used routinely for clinical studies, as well as the underlying mechanisms of immune cell attraction by IL-15 DCs. Chemokine signaling is studied both at the RNA level, using microarray data of mature DCs, and functional level, by means of a transwell chemotaxis assay. Important to note, the classic IL-4 DC vaccine falls short to attract the required immune effector lymphocytes, whereas the IL-15 DCs provide a favorable chemokine milieu for recruiting all cytolytic effector cells. The elevated secretion of the chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4 (CCL4), also known as macrophage inflammatory protein-1 (MIP-1), by IL-15 DCs underlies the enhanced migratory responsiveness of T cells, NK cells and T cells. Namely, neutralizing its receptor CCR5 resulted in a significant drop in migration of the aforementioned effector cells towards IL-15 DCs. These findings should be kept in mind in the design of future DC-based cancer vaccines.
Publication Title
Desirable cytolytic immune effector cell recruitment by interleukin-15 dendritic cells.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Subject
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 8 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 2.0 ST Array (mogene20st)
Description
Despite the widespread interest in direct neuronal reprogramming, the mechanisms underpinning fate conversion remain largely unknown. Our study revealed a critical time point after which cells either successfully convert into neurons or succumb to cell death. Co-transduction with Bcl-2 greatly improved negotiation of this critical point by faster neuronal differentiation. Surprisingly, mutants with reduced or no affinity for Bax demonstrated that Bcl-2 exerts this effect by an apoptosis-independent mechanism. Consistent with a caspase-independent role, ferroptosis inhibitors potently increased neuronal reprogramming by inhibiting lipid peroxidation occurring during fate conversion. Genome-wide expression analysis confirmed that treatments promoting neuronal reprogramming elicit an anti-oxidative stress response. Importantly, coexpression of Bcl-2 and anti-oxidative treatments lead to an unprecedented improvement in glial-to-neuron conversion after traumatic brain injury in vivo, underscoring the relevance of these pathways in cellular reprograming irrespective of cell type, in vitro and in vivo.
Publication Title
Identification and Successful Negotiation of a Metabolic Checkpoint in Direct Neuronal Reprogramming.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 26 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Murine Genome U74A Version 2 Array (mgu74av2)
Description
Microarray analysis of gene expression after transverse aortic constriction in mice: comparison of TAC vs. sham group at 48 hours, 10 days, and 3 weeks.
Publication Title
Microarray analysis of gene expression after transverse aortic constriction in mice.
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No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 4 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HiSeq 2000
Description
Purpose: To characterize transcriptional changes associated with homozygous inactivation the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) lysine methyltransferase Ezh2 in a mouse model of earlt T-cell precursor ALL (ETP-ALL) Methods: We sequenced mRNA from NRASQ61K transformed murine LSK-cells co-transduced with a self-inactivating Cre-vector. Cells were sorted for Cre-expression (lox-stop-loxRosa26-YFP) or expression of an inert control vector (GFP) and differentiated on OP9DL1 stroma with and without a functional Ezh2 gene. Results: Inactivation of Ezh2 in this model leads to accelerated leukemia development. Resulting gene expression changes are complex and include enrichment of genes associated with immature hematopoietic cells, Ras signaling and Cytokines and their cognate receptors. Conclusions: Inactivation of Ezh2 in our model leads to accentuated expression of early hematopoietic gene expression programs and to accentuated growth and survival signaling. Overall design: Examination of mRNA levels between Ezh2ff and Ezh2ko in vivo, Ezh2ff and Ezh2ko in vitro.
Publication Title
Ezh2 Controls an Early Hematopoietic Program and Growth and Survival Signaling in Early T Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
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Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
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