Dclk1 (Doublecortin like kinase-1) labels a rare population of long-lived and largely quiescent cells in the adult mouse pancreas. The expression of Dclk1+ vs Dclk1- pancreatic cells (mostly acinar) is observed. Overall design: Dclk1+ vs Dclk1-
Dclk1 Defines Quiescent Pancreatic Progenitors that Promote Injury-Induced Regeneration and Tumorigenesis.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesAgeing populations pose one of the main public health crises of our time. Reprogramming gene expression by altering the activities of sequence-specific transcription factors (TF) can ameliorate deleterious effects of age. Here we explore how a circuit of TFs coordinates pro-longevity transcriptional outcomes, which reveals a multi-tissue and multi-species role for an entire protein family: the E-twenty-six (ETS) TFs. In Drosophila, reduced insulin/IGF signalling (IIS) extends lifespan by coordinating activation of Aop, an ETS transcriptional repressor, and Foxo, a Forkhead transcriptional activator. Aop and Foxo bind the same genomic loci, and we show that, individually, they effect similar transcriptional programmes in vivo. In combination, Aop can both moderate or synergise with Foxo, dependent on promoter context. Moreover, Foxo and Aop oppose the activities of Pnt, an ETS transcriptional activator, effecting a transcriptomic programme that correlates lifespan outcomes. Directly limiting Pnt extended lifespan, suggesting this is how Aop and Foxo promote longevity. The lifespan-limiting role of Pnt appears to be balanced by a requirement for metabolic regulation in young flies, in which the Aop-Pnt-Foxo circuit determines nutrient storage, and Pnt regulates lipolysis and responses to nutrient stress. Molecular functions are conserved amongst ETS TFs, suggesting others may also affect ageing. We show that Ets21C limits lifespan, functioning in the same genetic network as Foxo and IIS. Other ETS TFs appear to play roles in fly ageing in multiple contexts, since inhibiting the majority of the family in intestine, adipose or neurons extended lifespan. We expand the repertoire of lifespan-limiting ETS TFs in C. elegans, confirming their conserved function in ageing. Altogether this study reveals that roles of ETS TFs in physiology and lifespan are conserved throughout the family, both within and between species. Overall design: foxo, aopACT and pntP1 overexpression in S106 D. melanogaster, polyA RNAseq.
Longevity is determined by ETS transcription factors in multiple tissues and diverse species.
Sex, Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesA comparative bulk cell RNA-seq analysis of diverse intestinal stem cell populations was performed, for cells expressing the following markers: Lgr5-eGFPhi, Cd166+, Cd24lo, Grp78, upper side population (SP), Bmi1, mTert, Hopx, Dclk1, a lower side population (SP) Overall design: For each ISC population of interest, three independent mice (biological replicates) were used. From each mouse, a marker-“positive” and a marker-“negative” population were collected, as well as a "total" population.
Intestinal Enteroendocrine Lineage Cells Possess Homeostatic and Injury-Inducible Stem Cell Activity.
Disease, Subject
View SamplesA subset of GC B cells that have stopped cycling, upregulated CD38 and downregulated BCL-6 is functionally verified as GC-derived memory B cell precursors (GC-MPs). RNA-seq analyses of the transcriptome were used to probe the developmental trajectory of these cells and their responses to IL-9, a cytokine that is found to drive the memory development from the GC. Overall design: Differential gene expression analyses between GC-MP cells and regular GC B cells in G1 phase (GC-MPP cells); Gene expression profiling of different GC subsets in comparison to memory B cells and plasma cells; acute effects of in vivo IL-9 or anti-IL-9 treatment on GC-MP or GC-MPP cells.
Germinal-center development of memory B cells driven by IL-9 from follicular helper T cells.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesOral Cavity Cancer
A 13-gene signature prognostic of HPV-negative OSCC: discovery and external validation.
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View SamplesOSCC is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. In this study, we built on our previous molecular work to identify and validate a prognostic 13-gene signature that showed a higher ability than tumor stage in predicting survival for patients with
A 13-gene signature prognostic of HPV-negative OSCC: discovery and external validation.
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesImmune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease where platelets are destroyed prematurely. In the majority of children the disease resolves but in some it becomes chronic. To investigate whether the two forms of the disease are similar or separate entities we performed DNA microarray analysis of T-cells from newly diagnosed children and children with chronic ITP. We found complete separation of the expression files between the two forms of the disease. Furthermore, the gene expression of several cytokines differed between the two forms of the disease. This was also reflected in plasma with increased levels of IL-16 and TWEAK and lower levels of IL-4 in newly diagnosed compared with chronic ITP. Thus, our data indicate that the two forms of the disease may be separate entities.
Differences in gene expression and cytokine levels between newly diagnosed and chronic pediatric ITP.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesOSCC is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. To identify potential biomarkers for the early detection of invasive OSCC, we compared the gene expressions of OSCC, oral dysplasia, and normal
Gene expression profiling identifies genes predictive of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
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Brain iron accumulation affects myelin-related molecular systems implicated in a rare neurogenetic disease family with neuropsychiatric features.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesDifferential gene expression is assessed in substantia nigra and basal ganglia of neurodegenertion with brain iron accumulation cases (BIA) compared to matched normal controls (c).
Brain iron accumulation affects myelin-related molecular systems implicated in a rare neurogenetic disease family with neuropsychiatric features.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease
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