Mutations in the gene encoding the transcription factor AutoImmune REgulator (AIRE) are responsible for the Autoimmune PolyEndocrinopathy Candidiasis Ecodermal Dystrophy syndrome. AIRE directs expression of tissue restricted antigens in the thymic medulla and in lymph node stromal cells and thereby substantially contributes to induction of immunological tolerance to self-antigens. Data from experimental mouse models showed that AIRE-deficiency leads to impaired deletion of autospecific T cell precursors. However, a potential role for AIRE in the function of regulatory T cell populations, which are known to play a central role in prevention of immunopathology, has remained elusive. Regulatory T cells of CD8+CD28low phenotype efficiently control immune responses in experimental autoimmune and colitis models in mice. We here show that CD8+CD28low Treg from AIRE-deficient mice are transcriptionally and phenotypically normal, exert efficient suppression of in vitro immune responses, but completely fail to prevent experimental colitis in vivo. Our data therefore demonstrate that AIRE plays an important role in the in vivo function of a naturally occurring regulatory T cell population.
Autoimmune regulator (AIRE)-deficient CD8+CD28low regulatory T lymphocytes fail to control experimental colitis.
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View SamplesWe analyzed expression changes between JAK2V617F positive bone marrow cells and JAK2V617F negative cells
Autocrine Tnf signaling favors malignant cells in myelofibrosis in a Tnfr2-dependent fashion.
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View SamplesGlobal transcriptomic alterations of both coding and non-coding RNA species are a ubiquitous feature associated with human cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Dysregulation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), the key regulators of RNA processing, is one mechanism in which cancer cells select to promote tumorigenesis. We analyzed genomic alterations amongst a family of more than 800 mRNA RBPs (mRBPs) in 1,225 clinical specimens from HCC patients and found that RBPs are significantly activated through gene amplification in a subset of tumors with poor prognosis, suggesting their potential oncogenic roles in HCC progression. Amongst the top candidates, RD binding protein (RDBP) was further characterized for its oncogenic role and effects on the HCC transcriptome. While the activation of RDBP induced an oncogenic phenotype, the abrogation of RDBP in HCC cells significantly decreased cancer associated phenotypes such as cell proliferation, migration/invasion and tumorigenicity in vivo. Further microarray analyses revealed that RDBP-dependent genes were tumor-related with a significant enrichment for c-Myc targets, suggesting interplay between RDBP and c-Myc signaling. Similar data were also found in HCC clinical specimens where c-Myc amplification was uncommon. Consistently, the RDBP-dependent c-Myc target gene signature was able to predict HCC patient survival in two independent cohorts of more than 400 patients. Taken together, our results suggest that oncogenic activation of RDBP is a novel mechanism that contributes to global transcriptome imbalance that is selective for the activation of c-Myc oncogenic signaling in HCC.
Oncogenic Activation of the RNA Binding Protein NELFE and MYC Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
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View SamplesCombined transcriptomic and functional analyses of HCC cells at single-cell level were performed to assess CSC heterogeneity. Overall design: Single-cell transcriptome analyses of two HCC cell lines (HuH-1 and HuH-7) and one patient-derived circulating tumor cells by using SMART-Seq protocol ***Due to patient privacy concerns, the submitter declares that patient data will be submitted to dbGaP.***
Single-cell analysis reveals cancer stem cell heterogeneity in hepatocellular carcinoma.
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View SamplesSoxR and SoxS constitute an intracellular signal response system that rapidly detects changes in superoxide levels and modulates gene expression in E. coli.
Rapid changes in gene expression dynamics in response to superoxide reveal SoxRS-dependent and independent transcriptional networks.
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View SamplesOur study describes in detail the role of Bmp2 during cardiac valve developmnent and its implication in Notch pathway activation. Overall design: Hearts were isolated from WT and Bmp2GOF;Nkx2.5-Cre mouse embryos at stage E9.5 and their expression profile characterized by RNA-seq
Bmp2 and Notch cooperate to pattern the embryonic endocardium.
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View SamplesThe zebrafish heart remarkably regenerates after a severe ventricular damage followed by inflammation, fibrotic tissue deposition and removal concomitant with cardiac muscle replacement. We have investigated the role of the endocardium in this regeneration process. 3D-whole mount imaging in injured hearts revealed that GFP-labelled endocardial cells in ET33mi-60A transgenic fish become rapidly activated and highly proliferative at 3 days post cryoinjury (dpci). Endocardial cells extensively expand within the injury site and organize to form a coherent structure at 9 dpci that persists throughout the regeneration process. Upon injury, endocardial cells strongly up-regulate the Notch pathway ligand delta like4 (dll4) and the Notch receptors notch1b, notch2 and notch3. Expression profiling showed that Notch signalling inhibition affects endocardial gene expression and genes related to extracellular matrix remodelling and inflammation. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments revealed that Notch is required for the organization of the endocardium, attenuation of the inflammatory response and cardiomyocyte proliferation. These results demonstrate a novel structural and signalling role for the endocardium during heart regeneration. Overall design: RNA was extracted from apical tip of heart ventricles 72h after cryoinjured adult zebrafish heart treated with DMSO (Controls) or RO gamma secretase inhibitor at 24 and 48h post injury.
Notch signalling restricts inflammation and <i>serpine1</i> expression in the dynamic endocardium of the regenerating zebrafish heart.
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View SamplesNeuroanatomical methods enable high-resolution mapping of neural circuitry, but do not allow systematic molecular profiling of neurons based on their connectivity. Here, we report the development of a novel approach for molecularly profiling projective neurons. We show that ribosomes can be labeled with a camelid nanobody raised against GFP and that this system can be engineered to selectively capture translating mRNAs from cells expressing GFP. We generated a transgenic mouse encoding a nanobody-ribosomal protein fusion (Syn-NBL10) and used a retrograde virus (CAV) encoding GFP to immunoprecipitate ribosomes from projection neurons. This enabled us to profile neurons projecting to the nucleus accumbens. The current method provides a new means for profiling neurons based on their projections. Overall design: Translating mRNAs immunoprecipitated from neurons projecting to the nucleus accumbens. Each Input and IP sample corrspond to a pooled group of 6 mice.
Molecular profiling of neurons based on connectivity.
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View SamplesNeuroinflammatory and neuroimmune mechanisms, as exemplified by infiltrating immune cells and activation of resident endothelial/glial cells, respectively, are known to be involved in the establishment and maintenance of chronic pain. An immune system pathway that may be involved in the activation of both immune and glial cells is complement. The complement pathway is made up of a large number of distinct plasma proteins which react with one another to opsonize pathogens and induce a series of inflammatory responses to help fight infection. Cleaved products and complexes produced by complement activation are responsible for a range of effects including mediation of immune infiltration, activation of phagocytes, opsonization/lysis of pathogens and injured cells, and production of vasoactive amines such as histamine and serotonin.
Complement activation in the peripheral nervous system following the spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain.
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View SamplesNKL homeobox genes encode developmental transcription factors regulating basic processes in cell differentiation. According to their physiological expression pattern in early hematopoiesis and B-cell development, particular members of this homeobox gene subclass constitute an NKL-code. These B-cell specific genes generate a regulatory network and their deregulation is implicated in B-cell lymphomagenesis. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects B-cells and influences the activity of signalling pathways including JAK/STAT and several genes encoding developmental regulators. Therefore, EBV-infection impacts the pathogenesis and the outcome of B-cell malignancies including Hodgkin lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Here, we isolated EBV-positive and EBV-negative subclones from the DLBCL derived cell line DOHH-2. These subclones served as model to investigate the role of EBV in deregulation of the B-cell specific NKL-code members HHEX, HLX, MSX1 and NKX6-3. We showed that the EBV-encoded factors LMP1 and LMP2A activated the expression of HLX via STAT3. HLX in turn repressed NKX6-3, SPIB and IL4R which normally mediate plasma cell differentiation. In addition, HLX repressed pro-apoptotic factor BCL2L11/BIM supporting cell survival. Thus, EBV aberrantly activated HLX thereby disturbing both B-cell differentiation and apoptosis in DLBCL. The results of our study contribute to better understand the pathogenic role of EBV in B-cell malignancies.
The NKL-code for innate lymphoid cells reveals deregulated expression of NKL homeobox genes HHEX and HLX in anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).
Cell line, Treatment
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