Adipose stroma in the mouse mammary gland undergoes remodeling throughout the 5 stages of development. These include nulliparous (virgin;never been pregnant), pregnant, lactating, involuting and regressed.
Pregnancy-associated breast cancers are driven by differences in adipose stromal cells present during lactation.
Specimen part
View SamplesIn this experiment we catalogue transcriptional changes accompanying COPD in the quadriceps. We measure global gene transcription in the quadriceps using Affymetrix HuGene 1.1 ST arrays in an unselected cohort of 79 stable COPD patients in secondary care and 16 healthy age-and gender-matched controls.
COPD is accompanied by co-ordinated transcriptional perturbation in the quadriceps affecting the mitochondria and extracellular matrix.
Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesWe have previously identified hundreds of human islet lncRNAs. Here we functionally characterise 12 such lncRNAs in EndoC-betaH1 cells through loss of function studies.
Human Pancreatic β Cell lncRNAs Control Cell-Specific Regulatory Networks.
Cell line
View SamplesAsthma is characterized by intermittent inflammation of the airways, airflow limitation and wheeze. The ORMDL3 locus on chromosome 17q21 confers the major genetic susceptibility to childhood asthma. Although sphingolipids are important in immune signalling, the mechanisms of action of ORMDL3 on airway inflammation are incompletely understood.
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Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesThe progression to AIDS is influenced by changes in the biology of heterogeneous monocyte subsets. Classical (CD14++CD16-), intermediate (CD14++CD16+), and nonclassical (CD14+CD16++) monocytes may represent progressive stages of monocyte maturation or disparate myeloid lineages with different turnover rates and function. To investigate the relationship between monocyte subsets and the response to SIV infection, we performed microarray analysis of monocyte subsets in rhesus macaques at three timepoints: prior to SIV infection, 26 days post-infection, and necropsy with AIDS. Genes with a 2-fold change between monocyte subsets (2023 genes) or infection timepoints (424 genes) were selected. We identify 172 genes differentially expressed among monocyte subsets in both uninfected and SIV-infected animals. Classical monocytes express genes associated with inflammatory responses and cell proliferation. Nonclassical monocytes express genes associated with activation, immune effector functions, and cell cycle inhibition. The classical and intermediate subsets are most similar at all timepoints, and transcriptional similarity between intermediate and nonclassical monocytes increases with AIDS. Cytosolic sensors of nucleic acids, restriction factors, and interferon-stimulated genes are induced in all three subsets with AIDS. We conclude that SIV infection alters the transcriptional relationship between monocyte subsets and that the innate immune response to SIV infection is conserved across monocyte subsets.
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Specimen part
View SamplesIron-deficiency repsonses in Arabidopsis are controlled by several bHLH transcription factors. FIT, for example has been shown to direct iron-uptake responses. However, the role of shoot and root expressed genes bHLH100 and bHLH101 has not be clarified. We used microarray to study what genes might be miss-regulated in the double mutant bhlh100/bhlh101 background
Arabidopsis bHLH100 and bHLH101 control iron homeostasis via a FIT-independent pathway.
Age, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesE4bp4 is essential for the development of natural killer (NK) cells. We sought to identify downstream targets of E4bp4 by comparing mRNA expression in wild type vs. E4bp4 knockout
The transcription factor E4bp4/Nfil3 controls commitment to the NK lineage and directly regulates Eomes and Id2 expression.
Specimen part
View SamplesThis SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
PDGF Engages an E2F-USP1 Signaling Pathway to Support ID2-Mediated Survival of Proneural Glioma Cells.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesAnalysis of gene expression in worms exposed to PA14 for 4 hours. Worms used were wild-type or fshr-1(ok778) mutants. Comparisons allowed determination of fshr-1-dependent gene expression.
The Conserved G-Protein Coupled Receptor FSHR-1 Regulates Protective Host Responses to Infection and Oxidative Stress.
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View SamplesWe wanted to understand at what level BTS acts, i.e. how upstream BTS acts and if BTS misregulation affets only a subset or multiple subsets of Fe regulated genes. We studied WT and bts-3 mutant roots.
BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Specimen part
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