Gene expression profiles, phenolics and lignin of Sitka spruce bark and sapwood before and after wounding and inoculation with Heterobasidion annosum

2011 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana Deflorio ◽  
Graham Horgan ◽  
Stephen Woodward ◽  
Carl Gunnar Fossdal
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Reza Vafaee ◽  
Mostafa Rezaei Tavirani ◽  
Sina Rezaei Tavirani ◽  
Mohammadreza Razzaghi

There are many documents about benefits of exercise on human health. However, evidences indicate to positive effect of exercise on disease prevention, understanding of many aspects of this mechanism need more investigations. Determination of critical genes which effect human health. GSE156249 including 12 gene expression profiles of healthy individual biopsy from vastus lateralis muscle before and after 12-week combined exercise training intervention were extracted from gene expression omnibus (GEO) database. The significant DEGs were included in interactome unit by Cytoscape software and STRING database. The network was analyzed to find the central nodes subnetwork clusters. The nodes of prominent cluster were assessed via gene ontology by using ClueGO. Number of 8 significant DEGs and 100 first neighbors analyzed via network analysis. The network includes 2 clusters and COL3A1, BGN, and LOX were determined as central DEGs. The critical DEGs were involved in cancer prevention process.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna E Backhaus ◽  
Ashleigh Lister ◽  
Melissa Tomkins ◽  
Nikolai M. Adamski ◽  
James Simmonds ◽  
...  

Spikelets are the fundamental building blocks of Poaceae inflorescences and their development and branching patterns determine the various inflorescence architectures and grain yield of grasses. In wheat, the central spikelets produce the most and largest grains, while spikelet size gradually decreases acro- and basipetally, giving rise to the characteristic lanceolate shape of wheat spikes. The acropetal gradient correlates with the developmental age of spikelets, however the basal spikelets are developed first and the cause of their small size and rudimentary development is unclear. Here, we adapted G&T-seq, a low-input transcriptomics approach, to characterise gene expression profiles within spatial sections of individual spikes before and after the establishment of the lanceolate shape. We observed larger differences in gene expression profiles between the apical, central and basal sections of a single spike than between any section belonging to consecutive developmental timepoints. We found that SVP MADS-box transcription factors, including VRT-A2, are expressed highest in the basal section of the wheat spike and display the opposite expression gradient to flowering E-class SEP1 genes. Based on multi-year field trials and transgenic lines we show that higher expression of VRT-A2 in the basal sections of the spike is associated with increased numbers of rudimentary basal spikelets. Our results, supported by computational modelling, suggest that the delayed transition of basal spikelets from vegetative to floral developmental programmes results in the lanceolate shape of wheat spikes. This study highlights the value of spatially resolved transcriptomics to gain new insights into developmental genetics pathways of grass inflorescences.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Glasgow ◽  
Peter Argenta ◽  
Juan E. Abrahante ◽  
Mihir Shetty ◽  
Shobhana Talukdar ◽  
...  

The majority of patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) initially respond to chemotherapy; however, most will develop chemotherapy resistance. Gene signatures may change with the development of chemotherapy resistance in this population, which is important as it may lead to tailored therapies. The objective of this study was to compare tumor gene expression profiles in patients before and after treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). Tumor samples were collected from six patients diagnosed with HGSOC before and after administration of NACT. RNA extraction and whole transcriptome sequencing was performed. Differential gene expression, hierarchical clustering, gene set enrichment analysis, and pathway analysis were examined in all of the samples. Tumor samples clustered based on exposure to chemotherapy as opposed to patient source. Pre-NACT samples were enriched for multiple pathways involving cell cycle growth. Post-NACT samples were enriched for drug transport and peroxisome pathways. Molecular subtypes based on the pre-NACT sample (differentiated, mesenchymal, proliferative and immunoreactive) changed in four patients after administration of NACT. Multiple changes in tumor gene expression profiles after exposure to NACT were identified from this pilot study and warrant further attention as they may indicate early changes in the development of chemotherapy resistance.


2007 ◽  
Vol 197 (3) ◽  
pp. 250.e1-250.e7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia S. Hassan ◽  
Roberto Romero ◽  
Adi L. Tarca ◽  
Sorin Draghici ◽  
Beth Pineles ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 4841-4841
Author(s):  
Robert M Knobler ◽  
Ulrike Just ◽  
Gabriele Klosner ◽  
Florian Klinglmueller ◽  
Martin Bilban ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 4841 Introduction After the initial introduction of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) for the therapy of Sezary syndrome (CTCL) it has been found to have significant clinical effect on other T-cell mediated diseases including graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), organ transplant rejection, systemic sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders. To obtain information about modifications in gene expression patterns before and after ECP and to define gene sets with important changes in expression we analysed gene expression profiles in major lymphocyte subsets of patients before and after treatment with 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and ultraviolet A (UVA) irradiation. Patients, Materials, and Methods For this initial study 6 female patients suffering from chronic GvHD under treatment with ECP were included. Affymetrix® Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Arrays were used to compare global gene expression profiles in CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes before and after ECP. Lymphocyte subsets were isolated before and immediately after exposure to 8-MOP/UVA during a standard ECP treatment cycle. Total RNA was isolated from each cell sample and processed and analyzed according to standard procedures. Results Preliminary data suggest a significant effect in CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes in patients with chronic GvHD on gene transcription after 8-MOP/UVA exposure. In CD4+ cells 20 times more gene transcription can be detected when compared to CD8+ cells. These findings underline the possible key role of CD4+ cells in the mechanisms of action of ECP. Recent research in animal models found evidence for a role of CD4+ regulatory T cells in the immunomodulatory activity of ECP. Conclusion The scientific approach of this study has the advantage of exploring global gene regulatory effects of ECP without any experimental bias based on earlier evidence or on a mechanistic hypothesis. Its results offer the advantage of finding new and so far unexplored effects of ECP on the treated cells; information which should be able to generate significant data to help define key targets for subsequent research into the mechanism of action of ECP. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Biomedicines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidemasa Bono ◽  
Kiichi Hirota

Hypoxia is the insufficiency of oxygen in the cell, and hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are central regulators of oxygen homeostasis. In order to obtain functional insights into the hypoxic response in a data-driven way, we attempted a meta-analysis of the RNA-seq data from the hypoxic transcriptomes archived in public databases. In view of methodological variability of archived data in the databases, we first manually curated RNA-seq data from appropriate pairs of transcriptomes before and after hypoxic stress. These included 128 human and 52 murine transcriptome pairs. We classified the results of experiments for each gene into three categories: upregulated, downregulated, and unchanged. Hypoxic transcriptomes were then compared between humans and mice to identify common hypoxia-responsive genes. In addition, meta-analyzed hypoxic transcriptome data were integrated with public ChIP-seq data on the known human HIFs, HIF-1 and HIF-2, to provide insights into hypoxia-responsive pathways involving direct transcription factor binding. This study provides a useful resource for hypoxia research. It also demonstrates the potential of a meta-analysis approach to public gene expression databases for selecting candidate genes from gene expression profiles generated under various experimental conditions.


2004 ◽  
Vol 202 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan RK Dasu ◽  
Hal K Hawkins ◽  
Robert E Barrow ◽  
Hui Xue ◽  
David N Herndon

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Morsczeck ◽  
Gottfried Schmalz ◽  
Torsten Eugen Reichert ◽  
Florian Völlner ◽  
Michael Saugspier ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii7-ii7
Author(s):  
Toshihiko Iuchi ◽  
Ryusuke Hara ◽  
Hajime Kageyama ◽  
Takahiro Sugiyama ◽  
Gentaro Togasaki ◽  
...  

Abstract PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE The molecular responses of glioblastomas (GBMs) to hypofractionated IMRT/TMZ were investigated to elucidate the molecular targets included in the resistance of these tumors to chemo-radiation therapy. MATERIALS /METHODS Phase I study of neo-adjuvant IMRT (72Gy/12Fx.)/TMZ for the treatment of patients with GBMs had been performed previously in our institution. In this trial, stereotactic biopsy of the tumor to confirm the pathological diagnosis prior to treatment was required, and tumor removal was scheduled within 10 days after completion of IMRT/TMZ. Therefore, both the tumor samples before and immediately after IMRT/TMZ were available. By comparing the gene expression profiles before and after IMRT/TMZ using the total mRNA sequencing (RNAseq) analysis, molecular responses of GBMs against IMRT/TMZ were investigated. More than two-fold change of expression levels was defined as significant. RESULTS Tumor sample sets from five patients with GBMs were investigated. Among the 17,532 genes evaluated, 35 genes were found to show significant changes in gene expression in all cases, and 450 genes in more than half of the cases. Among the DNA repair related genes, DDB2 was the only gene that showed significant up-regulation in all cases. On the other hand, among the cell cycle checkpoint related genes, gene expressions of CKD1/CCNB were decreased in all cases. Although the expression of TP53 was not changed, the expressions of CDKN1A/GADD45/Reprimo/SFN were also reduced. Moreover, although the expression change of CHK1 was not found, the expressions of CDC25/PLK1/AURKA were decreased in more than half of the cases. From these results, it was considered that GBM arrested the cell cycle at the G2/M checkpoint without regulation of TP53 or CHK1 after IMRT/TMZ. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggested that cell cycle arrest in G2/M plays a significant role in survival of GBM cells after IMRT/TMZ.


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