Background: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous neoplasm. Distinct subtypes of breast cancer have been defined, suggesting the existence of molecular differences contributing to their clinical outcomes. However, the molecular differences between HER2 positive and negative breast cancer tumors remain unclear. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify a gene expression profile for breast tumors based on HER2 status. Material and methods: The HER2 status was determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in 54 breast tumor samples. Using Affymetrix microarray data from these breast tumors, we established the expression profiling of breast cancer based on HER2 IHC and FISH results. To validate microarray experiment data, real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR was performed. Results: We found significant differences between the HER2-positive and HER2-negative breast tumor samples, which included overexpression of HER2, as well as other genes located on 17q12, and genes functionally related to migration. Conclusion: Our study shows the potential of integrated genomics profiling to shed light on the molecular knowledge of HER2-positive breast tumors.
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View SamplesIn this study, we focused on air-drying stress and analyzed the changes in gene expression of commercial bakers yeast during the air-drying process. Changes in gene expression profiles of commercial bakers yeast during an air-drying process at 37oC that simulated dried yeast production were analyzed using DNA microarrays.
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View SamplesRsp5 is an essential and multi-functional E3 ubiquitin ligase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We previously isolated the Ala401Glu rsp5 mutant, which is hypersensitive to various stresses. To understand the function of Rsp5 in stress responses, suppressor genes whose overexpression allows rsp5A401E cells to grow at high temperature were screened. The KIN28 and POG1 genes, encoding a subunit of the transcription factor TFIIH and a putative transcriptional activator, respectively, were identified as multicopy suppressors of not only high temperature but also LiCl stresses. The overexpression of Kin28 and Pog1 in rsp5A401E cells caused an increase in the transcriptional level of some stress proteins when exposed to temperature up-shift. DNA microarray analysis under LiCl stress revealed that the transcriptional level of some proteasome components was increased in rsp5A401E cells overexpressing Kin28 or Pog1. These results suggest that the overexpression of Kin28 and Pog1 enhances the protein refolding and degradation pathways in rsp5A401E cells.
Overexpression of two transcriptional factors, Kin28 and Pog1, suppresses the stress sensitivity caused by the rsp5 mutation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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View SamplesHuman and mouse blood each contain two monocyte subsets. Here, we investigated the extent of their similarity using a microarray approach. Approximately 300 genes in human and 550 genes in mouse were differentially expressed between subsets. More than 130 of these gene expression differences were conserved between mouse and human monocyte subsets. We confirmed numerous differences at the cell surface protein level. Despite overall conservation, some molecules were conversely expressed between the two species subsets, including CD36, CD9, and TREM-1. Furthermore, other differences existed, including a prominent PPAR signature in mouse monocytes absent in human. Overall, human and mouse monocyte subsets are far more broadly conserved than currently recognized. Thus, studies in mice may indeed yield relevant information regarding the biology of human monocyte subsets. However, differences between the species deserve consideration in models of human disease studied in the mouse.
Comparison of gene expression profiles between human and mouse monocyte subsets.
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View SamplesTransforming growth factor (TGF)-1 is a multifunctional cytokine regulating a number of physiological and patho-physiological processes in the adult brain. Its expression is elevated during neurodegeneration, which is associated with reduced levels of neurogenesis. We have postulated that TGF-1 might be one of the crucial factors involved in limiting neurogenesis in the diseased brain.
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View SamplesTransforming growth factor (TGF)-1 is a multifunctional cytokine regulating a number of physiological and patho-physiological processes in the adult brain. Its expression is elevated during neurodegeneration, which is associated with reduced levels of neurogenesis. We have postulated that TGF-1 might be one of the crucial factors involved in limiting neurogenesis in the diseased brain.
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View SamplesNucleosome organization and dynamics play a central role in controlling the DNA accessibility to regulatory factors of many critical cellular functions, especially gene regulation. However, despite extensive studies, the main factors determining nucleosome positioning and its fluctuation during cell cycle still remain elusive. Here, we present a large-scale study of nucleosome plasticity throughout the cell cycle and its interplay with gene expression based on genome-wide nucleosome positioning and mRNA abundance. We have clusterized distinct nucleosome architectures around transcription start sites and replication origins and studied their dynamics during the cell cycle progression. The most significant cell cycle-dependent changes occur at G1-S and G2-M transitions due to a large changes in gene expression in cell cycle regulatory genes. Taken together, our accurate study provides a dynamic picture of chromatin organization along cell cycle and its interplay with gene expression.
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Isolation and in vitro expansion of human colonic stem cells.
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View SamplesUsing the surface marker EPHB2, we have FACS-purified and profiled stem cell-enriched cell fractions from normal human mucosa, crypt proliferative progenitors and late transient amplifying cells to define a gene expression program specific for normal human colon epithelial stem cells
Isolation and in vitro expansion of human colonic stem cells.
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