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Norrin, frizzled-4, and Lrp5 signaling in endothelial cells controls a genetic program for retinal vascularization.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesTranscriptional profiles of Fz4-/- retinal endothelial cells were compared to that of wild type endothelial cells under various culture conditions. The goal was to identify the transcriptional response to Frizzled 4 signaling in cultured retinal endothelial cells. To analyze the Norrin response of WT and Fz4-/- retinal endothelial cells in culture, we co-cultured these cells either with HEK293 cell line that stably expresses Norrin or with control 293 cells.
Norrin, frizzled-4, and Lrp5 signaling in endothelial cells controls a genetic program for retinal vascularization.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesAndrogenetic alopecia (AGA) or common baldness results from a marked decrease in hair follicle size. This miniaturization may be related to loss of hair follicle stem or progenitor cells. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed bald and non-bald scalp from the same individuals for the presence of hair follicle stem and progenitor cells using flow cytometry to quantitate cells expressing CYTOKERATIN 15 (KRT15), CD200, CD34 and ALPHA-6-INTEGRIN (ITGA6). High levels of KRT15 expression correlated with stem cell properties of small cell size and quiescence. Cells with the highest level of KRT15 expression were maintained in bald scalp; however, distinct populations of CD200high ITGA6high cells and CD34-positive cells were markedly diminished. Consistent with a progenitor cell phenotype, the diminished populations localized closely to the stem-cell rich bulge area but were larger and more proliferative than the bulge stem cells. In functional assays, analogous CD200 high /Itga6 high cells from murine hair follicles were multipotent and generated new hair follicles in skin reconstitution assays. These findings suggest that a defect in stem cell activation plays a role in the pathogenesis of AGA.
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Sex, Age, Specimen part
View SamplesTo characterize the long-term effect on the transcriptome of a decrement in Norrin/Fz4/Lrp signaling, microarray hybridization was performed with RNA from acutely dissociated and anti-PECAM immunoaffinity-purified adult WT, Fz4-/-, Lrp5-/-, and Norrin- retinal vascular cells.
Norrin, frizzled-4, and Lrp5 signaling in endothelial cells controls a genetic program for retinal vascularization.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesGenetic versus chemoprotective activation of Nrf2 signaling: overlapping yet distinct hepatic gene expression profiles between Keap1 knockout and triterpenoid treated mice
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Sex, Age, Specimen part
View SamplesTranscriptional profiles of the embryonic yolk sac from embryos with ectopic Norrin expression were compared to their wild type littermate controls. The goal is to identify the transcriptional response to Norrin-Frizzled 4 signaling during embryonic angiogenesis.
Norrin, frizzled-4, and Lrp5 signaling in endothelial cells controls a genetic program for retinal vascularization.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesMouse back skin was disassociated to single cells, sorted by cell surface markers and tested by microarrray
Bald scalp in men with androgenetic alopecia retains hair follicle stem cells but lacks CD200-rich and CD34-positive hair follicle progenitor cells.
Sex, Age, Specimen part
View SamplesFz4 and Fz8 cooperate in regulating the branching morhpogenesis of the developing kidney during mouse embryonic development, hence determines the eventual kidney size.
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Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesFz4 and Fz8 cooperate in regulating the branching morhpogenesis of the developing kidney during mouse embryonic development, hence determines the eventual kidney size.
Genetic mosaic analysis reveals a major role for frizzled 4 and frizzled 8 in controlling ureteric growth in the developing kidney.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe use of biospecimens sampled from patients with active symptomatic manifestation has been regarded as indispensable for studying pathophysiological mechanisms in many medical conditions, such as several types of cancers, liver disorders encompassing hepatitis, and lung disorders including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, due to the difficulty in accessing the brain in living patients, this strategy has not been utilized in psychiatry. To overcome this limitation, multiple investigators have recently highlighted the utility of olfactory epithelium-derived neuronal cells (henceforth, ‘olfactory neuronal cells’), easily accessible through a nasal biopsy, as a promising surrogate that captures neuron-relevant molecular signatures in the course of functional impairment in living patients with major psychiatric disorders.
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Specimen part, Disease
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