Comparative analysis of transcriptomic profile, histology, and IDH mutation for classification of gliomas.

Gliomas are currently classified through integration of histology and mutation information, with new developments in DNA methylation classification. However, discrepancies exist amongst the major classification methods. This study sought to compare transcriptome-based classification to the established methods.

A 73-gene proliferative transcriptomic signature predicts uterine serous carcinoma patient survival and response to primary therapy.

Objectives: To develop a transcriptomic signature capable of predicting overall survival (OS) for uterine serous carcinoma (USC).

Methods: RNAseq data for 58 USC patients were obtained from TCGA. Expression of 73 candidate genes was measured for 67 Augusta University (AU) samples using NanoString technology.

Delineating the angiogenic gene expression profile before pulmonary vascular remodeling in a lamb model of congenital heart disease.

Disordered angiogenesis is implicated in pulmonary vascular remodeling secondary to congenital heart diseases (CHD). However, the underlying genes are not well delineated. We showed previously that an ovine model of CHD with increased pulmonary blood flow (PBF, Shunt) has an "angiogenesis burst" between 1 and 4 wk of age.

Effect of PPARgamma inhibition on pulmonary endothelial cell gene expression: gene profiling in pulmonary hypertension.

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor type gamma (PPARgamma) is a subgroup of the PPAR transcription factor family. Recent studies indicate that loss of PPARgamma is associated with the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH). We hypothesized that the endothelial dysfunction associated with PPARgamma inhibition may play an important role in the disease process by altering cellular gene expression and signaling cascades.

Role of acetylation and extracellular location of heat shock protein 90alpha in tumor cell invasion.

Heat shock protein (hsp) 90 is an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone that maintains the active conformation of client oncoproteins in cancer cells. An isoform, hsp90alpha, promotes extracellular maturation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, involved in tumor invasion and metastasis. Knockdown of histone deacetylase (HDAC) 6, which deacetylates lysine residues in hsp90, induces reversible hyperacetylation and attenuates ATP binding and chaperone function of hsp90.

DNA microarray analysis of the uninoculated eye following anterior chamber inoculation of HSV-1.

Purpose: To use DNA microarray to analyze the expression patterns of genes in the uninoculated eye following uniocular anterior chamber inoculation of HSV-1.

Methods: On Day 9 following inoculation of 2 x 10( 4) PFU of HSV-1 (KOS strain) or an equivalent volume of tissue culture medium into one anterior chamber of BALB/c mice, the uninoculated eyes were enucleated, pooled, and total RNA was isolated. cDNA was synthesized from the total RNA.