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In mammals, most metabolic processes are influenced by biological clocks and feeding rhythms. The mechanisms that couple metabolism to circadian oscillators are just emerging. NAD-dependent enzymes (e.g., Sirtuins and poly[ADP-ribose] polymerases), redox- and/or temperature-dependent...
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PMID: 21284980
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We established previously unknown associations between these signaling pathways and genes linked to developmental malformations, diseases of premature tissue degeneration, and cancer. We identified functions in both pathways for the multitasking kinase Stk11 (also known as Lkb1), a tumor suppressor...
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PMID: 21266715
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We established previously unknown associations between these signaling pathways and genes linked to developmental malformations, diseases of premature tissue degeneration, and cancer. We identified functions in both pathways for the multitasking kinase Stk11 (also known as Lkb1), a tumor suppressor...
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PMID: 21266715
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We have shown that key factors supporting pluripotency-Nanog, Oct4 and Sox2-bind within Xist intron 1 in undifferentiated embryonic stem cells (ESC) to repress Xist transcription. However, the relationship between transcription factors of the pluripotency network and Tsix regulation has remained unc...
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PMID: 21085182
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Our findings extend the role of miRNA in the pathogenesis of lupus and provide potential strategies for therapeutic intervention.
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PMID: 20589685
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We investigated the expression of Gli2 and FoxM1 (forkhead-box transcription factor M1) which is one of the Gli downstream target genes modulating cell cycle progression in 91 specimens of human HCCs with immunohistochemistry. These immunostaining results were compared with various clinicopathologic...
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PMID: 20712011
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We also demonstrated the upregulation of endogenous Oct4 and Sox2 after successful reprogramming to pluripotency in rHD-iPSCs, which was not expressed in skin fibroblasts. rHD-iPSCs also developed cellular features comparable to Huntington's disease (HD), including the accumulation of mutant hunting...
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PMID: 20936902
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Silvia Buonamici,
Juliet Williams,
Michael Morrissey,
Anlai Wang,
Ribo Guo,
Anthony Vattay,
Kathy Hsiao,
Jing Yuan,
John Green,
Beatriz Ospina,
Qunyan Yu,
Lance Ostrom,
Paul Fordjour,
Dustin L Anderson,
John E Monahan,
Joseph F Kelleher,
Stefan Peukert,
Shifeng Pan,
Xu Wu,
Sauveur-Michel Maira,
Carlos García-Echeverría,
Kimberly J Briggs,
D Neil Watkins,
Yung-mae Yao,
Christoph Lengauer,
Markus Warmuth,
William R Sellers and
Marion Dorsch
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We noted chromosomal amplification of Gli2, a downstream effector of Hh signaling, and, more rarely, point mutations in Smo that led to reactivated Hh signaling and restored tumor growth. Analysis of pathway gene expression signatures also, unexpectedly, identified up-regulation of phosphatidylinosi...
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PMID: 20881279
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We now report that B cell sequestration requires lineage-specific regulation of migratory receptors by the transcription factor Klf2. Moreover, using gene-targeted mice we show that altered splenic B cell migration confers a significant in vivo gain-of-function phenotype to FO B cells, including the...
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PMID: 20691614
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The transition from fetal to adult beta-like globin expression is a key step in the maturation of the red blood cell lineage. Two new studies show that the KLF1 zinc finger protein uses direct and indirect means to regulate the final switch from fetal to adult globin expression and t...
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PMID: 20802474
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We show that mTORC1 impairs stem cell maintenance by a negative feedback from mTORC1 to receptors required to transduce niche-derived signals. We find that SPCs lacking Plzf, a transcription factor essential for SPC maintenance, have enhanced mTORC1 activity. Aberrant mTORC1 activation in Plzf(-/-)...
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PMID: 20691905
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We demonstrate that murine Klf7 gene expression is required for in vitro differentiation of neuroectodermal and mesodermal cells. Specifically, we show a correlation of Klf7 silencing with down-regulation of the neuronal marker microtubule-associated protein 2 (Map2) and the nerve growth factor (NGF...
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PMID: 20580711
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We hypothesized that c-Myc, SOX2, and Oct-4 expression would distinguish type II from type I FCDs. In addition, we assayed the expression of progenitor cell proteins forkhead box G1 (FOXG1), Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), Nanog, and SOX3. Differential expression of 7 stem cellproteins and aberrant ph...
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PMID: 20613634
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We utilized zebrafish and mouse ES cells to investigate the role of copeb in endoderm specification and hepatogenesis separate from its function in angiogenesis. During zebrafish development, copeb expression is enriched in digestive organs. Morpholino knockdown of copeb blocks expansion of the live...
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PMID: 20430021
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We showed that PLZF inhibits endothelial cell angiogenesis using a human umbilical vein endothelial cell system. We also focused on characterizing the specific function of the BTB domain of PLZF as a novel apoptotic and anti-angiogenic protein via deletion mapping analysis. The BTB domain directly i...
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PMID: 20236758
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As expected, simvastatin and LSS separately enhanced KLF2, eNOS, and TM mRNA expressions. The combination of simvastatin and LSS resulted in significantly higher mRNA levels of all three genes compared to cells treated with LSS only. The highest KLF2, eNOS, and TM mRNA levels were detected at 10 mic...
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PMID: 20493886
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These results provide evidence of a molecular mechanism linking cell-cell contact to cell proliferation and dedifferentiation in RPE cells....
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PMID: 20207963
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We report here the molecular characterization of porcine chemerin and its receptors ChemR23 and GPR1, as well as their transcriptional regulation during lipogenesis. Chemerin was mainly expressed in liver, intestine, kidney and adipose tissue, consistent with the expression pattern of GPR1, but not...
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PMID: 20663411
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Weak growth suppression by cyclopamine suggests that hedgehog signaling is not involved in bladder cancer cell proliferation but Gli2 expression strongly correlated with invasive behavior. Increased Gli2 expression increased low Gli2 cell invasiveness while Gli inhibition by GANT61 decreased high Gl...
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PMID: 20488474
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Klf4 is essential for squamous epithelial differentiation in vivo and interacts with Klf5 to maintain normal epithelial homeostasis.
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PMID: 20347813
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We previously showed that mice null for the progesterone receptor (PGR)-interacting protein Krüppel-like factor (KLF) 9 are subfertile and exhibit reduced uterine progesterone sensitivity. KLF9 expression is high in predecidual stroma, undetectable in decidua, and enhanced in uteri of mice with con...
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PMID: 20410205
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Together, these results suggest that Vezf1 is involved in early differentiation processes of the vasculature by regulating cell differentiation, proliferation, and ECM distribution and deposition....
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PMID: 20431070
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Mototsugu Takashima,
Wataru Ogawa,
Kumiko Hayashi,
Hiroshi Inoue,
Shinichi Kinoshita,
Yasuo Okamoto,
Hiroshi Sakaue,
Yu Wataoka,
Aki Emi,
Yoko Senga,
Yasushi Matsuki,
Eijiro Watanabe,
Ryuji Hiramatsu and
Masato Kasuga
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We investigated whether the transcription factor KLF15 has a role in the regulation of gluconeogenesis and whether KLF15 participates in the antidiabetes effect of metformin.
Here we show that KLF15 regulates the expression of genes for gluconeogenic or amino acid-degrading enzymes i...
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PMID: 20393151
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Ronghui Li,
Jialiang Liang,
Su Ni,
Ting Zhou,
Xiaobing Qing,
Huapeng Li,
Wenzhi He,
Jiekai Chen,
Feng Li,
Qiang Zhuang,
Baoming Qin,
Jianyong Xu,
Wen Li,
Jiayin Yang,
Yi Gan,
Dajiang Qin,
Shipeng Feng,
Hong Song,
Dongshan Yang,
Biliang Zhang,
Lingwen Zeng,
Liangxue Lai,
Miguel Angel Esteban and
Duanqing Pei
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We show that the generation of iPSCs from mouse fibroblasts requires a mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) orchestrated by suppressing pro-EMT signals from the culture medium and activating an epithelial program inside the cells. At the transcriptional level, Sox2/Oct4 suppress the EMT mediat...
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PMID: 20621050
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Our results provide the first evidence of a role for KLF3 in muscle gene regulation and reveal an alternate mechanism for transcriptional regulation by SRF via its recruitment to KLF binding sites. Since both factors are expressed in all muscle lineages, SRF may regulate many striated- and smooth-mu...
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PMID: 20404088
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The zinc finger transcription factor ZNF24 is a relatively uncharacterized Krüppel-like transcription factor, displaying a suppressive effect on the transcription. ZNF24 is involved in negative regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and may represent a novel repressor of VEGF trans...
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PMID: 20510677
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We employed a transgenic mouse model in which an activated version of GLI2, a transcriptional mediator of the pathway, is overexpressed specifically in the pancreatic epithelium. Surprisingly, efficient Hh activation was not observed in these transgenic mice, indicating the presence of physiological...
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PMID: 20479231
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We show that KLF13 and FGFR3 are overexpressed in oral cancer cells. We also show that artificially reducing cellular levels of KLF13 and FGFR3 decreases cell proliferation and increases sensitivity to ionizing radiation. These data suggest that KLF13 and FGFR3 contribute to malignancy in oral cance...
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PMID: 20539070
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We reviewed the structure, molecular mechanisms and biological functions of Sp1/KLFs....
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PMID: 20566455
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We previously defined a list of GC-regulated genes by expression profiling in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during systemic GC monotherapy and in experimental systems of GC-induced apoptosis. PLZF/ZBTB16, a transcriptional repressor, was one of the most promising candidates derive...
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PMID: 20435142
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We find dramatic differences in the gene networks that are directly driven by the Gli1 transcription factor in GNPs and medulloblastoma. Gli1 binding location analysis revealed hundreds of genomic loci bound by Gli1 in normal and cancer cells. Only one third of the genes bound by Gli1 in GNPs were a...
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PMID: 20460306
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We rewire the identity of conventional human ESCs into a more immature state that extensively shares defining features with pluripotent mouse ESCs. This was achieved by ectopic induction of Oct4, Klf4, and Klf2 factors combined with LIF and inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta) and...
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PMID: 20442331
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Anthony B AB Mak,
Zuyao Z Ni,
Johannes A JA Hewel,
Ginny I GI Chen,
Guoqing G Zhong,
Konstantina K Karamboulas,
Kim K Blakely,
Sandra S Smiley,
Edyta E Marcon,
Denitza D Roudeva,
Joyce J Li,
Jonathan B JB Olsen,
Cuihong C Wan,
Thanuja T Punna,
Ruth R Isserlin,
Sergei S Chetyrkin,
Anne-Claude AC Gingras,
Andrew A Emili,
Jack J Greenblatt and
Jason J Moffat
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We establish a mammalian affinity purification and lentiviral expression (MAPLE) system for characterizing the subunit compositions of protein complexes. The system is flexible (i.e. multiple N- and C-terminal tags and multiple promoters), is compatible with Gateway cloning, and incorporates a refer...
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PMID: 20305087
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Data suggest that prostate tumor cells expressing pluripotent stem cell transcription factors are highly tumorigenic. Identifying such cells and their importance in prostate cancer growth could provide opportunities for novel targeting strategies for prostate cancer therapy.
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PMID: 20303530
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The undifferentiated spermatogonial population consists of stem and progenitor germ cells which function to provide the foundation for spermatogenesis. The stem cell component, termed spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), is capable of self-renewal and differentiation. These unique attri...
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PMID: 20154176
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W Zhang,
X Zeng,
K J Briggs,
R Beaty,
B Simons,
R-W Chiu Yen,
M A Tyler,
H-C Tsai,
Y Ye,
G S Gesell,
J G Herman,
S B Baylin and
D N Watkins
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We show that HIC1 is a direct transcriptional repressor of the gene encoding ephrin-A1, a cell surface ligand implicated in the pathogenesis of epithelial cancers. We also show that mouse embryos lacking both Hic1 alleles manifest developmental defects spatially associated with the misexpression of...
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PMID: 20154726
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We focused on the aortic arch (AA) blood vessels, which are known to remodel in response to blood flow. By using two-photon imaging of live zebrafish embryos, we observe that flow is essential for angiogenesis during AA development. We further find that angiogenic sprouting of AA vessels requires a...
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PMID: 20364122
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We evaluated this model with the use of lineage analysis and live imaging, and found that this putative stem cell population is not homogeneous. Instead, the stem cell pool that supports steady-state spermatogenesis is contained within a subpopulation of single spermatogonia. We also found that cyst...
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PMID: 20299552
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We asked whether stem/progenitor cells from discarded dental tissues can be reprogrammed into iPS cells. The 4 factors Lin28/Nanog/Oct4/Sox2 or c-Myc/Klf4/Oct4/Sox2 carried by viral vectors were used to reprogram 3 different dental stem/progenitor cells: stem cells from exfoliated deciduous teeth (S...
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PMID: 19795982
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We analyzed Klf4 expression in different mouse tissues using northern blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Focusing on the male and female reproductive tract, we showed for the first time that KLF4 is expressed in the epithelia of the murine uterus and the vagina. In the male reproductive tract,...
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PMID: 20051481
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We therefore produced recombinant transcription factor proteins in E. coli (OCT4, SOX2, c-MYC and KLF4) carrying the cell penetrating TAT domain from HIV1. The purified proteins were able to enter into mammalian cells when added to tissue culture medium but appeared not to translocate to the nucleus...
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PMID: 19669668
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Natural killer T cells (NKT cells) are CD1d-restricted, lipid antigen-reactive, immunoregulatory T lymphocytes that can promote cell-mediated immunity to tumors and infectious organisms, including bacteria and viruses, yet paradoxically they can also suppress the cell-mediated immuni...
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PMID: 20139988
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Jianyong Han,
Ping Yuan,
Henry Yang,
Jinqiu Zhang,
Boon Seng Soh,
Pin Li,
Siew Lan Lim,
Suying Cao,
Junliang Tay,
Yuriy L Orlov,
Thomas Lufkin,
Huck-Hui Ng,
Wai-Leong Tam and
Bing Lim
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We term OSK) constitutes the minimal requirement for generating iPS cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts. These cells are thought to resemble embryonic stem cells (ESCs) on the basis of global gene expression analyses; however, few studies have tested the ability and efficiency of iPS cells to con...
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PMID: 20139965
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Jian-Chien Dominic Heng,
Bo Feng,
Jianyong Han,
Jianming Jiang,
Petra Kraus,
Jia-Hui Ng,
Yuriy L Orlov,
Mikael Huss,
Lin Yang,
Thomas Lufkin,
Bing Lim and
Huck-Hui Ng
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We show that the orphan nuclear receptor Nr5a2 (also known as Lrh-1) can replace Oct4 in the derivation of iPSCs from mouse somatic cells, and it can also enhance reprogramming efficiency. Sumoylation mutants of Nr5a2 with enhanced transcriptional activity can further increase reprogramming efficien...
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PMID: 20096661
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Gianluca Canettieri,
Lucia Di Marcotullio,
Azzura Greco,
Sonia Coni,
Laura Antonucci,
Paola Infante,
Laura Pietrosanti,
Enrico De Smaele,
Elisabetta Ferretti,
Evelina Miele,
Marianna Pelloni,
Giuseppina De Simone,
Emilia Maria Pedone,
Paola Gallinari,
Alessandra Giorgi,
Christian Steinkühler,
Luigi Vitagliano,
Carlo Pedone,
M Eugenià Schinin,
Isabella Screpanti and
Alberto Gulino
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We show here that Gli1 and Gli2 are acetylated proteins and that their HDAC-mediated deacetylation promotes transcriptional activation and sustains a positive autoregulatory loop through Hedgehog-induced upregulation of HDAC1. This mechanism is turned off by HDAC1 degradation through an E3 ubiquitin...
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PMID: 20081843
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We reprogrammed fibroblasts in the presence or absence of c-MYC to determine if the acquired cardiogenicity is sensitive to the method of nuclear reprogramming. Using lentiviral constructs that expressed stemness factors SOX2, OCT4, and KLF4 with or without c-MYC, iPS clones generated through fibrob...
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PMID: 20221419
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We examined the ability of Foxg1(-/-) telencephalic cells to respond to Shh and Fgf8 by examining the expression of genes whose activation requires Shh or Fgf8 in vivo and by testing their responses to Shh and Fgf8 in culture. We found that many elements of the Shh and Fgf8 signalling pathways conti...
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PMID: 20081193
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The limb has long been considered a paradigm for organogenesis because of its simplicity and ease of manipulation. However, it has become increasingly clear that the processes required to produce a perfectly formed limb involve complex molecular interactions across all three axes of limb development...
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PMID: 20691854
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We found that Klf4 can potentially interact with pNF-κB and is important for iNOS and Cox-2 promoter activity in vitro.
These studies demonstrate the role of Klf4 in microglia in mediating neuroinflammation in response to the bacterial endotoxin LPS....
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PMID: 20946687
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We report a pluripotency monitoring system in which the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) is under the control of the promoter of a pluripotency gene (Rex-1). The reporter system can be permanently integrated into the genome of live cells via lentiviral vectors. This pluripotency reporte...
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PMID: 19473101
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In this study we analyzed KLF6 expression and sub-cellular distribution by immunohistochemistry in several normal and tumor tissues in a microarray format representing fifteen human organs. Results indicate that while both nuclear and cytoplasmic distribution of KLF6 is detected in normal breast tis...
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PMID: 20126619
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The structure of gene pool of the Siberian aboriginal population has been described based on the data on polymorphism of ZFX gene located on X-chromosome. In ten populations under study 49 haplotypes have been determined, three of which are presented with high frequency. Comparing the obtained resul...
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PMID: 21090236
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We attempted to replicate these findings in our Irish Case-Control Study of Schizophrenia (ICCSS) sample (N=1021 cases, 626 controls). Following consultation with the original investigators, we genotyped three of the most promising single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from the Cardiff study. We re...
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PMID: 19844207
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Results of the current study confirm the cumulative effect of Apc loss and oncogenic KRAS activation on intestinal tumorigenesis. The drastic reduction in tumor number and size due to Klf5 heterozygosity in ApcMin/KRASV12 mice indicate a critical function of KLF5 in modulating intestinal tumor initi...
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PMID: 20298593
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We have conducted a genome-wide scan to map the linkage region in this family.
Genome-wide linkage analysis using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers on the Affymetrix 10K SNP array was conducted and analysed using MERLIN. Three positional candidate genes (ZBTB17, EPHA2 and EPHB2) were sequ...
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PMID: 21092079
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Shengzhen Guo,
Jian Zhou,
Bo Gao,
Jianxin Hu,
Hongsheng Wang,
Junwei Meng,
Xinzhi Zhao,
Gang Ma,
Chuwen Lin,
Yue Xiao,
Wei Tang,
Xuming Zhu,
Kathryn S E Cheah,
Guoying Feng,
Danny Chan and
Lin He
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We identified three additional targets, Sostdc1, Penk1 and Igfbp5, which were also severely affected. Penk1 and Igfbp5 were confirmed to be regulated by GLI1, while the induction of Sostdc1 by IHH is independent of GLI1. SOSTDC1 is a BMP antagonist, and altered BMP signaling is known to affect digit...
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PMID: 20024692
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