scholarly journals Cell type specificity of glucocorticoid signaling in the adult mouse hippocampus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva M.G. Viho ◽  
Jacobus C. Buurstede ◽  
Jari B. Berkhout ◽  
Ahmed Mahfouz ◽  
Onno C. Meijer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Mouse ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Cell Type Specificity ◽  
Glucocorticoid Signaling ◽  
Mouse Hippocampus

scholarly journals Differential cell-type-expression of CYFIP1 and CYFIP2 in the adult mouse hippocampus

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 380-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinhua Zhang ◽  
Hyae Rim Kang ◽  
Kihoon Han
Keyword(s):  
Adult Mouse ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Differential Cell ◽  
Mouse Hippocampus

scholarly journals Cell-Type Specificity of the Expression of Os BOR1, a Rice Efflux Boron Transporter Gene, Is Regulated in Response to Boron Availability for Efficient Boron Uptake and Xylem Loading

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 2624-2635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuko Nakagawa ◽  
Hideki Hanaoka ◽  
Masaharu Kobayashi ◽  
Kazumaru Miyoshi ◽  
Kyoko Miwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transporter Gene ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Boron Uptake ◽  
Cell Type Specificity ◽  
Xylem Loading ◽  
Boron Transporter

scholarly journals Differential Role of Basal Keratinocytes in UV-Induced Immunosuppression and Skin Cancer

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (22) ◽  
pp. 8515-8526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Jans ◽  
George A. Garinis ◽  
Wouter Schul ◽  
Adri van Oudenaren ◽  
Michael Moorhouse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Mouse Skin ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Cell Type Specificity ◽  
Basal Keratinocytes ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Pyrimidine Dimers ◽  
Response To Stress

ABSTRACT Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and 6-4 photoproducts (6-4PPs) comprise major UV-induced photolesions. If left unrepaired, these lesions can induce mutations and skin cancer, which is facilitated by UV-induced immunosuppression. Yet the contribution of lesion and cell type specificity to the harmful biological effects of UV exposure remains currently unclear. Using a series of photolyase-transgenic mice to ubiquitously remove either CPDs or 6-4PPs from all cells in the mouse skin or selectively from basal keratinocytes, we show that the majority of UV-induced acute effects to require the presence of CPDs in basal keratinocytes in the mouse skin. At the fundamental level of gene expression, CPDs induce the expression of genes associated with repair and recombinational processing of DNA damage, as well as apoptosis and a response to stress. At the organismal level, photolyase-mediated removal of CPDs, but not 6-4PPs, from the genome of only basal keratinocytes substantially diminishes the incidence of skin tumors; however, it does not affect the UVB-mediated immunosuppression. Taken together, these findings reveal a differential role of basal keratinocytes in these processes, providing novel insights into the skin's acute and chronic responses to UV in a lesion- and cell-type-specific manner.

scholarly journals Tissue-Specific Transcriptional Targeting of a Replication-Competent Retroviral Vector

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (24) ◽  
pp. 12783-12791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Logg ◽  
Aki Logg ◽  
Robert J. Matusik ◽  
Bernard H. Bochner ◽  
Noriyuki Kasahara
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Viral Vectors ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Transduction Efficiency ◽  
Promoter Strength ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Cell Type Specificity ◽  
Tissue Specific

ABSTRACT The inability of replication-defective viral vectors to efficiently transduce tumor cells in vivo has prevented the successful application of such vectors in gene therapy of cancer. To address the need for more efficient gene delivery systems, we have developed replication-competent retroviral (RCR) vectors based on murine leukemia virus (MLV). We have previously shown that such vectors are capable of transducing solid tumors in vivo with very high efficiency. While the natural requirement of MLV infection for cell division imparts a certain degree of specificity for tumor cells, additional means for confining RCR vector replication to tumor cells are desirable. Here, we investigated the parameters critical for successful tissue-specific transcriptional control of RCR vector replication by replacing various lengths of the MLV enhancer/promoter with sequences derived either from the highly prostate-specific probasin (PB) promoter or from a more potent synthetic variant of the PB promoter. We assessed the transcriptional specificity of the resulting hybrid long terminal repeats (LTRs) and the cell type specificity and efficiency of replication of vectors containing these LTRs. Incorporation of PB promoter sequences effectively restricted transcription from the LTR to prostate-derived cells and imparted prostate-specific RCR vector replication but required the stronger synthetic promoter and retention of native MLV sequences in the vicinity of the TATA box for optimal replicative efficiency and specificity. Our results have thus identified promoter strength and positioning within the LTR as important determinants for achieving both high transduction efficiency and strict cell type specificity in transcriptionally targeted RCR vectors.

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