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The European Union (EU) initiative on the Digital Transformation of Health and Care (Digicare) aims to provide the conditions necessary for building a secure, flexible, and decentralized digital health infrastructure. Creating a European Health Research and Innovation Cloud (HRIC) within this environment should enable data sharing and analysis for health research across the EU, in compliance with data protection legislation while preserving the full trust of the participants. Such a HRIC should learn from and build on existing data infrastructures, integrate best practices, and focus on the concrete needs of the community in terms of technologies, governance, management, regulation, and ethics requirements. Here, we describe the vision and expected benefits of digital data sharing in health research activities and present a roadmap that fosters the opportunities while answering the challenges of implementing a HRIC. For this, we put forward five specific recommendations and action points to ensure that a European HRIC: i) is built on established standards and guidelines, providing cloud technologies through an open and decentralized infrastructure; ii) is developed and certified to the highest standards of interoperability and data security that can be trusted by all stakeholders; iii) is supported by a robust ethical and legal framework that is compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); iv) establishes a proper environment for the training of new generations of data and medical scientists; and v) stimulates research and innovation in transnational collaborations through public and private initiatives and partnerships funded by the EU through Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.
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Investigación Biomédica/organización & administración , Nube Computacional , Difusión de Innovaciones , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Investigación Biomédica/métodos , Unión Europea , Difusión de la Información/legislación & jurisprudencia , Difusión de la Información/métodosRESUMEN
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) has long been associated with poor asthma control without an established cause-effect relationship. 610 asthmatics (421 severe/88 mild-moderate) and 101 healthy controls were assessed clinically and a subset of 154 severe asthmatics underwent proteomic analysis of induced sputum using untargeted mass spectrometry, LC-IMS-MSE. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses (MLR) were conducted to identify proteins associated with GORD in this cohort. When compared to mild/moderate asthmatics and healthy individuals, respectively, GORD was three- and ten-fold more prevalent in severe asthmatics and was associated with increased asthma symptoms and oral corticosteroid use, poorer quality of life, depression/anxiety, obesity and symptoms of sino-nasal disease. Comparison of sputum proteomes in severe asthmatics with and without active GORD showed five differentially abundant proteins with described roles in anti-microbial defences, systemic inflammation and epithelial integrity. Three of these were associated with active GORD by multiple linear regression analysis: Ig lambda variable 1-47 (pâ¯=â¯0·017) and plasma protease C1 inhibitor (pâ¯=â¯0·043), both in lower concentrations, and lipocalin-1 (pâ¯=â¯0·034) in higher concentrations in active GORD. This study provides evidence which suggests that reflux can cause subtle perturbation of proteins detectable in the airways lining fluid and that severe asthmatics with GORD may represent a distinct phenotype of asthma.
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Asma/complicaciones , Asma/metabolismo , Reflujo Gastroesofágico/complicaciones , Proteómica/métodos , Esputo/metabolismo , Adulto , Asma/epidemiología , Asma/psicología , Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Unión Europea/organización & administración , Femenino , Reflujo Gastroesofágico/diagnóstico , Reflujo Gastroesofágico/epidemiología , Humanos , Cadenas lambda de Inmunoglobulina/metabolismo , Lipocalina 1/metabolismo , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Estudios Prospectivos , Inhibidores de Proteasas/metabolismo , Calidad de Vida , Índice de Severidad de la EnfermedadRESUMEN
MeDALL (Mechanisms of the Development of ALLergy; EU FP7-CP-IP; Project No: 261357; 2010-2015) has proposed an innovative approach to develop early indicators for the prediction, diagnosis, prevention and targets for therapy. MeDALL has linked epidemiological, clinical and basic research using a stepwise, large-scale and integrative approach: MeDALL data of precisely phenotyped children followed in 14 birth cohorts spread across Europe were combined with systems biology (omics, IgE measurement using microarrays) and environmental data. Multimorbidity in the same child is more common than expected by chance alone, suggesting that these diseases share causal mechanisms irrespective of IgE sensitization. IgE sensitization should be considered differently in monosensitized and polysensitized individuals. Allergic multimorbidities and IgE polysensitization are often associated with the persistence or severity of allergic diseases. Environmental exposures are relevant for the development of allergy-related diseases. To complement the population-based studies in children, MeDALL included mechanistic experimental animal studies and in vitro studies in humans. The integration of multimorbidities and polysensitization has resulted in a new classification framework of allergic diseases that could help to improve the understanding of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of allergy as well as to better manage allergic diseases. Ethics and gender were considered. MeDALL has deployed translational activities within the EU agenda.
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Hipersensibilidad/diagnóstico , Hipersensibilidad/terapia , Medicina de Precisión/métodos , Biología de Sistemas/métodos , Manejo de la Enfermedad , Unión Europea , Política de Salud , Humanos , Hipersensibilidad/etiología , Hipersensibilidad/prevención & control , Inmunización , Inmunoglobulina E/inmunología , Invenciones , Pronóstico , Organización Mundial de la SaludRESUMEN
While there is widespread consensus on the need both to change the prevailing research and development (R&D) paradigm and provide the community with an efficient way to personalize medicine, ecosystem stakeholders grapple with divergent conceptions about which quantitative approach should be preferred. The primary purpose of this position paper is to contrast these approaches. The second objective is to introduce a framework to bridge simulation outputs and patient outcomes, thus empowering the implementation of systems medicine.
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Allergic diseases [asthma, rhinitis and atopic dermatitis (AD)] are complex. They are associated with allergen-specific IgE and nonallergic mechanisms that may coexist in the same patient. In addition, these diseases tend to cluster and patients present concomitant or consecutive diseases (multimorbidity). IgE sensitization should be considered as a quantitative trait. Important clinical and immunological differences exist between mono- and polysensitized subjects. Multimorbidities of allergic diseases share common causal mechanisms that are only partly IgE-mediated. Persistence of allergic diseases over time is associated with multimorbidity and/or IgE polysensitization. The importance of the family history of allergy may decrease with age. This review puts forward the hypothesis that allergic multimorbidities and IgE polysensitization are associated and related to the persistence or re-occurrence of foetal type 2 signalling. Asthma, rhinitis and AD are manifestations of a common systemic immune imbalance (mesodermal origin) with specific patterns of remodelling (ectodermal or endodermal origin). This study proposes a new classification of IgE-mediated allergic diseases that allows the definition of novel phenotypes to (i) better understand genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, (ii) better stratify allergic preschool children for prognosis and (iii) propose novel strategies of treatment and prevention.
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Alérgenos/inmunología , Hipersensibilidad/etiología , Hipersensibilidad/metabolismo , Inmunoglobulina E/inmunología , Transducción de Señal , Especificidad de Anticuerpos/inmunología , Comorbilidad , Femenino , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Humanos , Hipersensibilidad/epidemiología , Inmunización , Fenotipo , Embarazo , Efectos Tardíos de la Exposición PrenatalRESUMEN
This unit describes methods for intravital imaging of monocytes in the vasculature of the dermis and the mesentery in vivo using fluorescent reporter mice, fluorescent dyes, and antibodies. Cx3cr1(gfp/gfp (or +)), Rag2(-/-), Il2rg(-/-) mice expressing eGFP at the locus of the Cx3cr1 gene, on the Rag2(-/-) Il2rg(-/-) C57Bl/6 background, are used. Although aimed at specifically tracking Ly6C(low) monocytes, these protocols could readily be adapted to investigate the interaction of other blood leukocytes with the vascular endothelium by use of other fluorescent reporter mice and fluorescently labeled antibodies.
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Antígenos Ly/inmunología , Movimiento Celular/inmunología , Endotelio Vascular/inmunología , Microscopía Confocal/métodos , Monocitos/inmunología , Animales , Endotelio Vascular/citología , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Ratones Transgénicos , Monocitos/citologíaRESUMEN
Concepts of disease severity, activity, control and responsiveness to treatment are linked but different. Severity refers to the loss of function of the organs induced by the disease process or to the occurrence of severe acute exacerbations. Severity may vary over time and needs regular follow-up. Control is the degree to which therapy goals are currently met. These concepts have evolved over time for asthma in guidelines, task forces or consensus meetings. The aim of this paper is to generalize the approach of the uniform definition of severe asthma presented to WHO for chronic allergic and associated diseases (rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, chronic urticaria and atopic dermatitis) in order to have a uniform definition of severity, control and risk, usable in most situations. It is based on the appropriate diagnosis, availability and accessibility of treatments, treatment responsiveness and associated factors such as comorbidities and risk factors. This uniform definition will allow a better definition of the phenotypes of severe allergic (and related) diseases for clinical practice, research (including epidemiology), public health purposes, education and the discovery of novel therapies.
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Asma/fisiopatología , Hipersensibilidad/complicaciones , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto/normas , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Asma/terapia , Enfermedad Crónica , Comorbilidad , Dermatitis Atópica/complicaciones , Humanos , Hipersensibilidad/epidemiología , Rinitis/complicaciones , Rinitis/epidemiología , Sinusitis/complicaciones , Sinusitis/epidemiología , Urticaria/complicaciones , Urticaria/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
AIM: To study the effects of physical training at mild intensities on skeletal muscle energy metabolism in eight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and eight paired healthy sedentary subjects. METHODS: Energy metabolism of patients and controls vastus lateralis muscle was studied before and after 3 months of cycling training at mild exercises intensities. RESULTS: The total amount of work accomplished was about 4059 ± 336 kJ in patients with COPD and 7531 ± 1693 kJ in control subjects. This work corresponds to a mechanical power set at 65.2 ± 7.5% of the maximum power for patients with COPD and 52 ± 3.3% of the maximum power in control group. Despite this low level of exercise intensities, we observed an improvement in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation through the creatine kinase system revealed by the increased apparent K(m) for ADP (from 105.5 ± 16.1 to 176.9 ± 26.5 µm, P < 0.05 in the COPD group and from 126.9 ± 16.8 to 177.7 ± 17.0, P > 0.05 in the control group). Meanwhile, maximal mechanical and metabolic power increased significantly from 83.1 ± 7.1 to 91.3 ± 7.4 Watts (P < 0.05) and from 16 ± 0.8 to 18.7 ± 0.98 mL O(2) kg(-1) min(-1) (P < 0.05) only in the COPD group. CONCLUSION: This study shows that physical training at mild intensity is able to induce comparable changes in skeletal muscles oxidative energy metabolism in patients with COPD and sedentary healthy subjects, but different changes of maximal mechanical and metabolic power.
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Metabolismo Energético/fisiología , Ejercicio Físico/fisiología , Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/metabolismo , Músculo Cuádriceps/metabolismo , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Contracción Muscular/fisiología , Consumo de Oxígeno/fisiología , Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/fisiopatología , Músculo Cuádriceps/fisiopatología , Pruebas de Función RespiratoriaRESUMEN
The origin of the epidemic of IgE-associated (allergic) diseases is unclear. MeDALL (Mechanisms of the Development of ALLergy), an FP7 European Union project (No. 264357), aims to generate novel knowledge on the mechanisms of initiation of allergy and to propose early diagnosis, prevention, and targets for therapy. A novel phenotype definition and an integrative translational approach are needed to understand how a network of molecular and environmental factors can lead to complex allergic diseases. A novel, stepwise, large-scale, and integrative approach will be led by a network of complementary experts in allergy, epidemiology, allergen biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, epigenetics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, computational and systems biology. The following steps are proposed: (i) Identification of 'classical' and 'novel' phenotypes in existing birth cohorts; (ii) Building discovery of the relevant mechanisms in IgE-associated allergic diseases in existing longitudinal birth cohorts and Karelian children; (iii) Validation and redefinition of classical and novel phenotypes of IgE-associated allergic diseases; and (iv) Translational integration of systems biology outcomes into health care, including societal aspects. MeDALL will lead to: (i) A better understanding of allergic phenotypes, thus expanding current knowledge of the genomic and environmental determinants of allergic diseases in an integrative way; (ii) Novel diagnostic tools for the early diagnosis of allergy, targets for the development of novel treatment modalities, and prevention of allergic diseases; (iii) Improving the health of European citizens as well as increasing the competitiveness and boosting the innovative capacity of Europe, while addressing global health issues and ethical issues.
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Hipersensibilidad/etiología , Conducta Cooperativa , Unión Europea , Humanos , Hipersensibilidad/diagnóstico , Hipersensibilidad/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipersensibilidad/prevención & control , Sistemas de Medicación , Fenotipo , Biología de SistemasRESUMEN
Understanding the pathogenesis of type-I diabetes (T1D) is hindered in humans by the long autoimmune process occurring before clinical onset and by the difficulty to study the pancreas directly. Alternatively, exploring body fluids and particularly peripheral blood can provide some insights. Indeed, circulating cells can function as 'sentinels', with subtle changes in gene expression occurring in association with disease. Therefore, we investigated the gene expression profiles of circulating blood cells using Affymetrix microarrays. Whole-blood samples from 20 first-degree relatives of T1D children with autoimmune diabetes-related antibodies, 19 children immediately after the onset of clinical T1D and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were collected in PAXgene tubes. A global gene expression analysis with MDS approach allowed the discrimination of pre-diabetic subjects, diabetic patients and healthy controls. Univariate statistical analysis highlighted 107 distinct genes differently expressed between these three groups. Two major gene expression profiles were characterized, including type-I IFN-regulated genes and genes associated with biosynthesis and oxidative phosphorylation. Our results showed the presence of early functional modifications associated with T1D, which could help to understand the disease and suggest possible avenues for therapeutic interventions.
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/genética , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Redes Reguladoras de Genes , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos/métodos , Adolescente , Niño , Análisis por Conglomerados , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/sangre , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa InversaRESUMEN
To characterize genes involved in megakaryocytic commitment, we compared expression profiles of bipotent cells (UT-7/c-mpl) with those of the same cells induced to differentiate towards megakaryopoiesis in the presence of TPO. Using cDNA arrays, we showed that 12 out of 2260 genes changed their expression level after 6h of TPO stimulation. One of these genes encodes for zyxin, a cytoskeleton protein component. Zyxin is up-regulated at the mRNA and protein levels in UT-7/c-mpl cells in response to TPO confirming the reliability of the cDNA array technology. Similarly, when CD34 positive cells were induced to differentiate into megakaryocytes, zyxin mRNA was accumulated. Furthermore, when megakaryocytes were allowed to spread on fibrinogen, formation of stress fibers and lamellipodia was induced and zyxin was localized at the picks of actin stress fibers. These results suggest an important role for zyxin during megakaryocytic differentiation and more precisely in the regulation of the integrin mediated adhesion process in megakaryocytes.
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Glicoproteínas/biosíntesis , Megacariocitos/fisiología , Antígenos CD34/metabolismo , Northern Blotting , Diferenciación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Diferenciación Celular/fisiología , Línea Celular , Proteínas del Citoesqueleto , Eritroblastos/metabolismo , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Glicoproteínas/genética , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/citología , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/efectos de los fármacos , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/metabolismo , Humanos , Megacariocitos/citología , Megacariocitos/metabolismo , ARN/biosíntesis , Trombopoyetina/farmacología , Regulación hacia Arriba/efectos de los fármacos , ZixinaAsunto(s)
Pollos/genética , Proteínas Inmediatas-Precoces/genética , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intercelular/genética , Animales , Bandeo Cromosómico , Mapeo Cromosómico , Cromosomas Artificiales Bacterianos/genética , Factor de Crecimiento del Tejido Conjuntivo , Humanos , Hibridación Fluorescente in Situ , Ratones , Proteína Hiperexpresada del Nefroblastoma , Especificidad de la Especie , Tumor de Wilms/genéticaRESUMEN
Large-scale hybridization of simple or complex cDNA probes to cDNA clones arrayed on high-density filters is a method frequently used to determine systematically the expression profiles of thousands of genes. Hybridization signal intensities, which reflect the level of transcription of the corresponding genes, are captured on phosphor screens with an imaging system. We describe a high-throughput system, Xdots-Reader, that performs automatic detection and quantitation of each signal on hundreds of images. Reproducibility of spot detection and quantitation within filters and between filters has been assessed in analysis of more than 850000 hybridization signals on 436 filters. The automatic analysis success was greater than 97%, with 424 of the 436 tested filters fully analyzed without any human intervention. XdotsReader is available from the Software Library at www.BioTechniques.com or at http://www. ami. univ-evry. fr/approximately tahi/XDotsReader. It runs on SUN workstations under UNIX (SunOS or Solaris) and on PC under LINUX. No particular hardware is required, and the software is compatible with any other software. It supports the main standard image formats.
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Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos , Algoritmos , Biología Computacional/métodos , Hibridación de Ácido Nucleico , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos/métodos , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Programas Informáticos , Estadística como AsuntoRESUMEN
In this report, we describe a refinement of the human transcript map of chromosome 1p13.1, a subregion undergoing many aberrations in various types of human cancers. Publicly available genetic linkage, radiation hybrid and physical maps, as well as cytogenetic and sequence data were used to establish the relative order and orientation of ten known intragenic markers. The complete sequence of genomic clones of the region, available at the Sanger Centre, provided the tool for further studies performed by BLAST analysis against all cDNA sequences registered in the Genexpress Index2. This allowed us to assign to subband 1p13.1 nine of the ten known genes, an additional member of the gene family of one of these genes and eleven new transcripts. The remaining known gene and one additional new transcript map at the 1p13.1 and 1p13.2 boundary. The corresponding genes may be responsible for disorders related to this region. The resulting transcript map of 1p13.1 is presented in the printed article with additional data available on a dedicated Web site at the address http://idefix.upr420.vjf.cnrs.fr/CARTO.
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Mapeo Cromosómico , Cromosomas Humanos Par 1/genética , Orden Génico/genética , Genes , Análisis Citogenético , Marcadores Genéticos/genética , Humanos , Internet , Mapeo Físico de Cromosoma , Polimorfismo Genético/genética , Mapeo de Híbrido por Radiación , Homología de Secuencia , Transcripción Genética/genéticaRESUMEN
Mutations in the dystrophin gene lead to dystrophin deficiency, which is the cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This important discovery more than 10 years ago opened a new field for very productive investigations. However, the exact functions of dystrophin are still not fully understood and the complex process leading to subsequent muscle fiber necrosis has not been clearly described; hence there has not yet been any marked improvement in patient treatment. To decipher the molecular mechanisms induced by a lack of dystrophin, we started identifying genes whose expression is altered in DMD skeletal muscles. The approach was based on differential screening of a human muscle cDNA array. Nine genes were found to be up- or downregulated. Our results indicate expression alterations in mitochondrial genes, titin, a muscle transcription factor and three novel genes. First characterizations of these novel genes indicated that two of them have striated muscle tissue specificity.
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Distrofina/deficiencia , Distrofina/genética , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/genética , Genes Reguladores/genética , Proteínas Musculares/genética , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/genética , Adolescente , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Niño , Conectina , ADN Complementario/genética , ADN Complementario/aislamiento & purificación , ADN Mitocondrial/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Proteínas de Microfilamentos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Músculo Esquelético/patología , Músculo Esquelético/fisiopatología , Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/metabolismo , Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/fisiopatología , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos , Proteínas Quinasas/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Arriba/genéticaRESUMEN
MHC genes in the chicken are arranged into two genetically independent clusters located on the same chromosome. These are the classical B: system and restriction fragment pattern-Y (Rfp-Y), a second cluster of MHC genes identified recently through DNA hybridization. Because small numbers of MHC class I and class II genes are present in both B: and Rfp-Y, the two clusters might be the result of duplication of an entire chromosomal segment. We subcloned, sequenced, and analyzed the expression of two class I loci mapping to Rfp-Y to determine whether Rfp-Y should be considered either as a second, classical MHC or as a region containing specialized MHC-like genes, such as class Ib genes. The Rfp-Y genes are highly similar to each other (93%) and to classical class Ia genes (73% with chicken B: class I; 49% with HLA-A). One locus is disrupted and unexpressed. The other, YFV, is widely transcribed and polymorphic. Mature YFV protein associated with beta(2)m arrives on the surface of chicken B (RP9) lymphoma cells expressing YFV as an epitope-tagged transgene. Substitutions in the YFV Ag-binding region (ABR) occur at four of the eight highly conserved residues that are essential for binding of peptide-Ag in the class Ia molecules. Therefore, it is unlikely that Ag is bound in the YFV ABR in the manner typical of class Ia molecules. This ABR specialization indicates that even though YFV is polymorphic and widely transcribed, it is, in fact, a class Ib gene, and Rfp-Y is a region containing MHC genes of specialized function.
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Pollos/genética , Pollos/inmunología , Genes MHC Clase I , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase I/genética , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase I/metabolismo , Familia de Multigenes/inmunología , Polimorfismo de Longitud del Fragmento de Restricción , Transcripción Genética/inmunología , Alelos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Sitios de Unión/genética , Sitios de Unión/inmunología , Embrión de Pollo , Clonación Molecular , Evolución Molecular , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/inmunología , Marcadores Genéticos/inmunología , Variación Genética/inmunología , Haplotipos , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Clase I/biosíntesis , Humanos , Masculino , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Especificidad de Órganos/genética , Especificidad de Órganos/inmunología , Filogenia , Alineación de Secuencia , Transfección , Células Tumorales CultivadasRESUMEN
We have developed an experimental system for linking information on cell-free transcription and translation products from cDNA clones with data obtained from hybridization signals from complex probes. The work described in this paper consists of two distinct processes, one being the construction of a system of clonal addresses and the other the identification of expressed genes involved in the studied processes. We describe the use of this system to identify genes involved in thymus development. Complex probes from fetal thymuses (GD15, 17 and newborn) of Balb/c mice were used to identify genes, which are up- or downregulated during the process of differentiation. The full set of information is available in the Clone-base of the Basel Institute for Immunology and will be retrievable from the website of the collaborating laboratories.
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Sistema Libre de Células , ADN Complementario/genética , Electroforesis en Gel Bidimensional/métodos , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Biblioteca de Genes , Hibridación de Ácido Nucleico/métodos , Biosíntesis de Proteínas , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/análisis , Timo/citología , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Linfocitos B/química , Secuencia de Bases , Escherichia coli , Filtración , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador , Mediciones Luminiscentes , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Peso Molecular , Proteoma , ARN Mensajero/genética , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Análisis de Secuencia de Proteína , Timo/química , Timo/embriología , Timo/crecimiento & desarrolloRESUMEN
Sequence, gene mapping, and expression data corresponding to 910 genes transcribed in human skeletal muscle have been integrated to form the muscle module of the Genexpress IMAGE Knowledge Base. Based on cDNA array hybridization, a set of 14 transcripts preferentially or specifically expressed in muscle have been selected and characterized in more detail: Their pattern of expression was confirmed by Northern blot analysis; their structure was further characterized by full-insert cDNA sequencing and cDNA extension; the map location of the corresponding genes was refined by radiation hybrid mapping. Five of the 14 selected genes appear as interesting positional and functional candidate genes to study in relation with muscle physiology and/or specific orphan muscular pathologies. One example is discussed in more detail. The expression profiling data and the associated Genexpress Index2 entries for the 910 genes and the detailed characterization of the 14 selected transcripts are available from a dedicated Web server at. The database has been organized to provide the users with a working space where they can find curated, annotated, integrated data for their genes of interest. Different navigation routes to exploit the resource are discussed.
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Bases de Datos Factuales , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Músculo Esquelético/fisiología , Enfermedades Musculares/genética , Secuencia de Bases , Mapeo Cromosómico , ADN Complementario , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Genes , Humanos , Internet , Transcripción GenéticaRESUMEN
Here we report the sequence of the region that determines rapid allograft rejection in chickens, the chicken major histocompatibility complex (MHC). This 92-kilobase region of the B locus contains only 19 genes, making the chicken MHC roughly 20-fold smaller than the human MHC. Virtually all the genes have counterparts in the human MHC, defining a minimal essential set of MHC genes conserved over 200 million years of divergence between birds and mammals. They are organized differently, with the class III region genes located outside the class II and class I region genes. The absence of proteasome genes is unexpected and might explain unusual peptide-binding specificities of chicken class I molecules. The presence of putative natural killer receptor gene(s) is unprecedented and might explain the importance of the B locus in the response to the herpes virus responsible for Marek's diseases. The small size and simplicity of the chicken MHC allows co-evolution of genes as haplotypes over considerable periods of time, and makes it possible to study the striking MHC-determined pathogen-specific disease resistance at the molecular level.