期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 579, 期 5, 页码 1213-1219出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.016
关键词
lens; differentiation; microarray; gene expression profiling; laser capture microdissection; RNA amplification
资金
- NEI NIH HHS [R01-EY14232, P30 EY014801, R01 EY014232, P30-EY014801] Funding Source: Medline
The mammalian lens consists of an aged core of quiescent cells enveloped by layers of mature fully elongated cells and younger, continuously elongating transcriptionally active cells. The fiber cell maturation is initiated when fiber cells cease to elongate. The process of maturation represents a radical switch from active elongation to a life-long quiescence and has not been studied previously. It may also include critical stages of preparation for the organelle removal and denucleation. In the present study, we used laser capture microdisection (LCM) microdissection and RNA amplification to compare global gene expression profiles of young elongating and mature, non-elongating fiber cells. Analysis of microarray data from three independent dye-swap experiments identified 65 differentially expressed genes (FDR < 0.1) with greater than 2-fold change in expression levels. Microarray array results for a group of randomly selected genes were confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR. These microarray results provide clues to understanding the molecular pathways underlying lens development. The identified changes in the profile of gene expression reflected a shift in cell physiology characterizing the lens fiber maturation. (C) 2005 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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