2018
Region-specific microRNA signatures in the human epididymis
Browne JA, Leir SH, Eggener SE, Harris A. Region-specific microRNA signatures in the human epididymis. Asian Journal Of Andrology 2018, 20: 539-544. PMID: 30058558, PMCID: PMC6219309, DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_40_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionSegment-specific gene expressionImportant gene networksRegionalized expression patternsRegionalized gene expressionGene ontology pathwaysSmall noncoding RNAsHuman epididymisEpithelial cellsOntology pathwaysGene networksNoncoding RNAsTarget genesHuman epididymal tissueExpression patternsSperm maturationMiR-573MiRNA expressionMiRNAsDifferentiated functionsMicroRNAsMicroRNA profilesMale fertilityLuminal environmentMiRNA signature
2016
HNF1 regulates critical processes in the human epididymis epithelium
Browne JA, Yang R, Eggener SE, Leir SH, Harris A. HNF1 regulates critical processes in the human epididymis epithelium. Molecular And Cellular Endocrinology 2016, 425: 94-102. PMID: 26808453, PMCID: PMC4799753, DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte nuclear factor 1Transcription factorsHuman epididymis epithelial cellsCis-regulatory elementsChIP-seq peaksProcess enrichment analysisHNF1β transcription factorHEE cellsNuclear factor 1Luminal environmentChromatin genomeChromatin immunoprecipitationTranscriptional programsCoordinated expressionRNA-seqEpithelial transportRegulatory elementsTarget genesBioinformatics predictionCritical genesEnrichment analysisDeep sequencingEpididymis functionCritical processSperm maturation
2015
Expression profiles of human epididymis epithelial cells reveal the functional diversity of caput, corpus and cauda regions
Browne JA, Yang R, Leir SH, Eggener SE, Harris A. Expression profiles of human epididymis epithelial cells reveal the functional diversity of caput, corpus and cauda regions. Molecular Human Reproduction 2015, 22: 69-82. PMID: 26612782, PMCID: PMC4733224, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultured epithelial cellsEpididymis functionExpression profilesHuman epididymis epithelial cellsSperm maturationDefense response processNormal sperm maturationEpithelial cellsProcess enrichment analysisGene expression profilesLuminal environmentUrogenital tract developmentFunctional diversityTranscriptional profilingCauda cellsTranscription factorsBioinformatics toolsBiological replicatesMale genital ductsSimilar transcriptomesMolecular basisEnrichment analysisHormonal signalsSAMPLES/MATERIALSDifferential expression