Sex and mutation specific p53 gain-of-function activity in gliomagenesis [RNA-seq]

The goal of this study is to compare the sex specific effects of the expression of p53 missense mutations on the transcriptomes of male and female primary astrocytes. Primary cortical astrocytes harboring a single floxed Trp53 allele were harvested from male and female postnatal day one pups, and transduced with mutant p53;IRES GFP followed by CRE recombinase. mRNA was collected from male and female astrocytes transduce with mouse Trp53:R172H, Trp53:Y202C, or Trp53:Y217C. This study revealed sex specific gain-of-function effects on the transcriptomes of each cell line that correlated with cancer pathways. Comparison of mRNA expression profiles between three p53 mutations and p53 KO in male and female primary mouse astroyctes.