The effect on gene expression of Smchd1 deletion in primary MEFs, transformed MEFs and MEF tumours. Mus musculus

Smchd1 appears to act as a tumour suppressor in the transformed fibroblast model. We find gene expression differences are most pronounced in the transformed MEFs. We always detect a small number of clustered genes and imprinted genes as differentially expressed, along with others involved in tumorigenesis. Overall design: The microarrays compared Smchd1 null and Smchd1 wildtype samples from different cell types (primary MEFs, transformed MEFs, tumours derived from transformed MEFs). Wildtype mice are FVB/N and Smchd1 null mice have the MommeD1 point mutation on a FBV/N background.