Project description:Comparison of the new generation taxane cabazitaxel with docetaxel in prostate cancer cells Cabazitaxel impacts distint molecular pathways as compared to docetaxel, which could underlie its efficacy after docetaxel treatment has failed in castration resistant prostate cancer patients 12 samples were analysed. A genome-wide expression array was performed on a GeneChip Human Gene 2.0ST Array (Affymetrix, 902112) with C4-2 cells, treated for 16h with 1nM cabazitaxel, docetaxel or vehicle (EtOH), in duplicates. The expression data were RMA normalized, and filtered to remove low-expressing genes. Differential gene expression with corresponding p-values (student’s ttest) was determined of drug-treated over control.
Project description:Comparison of the new generation taxane cabazitaxel with docetaxel in prostate cancer cells Cabazitaxel impacts distint molecular pathways as compared to docetaxel, which could underlie its efficacy after docetaxel treatment has failed in castration resistant prostate cancer patients 12 samples were analysed. A genome-wide expression array was performed on a GeneChip Human Gene 2.0ST Array (Affymetrix, 902112) with LNCaP cells infected with a control plasmid (MSCV-LMP), treated for 16h with 1nM cabazitaxel, docetaxel or vehicle (EtOH), in duplicates. The expression data were RMA normalized, and filtered to remove low-expressing genes. Differential gene expression with corresponding p-values (student’s ttest) was determined of drug-treated over control.
Project description:Evaluation of the genome wide impact on gene expression of DNA-PK knockdown or enzymatic inhibition. DNA-PK expression is elevated in multiple tumor types. DNA-PK has recently been implicated in transcriptional regulation, so understanding genes modulated by DNA-PK may provide insight into disease progression 6 samples were analyzed. A genome-wide expression array was performed on a GeneChip Human Gene 2.0ST Array (Affymetrix, 902112) with C4-2 cells depleted of DNA-PK or treated with DNA-PK inhibitor for 24 hours
Project description:Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is clinically heterogeneous, comprising different histological and biological subtypes. Multiple studies have implicated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a biological process by which polarized epithelial cells convert into a mesenchymal phenotype, to contribute significantly to this molecular heterogeneity of EOC. From gene expression analyses of a collection of EMT-characterized EOC cell lines, we found that the expression of the transcription factor Grainyhead-like 2 (GRHL2) correlates with E-cadherin expression and the epithelial phenotype. EOC tumors with lower levels of GRHL2 are associated with the Mes (mesenchymal) molecular subtype and show poorer overall survival in patients. Here, we demonstrate that shRNA-mediated knockdown of GRHL2 in EOC cells with an epithelial phenotype resulted in EMT changes, with increased cell migration, invasion and motility. By ChIP-sequencing and gene expression microarray, we identified a variety of target genes regulated by GRHL2, including protein-coding and non-coding genes. Our data suggest that GRHL2 maintains the epithelial phenotype of EOC cells through the regulatory networks of miR-200b/a, ZEB1 and E-cadherin. These findings support GRHL2 as a crucial player in the molecular heterogeneity of EOC. 7 samples were analyzed (shNon control in duplicates; shGRHL2 #10 in duplicates, shGRHL2 #12 in triplicates)
Project description:Rhabomyosarcoma cells can be cultured in stem cell medium over several passages and form spheres being enriched in putative cancer stem cell markers and expressing high levels of stem cell genes. In this dataset, we include RNA samples from 2 rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines and 3 different sphere passages of each cell line. 16 samples were analyzed and all sphere passages were compared to the expression level of their corresponding adherent cell line. We wanted to see an up- or downregulation of genes in the spheres to identify new potential cancer stem cell marker.
Project description:In order to understand the role of heterodimeric hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF) in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, we subjected wild type and Hif1-alpha mutant mice to nutritional stress conditions imposed by switching from fasting to re-feeding. Liver samples and subsequently RNA were extracted at each time point and used to comprehensively characterise transcriptional changes using microarray technology. We provide biological replicates for each of the conditions.
Project description:ABSTRACT Background: Viral myocarditis is a life-threatening illness that may lead to heart failure or cardiac arrhythmias. This study examined whether human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) could be used to model the pathogenic processes of coxsackievirus-induced viral myocarditis and to screen antiviral therapeutics for efficacy. Methods and Results: Human iPSC-CMs were infected with a luciferase-expressing mutant of the coxsackievirus B3 strain (CVB3-Luc). Brightfield microscopy, immunofluorescence, and calcium imaging were used to characterize virally infected hiPSC-CMs. Viral proliferation on hiPSC-CMs was subsequently quantified using bioluminescence imaging. For drug screening, select antiviral compounds including interferon beta 1 (IFNβ1), ribavirin, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), and fluoxetine were tested for their capacity to abrogate CVB3-Luc proliferation in hiPSC-CMs in vitro. The ability of some of these compounds to reduce CVB3-Luc proliferation in hiPSC-CMs was consistent with the reported drug effects in previous studies. Finally, mechanistic analyses via gene expression profiling of hiPSC-CMs infected with CVB3-Luc revealed an activation of viral RNA and protein clearance pathways within these hiPSC-CMs after IFNβ1 treatment. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that hiPSC-CMs express the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor, are susceptible to coxsackievirus infection, and can be used to confirm antiviral drug efficacy. Our results suggest that the hiPSC-CM/CVB3-Luc assay is a sensitive platform that could be used to screen novel antiviral therapeutics for their effectiveness in a high-throughput fashion. For this experiment, human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes were infected with coxsackievirus at multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 5 for 8 hours. Cells were treated with and without interferon beta 1 in order to determine if treatment activates antiviral response genes and/or viral clearance pathways. 4 total samples (2 for each condition) were analyzed
Project description:The conditioned media from Bifidobacterium infantis (BCM) and Lactobacillus acidophilus (LCM) were reported to promote maturation of innate immune response gene expression, which explained the protective effects of probiotics in clinical necrotizing enterocolitis. We used microarray analysis to investigate the expression of genes involved in regulation of BCM and LCM in IL-1β stimulated immature human enterocytes. The H4 cells (a human nontransformed primary intestinal epithelial cell line) were pretreated with BCM or LCM (15%) for 30 minutes, and then stimulated with or without IL-1β (10 ng/mL) for 4 h. Cell media and IL-1β stimulation were negative and positive control, respectively. RNA was extracted for mcroarray analysis. A total of six treatments (triplicates for each) were included in this study. As one RNA sample in IL-1β-stimulated cells treated with BCM was dropped due to bad quality, seventeen samples were analyzed. Various treatments were compared to the nagative control (cell media alone). Genes with a fold-change ≥2 and a p value ≤ 0.05 were selected.
Project description:We used a mouse model of human AML induced by the MLL-AF9 fusion oncogene, and an epigenetic shRNA library to screen for novel potential drug targets. One of the best candidate drug targets identified in these screens was Jmjd1c. Depletion of Jmjd1c impairs growth and colony formation of mouse MLL-AF9 cells in vitro, as well as establishment of leukemia after transplantation. Depletion of JMJD1C impairs expansion and colony formation of human leukemic cell lines, with the strongest effect observed in the MLL-rearranged ALL cell line, SEM. In both mouse and human leukemic cells, the growth defect upon JMJD1C depletion appears to be primarily due to increased apoptosis, which implicates JMJD1C as a potential therapeutic target in leukemia. To assess the effect of JMJD1C depletion on transcription, we compared the transcriptome of shJMJD1C- and shScr-transduced SEM cells soon after induction of shRNA expression by addition of IPTG to the growth medium. To ensure detecting early changes, 48h was selected as the earliest timepoint displaying JMJD1C depletion and detectable phenotype as monitored by PARP and Caspase 3 cleavage. These observations were consistent across triplicate samples. A total of 138 transcripts were detected as changing between the two conditions (FDR<0.05)
Project description:HIV-1 and HIV-2 can both infect humans, but HIV-2 causes a slow progressing disease and is well controlled by the immune system for prolonged period of times. Here we tested acute response aainst HIV-1 and HIV-2 exposure in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from three indepednent donors. A total of 24 samples were analyzed. PBMC from three donors were cultured with Media alone, HIV-1MN, HIV-2NIH-Z or the TLR9 agonist CpG-A (4 conditions), and cells were harvested at 6h and 12h (2time points) for RNA extraction.