Project description:The experiment contains CUT&Tag profiles for transcription factor HNF4A in HT29 cell line treated with shRNA for PINK1. The experiment also include a control profile for HNF4A in HepG2 cell line.
Project description:This experiment is aimed at studying the effect of two different chemotherapies (FOLFOX and FOLFIRI) and their interaction with a ULK1 inhibitor on HCT116 colorectal cancer cell line.
Project description:This experiment is aimed at studying the effect of two different chemotherapies (FOLFOX and FOLFIRI) on colorectal cancer cell lines (HCT116 and HT29) at different time points. Two early time points (8h and 16h) are used to evaluate the acute response, while a late time point (two weeks, LT) is used to evaluate the long-term effect.
Project description:PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) is a very short-lived protein that is required for the removal of damaged mitochondria through Parkin translocation and mitophagy. Because the short half-life of PINK1 limits its ability to be trafficked into neurites, local translation is required for this mitophagy pathway to be active far from the soma. The Pink1 transcript is associated with and cotransported with neuronal mitochondria. In concert with translation, the mitochondrial outer membrane protein Synaptojanin 2 Binding Protein (SYNJ2BP) and Synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2) are required for tethering Pink1 mRNA to mitochondria via an RNA-binding domain in SYNJ2. This neuron-specific adaptation for local translation of PINK1 provides distal mitochondria with a continuous supply of PINK1 for activation of mitophagy.
Project description:Loss of function in the PTEN-induced kinase 1 gene (Pink1) causes an early-onset, autosomal recessive form of PD. The translational Pink1-/- rat shows cranial sensorimotor deficits including: declines in ultrasonic vocalization, negative impacts on social vocal function, and alterations to thyroarytenoid muscle structure. The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed genes using RNA-sequencing and bioinformatic analysis of the thyroarytenoid muscle of male Pink1-/- rats compared to wildtype controls. To construct gene co-expression networks and gene modules, a WGCNA was used to identify biological networks of interest including where Pink1 was a central node with interconnecting genes. Data are congruent with previous findings demonstrating changes to thyroarytenoid muscle structure. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that differences in peripheral biology may influence the early pathogenesis of vocalizations at the level of the thyroarytenoid muscle.
Project description:To investigate the PINK1 regulates mitochondrial function, we performed the gene expression data for two independent libraries for Pink1-/- and Pink1+/+ mice, at two different time points, 4 and 24 months.
Project description:The maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis requires PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1)-dependent mitophagy, and mutations in PINK1 are associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). PINK1 is also downregulated in tumor cells with PTEN mutations. However, there is limited information concerning the role of PINK1 in tissue growth and tumorigenesis. Here, we show that loss of pink1 caused multiple growth defects independent of its pathological target, Parkin. Moreover, knocking-down pink1 in muscle cells induced hyperglycemia and limited systemic organismal growth by induction of Imaginal morphogenesis protein-Late 2 (ImpL2). Similarly, disrupting PTEN activity in multiple tissues impaired systemic growth by reducing pink1 expression, resembling wasting-like syndrome in cancer patients. Furthermore, re-expression of PINK1 fully rescued defects in carbohydrate metabolism and systemic growth induced by the tissue-specific pten mutations. Our data suggest a new function for PINK1 in regulating systemic growth in Drosophila, and shed light on its role in wasting in context of PTEN mutations.
Project description:Th17-related genes increased in T cells from PINK1-deficient mice. Th17 and Treg cells were increased and decreased in PINK1-deficient cells, respectively, and phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) was increased in PINK1-deficient cells.