Project description:Immunoaffinity purification was performed on human mesothelioma cell lines NCI-H2452, NCI-H28, MSTO-211H and JL1, on murine mesothelioma cell line AB12, as well as on mesothelioma samples from two patients (including tumor and benign tissues). Thereafter Immunopeptidomics by Mass Spectrometry on a Tims TOF Pro revealed the MHC peptide landscape of mesothelioma.
Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to understand the signaling pathway alteration in NCI-H226 cells treated with TEAD inhibitors. Methods: Mesothelioma cell line NCI-H226 was chosen to be treated with TEAD inhibitors at 1μM for 24 hours. Total RNA was isolated for the analysis. RNA samples were sent to Novogen for library construction, RNA sequencing and raw data process. Conclusions: Our study privides gene expression profiling evidence to validate TEAD inhibitors to block TEAD transcriptional activity in mesothelioma cells.
Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to understand the signaling pathway alteration in NCI-H226 cells treated with new TEAD autopalmitoylation inhibitor TM2, and to further validate TEAD inhibitor for specifity in TEAD-YAP interuption. Methods: Mesothelioma cell line NCI-H226 was chosen to be treated with TEAD palmitoylation inhibitor TM2 at 1μM for 24 hours. Total RNA was isolated for the analysis. RNA samples were sent to Novogen for library construction, RNA sequencing and raw data process. Conclusions: Our study privides gene expression profiling evidence to validate our TEAD palmitoylation inhibitor TM2 as specific small molecule to block TEAD transcriptional activity in mesothelioma cells.
Project description:In wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans, six cells develop as receptors for gentle touch. In egl-44 and egl-46 mutants, two other neurons, the FLP cells, express touch receptor-like features. egl-44 and egl-46 also affect the differentiation of other neurons including the HSN neurons, two cells needed for egg laying. egl-44 encodes a member of the transcription enhancer factor family. The product of the egl-46 gene, two Drosophila proteins, and two proteins in human and mice define a new family of zinc finger proteins. Both egl-44 and egl-46 are expressed in FLP and HSN neurons (and other cells); expression of egl-46 is dependent on egl-44 in the FLP cells but not in the HSN cells. Wild-type touch cells express egl-46 but not egl-44. Moreover, ectopic expression of egl-44 in the touch cells prevents touch cell differentiation in an egl-46-dependent manner. The sequences of these genes and their nuclear location as seen with GFP fusions indicate that they repress transcription of touch cell characteristics in the FLP cells.