Project description:ESRP1 is an epithelial-specific splicing factor. It mainly regulates expressions of genes related to intercellular adhesion, actin cytoskeleton, cell polarity and cell migration at the post-transcriptional level by alternative splicing. It also plays an important role in the development and progression of cancers. This study analyzed the transcriptome changes of ESRP1 stably overexpression SKOV3 cells by high-throughput sequencing, discovered and validated the functional effects of ESRP1 on ovarian cancer cells
Project description:The epithelial splicing regulatory proteins, ESRP1 and ESRP2 are essential for mammalian development through regulation of a global program of alternative splicing of genes involved in maintenance of epithelial cell function. To further inform our understanding of the molecular functions of ESRP1 we performed enhanced crosslinking immunoprecipitation coupled with high throughput sequencing (eCLIP) in epithelial cells of mouse epidermis. The genome-wide binding sites of ESRP1 were integrated with RNA-Seq analysis of alterations in splicing and total gene expression that result from epidermal ablation of Esrp1 and Esrp2. These studies demonstrated that ESRP1 functions in splicing regulation occur primarily through direct binding in a position-dependent manner to either promote exon inclusion or skipping. In addition, we also identified widespread binding of ESRP1 in 3’ and 5’ untranslated regions (UTRs) of genes involved in epithelial cell function, suggesting that its post-transcriptional functions extend beyond splicing regulation.
Project description:Pnn depletion in developing mouse corneal epithelium led to disrupted alternative splicing of multiple ESRP-regulated epithelial-type exons. In human corneal epithelial cells (HCET), ESRP1 and PNN displayed close localization in and around nuclear speckles and their physical association in protein complexes was identified. In this study, gene expression profiling was performed to identify PNN- and ESRP1-regulated alternative pre-mRNA splicing in human corneal epithelial cells. Immortalized human corneal epithelial cells harboring doxycycline-inducible shRNA against PNN or ESRP1 were created. Whole transcriptome array analysis on ESRP1 or PNN knockdown HCET cells revealed clear alterations in transcript level and splicing pattern of specific subsets of genes with significant overlaps in their candidate targets. Our data suggest that ESRP1 and PNN modulate alternative splicing of a specific subset of exons, but not general splicing events. ESRP1 and PNN may together participate in the regulation of epithelial-specific splicing program in a genome-wide fashion. Parental HCET, shRNA-PNN HCET, and shRNA-ESRP1 HCET cells were cultured for 3 days with/without doxycycline. Total RNA was isolated from four biological replicates of each sample group and then subjected to hGlue3_0 transcriptome array analysis.
Project description:The epithelial splicing regulatory proteins 1 and 2 (ESRP1/2) control the epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) splicing program in cancer. However, their exact role in Breast Cancer (BC) remains under debate. Here, we report that ESRP1, but not ESRP2, is overexpressed in luminal BCs patients with poor prognosis and correlates with Estrogen Receptor α (ERα) mRNA levels. Analysis of ERα genome binding profiles in both cell lines and primary breast tumors showed its binding on both ESRP1 and ESRP2 promoters, and the expression of these genes strongly decreased by ERα silencing in hormone-deprived conditions (apoERα). The combined knock down of ESRP1/2 in MCF-7 cells followed by RNA-Seq, revealed the dysregulation of 754 genes expression, with a widespread alteration of alternative splicing events (ASEs) of genes involved in cell signaling, metabolism, cell growth, and EMT. Functional network analysis of ASEs that correlate with ESRP1/2 expression in ERα+ BCs showed RAC1 as the hub node in the protein-protein interactions altered by ESRP1/2 silencing. The comparison of apoERα- and ESRP-modulated ASEs revealed 63 commonly regulated events, including 27 detected both in primary BCs and endocrine resistant cell lines. Our data support a functional implication of the ERα-ESRP1/2 axis in the onset and progression of BC by controlling the splicing patterns of related genes.
Project description:Dysregulation of mRNA alternative splicing (AS) has been implicated in development and progression of hematological malignancies. How the global AS dysregulation contributes to the development and progression of solid tumors remains generally unclear. Recently, we show that many splicing factors (such as ESRP1 and KHDRBS3) are overexpressed in human primary prostate cancer (PCa) versus normal tissues. To further determine the biological impact of splicing factors on PCa aggressiveness, we treated AR- PC3 cells with siRNAs against either ESRP1 or KHDRBS3 and both. RNA-seq analysis was done in triplicates of rRNA-depleted total RNAs isolated from PC3 cells 48-72hr after siRNA infection. rMATS and DEseq2 were used to reveal the effect of knocking down ESRP1 and/or KHDRBS3 individually or in combination on mRNA splicing landscape and gene expression change.
Project description:Tumor characteristics are decisive in the determination of treatment strategy for breast cancer patients. Patients with estrogen receptor-α (ERα) positive breast cancer can benefit from long-term hormonal treatment. Nonetheless, the majority of patients will develop resistance to these therapies. Here, we investigated the role of the liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1, NR5A2) in anti-estrogen (AE) sensitive and resistant breast cancer cells. We identified genome-wide LRH-1 binding sites using ChIP-seq, uncovering preferential binding to regions distal to transcriptional start sites (TSS). We further characterized these LRH-1 binding sites by integrating overlapping layers of specific chromatin marks, revealing that many LRH-1 binding sites are active and could be involved in long-range enhancer-promoter looping. Combined with transcriptome analysis of LRH-1 depleted cells, these results show that LRH-1 regulates specific subsets of genes involved in cell proliferation in AE-sensitive and AE-resistant breast cancer cells. Furthermore, the LRH-1 transcriptional program is highly associated with signature of poor outcome breast cancer tumors in vivo. Herein report the genome-wide location and molecular function of LRH-1 in breast cancer cells and reveal its therapeutic potential for the treatment of breast cancers, notably for tumors resistant to treatments currently used in therapies. Total RNA was obtained from two biological replicates of breast cancer cells MCF7, LCC2 and LCC9 transduced with LRH-1 shRNA (shLRH-1) or control shRNA (shCTL) lentiviruses.
Project description:RNA-binding proteins and their mediated alternative splicing play important roles in tumor cell invasion and migration. Here, we report that ESRP1 is a key regulator of gastric cancer cell metastasis. Overexpression of ESRP1 inhibits the invasion and migration of gastric cancer cells, in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, we found that ESRP1 causes a wide range of alternative splicing events, and ESRP1-mediated CLSTN1 exon skipping may be a key mechanism for its inhibition of gastric cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Taken together, our data provide a molecular framework for the role of ESRP1 in gastric cancer development.
Project description:Pnn depletion in developing mouse corneal epithelium led to disrupted alternative splicing of multiple ESRP-regulated epithelial-type exons. In human corneal epithelial cells (HCET), ESRP1 and PNN displayed close localization in and around nuclear speckles and their physical association in protein complexes was identified. In this study, gene expression profiling was performed to identify PNN- and ESRP1-regulated alternative pre-mRNA splicing in human corneal epithelial cells. Immortalized human corneal epithelial cells harboring doxycycline-inducible shRNA against PNN or ESRP1 were created. Whole transcriptome array analysis on ESRP1 or PNN knockdown HCET cells revealed clear alterations in transcript level and splicing pattern of specific subsets of genes with significant overlaps in their candidate targets. Our data suggest that ESRP1 and PNN modulate alternative splicing of a specific subset of exons, but not general splicing events. ESRP1 and PNN may together participate in the regulation of epithelial-specific splicing program in a genome-wide fashion.