PAX3-FKHR regulated genes differentially expressed between alveolar and embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE15103 | GEO | 2009/03/10
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA114853
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:The overall goal and objective is to study the degree to which PAX3-FKHR accounts for differences between ARMS and ERMS by expressing a construct (termed P3FK/ER) consisting of PAX3-FKHR joined to the estrogen receptor ligand binding domain in an ERMS cell culture system. Experiment Overall Design: In the study design, three populations of RD ERMS cells expressing P3FK/ER were treated with or without 30 nM 4-hydroxytamoxifen and three control populations transduced with vector only (pK1) were similarly treated.
2009-03-14 | E-GEOD-15103 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Background: Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) has a high propensity to metastasize, leading to its aggressiveness and a poor survival rate among those with the disease. More than 80% of aggressive ARMSs harbor a PAX3-FKHR fusion transcription factor, which regulates cell migration and promotes metastasis, most likely by regulating the fusion protein's transcriptional targets. Therefore, identifying druggable transcription targets of PAX3-FKHR that are also downstream effectors of PAX3-FKHR-mediated cell migration and metastasis may lead to novel therapeutic approaches for treating ARMS. Methods: To identify genes whose expression is directly affected by the level of PAX3-FKHR in an ARMS cellular-context, we first developed an ARMS cell line in which PAX3-FKHR is stably down-regulated, and showed that stably downregulating PAX3-FKHR in ARMS cells significantly decreased the cells' motility. We used microarrays analysis to identify genes whose expression level decreased when PAX3-FKHR was downregulated. We used mutational analysis, promoter reporter assays, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays to determine whether PAX3-FKHR binds directly and specifically to the promoter region of the target gene. We used siRNA and pharmacologic inhibitor to downregulate the target gene of PAX3-FKHR and investigated the effect of such downregulation on cell motility, Results: We found that When PAX3-FKHR was downregulated, the expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) decreased. We showed that PAX3-FKHR binds directly and specifically to a paired-domain binding-site in the CPT1A promoter region, indicating that CPT1A is a novel direct transcriptional target of PAX3-FKHR. Furthermore, downregulating CPT1Adecreased cell motility in ARMS cells, indicating that CPT1A is a downstream effector of PAX3-FKHR-mediated cell migration and metastasis. Conclusions: Taken together, we have identified CPT1A as a novel direct transcriptional target of PAX3-FKHR and revealed the novel function of CPT1A in promoting cell motility. CPT1A may represent a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of ARMS.
2012-05-16 | GSE35862 | GEO
Project description:Background: Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) has a high propensity to metastasize, leading to its aggressiveness and a poor survival rate among those with the disease. More than 80% of aggressive ARMSs harbor a PAX3-FKHR fusion transcription factor, which regulates cell migration and promotes metastasis, most likely by regulating the fusion protein's transcriptional targets. Therefore, identifying druggable transcription targets of PAX3-FKHR that are also downstream effectors of PAX3-FKHR-mediated cell migration and metastasis may lead to novel therapeutic approaches for treating ARMS. Methods: To identify genes whose expression is directly affected by the level of PAX3-FKHR in an ARMS cellular-context, we first developed an ARMS cell line in which PAX3-FKHR is stably down-regulated, and showed that stably downregulating PAX3-FKHR in ARMS cells significantly decreased the cells' motility. We used microarrays analysis to identify genes whose expression level decreased when PAX3-FKHR was downregulated. We used mutational analysis, promoter reporter assays, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays to determine whether PAX3-FKHR binds directly and specifically to the promoter region of the target gene. We used siRNA and pharmacologic inhibitor to downregulate the target gene of PAX3-FKHR and investigated the effect of such downregulation on cell motility, Results: We found that When PAX3-FKHR was downregulated, the expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) decreased. We showed that PAX3-FKHR binds directly and specifically to a paired-domain binding-site in the CPT1A promoter region, indicating that CPT1A is a novel direct transcriptional target of PAX3-FKHR. Furthermore, downregulating CPT1Adecreased cell motility in ARMS cells, indicating that CPT1A is a downstream effector of PAX3-FKHR-mediated cell migration and metastasis. Conclusions: Taken together, we have identified CPT1A as a novel direct transcriptional target of PAX3-FKHR and revealed the novel function of CPT1A in promoting cell motility. CPT1A may represent a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of ARMS. Identification of transcription targets of PAX3-FKHR in human alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: By stably knocking down PAX3-FKHR in human alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cell line Rh30 and comparing the gene expression profile of the knockdown clone (KD) to the parental Rh30, transcription targets of PAX3-FKHR have been identified. Gene expression in parental Rh30 cells was compared to that in either Rh30 cells stably expressing shRNA targeting PAX3-FKHR (KD) or control non-targeting shRNA (CON), in duplicate.
2012-05-15 | E-GEOD-35862 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:We report the genome-wide maps of PAX3-FKHR binding sites. Chromatin immunoprecipitation was performed against PAX3-FKHR positive (Rh4) and PAX3-FKHR negative (RD) rhabdomyosarcoma cells with a monoclonal antibody (pFM2) specific for the fusion region of PAX3-FKHR. We obtained 4 million sequence tags for both input and ChIP DNA that aligned to the human genome. We identified 1,463 binding sites from ChIP-seq of Rh4 cells, none of which appeared from ChIP-seq of fusion negative RD cells. The PAX3-FKHR binding sites were found to associate with 1,072 genes in RMS cells. The data shows that PAX3-FKHR binds to the same sites as PAX3, at the enhancers for MYF5, FGFR4, and the MYOD core enhancer previously shown to be regulated by PAX3. Moreover, our dataset has the precision for rapid identification and validation of novel and specific sequences required for the enhancer activity of MYOD and FGFR4. The genome wide analysis reveals that the PAX3-FKHR sites are: 1) mostly distal to transcription start sites; 2) conserved; 3) enriched for PAX3 motifs; and 4) strongly associated with genes over-expressed in PAX3-FKHR positive RMS cells and tumors. There is little evidence in our dataset for PAX3-FKHR binding at the promoters. In one instance, we show two intronic enhancer elements for MET, rather than at the previously described promoter. The genome-wide analysis further illustrates a strong association between PAX3 and E-box motifs in these binding sites, suggestive of a common co-regulation for many target genes. The map of PAX3-FKHR binding sites provides new links for PAX3 and PAX3-FKHR functions and new targets for RMS therapy.
2010-08-17 | GSE19063 | GEO
Project description:We report the genome-wide maps of PAX3-FKHR binding sites. Chromatin immunoprecipitation was performed against PAX3-FKHR positive (Rh4) and PAX3-FKHR negative (RD) rhabdomyosarcoma cells with a monoclonal antibody (pFM2) specific for the fusion region of PAX3-FKHR. We obtained 4 million sequence tags for both input and ChIP DNA that aligned to the human genome. We identified 1,463 binding sites from ChIP-seq of Rh4 cells, none of which appeared from ChIP-seq of fusion negative RD cells. The PAX3-FKHR binding sites were found to associate with 1,072 genes in RMS cells. The data shows that PAX3-FKHR binds to the same sites as PAX3, at the enhancers for MYF5, FGFR4, and the MYOD core enhancer previously shown to be regulated by PAX3. Moreover, our dataset has the precision for rapid identification and validation of novel and specific sequences required for the enhancer activity of MYOD and FGFR4. The genome wide analysis reveals that the PAX3-FKHR sites are: 1) mostly distal to transcription start sites; 2) conserved; 3) enriched for PAX3 motifs; and 4) strongly associated with genes over-expressed in PAX3-FKHR positive RMS cells and tumors. There is little evidence in our dataset for PAX3-FKHR binding at the promoters. In one instance, we show two intronic enhancer elements for MET, rather than at the previously described promoter. The genome-wide analysis further illustrates a strong association between PAX3 and E-box motifs in these binding sites, suggestive of a common co-regulation for many target genes. The map of PAX3-FKHR binding sites provides new links for PAX3 and PAX3-FKHR functions and new targets for RMS therapy. Examination of PAX3-FKHR binding sites in translocation-positive rhabdomyosarcoma cells via ChIP-seq with an antibody specific for the fusion protein.
2010-08-17 | E-GEOD-19063 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Alveolar rhabdomyosarcomas (ARMS) are aggressive soft-tissue sarcomas affecting children and young adults. Most ARMS tumors express the PAX3-FKHR or PAX7-FKHR (PAX-FKHR) fusion genes resulting from the t(2;13) or t(1;13) chromosomal translocations, respectively. However, up to 25% of ARMS tumors are fusion negative, making it unclear whether ARMS represent a single disease or multiple clinical and biological entities with a common phenotype. To test to what extent PAX-FKHR determine class and behavior of ARMS, we used oligonucleotide microarray expression profiling on 139 primary rhabdomyosarcoma tumors and an in vitro model. We found that ARMS tumors expressing either PAX-FKHR gene share a common expression profile distinct from fusion-negative ARMS and from the other rhabdomyosarcoma variants. We also observed that PAX-FKHR expression above a minimum level is necessary for the detection of this expression profile. Using an ectopic PAX3-FKHR and PAX7-FKHR expression model, we identified an expression signature regulated by PAX-FKHR that is specific to PAX-FKHR-positive ARMS tumors. Data mining for functional annotations of signature genes suggested a role for PAX-FKHR in regulating ARMS proliferation and differentiation. Cox regression modeling identified a subset of genes within the PAX-FKHR expression signature that segregated ARMS patients into three risk groups with 5-year overall survival estimates of 7%, 48%, and 93%. These prognostic classes were independent of conventional clinical risk factors. Our results show that PAX-FKHR dictate a specific expression signature that helps define the molecular phenotype of PAX-FKHR-positive ARMS tumors and, because it is linked with disease outcome in ARMS patients, determine tumor behavior. NOTE: Migrated from caArray 1.x, identifier='gov.nih.nci.ncicb.caarray:Experiment:1015897589792480:1'
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2007-06-08 | E-MEXP-1124 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2009-08-27 | GSE15489 | GEO
Project description:The highly aggressive muscle cancer alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) is one of the most common soft tissue sarcoma of childhood, yet the outcome for unresectable and metastatic disease is dismal and unchanged for nearly 3 decades. To better understand the pathogenesis of this disease and to facilitate novel preclinical approaches, we previously developed a conditional mouse model of ARMS by faithfully recapitulating the genetic mutations observed in the human disease, i.e. activation of Pax3:Fkhr fusion gene with either p53 or Cdkn2a inactivation. In this report we show that this model recapitulates the immunohistochemical profile and the rapid progression of the human disease. We demonstrate that Pax3:Fkhr expression increases during late preneoplasia, but that tumor cells undergoing metastasis are under apparent selection for Pax3:Fkhr expression. At a whole genome level, a cross-species gene set enrichment analysis and metagene projection study showed that our mouse model is most similar to human ARMS when compared to other pediatric cancers. We have defined an expression profile conserved between mouse and human ARMS as well as a Pax3:Fkhr signature, including the target gene, SKP2. We further identified 7 “druggable” kinases over-expressed across species. The data affirms the accuracy of this genetically engineered mouse model. 6 mouse alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma tumors and 3 wild-type skeletal muscles were analyzed.
2009-08-27 | E-GEOD-15489 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:We analyzed the expression signatures of 10 tumor biopsies from children affected by alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) to identify genes correlating to biological features of this tumor. Five of these patients were positive for the PAX3-FKHR fusion gene and five were negative. We used a cDNA platform containing a large majority of probes derived for muscle tissues. The comparison of transcription profiles of tumor samples with normal fetal skeletal muscle identified 171 differentially expressed genes common to all ARMS patients. The functional analysis of altered genes led to the identification of a group of transcripts (BCOR, DDX5, LGALS1, BIN1) that may be relevant for the tumorigenic processes leading a normal muscle cell to become a malignant rhabdomyoblast. The muscle-specific platform was able to distinguish PAX3-FKHR positive and negative ARMS through the expression pattern of a limited number of genes (RAC1, CFL1, CCND1) that might be biologically relevant for the different clinical behavior and aggressiveness of the two ARMS subtypes. Expression levels for selected candidate genes were validated by quantitative real-time reverse-transcription PCR. Keywords: human fetal skeletal muscle, alveolar rhabdomyiosarcoma, gene expression profiling, PAX3-FKHR
2005-10-25 | GSE2787 | GEO