Evaluation of ATAD2 as a potential target in hepatocellular carcinoma
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ABSTRACT: We evaluated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (Hep3B, SNU449, and PLC/PRF/5) treated with ATAD2 siRNA or control using Affymetrix array data whether ATAD2 could be potential target in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Project description:The proteomic profiling of nine commonly used HCC cell lines Hep3B, HepG2, HepG2.2.15, HUH7, PLC/PRF/5, MHCC97L,MHCC97H,HCCLM3 and HCCLM6
Project description:The role and mechanism of CSTF2 in hepatocellular carcinoma are unclear. We constructed CSTF2 knockout HUH7 and PLC/PRF/5 cells to analyze the function of CSTF2 in liver cancer and the downstream gene changes it induces.
Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the major subtype of liver cancer, characterized with a high rate of recurrence and heterogeneity. Liver cancer stem cells (CSCs) may account for a hierarchical organization of heterogeneous cancer cells. However, how liver CSCs sustain their self-renewal remains largely unknown. We used microarrays to discover the long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) expression underlying cell stem cell (CSC) and non cell stem cell (non-CSC) and identified distinct lncRNAs during this process. We sorted CD13+CD133+ and CD13-CD133- cells from Hep3B, Huh7, and PLC/PRF/5 HCC cell lines as liver CSCs and non-CSCs, then hybridized on Affymetrix microarrays. We sought to identify distinct lncRNAs in liver CSCs.
Project description:The Wilms' tumor 1 gene (WT1) encodes a transcription factor involved in cell growth and development. As we previously reported WT1 expression is hardly detectable in normal hepatic tissue but is induced in liver cirrhosis. Although WT1 has been found to be overexpressed in a number of malignancies, the role of WT1 in hepatocarcinogenesis has not been clarified. We found that WT1 is expressed in several human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines including PLC/PRF/5 and HepG2, and in HCC tumor tissue in 42% of patients. WT1 small interfering RNAs did not affect proliferation rate of HCC cells but abrogated their resistance to anoikis. Transcriptome analysis of PLC/PRF/5 cells after WT1 knockdown demonstrated upregulation of 251 genes and downregulation of 321. Ninety per cent of the former corresponded to metabolic genes mostly those characterizing the mature hepatocyte phenotype. On the contrary, genes that decreased upon WT1 inhibition were mainly related to defense against apoptosis, cell cycle and tumor progression. In agreement with these findings WT1 expression increased the resistance of liver tumor cells to doxorubicin, a compound used to treat HCC. Interestingly, doxorubicin strongly enhanced WT1 expression in both HCC cells and normal human hepatocytes. Among different chemotherapeutics, induction of WT1 transcription was restricted to topoisomerase 2 inhibitors. When WT1 expression was prohibited doxorubicin caused a marked increase in caspase-3 activation. In conclusion, WT1 is expressed in a substantial proportion of HCC contributing to tumor progression and resistance to chemotherapy, suggesting that WT1 may be an important target for HCC treatment.
Project description:The goal of this study is to determine the response of sodium pentaborate pentahydrate, curcumin and piperine and their combination on hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines, HepG2 and Hep3B
Project description:CSTF2 has been shown to have a certain oncogenic effect in hepatocellular carcinoma, but its mechanism remains unclear. Previous studies have suggested that CSTF2 can shorten the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of target genes. Considering that the 3'UTR contains numerous m6A modification sites, we hypothesize that CSTF2 may regulate mRNA m6A modification. We performed MeRIP-seq analysis to investigate the changes in m6A modification in CSTF2 knockout HUH7 and PLC/PRF/5 cell lines.
Project description:We examined the significance and therapeutic potential of targeting PELP1 in Hepatocellular carcinoma. Total RNA were isolated from HEP3B-control Sh, and HEP3B-PELP1-Sh cells using RNeasy mini kit, and total RNA was isolated for RNA-seq analysis. Our results demonstrated that PELP1 knockdown regulates pathways related to inflammation and interferon signaling and downregulates several pathways including MYC and E2F.