ABSTRACT: 4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma cells have an autocrine FGFR active loop leading to constitutive activation of downstream signaling pathways. We found that FGFR inhibitors have a strong effect on the proliferation and survival of these cells. We used microarray to understand the contribution of FGFR signaling to the tumorigenic phenotype of the 4T1 cells.
Project description:4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma cells have an autocrine FGFR active loop leading to constitutive activation of downstream signaling pathways. We found that FGFR inhibitors have a strong effect on the proliferation and survival of these cells. We used microarray to understand the contribution of FGFR signaling to the tumorigenic phenotype of the 4T1 cells. 4T1 cells were grown in tissue culture and treated with TKI258 or DMSO as vehicle control for 16 hours. The RNA were extracted from three individual dishes per condition and hybridized on Affimetrix microarrays.
Project description:4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma cells have an autocrine FGFR active loop leading to constitutive activation of downstream signaling pathways. We found that FGFR inhibitors have a strong effect on 4T1 tumors in-vivo. We used microarray to understand the contribution of FGFR signaling to the tumor formation upon TKI258 treatment.
Project description:4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma cells have an autocrine FGFR active loop leading to constitutive activation of downstream signaling pathways. We found that FGFR inhibitors have a strong effect on 4T1 tumors in-vivo. We used microarray to understand the contribution of FGFR signaling to the tumor formation upon TKI258 treatment. 4T1 cells were injected in the 4th mammary gland of Balb/C mice. After 7 days, daily treatment with TKI258 or water was performed for 14 days. At the end of the experiment, the RNA were extracted from three individual tumors per condition and hybridized on Affimetrix microarrays.
Project description:We have previously described a sub-clones of the 4T1 mammary carcinoma cell line that are proficient for vasculogenic mimciry (VM), namely 4T1-E and 4T1-T. In vitro assays suggest that not all cells within these lines a VM-competent. To explore subsets of cells within tumors derived from these cells that may display VM properties we utilized single cell RNA-Seq of 4T1-T mammary fat-pad tumors.
Project description:Cooperation between FGF and WNT signaling is well documented in normal development, stem cell biology and cancer progression. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this cooperativity remain poorly understood. In this study, we employed an inducible FGFR1 to interrogate the dynamics of RNA, ribosome occupancy and protein expression as a function of FGFR signaling in the mouse mammary gland with constitutive WNT hyperactivation. We demonstrate that FGFR signaling increases the translation efficiency of WNT signaling components with structured 5’ UTRs harboring a (CGG)4 motif that can potentially form G-quadruplex structures, and that tumorigenesis driven by this mechanism is vulnerable to inhibition of eIF4A, a RNA helicase important in translation initiation. This study also provides novel insights into the contribution of RNA levels and translational regulation to protein expression in pre-malignant mammary epithelial cells dynamically responding to FGFR signaling.
Project description:In this project, 4T1 parental cells (4T1/WT) were exposed to increasing concentrations of epirubicin (EPB) to establish a novel multi-drug resistant CSC-like breast cancer cell line (4T1/EPB). The ubiquitinated proteins were enriched from 4T1/WT or 4T1/EPB derived cell lysate using a-Al2O3-Vx3 nanoparticles to produce the covalently linked product UPs nanovaccine. Label-free LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry was used to detect the type and amount of enriched proteins of UPs from the 4T1/WT cells and the 4T1/EPB cells.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in mouse 4T1 mammary tumors expressing Cebpb shRNA, compared to 4T1 tumors expressing control shRNA. Analysis of mouse 4T1 mammary tumors expressing Cebpb shRNA compared to control shRNA are further described in Johansson & Berg et al 2012.
Project description:4T1 is a mammary tumor cell line to which the NFAT1 transcription factor is essential for tumorigenesis and metastasis. control or shRNA transduced 4T1 cells growing in culture were collected and RNA was extracted from each sample and processed for hybridization to Affymetrix arrays.
Project description:The immune signaling protein NLRX1 can be either tumor promoting or tumor suppressing in different models of cancer. We demonstrate that in a mammary tumor model of triple-negative breast cancer, NLRX1 impacts tumor volume and lung metastasis. We used this microarray to understand what genes and pathways are impacted by NLRX1 in murine triple-negative mammary tumors to produce the in vivo phenotypes we observed. Abstract from associated publication: Prior studies have defined multiple, but inconsistent, roles for NLRX1 in regulating cancer-associated biological functions. Here, we explore the role of NLRX1 in the highly-metastatic murine 4T1 mammary tumor model. Using Nlrx1-/- mice engrafted with 4T1 tumors, we demonstrate that NLRX1 functions as a tumor suppressor when expressed in healthy host cells. Specifically, NLRX1 attenuates tumor growth and metastasis through suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition, tumor-associated eosinophil recruitment, and the lung metastatic niche. Conversely, we demonstrate that NLRX1 functions as a tumor promoter when expressed in 4T1 tumor cells using gain- and loss-of-function studies. Mechanistically, NLRX1 augments 4T1 aggressiveness through regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cell death, proliferation, migration, ROS levels, and mitochondrial respiration. Together, we provide critical insight into NLRX1 function in breast cancer and establish cellular context as the director of the dichotomous role of NLRX1 in mammary tumor metastasis.
Project description:Molecular comparison between control 4T1 cells with MMP3-low 4T1 cells RNA extracted from biological triplicates of each of the above mentioned cell populations were subjected to microarray analysis