Project description:Two HPV(+) head and neck cancer cell lines (UPCI-SCC-090, UM-SCC-104), one HPV(–) head and neck cancer cell line (FaDu) and one nasopharyngeal epithelial cell line (NP69SV40T) were subjected to RNA-seq analysis.
Project description:We analysed active enhancers in UPCI-SCC-090, UM-SCC-104, FaDu and NP69SV40T by performing ChIP-seq on H3K4me3, H3K4me1 and H3K27ac.
Project description:Oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are associated with nearly all carcinomas of the uterine cervix and have also become an increasingly important factor in the etiology of a subset of oropharyngeal tumors. HPV-associated head and neck cancers (HNSCCs) have a distinct risk profile and appreciate a prognostic advantage compared to HPV-negative HNSCC. We analyzed the genome-wide expression patterns in two HPV(+) and two HPV(-) squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cell lines. The Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array platform was used to assess genome-wide expression differences between the HPV(+) and HPV(-) cell lines utilizing the RMA normalization package available for R. Cell lines analyzed: UM-SCC-4, UM-SCC-47, UM-SCC-74A, and CaSki.
Project description:Human cancer cell lines are the most frequently used preclinical models in the study of cancer biology and the development of therapeutics. Although anatomically diverse, human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven cancers have a common etiology and similar mutations that overlap with but are distinct from those found in HPV-negative cancers. Building on prior studies that have characterized subsets of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CESC) cell lines separately, we performed genomic, viral gene expression, and viral integration analyses on 74 cell lines that include all readily-available HPV-positive (9 HNSCC, 8 CESC) and CESC (8 HPV-positive, 2 HPV-negative) cell lines and 55 HPV-negative HNSCC cell lines. We used over 700 human tumors for comparison. Mutation patterns in the cell lines were similar to those of human tumors. We confirmed HPV viral protein and mRNA expression in the HPV-positive cell lines. We found HPV types in three CESC cell lines that are distinct from those previously reported. We found that cell lines and tumors had similar patterns of viral gene expression; there were few sites of recurrent HPV integration. As seen in tumors, HPV integration did appear to alter host gene expression in cell lines. The HPV-positive cell lines had higher levels of p16 and lower levels of Rb protein expression than did the HPV-negative lines. Although the number of HPV-positive cell lines is limited, our results suggest that these cell lines represent suitable models for studying HNSCC and CESC, both of which are common and lethal.
Project description:Gene expression profiles of human HNSCC lines were compared with human normal keratinocytes by 24K cDNA microarray. The ten HNSCC analyzed are derived by the University of Michigan (UM-SCC), representing late stage SCC of different anatomic sites. Principle component analysis and hierarchical gene clustering classified ten cancer cell lines into two subsets, and associated each of the subsets with a distinctive p53 status. Keywords: Gene expression array-based
Project description:Gain-of-function mutant p53 can function through a mutp53-MCM5-Sting-noncanonical NFkB signaling axis. We will analyze the transcriptional profiles of head and neck cancer stable cell lines UM-SCC-1 and MDA1586 with overexpression or downregulation of mutant p53 in the presence or absence of Sting or RelB knockdown under the normal culture condition
Project description:Gain-of-function mutant p53 can function through a mutp53-MCM5-Sting-noncanonical NFkB siganling axis. We will analyze the transcriptional profils of head and neck cancer stable cell lines UM-SCC-1 and MDA1586 with overexpression or downregulation of mutant p53 in the presence or absence of Sting or RelB knockdown under the treatment with or without hydroxyurea.
