Project description:We evaluated the role of Arkadia and ESRP2 in HEK293T cells Expression of mRNA in HEK293T cells under the knockdown of Arkadia or ESRP2
Project description:Tumor-specific alternative splicing is implicated in the progression of cancer, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Using ccRCC RNA-sequencing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, we found that epithelial splicing regulatory protein 2 (ESRP2), one of the key regulators of alternative splicing in epithelial cells, is expressed in ccRCC. ESRP2 mRNA expression did not correlate with the overall survival rate of ccRCC patients, but the expression of some ESRP-target exons correlated with the good prognosis and with the expression of Arkadia (also known as RNF111) in ccRCC. Arkadia physically interacted with ESRP2, induced polyubiquitination, and modulated its splicing function. Arkadia and ESRP2 suppressed ccRCC tumor growth in a coordinated manner. Lower expression of Arkadia correlated with advanced tumor stages and poor outcomes in ccRCC patients. This study thus reveals a novel tumor-suppressive role of the Arkadia-ESRP2 axis in ccRCC. Expression of mRNA in a ccRCC cell line OS-RC-2 under the knockdown of Arkadia or ESRP2. Knock-down of ESRP2 was confirmed by RT-PCR because of low expression of ESRP2 which resulted in non-quantitative FPKM value.
Project description:Tumor-specific alternative splicing is implicated in the progression of cancer, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Using ccRCC RNA-sequencing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, we found that epithelial splicing regulatory protein 2 (ESRP2), one of the key regulators of alternative splicing in epithelial cells, is expressed in ccRCC. ESRP2 mRNA expression did not correlate with the overall survival rate of ccRCC patients, but the expression of some ESRP-target exons correlated with the good prognosis and with the expression of Arkadia (also known as RNF111) in ccRCC. Arkadia physically interacted with ESRP2, induced polyubiquitination, and modulated its splicing function. Arkadia and ESRP2 suppressed ccRCC tumor growth in a coordinated manner. Lower expression of Arkadia correlated with advanced tumor stages and poor outcomes in ccRCC patients. This study thus reveals a novel tumor-suppressive role of the Arkadia-ESRP2 axis in ccRCC.
Project description:Postnatal period of development is critical for mammalian tissues and is coordinated through precise activation of genetic programs that govern differentiation, growth and maturation. Here, we describe a cell type- and developmental stage-specific program of alternative splicing that drives sequential replacement of fetal-to-adult protein isoforms in the mouse liver. Using deep transcriptome analysis of loss- & gain-of-function models we identified Epithelial Splicing regulatory protein 2 (ESRP2) as the major regulator for these developmental splicing decisions. Targeted deletion of ESRP2 in mice resulted in the failure of fetal-to-adult switch in splicing for hundreds of RNA transcripts that encode proteins involved in functional competence of hepatocytes. To delineate its role in activation of adult splicing program, we generated transgenic mice with tetracycline-inducible and hepatocyte-specific expression of ESRP2. Remarkably, premature expression of ESRP2 in the livers of newborn pups forced an earlier-than-normal onset of adult splicing program. To determine the in vivo ESRP2 RNA binding landscape within hepatocytes, we used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to FLAG-tag the endogenous locus of ESRP2 in mice and performed FLAG-eCLIP to identify genomewide binding sites. We identified ESRP2 as a regulator of miR-122 levels in hepatocytes, wherein this axis balances the polyploidization and proliferation states in postnatal hepatocytes.
Project description:The majority of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) is still poorly characterized with respect to function, interactions with protein-coding genes, and mechanisms that regulate their expression. As for protein-coding RNAs, epigenetic deregulation of lncRNA expression by alterations in DNA methylation might contribute to carcinogenesis. To provide genome-wide information on lncRNAs aberrantly methylated in breast cancer we profiled tumors of the C3(1) SV40TAg mouse model by MCIp-seq (Methylated CpG Immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing). This approach detected 69 lncRNAs differentially methylated between tumor tissue and normal mammary glands, with 26 located in antisense orientation of a protein-coding gene. One of the hypomethylated lncRNAs, 1810019D21Rik (now called Esrp2-antisense (as)) was identified in proximity to the epithelial splicing regulatory protein 2 (Esrp2) that is significantly elevated in C3(1) tumors. ESRPs seem to have a dual role in carcinogenesis. Both gain and loss has been associated with poor prognosis in human cancers, but the mechanism regulating expression is not known. In-depth analyses indicate that coordinate overexpression of Esrp2 and Esrp2-as inversely correlates with DNA methylation. Luciferase reporter gene assays support co-expression of Esrp2 and the major short Esrp2-as variant from a bidirectional promoter, and transcriptional regulation by methylation of a proximal enhancer. Ultimately, this enhancer-based regulatory mechanism provides a novel explanation for tissue-specific expression differences and upregulation of Esrp2 during carcinogenesis. Knockdown of Esrp2-as reduced Esrp2 protein levels without affecting mRNA expression and resulted in an altered transcriptional profile associated with extracellular matrix (ECM), cell motility and reduced proliferation, whereas overexpression enhanced proliferation. Our findings not only hold true for the murine tumor model, but led to the identification of an unannotated human homolog of Esrp2-as which is significantly upregulated in human breast cancer and associated with poor prognosis.
Project description:Alternative splicing greatly expands the proteomic diversity but its functional impact is often unclear. Here, we identify a highly conserved and temporally coordinated cell-type-specific splicing program, which is activated in part by ESRP2 during postnatal liver development. Consistent with failure of many neonatal-to-adult splicing transitions, Esrp2 null mice exhibit persistent expression of fetal markers and loss of mature hepatocyte characteristics. Conversely, ectopic expression of ESRP2 in immature mouse or human hepatocytes results in a reciprocal switch in splicing. Our findings define an essential role for ESRP2 in generation of conserved repertoires of adult splice isoforms that facilitate postnatal liver maturation. Mouse liver RNA was isolated with Trizol (Invitrogen). Hi-Seq libraries were prepared and paired-end 100bp Illumina sequencing was performed on mouse liver samples from different developmental stages.
Project description:Alternative splicing greatly expands the proteomic diversity but its functional impact is often unclear. Here, we identify a highly conserved and temporally coordinated cell-type-specific splicing program, which is activated in part by ESRP2 during postnatal liver development. Consistent with failure of many neonatal-to-adult splicing transitions, Esrp2 null mice exhibit persistent expression of fetal markers and loss of mature hepatocyte characteristics. Conversely, ectopic expression of ESRP2 in immature mouse or human hepatocytes results in a reciprocal switch in splicing. Our findings define an essential role for ESRP2 in generation of conserved repertoires of adult splice isoforms that facilitate postnatal liver maturation.
Project description:Epithelial Splicing Regulatory Proteins 1 and 2 (ESRP1 and ESRP2) are recently discovered epithelial-specific RNA-binding proteins that promote splicing of the epithelial variant of the FGFR2, ENAH, CD44, and CTNND1 transcripts. To catalogue a larger set of splicing events under the regulation of the ESRPs, we profiled splicing changes induced by RNA interference-mediated knockdown of ESRP1 and ESRP2 expression in a human epithelial cell line using the splicing-sensitive Affymetrix Exon ST1.0 Arrays. Analysis of the microarray data using the previously described MADS tool resulted in the identification of over a hundred candidate ESRP-regulated splicing events. We were able to independently validate 37 of these targets by RT-PCR. The ESRP-regulated events encompass all known types of alternative splicing events. Importantly, a number of these regulated splicing events occur in gene transcripts that encode proteins with well-described roles in the regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization, cell-cell adhesion, cell polarity, and cell migration. In sum, this work reveals a novel list of transcripts differentially spliced in epithelial and mesenchymal cells, implying that coordinated alternative splicing plays a critical role in determination of cell type identity. Keywords: control / knockdown comparison Short interfering knockdown of ESRP1 and ESRP2 in human PNT2 prostatic epithelium cells was performed as described before (Warzecha et al., 2009, Molecular Cell 33:591-601). The efficiency of ESRP1 and ESRP2 knockdown was monitored by quantitative RT-PCR as described before (Warzecha et al., 2009, Molecular Cell 33:591-601). In all cases the efficiency of the knockdown was close to 80%. We conducted Exon array profiling on RNAs from four siESRP1/2-treated samples and four siGFP controls.
Project description:Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 7 (USP7) is a deubiquitinase of several important regulatory proteins, and important regulator of TGFb pathway. To investigate their role in cell signaling, we analyzed global mRNA levels in HEK293T cells that were knocked down with shRNAs against USP7 and non-targeting control (CTRL).