Project description:Cells sense and respond to mechanical cues from the extracellular matrix (ECM) via integrins. ECM stiffness is known to enhance integrin clustering and response to epidermal growth factor (EGF), but we lack information on when or if these mechanosensitive growth factor receptors and integrins converge intracellularly. Towards closing this knowledge gap, we combined a biomaterial platform with transcriptomics, molecular biology, and functional assays to link integrin-mediated mechanosensing and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling. We found that high integrin ?6 expression controlled breast cancer cell adhesion and motility on soft, laminin-coated substrates, and this mimicked the response of cells to EGF stimulation. The mechanisms that drove both mechanosensitive cell adhesion and motility converged on calpain 2, an intracellular protease important for talin cleavage and focal adhesion turnover. EGF stimulation enhanced adhesion and motility on soft substrates, but required integrin ?6 and calpain 2 signaling. In sum, we identified a new role for integrin ?6 mechanosensing in breast cancer, wherein cell adhesion to laminin on soft substrates mimicked EGF stimulation. We identified calpain 2, downstream of both integrin ?6 engagement and EGFR phosphorylation, as a common intracellular signaling node, and implicate integrin ?6 and calpain 2 as potential targets to inhibit the migration of cancer cells in stiff tumor environments.
Project description:We examined whether SATB1 functions as a global gene regulator in order to maintain the aggressive phenotype of the MDA-MB-231 cell line. We compared the gene expression profiles between control_shRNA-MDA-MB-231 cells, which express SATB1 at high levels, and SATB1_shRNA1-MDA-MB-231 in which the level of SATB1 was greatly downregulated by RNAi technology. This comparative studies were performed using two different platforms (Codelink and Affymetrix genechip) with two culture conditions either on plastic dish (2D) or on matrigel (3D) which allows cells to form a breast-like morphology only for non-aggressive cells. Keywords: Comparative studies on Control_shRNA and SATB1_shRNA1 expressing MDA-MB-231 from 2D or 3D culture. We examined control_shRNA-MDA-MB-231 cells and SATB1_shRNA1-MDA-MB-231 cells under two culture condition;on plastic dish(2D culture) and on Matrigel coated dish(3D culture). When SATB1 was depleted by RNAi technology, these normally aggressive cells exhibited normal breast like morphology on 3D. We used two different microarray platforms (Codelink and Affymetrix) to make expression data. Initial analysis of data and cross-platform comparison were performed using Codelink expression analysis and GeneSpring software. We provide ratio for control_shRNA/SATB1_shRNA1-MDA-MB-231 cells for 2D and 3D on this series.
Project description:We examined whether SATB1 functions as a global gene regulator in order to maintain the aggressive phenotype of the MDA-MB-231 cell line. We compared the gene expression profiles between control_shRNA-MDA-MB-231 cells, which express SATB1 at high levels, and SATB1_shRNA1-MDA-MB-231 in which the level of SATB1 was greatly downregulated by RNAi technology. This comparative studies were performed using two different platforms (Codelink and Affymetrix genechip) with two culture conditions either on plastic dish (2D) or on matrigel (3D) which allows cells to form a breast-like morphology only for non-aggressive cells. Keywords: Comparative studies on Control_shRNA and SATB1_shRNA1 expressing MDA-MB-231 from 2D or 3D culture.
Project description:To investigate the differential transcriptomics upon DMT1 in 2D vs 3D cell culture in breast cancer cells Gene expression analysis from MDA-MB-231 RNA-seq data of WT and DMT1 KO cells both in 2D and 3D cell culture conditions
Project description:Four logs of ZJ-101 were tested on 2D cultures of MDA-MB-231 cells to identify relevant mechanistic pathways through differentially expressed gene analysis
Project description:Gene-level and exon-level analysis of gene expression in MDA-MB-231 cells that stably express control shRNA or integrin α3-targeting shRNA. The laminin-332-binding integrin α3b1 is expressed highly in many breast cancer cells, but its roles in regulating gene expression programs that promote breast cancer progression have not been explored. In order to identify genes that are regulated by α3b1 in human breast cancer cells, we used a lentiviral approach to express an α3-targeting shRNA to suppress integrin α3b1 in MDA-MB-231 cells, and we identified subsequent changes in gene expression and alternate exon useage. We used the Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST platform to analyze biological replicates of MDA-MB-231 cells that were transduced with lentivirus to stably express either control shRNA or α3-targeting shRNA. Array data was processed by Affymetrix Exon Array Computational Tool.
Project description:Using mass spectrometry–based proteomics, we analysed the components of integrin adhesion complexes of MDA-MB-435S cells and two MDA-MB-435S-derived integrin αV-specific shRNA-expressing cell clones. Among integrins, we detected αV and β5 integrin subunits in the MDA-MB-435S adhesome, thus showing that in long term culture these cells use preferentially integrin αVβ5 for adhesion. Our data represents the first published adhesome of αVβ5 integrin heterodimer.
Project description:MDA-MB-231 cells were cultured in 2D and Matrigel based 3D culture for 4 days. Total DNA was extracted. Bisulfite treatment and BS-SEQ were carried out to profile global cytosine methylation in both culture conditions.
Project description:A549 and MDA-MB-231 cells were cultured in 2D and Matrigel based 3D culture for 4 days. Total RNA was extracted using Trizol. RNA-SEQ was carried out to profile the gene expression in both culture conditions.