Project description:BACKGROUND: Cancer stem-like cells were isolated from human H460 non-small cell lung cancer cells by limiting dilution assays and by their holoclone morphology, followed by assessment of their self-renewal capacity, tumor growth, vascularity, and tumor blood perfusion. H460 holoclones were used to implant H460 holoclone-derived tumors, which grew slower than parental H460 tumors, but displayed significant increases in microvessel density and tumor blood perfusion. Microarray analysis identified differentially regulated genes in the holoclone-derived tumors, of which many were associated with angiogenesis. The differentially regulated genes include several small leucine-rich proteoglycans that may modulate angiogenesis and serve as novel therapeutic targets for inhibiting cancer stem cell-driven angiogenesis.(Cancer Letters Vol 346, Issue 1, 28 April 2014, Pages 63M-bM-^@M-^S73; PMID: 24334139; PMCID: PMC3947657). Implanted tumors derived from H460 parental cells, or from each of four independent H460 holoclones, were implanted subcutaneously in scid immunodeficient mice. Tumors derived from the 4 holoclones (designated H460/2E1, H460/2H3, H460/3F1, and H460/2E7) were used for global transcriptome/microarray analysis in direct comparison to H460 tumors grown from parental H460 cells. For each H460 holoclone-derived tumor line or H460 parental cell-derived tumor, total RNA was prepared from n=7 to n=10 individual tumors and used to prepare two independent pools of tumor RNA (each pool comprised of RNA isolated n=3-5 tumors) for use in a two color microarray analysis. Tumor RNA pools were prepared by combining equal amounts of RNA from each individual tumor to minimize the impasct of inter-tumoral variation on gene expression profiles. All RNAs had an RNA integrity number >8.0, determined using an Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 instrument. cDNAs transcribed from pools of RNA for each holoclone-derived tumor line and for each parental H460 cell-derived tumor pool, were labeled with Alexa 647 or Alexa 555 dyes in a fluorescent reverse pair (dye swap) design for competitive hybridization to Agilent Whole Human Genome Microarrays.
Project description:BACKGROUND: Cancer stem-like cells were isolated from human H460 non-small cell lung cancer cells by limiting dilution assays and by their holoclone morphology, followed by assessment of their self-renewal capacity, tumor growth, vascularity, and tumor blood perfusion. H460 holoclones were used to implant H460 holoclone-derived tumors, which grew slower than parental H460 tumors, but displayed significant increases in microvessel density and tumor blood perfusion. Microarray analysis identified differentially regulated genes in the holoclone-derived tumors, of which many were associated with angiogenesis. The differentially regulated genes include several small leucine-rich proteoglycans that may modulate angiogenesis and serve as novel therapeutic targets for inhibiting cancer stem cell-driven angiogenesis.(Cancer Letters Vol 346, Issue 1, 28 April 2014, Pages 63–73; PMID: 24334139; PMCID: PMC3947657).
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:We have sequenced miRNA libraries from human embryonic, neural and foetal mesenchymal stem cells. We report that the majority of miRNA genes encode mature isomers that vary in size by one or more bases at the 3’ and/or 5’ end of the miRNA. Northern blotting for individual miRNAs showed that the proportions of isomiRs expressed by a single miRNA gene often differ between cell and tissue types. IsomiRs were readily co-immunoprecipitated with Argonaute proteins in vivo and were active in luciferase assays, indicating that they are functional. Bioinformatics analysis predicts substantial differences in targeting between miRNAs with minor 5’ differences and in support of this we report that a 5’ isomiR-9-1 gained the ability to inhibit the expression of DNMT3B and NCAM2 but lost the ability to inhibit CDH1 in vitro. This result was confirmed by the use of isomiR-specific sponges. Our analysis of the miRGator database indicates that a small percentage of human miRNA genes express isomiRs as the dominant transcript in certain cell types and analysis of miRBase shows that 5’ isomiRs have replaced canonical miRNAs many times during evolution. This strongly indicates that isomiRs are of functional importance and have contributed to the evolution of miRNA genes
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs. One-condition experment, gene expression of 3A6
Project description:We have sequenced miRNA libraries from human embryonic, neural and foetal mesenchymal stem cells. We report that the majority of miRNA genes encode mature isomers that vary in size by one or more bases at the 3’ and/or 5’ end of the miRNA. Northern blotting for individual miRNAs showed that the proportions of isomiRs expressed by a single miRNA gene often differ between cell and tissue types. IsomiRs were readily co-immunoprecipitated with Argonaute proteins in vivo and were active in luciferase assays, indicating that they are functional. Bioinformatics analysis predicts substantial differences in targeting between miRNAs with minor 5’ differences and in support of this we report that a 5’ isomiR-9-1 gained the ability to inhibit the expression of DNMT3B and NCAM2 but lost the ability to inhibit CDH1 in vitro. This result was confirmed by the use of isomiR-specific sponges. Our analysis of the miRGator database indicates that a small percentage of human miRNA genes express isomiRs as the dominant transcript in certain cell types and analysis of miRBase shows that 5’ isomiRs have replaced canonical miRNAs many times during evolution. This strongly indicates that isomiRs are of functional importance and have contributed to the evolution of miRNA genes Sequence library of miRNAs from a single sample of human foetal mesenchymal stem cells. Results tested and confirmed by northern blotting. Please note that only raw data files are available for the embryonic and neual samples and thus, directly submitted to SRA (SRX547311, SRX548700, respectively under SRP042115/PRJNA247767)
Project description:Transcription profile of cancer stem cells isolated from human non-small cells lung cancer (NSCLC) H460 cells. The profile of H460 cells that were made resistant to cisplatin after a single treatment with the drug was also determined. Both profiles were finally compared. Each microarray contained one of these comparative experiments (two-channels): H460C (H460 derived CSCs) vs H460 and H460R (cisplatin-resistant H460 cells) vs H460. Technical replicates were made with dye-swap-based design. Total biological replicates per cell type (H460C and H460R): 2.