Project description:In the current study we performed characterization of 18 different in vitro models of high-grade serous (HGSOC), low-grade serous (LGSOC), mucinous (MOC), endometrioid (ENOC) and clear cell (CCOC) carcinoma. This study seeks to fill in this gap by generating an integrative Ovarian Cancer Regulatory Atlas (OCRA) of 18 ovarian normal and cancer cells profiled for epigenomic, transcriptomic, chromatin state and chromatin looping signatures.
Project description:The identification and characterization of subpopulations of cancer stem cells (CSCs) provide new understandings and possible therapeutic implications in cancer biology. We found the ovarian cancer sphere cells possessed CSCs properties maintained self renewal, drug resistance, and tumorigenesis. Using high-throughput microarray system, we identified common GO terms and pathway signatures significantly enriched in ovarian and breast cancer stem cells. Ovarian and breast cancer cells were cultured in sphere formation conditions, and total RNA from those spheres and conresponding adhered cell was hybridized on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Mouse ovarian cancer cells lines were generated from primary tumor tissues, metastatic tumor tissues and in vitro cultured ovarian bursa cells. Gene transcripts from the whole genome were tested using WG6 microarray to compare gene expression level of cells lines with and without Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition(EMT).
Project description:Granulosa cells (GCs) have many endocrine functions. However, in long-term in vitro culture GCs can change their properties. GCs were collected from hyper-stimulated ovarian follicles from woman during IVF procedures. They were cultured in in vitro long-term culture. RNA was collected after 1, 7, 15 and 30 days of culture. Expression microarrays were used for analysis, which allowed to identify groups of genes characteristic for particular cellular processes. In this study, we demonstrated the gene expression profile of long time primary cultured human ovarian granulosa cells.
Project description:The porcine ovarian granulosa cells, when analysed during in vitro cultures, may provide new interesting data on the processes associated with in vitro culture of porcine oocytes, as well as assisted reproduction and in vitro fertilisation processes used in the livestock industry. Porcine ovarian granulosa cells were obtained from 43 crossbred Landrace gilts with a median age of 170 days and weight of 98 kg after slaugheter. The cells were harvested after 0h, 48h, 96h and 144h after begining of culture and submited to RNA isolation and microarray analisys. In this study, we demonstrated the gene expression profile of short term primary cultured porcine ovarian granulosa cells.
