Project description:Patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) encounter a high risk of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), a malignant tumor with dysregulated lipid metabolism. SET domain–containing 2 (SETD2) has been identified as an important tumor suppressor gene in ccRCC. However, the role of SETD2 in tumorigenesis during the transition from PKD to ccRCC remains largely unexplored. Herein, we performed metabolomics, lipidomics, transcriptomics and proteomics with SETD2 loss induced PKD-ccRCC transition mouse model. To characterize biological responses triggered by SETD2 deletion during PKD-ccRCC transition at the protein level, we conducted global proteomics studies.
Project description:The aim of this study was to compare effect of everolimus on growth of different renal cell carcinoma (RCC) populations and develop design for experiments to measure the early response of everolimus in clear cell RCC (ccRCC) cell lines including renal cancer stem cells. Gene expression profiling using microarray was performed to determine the early response to everolimus after 3 days of treatment with optimizied concentration of drug in two ccRCC cell lines 1) parental clear cell renal cell carcinoma ccRCC-PCSC (HKPCSC -human parental kidney cancer stem cells) and 2) ccRCC-CSC - clear cell renal cell carcinoma -cancer stem cells (HKCSC - human kidney cancer stem cells).
Project description:We have sampled several tumour regions from nine clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) patients to investigate intra-tumour heterogeneity.
Project description:Despite numerous studies reporting deregulated microRNA (miRNA) and gene expression patterns in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), no direct comparisons have been made to its presumed normal counterpart; the renal proximal epithelial tubular cells (PTEC). The aim of this study was to determine the miRNA expression profiles of ten clear cell renal cell carcinoma-derived cell lines and short-term cultures of PTEC, and to correlate these with their gene expression, and copy-number profiles. Using microarray-based methods, a significantly altered expression level in ccRCC cell lines was observed for 23 miRNAs and 1630 genes. The set of miRNAs with significantly decreased expression levels include all members of the miR-200 family known to be involved in the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. Expression levels of 13 of the 47 validated target genes for the downregulated miRNAs were increased more than two-fold. Our data reinforce the importance of the EMT process in the development of ccRCC. For mRNA expression data of these cell lines see GEO Series accession number GSE20491. MicroRNA profiling was performed on two proximal tubular epithelial cell samples (both cell samples were hybridized twice (biological duplicates)) and ten clear cell renal cell carcinoma- derived cell lines (one of which; RCC-JF in duplicate)
Project description:Background: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common renal cancer. Identification of ccRCC likely to progress, despite an apparent low risk at the time of surgery, represents a key clinical issue. Methods: From a cohort of adult ccRCC patients (n=443), we selected low-risk tumors progressing within a 5-years average follow-up (progressors: P, n=8) and non-progressing (NP) tumors (n=16). Transcriptome sequencing, miRNA sequencing and proteomics were performed on tissues obtained at surgery. Our work suggests that LXR, FXR and macrophage activation pathways could be critically involved in the inhibition of the progression of low-risk ccRCC. Furthermore, a 10-component classifier could support an early identification of apparently low-risk ccRCC patients.
Project description:Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the dominant subtype of renal cancer. With currently available therapies, cure of advanced and metastatic ccRCC is achieved only in rare cases. Here, we developed a workflow integrating different -omics technologies to identify ccRCC-specific HLA-presented peptides as potential drug targets for ccRCC immunotherapy. We analyzed frequent ccRCC-specific peptides by MS-based HLA ligandomics of 55 ccRCC tumors (cohort 1), paired non-tumor renal tissues and 158 benign tissues from other organs. Pathways enriched in ccRCC compared to its cell type of origin were identified by transcriptome and gene set enrichment analyses in 51 tumor tissues of the same cohort. To retrieve a list of candidate target genes with involvement in ccRCC pathogenesis, ccRCC-specific pathway genes were intersected with the source genes of tumor-exclusive peptides. The candidates were validated in an independent cohort from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA KIRC, n=452), yielding 113 candidate genes. DNA methylation (TCGA KIRC, n=273), and somatic mutations (TCGA KIRC, n=392), as well as correlations with tumor metabolites (cohort 1, n=30) and immune-oncological markers (cohort 1, n=37) were analyzed to refine regulatory and functional involvements of candidates. Immunogenicity analysis identified candidate epitopes able to activate native CD8+ T cells. Functional analysis of EGLN3, a candidate with frequent ccRCC-specific immunogenic peptides, revealed possible tumor-promoting functions. Integration of HLA ligandomics, transcriptomics, genetic and epigenetic data leads to the identification of novel functionally relevant therapeutic targets for ccRCC immunotherapy. Validation of the identified targets is now mandatory to expand the treatment landscape of ccRCC.
Project description:Identification of transcripts harbouring premature termination codons by NMD inhibition (GINI method) in a panel of clear cell renal cell carcinoma cell lines. Sporadic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (cRCC) is genetically characterized by the recurrent loss of chromosome 3p, with a hotspot for copy number loss in the 3p21 region. In this study, we applied a method called Gene Identification by Nonsense Mediated mRNA decay Inhibition (GINI) on a panel of 10 cRCC cell lines with 3p21 copy number loss to identify biallelic inactivated genes located at 3p21. This analysis revealed inactivation of the histone methyltransferase gene SETD2, located on 3p21.31, as a common event in cRCC cells. SETD2 is nonredundantly responsible for trimethylation of the histone mark H3K36. Consistent with this function, we observed loss or decrease of H3K36me3 in 7 out of 10 cRCC cell lines. Identification of missense mutations in 2 of 10 primary cRCC tumor samples further supported the involvement of loss of SETD2 function in the development of cRCC tumors.
Project description:We have sampled several tumour regions from nine clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) patients to investigate intra-tumour heterogeneity. We selected 56 tumour samples and 6 normal samples from the 9 patients for expression analysis using microarray data. All samples were fresh frozen upon extraction.
Project description:The proteome of clinical tissue samples diagnosed with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) were evaluated analyzed along with the dataset identifier PXD022018 to establish a potential discriminative biomarker panel of proteins for these tumors subtypes.