Project description:TDP-43 is an important RNA binding protein. To better understand its binding targets in human neurons, we performed TDP-43 iCLIP on SHSY5Y cells.
Project description:UNC13A contains a cryptic exon which is normally repressed by TDP-43. To better understand the mechanism by which TDP-43 represses this cryptic splicing, and how common SNPs (rs12973192(G) and rs12608932(C)) perturb this regulation, we transfected HEK293T cells with minigenes featuring UNC13A exons 20 and 21, and intron 20. We used two variants of the minigene: one with rs12973192(C) and rs12608932(G) (2x healthy) and the other with rs12973192(G) and rs12973192(C) (2x risk), then performed TDP-43 iCLIP on these cells. We used two replicates for each.
Project description:A stable HEK293 FlpIn T-Rex cells expressing TDP-43 with an N-terminal eGFP-tag was generated that allowed inducible physiological expression of the protein (Ling et al. 2010). Duplicate iCLIP experiments were performed using an antibody targeting eGFP (Abcam ab290). Crosslinked RNA-protein complexes were isolated by immuno-precipitation and cDNAs were generated to allow preparation of Illumina compatible DNA libraries as described in Huppertz et al. (2014).
Project description:UNC13A contains a novel cryptic exon which is expressed upon TDP-43 knockdown. However, it also features TDP-43 regulated intron retention of a downstream intron. To investigate the correlation of these two events, we performed Nanopore sequencing of amplicons from SHSY5Y cells with inducible TDP-43 knockdown, and FTD patient RNA samples
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in a wide range of cellular processes. Aberrant regulation of miRNA genes contributes to human diseases, including cancer. The TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43), a DNA/RNA binding protein associated with neurodegeneration, is involved in miRNA biogenesis. Here, we systematically examined miRNAs whose expression levels are regulated by TDP-43 using RNA-Seq coupled with siRNA-mediated knockdown approach. TDP-43 knocking down affected the expression of a number of miRNAs. Alterations in isomiR patterns and miRNA arm selection after TDP-43 knockdown suggest a role of TDP-43 in miRNA editing. We examined correlation of selected TDP-43 associated miRNAs and their candidate target genes in human cancers. Our data reveal highly complex roles of TDP-43 in regulating different miRNAs and their target genes. Our results suggest that TDP-43 may promote migration of lung cancer cells by regulating miR-423-3p expression. On the other hand, TDP-43 increases miR-500a-3p expression and binds to the mature miR-500a-3p sequence. Low expression of miR-500a-3p was associated with poor survival of lung cancer patients, suggesting that TDP-43 may have a suppressive role in cancer by regulating miR-500a-3p. Our experiments reveal that cancer-associated genes LIF and PAPPA may be targets of miR-500a-3p. Together with other studies, our work suggests that TDP-43-regulated miRNAs may play multi-facet roles in the pathogenesis of cancer. small RNA seq in SH-SY-5Y, SNB-19 and HT22 (TDP-43 siRNA VS Control siRNA)
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in a wide range of cellular processes. Aberrant regulation of miRNA genes contributes to human diseases, including cancer. The TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43), a DNA/RNA binding protein associated with neurodegeneration, is involved in miRNA biogenesis. Here, we systematically examined miRNAs whose expression levels are regulated by TDP-43 using RNA-Seq coupled with siRNA-mediated knockdown approach. TDP-43 knocking down affected the expression of a number of miRNAs. Alterations in isomiR patterns and miRNA arm selection after TDP-43 knockdown suggest a role of TDP-43 in miRNA editing. We examined correlation of selected TDP-43 associated miRNAs and their candidate target genes in human cancers. Our data reveal highly complex roles of TDP-43 in regulating different miRNAs and their target genes. Our results suggest that TDP-43 may promote migration of lung cancer cells by regulating miR-423-3p expression. On the other hand, TDP-43 increases miR-500a-3p expression and binds to the mature miR-500a-3p sequence. Low expression of miR-500a-3p was associated with poor survival of lung cancer patients, suggesting that TDP-43 may have a suppressive role in cancer by regulating miR-500a-3p. Our experiments reveal that cancer-associated genes LIF and PAPPA may be targets of miR-500a-3p. Together with other studies, our work suggests that TDP-43-regulated miRNAs may play multi-facet roles in the pathogenesis of cancer.