Project description:We report the application of chromatin immunoprecipitation and next generation sequencing technology for HIF1a binding sites at genome wide level in a RCC (renal cell carcinoma) cell line under hypoxia conditions. We found HIF1a binding sites in Caki-2 cell line under hypoxia conditions. Especially, we found HIF1a bind to SPOP under hypoxia condition, which was further validated. Examination of HIF1a binding sites in Caki-2 cell line under hypoxia condition
Project description:Glioblastoma (GBM) is characterized by a high degree of hypoxia. Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) modulate glioma stem-like cell (GSC) responses to hypoxia and promote GBM progression, therapeutic resistance, and recurrence. Here we identify a new transcript of the long non-coding RNA LUCAT1 and show that it reinforces HIF1⍺ signaling in GSCs under hypoxia. LUCAT1 expression is highly induced under hypoxia in GBM and GSCs in a HIF1⍺-dependent manner. High LUCAT1 expression in human GBM correlates with increased aggression and poor survival. Mechanistically, LUCAT1 associates with chromatin and modulates interaction between HIF1⍺ and coactivator CBP to hypoxia response elements (HREs) to drive HIF1⍺-target gene expression under hypoxia. Thus, LUCAT1 acts as a positive feedback factor to augment HIF1⍺ signaling under hypoxic stress in GSCs. Loss of LUCAT1 reduces tumor growth and prolongs mouse survival in xenograft models of GBM. Our findings provide new insights into how GSCs regulate gene expression under hypoxia and identify LUCAT1 as therapeutic target in GBM.
Project description:We report the application of chromatin immunoprecipitation and next generation sequencing technology for HIF1a binding sites at genome wide level in a RCC (renal cell carcinoma) cell line under hypoxia conditions. We found HIF1a binding sites in Caki-2 cell line under hypoxia conditions. Especially, we found HIF1a bind to SPOP under hypoxia condition, which was further validated.
Project description:Analysis of changes in gene expression of long noncoding RNAs under hypoxia in lung cancer cells by using microarray-based profiling assay Hypoxia plays important roles in cancer progression by inducing angiogenesis, metastasis, and drug resistance. However, the effects of hypoxia on long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) expression have not been clarified. In this study, we evaluated alterations in lncRNA expression in lung cancer cells under hypoxic conditions using lncRNA microarray analyses. Among 40,173 lncRNAs, 211 and 113 lncRNAs were up- and downregulated, respectively, in both A549 and NCI-H460 cells. Genome-wide profiling of lncRNA expression altered under hypoxia may provide a basis for understanding the role of hypoxia-regulated lncRNAs in cancer growth and metastasis under hypoxic conditions as well as the mechanism underlying hypoxia-induced expression of lncRNAs.