Project description:To discover the potential drivers of TNBC metastasis, we established an in vivo model by injecting MDA-MB-231cells into the tail veins of mice. Then, the breast tumor cells that successfully grew into metastatic lung tumors were collected and expanded in vitro, followed by re-injected into the tail veins of mice for lung metastasis. After three rounds of selection, a highly metastatic subline, MDA-MB-231-P3, was established, and more frequent micro-metastasis was detected in MDA-MB-231-P3 groups than that of MDA-MB-231 groups when the lungs of mice were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE). The lncRNA profiles of MDA-MB-231 or MDA-MB-231-P3 cells were analyzed by lncRNA sequencing. A total of 267 lncRNAs in MDA-MB-231-P3 cells were upregulated more than 2-fold in comparison to the MDA-MB-231 cells.
Project description:Aurora Kinase B and ZAK interaction model
Equivalent of the stochastic model used in "Network pharmacology model predicts combined Aurora B and ZAK inhibition in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells" by Tang et. al. 2018.
The only difference is cell division and partitioning of the components, which are available in the original model for SGNS2.
Project description:To provide preliminary insights into metabolic and lipidomic characteristics in radioresistant triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells and suggest potential therapeutic targets, we performed a comprehensive metabolic and lipidomic profiling of radioresistant MDA-MB-231 (MDA-MB-231/RR) TNBC cells and their parental cells using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and nano electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry, followed by multivariate statistical analysis. Buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) and radiation were co-treated to radioresistant TNBC cells. The level of glutathione (GSH) was significantly increased, and the levels of GSH synthesis-related metabolites, such as cysteine, glycine, and glutamine were also increased in MDA-MB-231/RR cells. In contrast, the level of lactic acid was significantly reduced. In addition, reactive oxygen species (ROS) level was decreased in MDA-MB-231/RR cells. In the lipidomic profiles of MDA-MB-231/RR cells, the levels of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) were significantly increased, whereas those of most of the phosphatidylinositol species were significantly decreased. BSO sensitized MDA-MB-231/RR cells to radiotherapy, which resulted in decreased GSH level and increased ROS level and apoptosis. Radioresistant TNBC cells showed distinct metabolic and lipidomic characteristics compared to their parental cells. We suggested activated GSH, PC, and PE biosynthesis pathways as potential targets for treating radioresistant TNBC cells. Particularly, enhanced radiosensitivity was achieved by inhibition of GSH biosynthesis in MDA-MB-231/RR cells.
Project description:Dicer, RNase III endonuclease, is an essential enzyme in miRNA biogenesis that regulates target gene expression, and it has been reported that aberrant expressions of Dicer associate with the clinical outcomes of patients in various cancers. To explore the miRNA differencial expression regulated by Dicer in MDA-MB-231/E1A cells, the microarray profiling analysis was employed to conduct differentially expressed miRNAs in stable MDA-MB-231/vector, MDA-MB-231/E1A, and MDA-MB-231/E1A/shDicer cells.
Project description:To further study the regulation of TAF7 on cells, the transcriptome sequencing on MDA MB-231 cells, MDA MB-231/shTAF7 cells, MDA 231-LM2 and MDA 231-LM2/shTAF7 cells were performed.
Project description:We report the high-throughput profiling of histone modifications( H3K4me3 and H3K27ac) inTRIM11 knockdown and KDM5C knockdown MDA-MB-231 cells. we generated genome-wide chromatin-state maps of MDA-MB-231 cells.This study provides the localization of H3K4me3 and H3K27ac on chromatin in TRIM11 knockdown and KDM5C knockdown MDA-MB-231 cells.
Project description:This Series reports results of miRNA profiling of estrogen-receptor-positive (MCF7) and estrogen-receptor-negative (MDA-MB-231) cells. Retinoic Acid (RA) induces mir-21 in MCF-7 but not in MDA-MB-231 cells. MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells were treated (or not) with retinoic acid (RA) and grown for either 6 hours or 48 hours.
Project description:To investigate the effects of breast cancer derived EVs on liver metabolism,we inoculated MDA-MB-231,231 /Rab27A KD and 231 /miR-9 KO cells into subcutaneous tumor in NSG mice. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of liver from mice xenografted MDA-MB-231 cells (tumor bearing) or MDA-MB-231/Rab27A KD cells (231/Rab27A KD) or MDA-MB-231 /miR-9 KO (231/miR-9 KO) and tumor free mice.
Project description:Identification of genes that are involved in self-seeding by comparing gene expression profiles between parental MDA-MB-231 cells and seeder cells (MDA-231-S1a and S1b) 2 replicates from each sample (parental MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-231 S1a and MDA-MB-231 S1b) were analyzed
Project description:Using microarray, we compared miRNAs expression profiles of MDA-MB-231 cells transfected with myocardin and empty vector (pcDNA3.1) and found that 25 miRNAs were significantly changed in myocardin-transfected groups (17 up-regulated and 9 down-regulated miRNAs). Moreover, we showed that 18 of 25 miRNAs significantly regulated by myocardin were inhibited by ERα in MDA-MB-231 cells. In addition,through a microarray approach, we identify the subset of miRNAs modulated by ERα in MDA-MB-231 cells. Our results determined that ERα may function as tumor-promoter through down-regulating expression of 3 miRNAs (miR-26b, miR-146a and miR-331-3p) in MDA-MB-231 cells.