Project description:Expression of HIF-1a or Twist1 or Bmi1 in human hypopharyngeal cancer cell line FADU results in the drift of transcriptome profile from an epithelial cell-like signature to a mesenchymal stem cell-like signature. Stable transfection of pHA-HIF1a(dODD), pFLAG-Twist1 or pcDNA3-Bmi1 in FADU cell and analyzed the transcriptome by cDNA microarray. FADU transfected with pcDNA3.1 empty vector was used as a control of experiment.
Project description:Expression of HIF-1a or Twist1 or Bmi1 in human hypopharyngeal cancer cell line FADU results in the drift of transcriptome profile from an epithelial cell-like signature to a mesenchymal stem cell-like signature.
Project description:The critical role of Bmi1 in promoting stem cell properties has been shown in different type of human cancers. Here, we established four stable clones to study Bmi-regulated miRNA expression patterns in head and neck caners. Bmi1-overexpressing cell lines (FaDu- Bmi1vs. FaDu-pcDNA3 cell line), and knock-down of Bmi1 cell lines (OECM1-sh-Bmi vs. OECM1-sh-Bmi1 cell lines) were established and used for analyzing miRNA expression patterms in Bmi-regulatory mechanism.
Project description:To screen the microRNA regulated by Twist1 and Bmi1 Establish stable transfectants of pSUPER-sh-Twist1 or pSUPER-sh-Bmi1 in OECM1 cells and analyze the miRNA expression level of by microRNA microarray. OECM1 transfected with pSUPER-sh-scr was used as a control experiment.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.