Project description:Androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that plays a key role in the onset and progression of prostate cancer. We investigated AR-induced gene expression in prostate cancer cells LNCaP and abl by transfecting siAR / siControl or treating cells with androgen (DHT) over a time course. Keywords: siRNA transfection and androgen stimulation time course
Project description:Time series of the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP, treated for 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours with the synthetic androgen R1881. As control, the cells were cultured for 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours in the presence of the same concentration of solvent (ethanol). With this short treatment time, we aimed to identify mainly direct targets of the androgen receptor. LNCaP has a very low growth rate in steroid stripped medium and resumes growth on addition of androgens. Keywords: Time course
Project description:Androgen receptor (AR) signalling pathway plays an important role in carcinogenesis and development of prostate cancer. The involvement of microRNA (miRNA) in this process is still largely unknown. In this study, we performed a matched miRNA-mRNA time-course expression profiling to reveal androgen response in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer cells.We introduced novel statistics Response Score (RS) and Modulation Score (MS) to identify significant androgen-regulated target genes and miRNA-modulated target mRNAs. Based on the analysis, we found several novel androgen-regulated targets, which had significant androgen response in expression pattern, and were highly enriched in predicted androgen responsive elements (AREs). AR-bindings to these AREs were validated with ChIP assay. Furthermore, a set of target mRNAs involved in crucial processes of tumor progression were identified to be significantly regulated by these miRNAs. Therefore, a miRNA-mediated androgen signalling network was inferred, including three novel feedback mechanisms for AR self-modulation. In conclusion, our study provides new approaches to further miRNA regulation research and contributes novel findings into miRNA-mediated pathological effects in prostate cancer. Total RNA obtained from androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT) subjected to LNCaP cells in vitro at 20min, 40min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 8h, 16h, 24h and 48h, compared to the control at 0h.
Project description:We measured the effect of docetaxel treatment to three differentially responsive prostate cancer cell lines, LNCaP, DU145 and PC-3, based on a transcriptional time course response by microarray analysis. These cell lines represent both androgen independent (DU145 and PC-3) and androgen sensitive (LNCaP) cells
Project description:High levels of GLI (GLI1 and GLI2) mRNA and GLI luciferase reporter activity were detected in the androgen independent prostate cancer cell lines DU145 and PC-3 compared to the androgen-dependent LNCaP prostate cancer cell line. Subsequently, we observed that ectopic GLI1 promoted hormone independence in LNCaP cells (LNCaP-GLI1). We compared the gene expression profile of LNCaP-pBP (empty vector), LNCaP-GLI1, DU145, and PC-3 cells globally as well as to identify GLI1-regulated genes that may contribute to hormone independence.
Project description:We generated and characterized an androgen-independent LNCaP-AI cell line by long-term culture of androgen-dependent LNCaP cells in RPMI-1640 medium containing charcoal-stripped serum. This approach used to generate the line mimics the castration resistant condition for treating prostate cancer, supporting the relevance of the LNCAP-AI cell line to Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of androgen-sensitive and –refractory prostate cancer cells. The Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 480.000 CpGs in Prostate cancer cell lines showing different sensitivity to hormonal treatments. Samples included the androgen receptor negative cell lines PC3 and DU145, the androgen sensitive cell line LNCaP and the LNCaP abl cell line expressing androgen receptor but refractory prostate cancer cell line to hormonal treatments.
Project description:High levels of GLI (GLI1 and GLI2) mRNA and GLI luciferase reporter activity were detected in the androgen independent prostate cancer cell lines DU145 and PC-3 compared to the androgen-dependent LNCaP prostate cancer cell line. Subsequently, we observed that ectopic GLI1 promoted hormone independence in LNCaP cells (LNCaP-GLI1). We compared the gene expression profile of LNCaP-pBP (empty vector), LNCaP-GLI1, DU145, and PC-3 cells globally as well as to identify GLI1-regulated genes that may contribute to hormone independence. RNA was harvested and analysed from LNCap-pBP (control/reference sample), LNCaP-GLI1, DU145 and PC-3 cells
Project description:Androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that plays a key role in the onset and progression of prostate cancer. We investigated AR-induced gene expression in prostate cancer cells LNCaP and abl by transfecting siAR / siControl or treating cells with androgen (DHT) over a time course. Experiment Overall Design: We hybridized RNA to Affymetrix human genome U133 plus 2.0 arrays.
Project description:Androgen receptor (AR) signalling pathway plays an important role in carcinogenesis and development of prostate cancer. The involvement of microRNA (miRNA) in this process is still largely unknown. In this study, we performed a matched miRNA-mRNA time-course expression profiling to reveal androgen response in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer cells.We introduced novel statistics Response Score (RS) and Modulation Score (MS) to identify significant androgen-regulated target genes and miRNA-modulated target mRNAs. Based on the analysis, we found several novel androgen-regulated targets, which had significant androgen response in expression pattern, and were highly enriched in predicted androgen responsive elements (AREs). AR-bindings to these AREs were validated with ChIP assay. Furthermore, a set of target mRNAs involved in crucial processes of tumor progression were identified to be significantly regulated by these miRNAs. Therefore, a miRNA-mediated androgen signalling network was inferred, including three novel feedback mechanisms for AR self-modulation. In conclusion, our study provides new approaches to further miRNA regulation research and contributes novel findings into miRNA-mediated pathological effects in prostate cancer.