Project description:The molecular role of iron in gene expression remains poorly characterized. Moreover, the alterations in global gene expression after iron chelation remains unclear and are important to assess for understanding the molecular pathology of iron-depletion and the biological effects of iron chelators. We assessed the effect on whole genome gene expression of two iron chelators (desferrioxamine and Dp44mT). These studies are important for understanding the molecular and cellular effects of iron-depletion. The DMS-53 cells were incubated with either control medium or this medium containing DFO (250 µM) or Dp44mT (25 µM) for 24 h at 37oC. These concentrations were used since our previous studies demonstrated that under these conditions these chelators lead to up-regulation of iron-responsive genes such as the TfR1 after this incubation time. Moreover, the higher concentration of DFO was implemented due to its limited ability to permeate cell membranes. Total RNA was isolated from cells in 1 mL of TRIzol® reagent (Invitrogen). Samples were then prepared and hybridized to the Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 430 2.0. The human GeneChip® U133 Plus 2.0 consists of greater than 47,000 transcripts and variants from over 38,500 well characterized human genes. On completion of hybridization and washing, microarray chips were scanned with the Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000 (Affymetrix).
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of two human lung cancer cell lines, DMS-273 (small cell lung cancer) and NCI-H1437 (non-small cell lung cancer), stably transfected either with innocuous scrambled shRNAs or SETDB1-specific.The objective was to identify global gene expression changes due to the depletion of the H3K9me3 methyltransferase SETDB1. 3 replicates for DMS-273 and 1 Control; 2 replicates for NCI-H1437 and 1 Control
Project description:Iron-deficiency affects 500 million people, yet the molecular role of iron in gene expression remains poorly characterized. Moreover, the alterations in global gene expression after iron chelation remains unclear and are important to assess for understanding the molecular pathology of iron-deficiency and the biological effects of iron chelators. We assessed the effect on whole genome gene expression of two iron chelators (desferrioxamine and 2-hydroxy-1-napthylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone) that have markedly different permeability properties. Sixteen genes were significantly regulated by both chelators, while a further 50 genes were regulated by either ligand. Most of the genes identified in this study have not been previously described to be iron-regulated and are important for understanding the molecular and cellular effects of iron-deficiency. The MCF-7 cells were incubated with either control medium or this medium containing DFO (250 µM) or 311 (25 µM) for 24 h at 37oC. These concentrations were used since our previous studies demonstrated that under these conditions these chelators lead to up-regulation of iron-responsive genes such as the TfR1 after this incubation time.8 Moreover, the higher concentration of DFO was implemented due to its limited ability to permeate cell membranes. Total RNA was isolated from cells in 1 mL of TRIzol® reagent (Invitrogen). Samples were then prepared and hybridized to the Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 430 2.0. The human GeneChip® U133 Plus 2.0 consists of greater than 47,000 transcripts and variants from over 38,500 well characterized human genes. On completion of hybridization and washing, microarray chips were scanned with the Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000 (Affymetrix).
Project description:Iron is required as a cofactor for many critical cellular enzymes involved in energy metabolism and cell proliferation and is thus essential for all living cells. To facilitate the rapid replication, the neoplastic cells have significantly higher levels of ribonucleotide reductase and the transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) and many in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that, compared to normal cells, cancer cells are more sensitive to iron (Fe) deprivation because of their marked Fe requirements. The higher Fe utilization by cancer cells provides a rationale for the selective antitumor activity of chelators. To date, Deferoxamine (DFO) is one of the most widely used iron chelator. In addition, DFO also has some antitumor activity. Moreover, novel chelators based on the di-2-pyridylketone thiosemicarbazone (DpT) scaffold, such as di-2-pyridylketone 4,4-dimethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (Dp44mT), induce iron sequestration and also form redox-active metal complexes that demonstrate potent and selective anti-tumor activity. Notably, Dp44mT and its analogs possess broad anti-cancer and anti-metastatic activity in vitro and in vivo against a variety of aggressive solid tumors. Understanding the mechanism of action of these ligands and their effect on the ER stress pathway will yield better clinical outcomes. It has been reported that iron depletion induced by Dp44mT and its metal complexes causes apoptosis by generating cytotoxic ROS and by inducing DNA strand breaks. The redox active complexes formed in lysosomes induce damages generating tumor cell cytotoxicity. The alterations in gene expression after iron depletion are complex. Moreover, in cultured cells Dp44mT resulted in marked up-regulation of the Fe-responsive tumor growth and metastasis suppressor Ndrg1 (N-myc downstream regulated gene-1). Therefore, Up-regulation of Ndrg1 may be another mechanism by which chelators inhibit cancer cell proliferation. Here we combine biochemistry, microscopy, flow cytometry and LC/MS-MS analyses to investigate cellular events induced by DFO and Dp44mT iron chelators on two human breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-157, in terms of proliferation, cell cycle, cytotoxicity and death. These experiments could potentially provide additional information in terms of the mechanism(s) of action of iron chelators in breast cancer cells.
Project description:Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most frequent extracranial solid tumour of childhood. Clinical courses are highly variable, ranging from spontaneous regression/maturation to rapid progression despite intensive multimodal therapy. The estimation of 5-year event free survival in high-risk patients of only about 40 % stresses an importance of novel therapeutic strategies. A number of iron chelators have demonstrated marked in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activity and are currently being developed as novel anti-cancer agents. Therefore, the potential antitumor effect of iron chelators in NB cancer was investigated. Among the compounds tested, ciclopirox olamine (CPX) was shown to be one of the most effective intracellular iron chelators in NB cells. To unveil the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of CPX on viability of NB cells, microarray analysis was performed in CHP134 control cells and cells treated with 5 µM CPX for 90 minutes. Inclusion of both total RNA (reflecting transcriptional status of the cells) and polysomal RNA (approximating the proteomic representation of the cells) provided us with a deeper understanding of changes in the cells upon CPX treatment. Keywords: ciclopirox olamine, iron chelator, neuroblastoma, translatome profiling, transcriptome profiling. Keywords: ciclopirox olamine, iron chelator, neuroblastoma, translatome profiling, transcriptome profiling, polysomal profiling, polysomal RNA, translational control, translational profiling, polysome profiling
Project description:Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most frequent extracranial solid tumour of childhood. Clinical courses are highly variable, ranging from spontaneous regression/maturation to rapid progression despite intensive multimodal therapy. The estimation of 5-year event free survival in high-risk patients of only about 40 % stresses an importance of novel therapeutic strategies. A number of iron chelators have demonstrated marked in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activity and are currently being developed as novel anti-cancer agents. Therefore, the potential antitumor effect of iron chelators in NB cancer was investigated. Among the compounds tested, ciclopirox olamine (CPX) was shown to be one of the most effective intracellular iron chelators in NB cells. To unveil the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of CPX on viability of NB cells, microarray analysis was performed in CHP134 control cells and cells treated with 5 M-BM-5M CPX for 90 minutes. Inclusion of both total RNA (reflecting transcriptional status of the cells) and polysomal RNA (approximating the proteomic representation of the cells) provided us with a deeper understanding of changes in the cells upon CPX treatment. Keywords: ciclopirox olamine, iron chelator, neuroblastoma, translatome profiling, transcriptome profiling. Keywords: ciclopirox olamine, iron chelator, neuroblastoma, translatome profiling, transcriptome profiling, polysomal profiling, polysomal RNA, translational control, translational profiling, polysome profiling Microarray analysis was performed to enable a comprehensive view of the changes in the transcriptional and translational status of the cells in response to the treatment with an iron chelator CPX. Polysomal RNA and total RNA were isolated from vehicle-treated CHP134 cells and CHP134 cells treated with 5 M-BM-5M CPX for 90 minutes. Each condition is represented by three biological replicates, i.e. the experiment was repeated starting each time from cells seeding yielding an independent RNA sample. In total, 12 samples corresponding to 4 conditions were subjected to microarray analysis.
Project description:Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most frequent extracranial solid tumour of childhood. Clinical courses are highly variable, ranging from spontaneous regression/maturation to rapid progression despite intensive multimodal therapy. The estimation of 5-year event free survival in high-risk patients of only about 40 % stresses an importance of novel therapeutic strategies. A number of iron chelators have demonstrated marked in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activity and are currently being developed as novel anti-cancer agents. Therefore, the potential antitumor effect of iron chelators in NB cancer was investigated. Among the compounds tested, ciclopirox olamine (CPX) was shown to be one of the most effective intracellular iron chelators in NB cells. To unveil the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of CPX on viability of NB cells, microarray analysis was performed in CHP134 control cells and cells treated with 5 µM CPX for 24 hours. Inclusion of both total RNA (reflecting transcriptional status of the cells) and polysomal RNA (approximating the proteomic representation of the cells) provided us with a deeper understanding of changes in the cells upon CPX treatment. Keywords: ciclopirox olamine, iron chelator, neuroblastoma, translatome profiling, transcriptome profiling, polysomal profiling, polysomal RNA, translational control, translational profiling, polysome profiling
Project description:Iron-deficiency affects 500 million people, yet the molecular role of iron in gene expression remains poorly characterized. Moreover, the alterations in global gene expression after iron chelation remains unclear and are important to assess for understanding the molecular pathology of iron-deficiency and the biological effects of iron chelators. We assessed the effect on whole genome gene expression of two iron chelators (desferrioxamine and 2-hydroxy-1-napthylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone) that have markedly different permeability properties. Sixteen genes were significantly regulated by both chelators, while a further 50 genes were regulated by either ligand. Most of the genes identified in this study have not been previously described to be iron-regulated and are important for understanding the molecular and cellular effects of iron-deficiency.
Project description:The molecular role of iron in gene expression remains poorly characterized. Moreover, the alterations in global gene expression after iron chelation remains unclear and are important to assess for understanding the molecular pathology of iron-depletion and the biological effects of iron chelators. We assessed the effect on whole genome gene expression of two iron chelators (desferrioxamine and Dp44mT). These studies are important for understanding the molecular and cellular effects of iron-depletion.