Project description:Intratumor heterogeneity is a major challenge in cancer treatment. To decipher patterns of chromosomal heterogeneity, we analyzed six colorectal cancer cell lines by multiplex interphase FISH. The mismatch repair deficient cell lines DLD-1 and HCT116 had the most stable copy numbers, whereas aneuploid cell lines displayed a higher degree of instability. We subsequently assessed the clonal evolution of a single cell in two aneuploid cell lines, SW480 and HT-29, which both have near-triploid karyotypes but different degrees of chromosomal instability. The clonal compositions of the single cell-derived daughter cell lines, as assessed by multiplex FISH, differed for HT-29 and SW480. Daughters of HT-29 were stable, clonal, and had little heterogeneity. Daughters of SW480 were more heterogeneous, with the single cell-derived daughter cell lines separating into two distinct populations with different ploidy (hyper-diploid and near-triploid), morphology, gene expression and tumorigenicity. To better understand the evolutionary trajectory for the two SW480 populations, we constructed phylogenetic trees which showed ongoing instability in the daughter cell lines.. When analyzing the evolutionary development over time, most single cell-derived daughter cell lines maintained their major clonal pattern, with the exception of one daughter of SW480 that showed a switch involving a loss of APC. Our meticulous analysis of the clonal evolution and composition of these colorectal cancer models shows that all chromosomes are subject to segregation errors, however, specific net genomic imbalances are maintained. Karyotype evolution is driven by the necessity to arrive at and maintain a specific plateau of chromosomal copy numbers as the drivers of carcinogenesis.
Project description:Gene Expression Profiling of HT-29 and Caco-2 colon cancer cell lines untreated compared with EGF, Cetuximab, Gefitinib,EGF plus Cetuximab and EGF plus gefitinib treatments. Keywords: Gene Expression Profiling
Project description:To investigate potential differences between strong and weak oscillators at the gene expression level we carried out a transcriptome analysis for each cell line. Our results indicate that phenotypic circadian clock differences are reflected by gene expression differences both in genes of the core network, but also in additional genes not directly associated with circadian clock functions. We carried out a gene expression analysis of 6 colon cancer cell lines (HCT116, HT-29, RKO, SW480, LIM1512 and CaCo2) for each the RNA was collected at two time points (0hr and 48 hr after syncronization). As a reference the osteosarcoma U2OS cell line was used. No treatment was applied.
Project description:Phenotypic plasticity and partial EMT underlie local invasion and distant metastasis in colon cancer. CD44highEpCAMhigh and CD44highEpCAMlow RNAseq profiles of colon cancer cell lines HCT116 and SW480.
Project description:Phenotypic plasticity and partial EMT underlie local invasion and distant metastasis in colon cancer. CD44highEpCAMhigh and CD44highEpCAMlow single cell RNAseq profiles of colon cancer cell lines HCT116 and SW480.
Project description:Achaete scute-like 2 (Ascl2), a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor, controls the fate of intestinal stem cells. However, the role of Ascl2 in colon cancer progenitor cells remains unknown. The cell lines HT-29 (47.5-95% of CD133+ population) and LS174T (0.45% of CD133+ population) were chosen for functional evaluation of Ascl2 in colon cancer progenitor cells after gene knockdown by RNA interference. The microRNA (miRNA) microarrays identified 26 two-fold up-regulated miRNAs and 58 two-fold down-regulated miRNAs in shRNA-Ascl2/HT-29 cells and 178 two-fold up-regulated miRNAs and 172 two-fold down-regulated miRNAs in shRNA-Ascl2/LS174T cells.
Project description:Achaete scute-like 2 (Ascl2), a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor, controls the fate of intestinal stem cells. However, the role of Ascl2 in colon cancer progenitor cells remains unknown. The cell lines HT-29 (47.5-95% of CD133+ population) and LS174T (0.45% of CD133+ population) were chosen for functional evaluation of Ascl2 in colon cancer progenitor cells after gene knockdown by RNA interference. The microRNA (miRNA) microarrays identified 26 two-fold up-regulated miRNAs and 58 two-fold down-regulated miRNAs in shRNA-Ascl2/HT-29 cells and 178 two-fold up-regulated miRNAs and 172 two-fold down-regulated miRNAs in shRNA-Ascl2/LS174T cells. Two-condition experiment: shRNA-Ascl2/HT-29 cells vs. shRNA-Ctr/HT-29 cells, and shRNA-Ascl2/LS174T cells vs. shRNA-Ctr/LS174T cells. Biological replicates: 1 HT-29 cells stably transfected with shRNA-Ascl2/EGFP, 1 LS174T cells stably transfected with shRNA-Ascl2/EGFP, 1 HT-29 cells stably transfected with shRNA-Control/EGFP, and 1 LS174T cells stably transfected with shRNA-Control/EGFP, independently grown and harvested. One replicate per array.
Project description:RNAseq is performed (50bp single end reads) on SW480, HT-29, HCT-15, HCT-116, COLO 205, and COLO 320 cell lines after DMSO or JQ1 treatment
