Project description:A human microarray comprising 1658 human genome probes was used to evaluate the specific expression of miRNA between brian glioma stem cells (GSC) and normal neural stem cells(NSC). 2 total RNA samples are analyzed, brian glioma stem cells (GSC) and normal neural stem cells(NSC). cell type: brain glioma stem cells:GSC_1, GSC_2, GSC_3 ; cell line: normal neural stem cells: NSC_1, NSC_2, NSC_3 biological replicate: NSC_1, NSC_2, NSC_3; biological replicate: GSC_1, GSC_2, GSC_3
Project description:A human cDNA microarray comprising 29,187 human genome probes was used to evaluate the transcriptional changes between brian glioma stem cells (GSC) and normal neural stem cells(NSC). There were 6 samples that were analyzed, 3 samples were from glioma stem cells and the other 3 samples form normal neural stem cells were controls. cell type: brain glioma stem cells:GSC_H004, GSC_H005, GSC_H006 ; cell line: normal neural stem cells: NSC_H001, NSC_H002, NSC_H003 biological replicate: NSC_H001, NSC_H002, NSC_H003; biological replicate: GSC_H004, GSC_H005, GSC_H006
Project description:A human cDNA microarray comprising 29,187 human genome probes was used to evaluate the transcriptional changes between brian glioma stem cells (GSC) and normal neural stem cells (NSC).
Project description:A human microarray comprising 1658 human genome probes was used to evaluate the specific expression of miRNA between brian glioma stem cells (GSC) and normal neural stem cells (NSC).
Project description:Gliomas have been proposed to be driven by a population of neural stem-like cells. We isolated a panel of novel human glioma cell lines using adherent neural stem cell conditions. The normal human foetal (hf) NS cells and the tumorigenic glioma NS cell lines were expanded using growth factors EGF and FGF in adherent culture conditions. In these conditions apoptosis and differentiation are suppressed resulting in more homogeneous populations of stem cells than has been reported previously. We included parallel primary biopsies of non-malignant brain tissue ('Normal Brain').
Project description:Gliomas have been proposed to be driven by a population of neural stem-like cells. We isolated a panel of novel human glioma cell lines using adherent neural stem cell conditions. The normal human foetal (hf) NS cells and the tumorigenic glioma NS cell lines were expanded using growth factors EGF and FGF in adherent culture conditions. In these conditions apoptosis and differentiation are suppressed resulting in more homogeneous populations of stem cells than has been reported previously. We included parallel primary biopsies of non-malignant brain tissue ('Normal Brain'). Experiment Overall Design: Cell lines were expanded until 70-90% confluent and then harvested for RNA extraction. All cell lines were gorwn in identical culture media. We also include 'Normal Brain' samples which are regions of the adult human cortex.
Project description:Glioblastoma, the most common and malignant brain tumor, harbors stem-like cells that self-renew and propagate upon serial transplantation. Although they share functional, morphological and developmental similarities to adult brain neural stem cells, stem cell characteristic pathways contributing to glioblastoma stem-like cells have not been consistently determined. Towards this goal we have provided an internally coherent molecular reference that compares adult neural and glioblastoma stem cells cultivated under identical conditions. Genes dysregulated between these populations are correlated with clinical outcome in glioblastoma, and are highly expressed in embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. The resource yields a key role for Wnt and a core group of dysregulated pathways. We have verified the contribution to proliferation and sphere formation of Wnt- differentially activated genes through the Wnt inhibitor SFRP1. The glioblastoma and neural stem cell gene-expression and pathway comparative resource provides a powerful new tool for the identification of potential therapeutic targets. 14 samples was analyzed; 5 individual samples of adult neural stem cells and 9 individual samples of glioma stem cells
Project description:We report the effects of knockdown of Cancer Stem Cell Specific Distal Enhancer of Sox2 (CASCADES) in human glioma stem cells and fetal neural stem cells.