Project description:Exosomes are small RNA and protein containing vesicles that can mediate hetero- and homotypic intercellular communication between normal and malignant cells. Especially, tumor-derived exosomes are believed to mediate reprogramming of the tumor-associated stroma to favor tumor growth and metastasis. In this study we isolated exosomes from three different Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) cell lines by ultracentrifugation. Microarray analysis of ES-derived exosomes and their parental cells was performed to gain insight into the spectrum of transcripts they contain and the functions in which these transcripts might be involved in. In total we analyzed six different samples consisting of three pairs of exosomal and cellular RNA of different Ewing's sarcoma cell lines.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:In this study, we characterize the fusion protein produced by the EPC1-PHF1 translocation in Low Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma (LG-ESS) and Ossifying FibroMyxoid Tumors (OFMT). We express the fusion protein and necessary controls in K562 Cells. The fusion protein assembles a mega-complex harboring both NuA4/TIP60 and PRC2 subunits and enzymatic activities and leads to mislocalization of chromatin marks in the genome, linked to aberrant gene expression.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney, Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors and non-neoplastic kidney. The Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation 27 BeadChip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 27000 CpGs . Samples included 3 Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney, 3 Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, 3 Ewing's sarcoma family of tumor and 3 non-neoplastic kidney.
