Project description:Here, we analyzed global gene expression changes that were associated with pro-metastatic phenotypes in non-small cell lung cancer using the Affymetrix microarray platform. Changes in global gene expression were determined with Affymetrix microarrays in lung cancer cell lines A549 (A) and HTB56 (H). We generated NSCLC lines with highly increased propensity to form tumor nodules in murine lungs after intravenous injections. In addition to the normal cell lines (0R) we analyzed gene expression of the the cell lines after three rounds of in vivo selection towards a highly metastatic phenotype (3R).
Project description:GPX3 has been reported to be involved in antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammation in various studies. It is also known that expression of GPX3 is low in lung cancer tissues. We performed a microarray using three lung cancer cell lines including A549, H1650, and H1975 lung cancer cell lines. Among these, A549 is highly expressed in GPX3 as compared with H1650 and h1975. Microarrays were used to analyze microRNAs showing other expression between A549 and the other two cell lines.
Project description:NEDD9 is important for lung cancer metastasis. However, the detailed mechanism remains elusive. Using the microarray data generated with human lung cancer cell lines with either NEDD9 overexpression or NEDD9 knockdown, we plan to idnetify important signal pathways regulated by NEDD9. This may explain how NEDD9 excutes its function in lung cancer. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying cellularisation and identified distinct classes of up-regulated genes during this process. Human lung cancer cell line A549, which has LKB1 loss-of-function mutation and increased expression of NEDD9, was used for two individual NEDD9 knockdown. Human lung cancer cell line CRL-5907, which has wild-type LKB1 and low NEDD9 expression level, was used for NEDD9 overexpression. The microarray was done in A549 cells, A549 cells with two different NEDD9 knockdown; CRL-5907 cells and CRL-5907 cells with NEDD9 overexpression.
Project description:Aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes ALDH1A1 and ALDH3A1 are highly expressed in non small cell cell lung cancer. Neither the mechanism nor the biological significance for such over expression have been studied. We used microarrays to analyze changes in A549 lung cancer cell line in which ALDH activity was reduced using lentiviral mediated expression of siRNA against both isozymes (Lenti 1+3) Experiment Overall Design: A549 lung cancer cell lines were transduced with lentiviral vectors containing specific siRNA sequences against ALDH1A1, ALDH3A1, both vectors (Lenti 1+3 cells), and against the green flourescent protein (GFP) gene (GFP cells, used as control).
Project description:This study was designed to understand the transcriptomic composition and the biological functions of cancer stem cells isolated from non-small cell lung cancer line (NSCLC) Putative lung cancer stem cells were isolated from cancer cell lines based on expression of known stem cell surface markers: CD166, CD44 and EpCAM using the Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACS). Affymetrix microarray were performed on cancer stem cells isolated from normal lung epithelial cells and lung cancer cell lines (A549 and NCI-H2170) using GeneChip Human Gene 1.0 ST array. The normal putative stem cells isolated from normal primary human bronchial/trachial epithelial cell line (PHBEC) was serve as control. Putative cancer stem cells isolated from A549 and NCI-H2170 cell lines are the treatment group. Each sample was performed in triplicate and total number of samples are five (n=5)
Project description:Gene expression and Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) microarrays performed in a set of 8 Lung cancer Cell lines. The search for oncogenes is becoming increasingly important in cancer genetics because they constitute suitable targets for therapeutic intervention. To identify novel oncogenes, activated by gene amplification, we performed high-resolution CGH (Comparative Genome Hybridization) analysis on cDNA microarrays and compared DNA copy number and mRNA expression levels in lung cancer cell lines. We have performed both microarrays (expression and CGH) in a set of 8 human lung cancer cell lines: Calu3, H23, H441, A427, H522, A549, H1299, H2126.
Project description:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most lethal and prevalent type of lung cancer. In almost all types of cancer, the levels of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine, and spermine) are increased, playing a pivotal role in tumor proliferation. Indomethacin, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, increases the abundance of an enzyme termed spermidine/spermine-N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) encoded by the SAT1 gene. This enzyme is a key player in the export of polyamines from the cell. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of indomethacin on two NSCLC cell lines, and their combinatory potential with polyamine-inhibitor drugs in NSCLC cell lines. A549 and H1299 NSCLC cells were exposed to indomethacin and evaluations included SAT1 expression, SSAT levels, and the metabolic status of cells. Moreover, the difference in polyamine synthesis enzymes among these cell lines as well as the synergistic effect of indomethacin and chemical inhibitors of the polyamine pathway enzymes on cell viability were investigated. Indomethacin increased the expression of SAT1 and levels of SSAT in both cell lines. In A549 cells, it significantly reduced the levels of putrescine and spermidine. However, in H1299 cells, the impact of treatment on the polyamine pathway was insignificant. Also, the metabolic features upstream of the polyamine pathway (i.e., ornithine and methionine) were increased. In A549 cells, the increase of ornithine correlated with the increase of several metabolites involved in the urea cycle. Evaluation of the levels of the polyamine synthesis enzymes showed that ornithine decarboxylase is increased in A549 cells, whereas S-adenosylmethionine-decarboxylase and polyamine oxidase are increased in H1299 cells. This observation correlated with relative resistance to polyamine synthesis inhibitors eflornithine and SAM486 (inhibitors of ornithine decarboxylase and S-adenosyl-L-methionine decarboxylase, respectively), and MDL72527 (inhibitor of polyamine oxidase and spermine oxidase). Finally, indomethacin demonstrated a synergistic effect with MDL72527 in A549 cells and SAM486 in H1299 cells. Collectively, these results indicate that indomethacin alters polyamine metabolism in NSCLC cells and enhances the effect of polyamine synthesis inhibitors, such as MDL72527 or SAM486. However, this effect varies depending on the basal metabolic fingerprint of each type of cancer cell.
Project description:Macrophages in tumor microenvironment have been characterized as M1- and M2-polarized subtypes. This study sought to investigate the effects of different macrophage subtypes on the biological behavior and global gene expression profiles of lung cancer cells. Expression microarray and bioinformatics analyses indicated that the different macrophage subtypes mainly regulated genes involved in cell cycle, cytoskeletal remodeling, coagulation, cell adhesion and apoptosis pathways in A549 cells, a pattern that correlated with the altered behavior of A549 cells observed after coculture with macrophage subtypes. We used microarrays to identify the global gene alterations in lung cancer cells A549 after culture in conditioned media from different subtype macrophages.
Project description:Highlighting the gene expression characteristics of a large panel of lung cancer cell lines. Microarrays were used to explore and detail the global gene expression profile of 56 lung cancer cell lines