ABSTRACT: Gene expression induced in HEK293 by treatment with the differentiating agents all-trans retinoic acid (tRA) and N6,2'-O-dibutyryl-cAMP (cAMP)
Project description:This gene array analysis shows that the transcriptome of HEK293, representing low-differentiated human embryonic kidney cells, cultured in presence of tRA and cAMP differentiating agents, is consistent with a genetic program relevant to kidney development Comparison of HEK293 cells grown in standard contitions or in presence of differentiating agents. Cells were seeded in 10 cm dishes, cultured for 3 days either in complete medium or in medium supplemented with tRA and cAMP, harvested, and spun down before RNA isolation. Comparative analysis allowed us to identify genes transcriptionally by tRA/cAMP.
Project description:This gene array analysis shows that the transcriptome of HEK293, representing low-differentiated human embryonic kidney cells, cultured in presence of tRA and cAMP differentiating agents, is consistent with a genetic program relevant to kidney development
Project description:XAB2 ChIP-Seq profile of mESCs treated with trans-retinoic acid (tRA), a pleiotropic factor known to activate transcription and regulate gene expression during cell differentiation and embryonic development and CHIP-Seq profile of the same cells untreated.
Project description:Differentiating agents have been proposed to overcome the impaired cellular differentiation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, only the combinations of all-trans retinoic acid or arsenic trioxide with chemotherapy have been successful, and only in treating acute promyelocytic leukemia (also called AML3). Here we showed that iron homeostasis is an effective target in the treatment of AML. Iron chelating therapy induces the differentiation of leukemia blasts and normal bone marrow precursors into monocytes/macrophages in a manner involving modulation of reactive oxygen species expression and the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK). Thirty percent of the genes most strongly induced by iron deprivation are also targeted by vitamin D3 (VD), a well-known differentiating agent. Iron chelating agents induce expression and phosphorylation of the VD receptor, and iron deprivation and VD act synergistically. VD magnifies activation of MAPK JNK and the induction of VD receptor target genes. When used to treat one AML patient refractory to chemotherapy, the combination of iron chelating agents and VD resulted in reversal of pancytopenia and blast differentiation. We propose that iron availability modulates myeloid cell commitment, and that targeting this cellular differentiation pathway together with conventional differentiating agents provides new therapeutic modalities for AML. This study presents 8 arrays 4x44K Agilent.
Project description:Na+/I- symporter (NIS)-mediated iodide uptake allows radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer. NIS is also expressed in breast tumors, raising potential for radionuclide therapy of breast cancer. However, NIS expression in most breast cancers is low and may not be sufficient for radionuclide therapy. A better understanding of the mechanisms of NIS regulation in breast cancer may lead to strategies for increasing cell surface NIS and radioactive iodide uptake (RAIU) in breast cancer. The MCF-7 cell line is the only human breast cancer cell line with inducible endogenous NIS expression. Kogai et al. [2000] first reported that trans-retinoic acid (tRA) induces NIS mRNA expression in MCF-7 cells and it was later reported that a combination treatment of tRA and hydrocortisone (tRA/H) further increases tRA-induced NIS expression/function in MCF-7 cells (Kogai et al., 2005; Dohan et al., 2006). In this study, we used gene expression profiling to identify genes that correlate with NIS expression in MCF-7 cells such that mechanisms underlying NIS modulation may be elucidated. MCF-7 cells were treated with DMSO vehicle, tRA (1µM), or tRA(1µM)/H(1µM) for 12 hours and total RNA was extracted. There are two replicates for each treatment group.
Project description:We previously showed that all-trans-retinoic acid (tRA), an active metabolite of vitamin A, exacerbated pre-existing autoimmunity in lupus; however, its effects before the development of autoimmunity are unknown. Here, using a pristane-induced model, we show that tRA exerts differential effects when given at the initiation vs. continuation phase of lupus. Unlike tRA treatment during active disease, pre-pristane treatment with tRA aggravated glomerulonephritis through increasing renal expression of pro-fibrotic protein laminin β1, activating bone marrow conventional dendritic cells (cDCs), and upregulating the interaction of ICAM-1 and LFA-1 in the spleen indicating an active process of leukocyte activation and trafficking. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that prior to lupus induction, tRA significantly upregulated the expression of genes associated with cDC activation and migration. Post-pristane tRA treatment, on the other hand, did not significantly alter the severity of glomerulonephritis; rather, it exerted immunosuppressive functions of decreasing circulatory and renal deposition of autoantibodies as well as suppressing the renal expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Together, these findings suggest that tRA differentially modulate lupus-associated kidney inflammation depending on the time of administration. Interestingly, both pre- and post-pristane treatments with tRA reversed pristane-induced leaky gut and modulated the gut microbiota in a similar fashion, suggesting a gut microbiota-independent mechanism by which tRA affects the initiation vs. continuation phase of lupus.
Project description:All-trans retinoic acid (tRA) is the bioactive derivative of vitamin A that regulates gene expression by activating RA receptors (RAR). By using a reporter mouse model, we recently showed that endogenous tRA/RAR signaling was present in kidney collecting duct cells, and in mouse inner medullary collecting duct cell line (mIMCD-3). In order to unveil target genes of endogenous tRA/RAR signaling in kidney collecting duct cells, whole genome microarray analysis was performed on mIMCD-3 cells treated with AGN193109, a pan-RAR antagonist, and 4-diethylaminobenzaldehyde (DEAB), an inhibitor of tRA synthesizing enzyme. Specificity of gene expression regulation was confirmed by determining the reversibility of the regulation by simultaneous addition of exogenous tRA.
Project description:Na+/I- symporter (NIS)-mediated iodide uptake allows radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer. NIS is also expressed in breast tumors, raising potential for radionuclide therapy of breast cancer. However, NIS expression in most breast cancers is low and may not be sufficient for radionuclide therapy. A better understanding of the mechanisms of NIS regulation in breast cancer may lead to strategies for increasing cell surface NIS and radioactive iodide uptake (RAIU) in breast cancer. The MCF-7 cell line is the only human breast cancer cell line with inducible endogenous NIS expression. Kogai et al. [2000] first reported that trans-retinoic acid (tRA) induces NIS mRNA expression in MCF-7 cells and it was later reported that a combination treatment of tRA and hydrocortisone (tRA/H) further increases tRA-induced NIS expression/function in MCF-7 cells (Kogai et al., 2005; Dohan et al., 2006). In this study, we used gene expression profiling to identify genes that correlate with NIS expression in MCF-7 cells such that mechanisms underlying NIS modulation may be elucidated.
Project description:F9 cells were exposed to two different differentiating agents (retinoic acid or trichostatin A both dissolved in 100% ethonal) for 24 hrs. Control cells were exposed to ethonal for 24hrs