Project description:Cellular directed migration is critical to invasion-metastasis cascade of cancer cells. We used in vitro transwell model to screen two esophageal cancer cell lines (KYSE30/180) and obtained two pairs of subpopulations with distinc motiliyt ability. Then we used microarrays to detail the differentially expressed genes and microRNAs between these two cell sublines (30U/D and 180U/D) to identify those responsible for ESCC motility.
Project description:Cellular directed migration is critical to invasion-metastasis cascade of cancer cells. We used in vitro transwell model to screen two esophageal cancer cell lines (KYSE30/180) and obtained two pairs of subpopulations with distinct motility ability. Then we used microarrays to detail the differentially expressed genes and microRNAs between these two cell sublines (30U/D and 180U/D) to identify those responsible for ESCC motility.
Project description:Cellular directed migration is critical to invasion-metastasis cascade of cancer cells. We used in vitro transwell model to screen two esophageal cancer cell lines (KYSE30/180) and obtained two pairs of subpopulations with distinc motiliyt ability. Then we used microarrays to detail the differentially expressed genes and microRNAs between these two cell sublines (30U/D and 180U/D) to identify those responsible for ESCC motility. KYSE30/180 cells were subject to four successive selections using transwell (CORNING, USA). Subpopulations penetrated through membrane (D) or not (U) were harvested respectively for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix genome and LC Sciences microRNA microarrays
Project description:Cellular directed migration is critical to invasion-metastasis cascade of cancer cells. We used in vitro transwell model to screen two esophageal cancer cell lines (KYSE30/180) and obtained two pairs of subpopulations with distinct motility ability. Then we used microarrays to detail the differentially expressed genes and microRNAs between these two cell sublines (30U/D and 180U/D) to identify those responsible for ESCC motility. KYSE30/180 cells were subject to four successive selections using transwell (CORNING, USA). Subpopulations penetrated through membrane (D) or not (U) were harvested respectively for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix genome and LC Sciences microRNA microarrays simultaneously.
Project description:MicroRNA expression in paclitaxel (PTX)-resistant SKpac sublines was compared to that of the PTX-sensitive, parental SKOV3 ovarian cancer cell line using microarray and real-time RT-PCR. The function of differentially expressed microRNAs in chemoresistant ovarian cancer was further evaluated by apoptosis, cell proliferation, and migration assays. Total RNA obtained from four different chemo-resistant subcell lines (skp 41,43,44,46) compared to parent cell line (skov3), human ovary cacinoma
Project description:MicroRNA expression in paclitaxel (PTX)-resistant SKpac sublines was compared to that of the PTX-sensitive, parental SKOV3 ovarian cancer cell line using microarray and real-time RT-PCR. The function of differentially expressed microRNAs in chemoresistant ovarian cancer was further evaluated by apoptosis, cell proliferation, and migration assays.
Project description:We have sequenced miRNA libraries from human embryonic, neural and foetal mesenchymal stem cells. We report that the majority of miRNA genes encode mature isomers that vary in size by one or more bases at the 3’ and/or 5’ end of the miRNA. Northern blotting for individual miRNAs showed that the proportions of isomiRs expressed by a single miRNA gene often differ between cell and tissue types. IsomiRs were readily co-immunoprecipitated with Argonaute proteins in vivo and were active in luciferase assays, indicating that they are functional. Bioinformatics analysis predicts substantial differences in targeting between miRNAs with minor 5’ differences and in support of this we report that a 5’ isomiR-9-1 gained the ability to inhibit the expression of DNMT3B and NCAM2 but lost the ability to inhibit CDH1 in vitro. This result was confirmed by the use of isomiR-specific sponges. Our analysis of the miRGator database indicates that a small percentage of human miRNA genes express isomiRs as the dominant transcript in certain cell types and analysis of miRBase shows that 5’ isomiRs have replaced canonical miRNAs many times during evolution. This strongly indicates that isomiRs are of functional importance and have contributed to the evolution of miRNA genes
