Project description:Cell transformation by the Src tyrosine kinase is characterized by extensive changes in gene expression. To describe these changes, investigators have relied extensively on the study of immortalized rodent cell lines or heterogeneous tumor samples that limit the identification of differentially expressed genes or may not represent the full spectrum of biological processes regulated during transformation. In this study, we took advantage of transformation-deficient and temperature sensitive mutants of the Rous sarcoma virus to characterize the patterns of gene expression in two types of primary cells, namely chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) and chicken neuro-retinal (CNR) cells. Keywords: viral transformation of primary cells, transformation, transformation deficient mutant, temperature sensitive mutant, v-Src Chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) were infected with the wild-type strain Schmidt-Ruppin A RSV or non-transforming strain NY315 RSV or the non-transforming control virus RCASBP(A) to assess genes involved in v-Src-dependent transformation of CEF. Chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) were infected with the temperature sensitve strain NY72-4 RSV and cultured either at non-permissive temperature (41.5M-KM-^ZC) or permissive temperature (37M-KM-^ZC) to assess genes involved in v-Src-dependent transformation of CEF. Chicken neuroretina cells (CNR) were infected with the temperature sensitve strain NY72-4 RSV and cultured either at non-permissive temperature (41.5M-KM-^ZC) or permissive temperature (37M-KM-^ZC) to assess genes involved in v-Src-dependent transformation of CNR and compared to CEF.
Project description:Cell transformation by the Src tyrosine kinase is characterized by extensive changes in gene expression. To describe these changes, investigators have relied extensively on the study of immortalized rodent cell lines or heterogeneous tumor samples that limit the identification of differentially expressed genes or may not represent the full spectrum of biological processes regulated during transformation. In this study, we took advantage of transformation-deficient and temperature sensitive mutants of the Rous sarcoma virus to characterize the patterns of gene expression in two types of primary cells, namely chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) and chicken neuro-retinal (CNR) cells. Keywords: viral transformation of primary cells, transformation, transformation deficient mutant, temperature sensitive mutant, v-Src
Project description:To investigate the role of AP-1 in Src-mediated transformation, we undertook a gene profiling study to characterize the transcriptomes of v-Src-transformed CEF expressing either the c-Jun dominant-negative mutant TAM67 or JunD shRNA.
Project description:Transcription factors of EGR family mediate cellular responses to MAPK signaling. Albeit working in parallel to proliferation associated AP-1 factors their involvement in cell cycle regulation has not been demonstrated so far. This work reveals pronounced cell cycle shortening following constitutive EGR4 expression in primary mesenchymal cells. Corresponding changes in gene expression provide insight into the molecular mechanism of the effect. Comparison of expression profiles of chicken primary skin fibroblasts infected with retroviral construct SFCVneo-EGR4 versus chicken primary skin fibroblasts infected with empty retroviral vector SFCVneo. Three biological replicates were analyzed for each group.
Project description:Gene profiling of primary chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs) grown under the conditions of contact-inhibition, serum starvation, or both in comparison to normal cycling cells