Project description:We treated nine lines of breast cancer cells with conditioned medium derived from NAF and CAF to study the paracrine interaction beetween stroma and tumor. Gene expression profiles for breast cancer cell lines are reported after 72h of treatment with conditioned medium derived from NAF and CAF or with control media.
Project description:Conditioned medium experiments carried out in our laboratory with CAFs derived from HER2-positive patients showed a significant capacity to promote resistance to trastuzumab plus pertuzumab therapies in two HER2-positive breast cancer cell lines (BCCLs), even in the presence of docetaxel. In order to elucidate the components of CAF-conditioned medium that would be relevant in the promotion of BCCL resistance, we performed a multi-omics strategy to identify miRNAs, cytokines, transcription factors and/or kinases in the secretome that target specific objectives in cancer cells. The combination of miRNA analysis, label-free LC-MS/MS quantification and cytokine arrays to explore the secretome of CAFs under treatment conditions revealed several up- and down-regulated candidates. We discuss the potential role of some of the most interesting candidates in generating resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer
Project description:Using genome-wide approaches, we have identified groups of genes modulated by CAF-secreted factors from human breast cancer cell lines grown in different CAF-conditioned medium. The genes modulated by CAF secreted factors were characterized by a specific DNA methylation pattern: hypermethylation at transcription start site (TSS) and shore regions. Approximately 60% of them exhibited a methylation-dependent expression level and 20% of them were also dependent on the methyl-CpG-binding protein domain 2. Thus, these specific DNA methylation patterns were linked to an epigenetic control of their expression, upon CAF-secreted factors. We have therefore identified some molecular events defining the responsiveness of groups of genes to stromal cell contents in human breast tumors.
Project description:Using genome-wide approaches we have identified groups of genes modulated by CAF-secreted factors from human breast cancer cell lines grown in different CAF-conditioned medium. The genes modulated by CAF secreted factors were characterized by a specific DNA methylation pattern: hypermethylation at transcription start site (TSS) and shore regions. Approximately 60% of them exhibited a methylation-dependent expression level and 20% of them were also dependent on the methyl-CpG-binding protein domain 2. Thus, these specific DNA methylation patterns were linked to an epigenetic control of their expression, upon CAF-secreted factors. We have therefore identified some molecular events defining the responsiveness of groups of genes to stromal cell contents in human breast tumors.
