Project description:Alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression have been implicated in the development of human dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this study, we analyzed DNA methylomes (Infinium 450K HumanMethylation BeadChip) and transcriptomes (Infinium HT-12 v4) to characterize differentially methylated probes (DMPs) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the left and right ventricles of human DCM. Illumina 450K array and HT-12 v4 array for the left, right ventricles
Project description:This study aimed to generate a new panel of comprehensively, genomically characterized high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) cell line and xenograft models. Multidimensional genomic data were generated and compared between cell lines/xenografts and the tumours they were derived from, indicating the cell lines/xenografts are highly similar to their patient-matched tumours. Cell line/xenograft data were also compared to TCGA ovarian tumours to show the cell lines are good models of clinical HGSOC. Illumina HT-12 v4 arrays were performed according to the manufacturer's directions on total RNA extracted from i) tumour cells purified from ovarian tumour ascites, and ii) established cell lines. Evaluation of the similarity in copy number/methylation/gene expression/mutational profiles of cell lines/tumours/xenografts was performed.
Project description:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a natural anti-carcinogenic compound found at high concentrations in Brassica vegetables. ER-positive cell lines demonstrated the greatest sensitivity to the anti-tumor effects of I3C compared to ER-negative breast cancer cell lines. Gene expression analysis was performed to identify genes and pathways that accounted for sensitivity to I3C. Microarray analysis performed using Illumina HT-12 v4 expression arrays
Project description:Lung cancer is the worldwide leading cause of death from cancer. DNA methylation in gene promoter regions is a major mechanism of gene expression regulation that may promote tumorigenesis. Experimental Design Whole-genome DNA methylation analysis using 450K Illumina BeadArrays was performed on 12 normal lung tissues and 124 tumors including 83 adenocarcinomas, 23 squamous cell carcinomas (SqCC), one adenosquamous cancer, five large cell carcinomas, nine large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNEC), and three small cell carcinomas (SCLC). Complimentary gene expression analyses was performed on 117 of the 124 tumors using Illumina HT12 V4 arrays (reported here). Gene expression profiling of 117 lung carcinomas using Illumina HT-12 V4 microarrays.
Project description:To elucidate pathways whereby apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) G1 and G2 variants facilitate kidney disease in African Americans, human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) were used to establish doxycycline-inducible (Tet-on) cell lines stably expressing reference APOL1 G0 and its G1 and G2 renal-risk variants. Illumina human HT-12-v4 arrays and Affymetrix HTA 2.0 arrays were employed to generate global gene expression data with doxycycline induction. Significantly altered pathways identified through bioinformatics involved mitochondrial function; results were validated using immunoblotting, immunofluorescence and functional assays. Global gene expression profiles were performed on HEK293 Tet-on G0, G1, G2 and empty vector cells with and without Dox induction using Illumina human HT-12 v4 arrays. Another independent gene expression array system, Affymetrix HTA 2.0, was used to verify the results of Illumina arrays. Pair-wise and pattern-based analyses were applied to detect the mostly impacted pathways due to overexpression and by APOL1 genotypes.
Project description:Alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression have been implicated in the development of human dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this study, we analyzed DNA methylomes (Infinium 450K HumanMethylation BeadChip) and characterize differentially methylated probes between the left and right ventricles Illumina 450K array and HT-12 v4 array for the left, right ventricles