Project description:miRNA expression profiles were evaluated in a series of 64 prostate clinical specimens, including 32 cancer and 32 non-neoplastic tissues. For 26 individuals, paired cancer and non-neplastic tissue was available.
Project description:miRNA expression profiles were evaluated in a series of 64 prostate clinical specimens, including 32 cancer and 32 non-neoplastic tissues. For 26 individuals, paired cancer and non-neplastic tissue was available. Tumor and non-neoplastic tissues were obtained, with appropriate informed consent and Institutional Review Board approval, from untreated prostate cancer patients subjected to radical prostatectomy. Freshly frozen surgical blocks were carefully dissected by the pathologist using H&E-stained sections as a template to identify areas containing at least 70% of tumor or normal cells. The total series comprises 64 clinical specimens, of which 32 from cancer areas and 32 from benign areas. For 26 patients, matched tumor and normal samples were available.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:We report gene expression profiling in a series of 17 human medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) tissues, including 8 primary tumors and 9 patient paired neck nodes metastases, in comparison with 3 non-neoplastic thyroid tissues. For the same series we have previously reported miRNA expression profiles (GSE97070 series).
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
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.