Project description:In order to study the potential targeting RNA of hnRNP Q1 in colorectal cancer, RNA immunoprecipitation were used for collecting hnRNP Q1-associated RNA.
Project description:Two isogenic human colorectal cancer cell lines (primary SW480 cell line and its lymph node metastatic variant SW620 cell line),as an in vitro metastatic model. We have demonstrated that SW620 cell line possesses high metastasis potential and SW480 cell linepossesses low metastatic potential. We want to compare the whole cell microRNAs profiles of two isogenic colorectal cancer cell lines (SW480 and SW620 cell line), to gain an insight into the molecular events of colon cancer metastasis.
Project description:Two isogenic human colorectal cancer cell lines (primary SW480 cell line and its lymph node metastatic variant SW620 cell line),as an in vitro metastatic model. We have demonstrated that SW620 cell line possesses high metastasis potential and SW480 cell linepossesses low metastatic potential.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in a colorectal cancer cell line SW480 expressing FOXC2, compared to the pBabe control cells. Genes associated with metastasis regulated by FOXC2 in colorectal cancer were analysed. The role of FOXC2 in breast cancer metastasis are further described in Mani SA, Yang J et al. Mesenchyme Forkhead 1 (FOXC2) plays a key role in metastasis and is associated with aggressive basal-like breast cancers. PNAS 2007; 104: 10069-10074 . A six chip study using total RNA recovered from three separate cultures of SW480/pBabe and three separate cultures of SW480/FOXC2. Each chip measures the expression level of 45033 genes from SW480/pBabe or SW480/FOXC2.
Project description:To investigate how LATS2 affect Wnt target genes expression, we performed gene expression profiling and comparison in control, LATS2 and LATS2N (1-625, kinase domain deletion) overexpression in human colorectal cancer SW480 cells. In SW480 cell line, the stable expression of LATS2 or LATS2N was generated. Total RNA was extracted from these 2 samples and control cell line
Project description:Despite the growing recognition of the role of the stroma in cancer growth, invasive behavior and metastasis, the exact mechanisms of its participation remain unclear. We have explored the relationships between the epithelial/mesenchymal (E/M) state of colorectal cancer cells, their ability to activate fibroblasts, and the expression of collagen related genes. To this end, we studied (i) co-cultures of colorectal cancer cells with different hybrid E/M states and normal fibroblasts in a collagen matrix and (ii) patient-derived cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Using RNA-sequencing, we found that the different cancer cells can activate normal fibroblasts, which could form dense collagen networks. The functional enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes indicates more mesenchymal phenotype and greater motility of SW480 cells compared to HT29 cells. The genes related to collagen biosynthesis and catabolism tend to be more active in SW480 cells rather than HT29 cells. Moreover, LOXL2 and LOXL3 genes, which are necessary for collagen fibril organization, are SW480 specific, which may indicate greater input of this cell line in collagen remodeling compared to HT29 cells. The expression of several CAF marker genes is activated in NFs upon co-cultivation with HT29 and SW480. Interestingly, a more-epithelial cell line HT29 activates the fibroblasts to a greater extent, than does SW480. The co-cultivation of colon cancer cell lines HT29 or SW480 with NFs leads to the activation of collagen biosynthesis and collagen fibril organization genes in NFs. Our findings suggest that the normal fibroblasts, activated by cancer cells, contribute to the organization of the extracellular matrix. Therefore, targeting the ability of cancer cells to activate normal fibroblasts can be considered as a new therapeutic strategy.
Project description:Metastasis is a complex process involving multiple steps. We were interested in the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the process of liver colonization by colorectal cancer cells. We hypothesized that the comparison between non-metastatic versus metastatic isogenic cell line should thus offer valuable insight to the molecular mechanisms involved in developing metastatic behavior. KM12C/KM12SM and SW480/SW620 are probably the best available models of isogenic cell lines differing in metastatic properties for colorectal cancer. Our first goal was to identify miRNAs that contribute to the metastatic traits of the isogenic colorectal cancer cell lines, KM12C/KM12SM and SW480/SW620. Total RNA was extracted from cells using the mirVana kit (Ambion). Total RNA (1 µg) from KM12C and SW480 (poorly metastatic) and KM12SM and SW620 (highly metastatic) cells was used to analyze the global miRNA expression profiling with TaqMan Megaplex human array A (v2.0) and B (v3.0) (Applied Biosystems).
Project description:SW480 is a colorectal cancer cell line. We have shown that cancer cells are characteristic of neural stem cells and neural stemness contributes to cell tumorigenicity. We found that during serial transplantation of SW480 cells into nude mice via subcutaneous injection (in vivo passaging), the cells enhanced their neural stemness, tumorigenicity and pluripotent differentiation potential.