Project description:microRNA expression profiling of Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma and non-tumor adjacent tissues. The Nanostring nCounter Human miRNA Expression Assay Kit version 1.6 (Nanostring, Seattle, WA) was used to obtain microRNA profiles of tumor and adjacent non-tumor tissues excised from Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma patients. Total cellular RNA was extracted from tumor and matching adjacent non-tumor lung using miRNA Kit (QIAGEN), according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and 100 ng were used for hybridization to Nanostring nCounter Human miRNA Expression Assay Kit version 1.6 (Nanostring, Seattle, WA) following processing protocol recommended by the manufacturer.
Project description:Trans-differentiation from an adenocarcinoma to a small cell neuroendocrine state is associated with therapy escape in multiple cancer types. The temporal transcriptional changes of this process remain largely undefined. Here, we performed a multi-omics time course analysis of our pan-small cell neuroendocrine cancer model (termed PARCB), a forward genetic transformation using human prostate basal cells. With integrative analyses of RNA sequencing and ATAC sequencing, a shared developmental trajectory is identified among all transformed patient samples. Further mapping with single cell resolution reveals two distinct lineages defined by mutually exclusive expression of ASCL1 and ASCL2. Temporal regulation by groups of transcription factors across developmental stages reveals that cellular reprogramming precedes the induction of neuronal programs. Lastly, TFAP4 and ASCL1/2 feedback were identified as potential regulators of ASCL1 and ASCL2 expression. Our study provides temporal transcriptional patterns and uncovers pan-tissue parallels between prostate and lung cancers, and normal neuroendocrine cells.
Project description:Trans-differentiation from an adenocarcinoma to a small cell neuroendocrine state is associated with therapy escape in multiple cancer types. The temporal transcriptional changes of this process remain largely undefined. Here, we performed a multi-omics time course analysis of our pan-small cell neuroendocrine cancer model (termed PARCB), a forward genetic transformation using human prostate basal cells. With integrative analyses of RNA sequencing and ATAC sequencing, a shared developmental trajectory is identified among all transformed patient samples. Further mapping with single cell resolution reveals two distinct lineages defined by mutually exclusive expression of ASCL1 and ASCL2. Temporal regulation by groups of transcription factors across developmental stages reveals that cellular reprogramming precedes the induction of neuronal programs. Lastly, TFAP4 and ASCL1/2 feedback were identified as potential regulators of ASCL1 and ASCL2 expression. Our study provides temporal transcriptional patterns and uncovers pan-tissue parallels between prostate and lung cancers, and normal neuroendocrine cells.
Project description:The aim of the project was to explore large extracellular vesicles capacity to seperate non lung cancer from lung cancer cases. A case control study of patients suspected for lung cancer (12 non lung cancer and 12 lung cancers). The raw files are labeled according to clinical status. Small and large extracellular vesicles were isolated by differential centrifugation. The proteome of full BAL, vesicle depleted BAL, small and large extracellular vesicles were characterized by LC-MS. Small extracellular vesicles were further analyzed by nanoparticle tracking analysis, Transmission electron microscopy and western blots.
2020-12-15 | PXD021988 | Pride
Project description:Distinct transcriptional programs of SOX2 in different types of small cell lung cancers
Project description:microRNA expression profiling of Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma and non-tumor adjacent tissues. The Nanostring nCounter Human miRNA Expression Assay Kit version 1.6 (Nanostring, Seattle, WA) was used to obtain microRNA profiles of tumor and adjacent non-tumor tissues excised from Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma patients.
Project description:As a master regulator of chromatin structure and function, the EZH2 lysine methyltransferase orchestrates transcriptional silencing of developmental gene networks. Overexpression of EZH2 is commonly observed in human epithelial cancers, such as non- small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), yet definitive demonstration of malignant transformation by deregulated EZH2 has proven elusive. Here, we demonstrate the causal role of EZH2 overexpression in NSCLC with a new genetically-engineered mouse model of lung adenocarcinoma. Deregulated EZH2 silences normal developmental pathways leading to epigenetic transformation independent from canonical growth factor pathway activation. As such, tumors feature a transcriptional program distinct from KRAS- and EGFR-mutant mouse lung cancers, but shared with human lung adenocarcinomas exhibiting high EZH2 expression. To target EZH2-dependent cancers, we developed a novel and potent EZH2 inhibitor that arises from a facile synthesis and possesses improved pharmacologic properties. JQEZ5 promoted the regression of EZH2-driven tumors in vivo, confirming oncogenic addiction to EZH2 in established tumors and providing the rationale for epigenetic therapy in a defined subset of lung cancer. Gene expression analysis of 7 samples, 3 EZH2 OE tumors, 2 EZH2 OE normal lung samples, and 2 WT lung samples