Project description:Aberrant upregulation of a single oncogene FOXM1 in primary normal human oral epithelial cells orchestrated a cancer-like methylome landscape This study have identified a unique FOXM1-induced epigenetic signature which may have potentials as biomarkers for early oral cancer screening, diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions Comparisons of primary human normal oral keratinocytes transduced with either EGFP (control) or FOXM1B and a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell line SCC15
Project description:We have performed gene expression microarry analysis to profile molecular alterations in normal human oral keratinocytes that are induced by EtOH and/or nicotine. Our goal is to examine molecular signatures that are dysregulated by EtOH or nicotine and define the effects of co-use of alcohol and nicotine on normal oral epithelial cells and potentially on carcinogenesis. Primary normal human oral keratinocytes were cultured and treated with various dose of EtOH (0, 20 and 50 mM) and cotreated with various dose of nicotine (0, 0.5 and 1uM) for 24 hours. Total RNA was isolated and subjected to gene expression microarray analysis using Affymetrix Human Genome 2.0 plus.
Project description:Three types of oral cancer cell lines (HSC3,Sa3 and SAS) and human normal oral keratinocytes(HNOKs) were used to identify a circular RNA specifically. expressed in oral cancer
Project description:Exosomes are molecular entities derived from membrane vesicles of endocytic origin secreted by most cell types. These vesicles are implicated in cell-to-cell communication, deliver proteins and mRNA molecules between cells. Recent studies have shown that exosomes are found in body fluids such as saliva, blood, urine, amniotic fluid, malignant ascites, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, synovial fluids and breast milk. Exosomes secreted through human saliva contain mRNA may potentially be useful for diagnostic purposes. Although the exact protective mechanism of saliva RNA is a topic of debate, the consensus is that the enrichment of mRNAs in these nano-vesicles in one of the features of the biomarker discoveries. Our aim was to determine if exosomes are present in human saliva and to nano-characterize their transcriptomic content. Exosomes were purified by differential ultracentrifugation, identified by immunoelectron microscopy, flow cytometry and western blot using a CD-63 antibody. Atomic force microscopy studies revealed ultra structural analysis of both size and density of exosomes. Microarray analysis revealed the presence of 590 mRNA core transcripts are relatively stable inside the exosomes, which can be of saliva mRNA biomarkers. Exosomal mRNA stability was determined by detergent lyses with treatment of RNase. Under in vitro conditions fluorescent dye labeled saliva exosomes were able to communicate between human oral keratinocytes studied by using fluorescence microscopy. The RNA from saliva exosomes can transfer their genetic information to human oral keratinocytes and alters gene expression in the new location. Together, these results suggest that saliva is involved in mRNA trafficking via exosomes, and provides a mechanism for cargoing passenger mRNAs. Our findings are consistent with proposal that exosomes can shuttle RNAs between cells and mRNA is protected inside these vesicles may be a possible resource for biomarker discovery. Experiment Overall Design: Human saliva exosomes were purified through differential centrifugation followed by RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We were able to obtain normal human subjects saliva which are pooled and subjected to ultracentrifugation. The protocol was approved by UCLA Institutional review board. 1 ml of saliva exosomes were used to extract RNA followed by two rounds of amplification by Actorus Amp kit. The amplified RNA was biotin labled and hybridized with Affymetrix protocol.
Project description:Prevalence of the members of herpesvirus family in oral inflammatory diseases is increasingly acknowledged suggesting their likely role as etiological factor. However, the underlying mechanisms remains obscure. In our recent miRNA profiling of healthy and diseased human tooth pulpal, elevated expression of HHV encoded v-miRs were identified. Based on the fold induction and significance values, we selected three v-miRs namely miR-K12-3-3p (KSHV), miR-H1 (HSV-1), and miR-UL-70-3p (HCMV) to further examine their impact on host cellular functions. We examined their impact on cellular miRNA profiles of primary human oral keratinocytes (HOK). Our results show differential expression of several host miRNAs in v-miR transfected HOK. High levels of v-miRs were detected in exosomes derived from v-miR transfected HOK as well as the latent KSHV infected cell lines. We show that HOK derived exosomes release their contents into macrophages (Mφ) and alter expression of endogenous miRNAs.
Project description:Lipidomics analysis of betulin in human primary keratinocytes to monitor alterations in the lipid profiles induced by treatment with betulin
Project description:Aberrant upregulation of a single oncogene FOXM1 in primary normal human oral epithelial cells orchestrated a cancer-like methylome landscape This study have identified a unique FOXM1-induced epigenetic signature which may have potentials as biomarkers for early oral cancer screening, diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions