Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in TRIB3-silenced MCF7 cells as compared to Control MCF7 cells. Analysis of activity changes of pathways for FOXO1 phosphorylation between TRIB3-silenced and Control MCF7 cells.
Project description:To determine the critical mediator of TRIB3-enhanced Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, we examined the expression profile of genes that might regulate Wnt/beta-catenin by using mRNA microarrays. Aberrant activation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway is a major reason for the tumorigenesis of Colon cancer. However, no specific drug targeting this pathway has been in the market. Surgery combined with cytotoxic drugs are still the major therapy methods toward colon cancer. These highlighted the need for therapeutics with alternative mechanisms of action. Here we report that the elevated TRIB3 expression associates positively with Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. TRIB3 interacts with beta-catenin and TCF4 to enhance the associations between TCF4/beta-catenin target genes’ promoters, which upregulates the transcriptional activity of beta-catenin, thus to promote the CSC stemness and colon cancer tumorigenesis.
Project description:To determine the critical mediator of TRIB3-enhanced EGFR recycling, we examined the expression profile of genes that might regulate EGFR recycling by using mRNA microarrays. EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) confer first line therapy for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, patients eventually develop disease progression, often driven by inevitable acquisition of EGFR TKI resistant mutations. Currently all EGFR TKIs repress NSCLC through inhibiting the kinase activity of EGFR signaling, highlighting the need for therapeutics with alternative mechanisms of action. Here we report that the elevated TRIB3 expression associates positively with EGFR stability and NSCLC progression. TRIB3 interacts with EGFR and recruits PKCα thereby enhances PKCα-induced T654 phosphorylation, which suppresses EGFR degradation and enhances membrane recycling, EGFR downstream signaling, and NSCLC stemness.
Project description:To identify the top 20 up-regulated genes in NB4 TRIB3 shRNA cells in comparison with NB4 control shRNA cells, we examined the microarray gene expression profile of these groups above. Despite the fact that combined therapy of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) with arsenic trioxide (ATO) or chemotherapy dramatically improves the prognosis of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), these regimens can cause systemic infections and secondary leukemias. Here we report that expression of the pseudokinase Tribble 3 (TRIB3) associates positively with APL progression and therapeutic resistance. The elevated TRIB3 expression promotes APL by interacting with PML-RARa and suppressing its sumoylation, ubiquitylation and degradation. This represses PML nuclear body assembly, p53-mediated senescence, cell differentiation, and supports cellular self-renewal. Genetically inhibiting Trib3 expression or disturbing the TRIB3/PML-RARa interaction produces potent therapeutic efficacy against APL and has synergic anti-APL effects when used in combination with ATRA or ATO by promoting PML-RARa degradation and PML expression. Our study provides new insight into APL pathogenesis and a new therapeutic option against APL.
Project description:We report the application of single-molecule-based sequencing technology for high-throughput profiling of RNAPII with promoters in mammalian cells. We performed ChIP sequencing with antibody to total RNAPII in TRIB3-cas9 and control group. Inspection of multiple individual traces and global analyses showed that TRIB3 deletion globally reduced association of RNAPII with promoters.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of HEK293-derived cell lines that are stably transfected with either a tetracycline-inducible TRIB3 expression construct (TRIB3-293 cells), tetracycline-inducible ATF4 expression construct (ATF4-293 cells) or the corresponding empty vector (Vector-293 cells). Samples from tetracycline-treated and tetracycline-untreated cell cultures were collected after a 24-hour (TRIB3-293 cells, Vector-293) or 4-hour (ATF4-293) incubation in growth medium either with or without glucose.