Project description:We performed a microarray analysis of mouse skin treated with a miR-29b mimic or a miR-29 inhibitor in order to identify pharmacodynamic (PD) biomarkers that were reciprocally regulated in vivo in the skin
Project description:The goal of this study was to investigate the regulatory events underlying post-transcriptional changes in gene expression in cancer. We observed that the miR-29 regulon had reccurently increased mRNA stability across multiple cancer types and hypothesized that its down-regulation is responsible at least in part for alterations in the cancer transcriptome. To verify if restoring miR-29 activity can partially reverse these changes, we expressed a miR-29 mimic in the 786-O and A-498 clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) lines and performed RNA-sequencing on extracted RNA. We computed differential gene expression in the cell lines expressing the miR-29 mimic, compared to the control sample. We observed that expression of miR-29 mimic partially shifts the transcriptome of cells toward a normal cell state, primarily by down-regulating the majority of genes that are up-regulated in ccRCC tumors, most of which are also miR-29 targets. We observed opposite trends when expressing a miR-29 inhibitor in the ACHN ccRCC cell line. The results suggest that miR-29 downregulation is responsible for changes in the mRNA stability of a considerable number of genes in ccRCC, which can be partially rescued when miR-29 activity is restored.
Project description:MiR-1246 was found to promote tumorigenesis and metastasis in sevearl cancer types. In the context of tumor microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages are a central part typically correlated with poor prognosis. We used microarray data to determine the gene expression profile in M2-like macrophages when treated with an overexpression of miR-1246 (conducted by miR-1246 mimic). As controls, we used either scambaled mimic control sequence, or a miR-1246 inhibitor.
Project description:Investigation of the role of miR-29 on transcriptional responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection in human dendritic cells using gain- and loss-of-function approaches and microarray expression profiling. We assessed the impact of miR-29 perturbation on mRNA expression levels before and after MTB infection in dendritic cells using cells collected from 4 unrelated individuals. Cells were transfected using either a miR-29a mimic or miR-29 family inhibitor before infection with H37Rv for 24 hours. Gene expression was profiled by array and 4 technical replicates were performed to confirm reproducibility.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDDCs), comparing cells transfected with miR-29a mimic, or miR-29b mimic, or negative control.
Project description:In this study, healthy iPSC-CM were transfected with hsa-miR-134, hsa--433, and hsa-487b mimic and inhibitor to study their effects on human cardiac proliferation after it was found that these miRNAs were enriched in maternal blood plasma within SVHD pregnancies. Mock and scramble were used as controls. Overall, it was found that miR134 and miR487b influenced human iPSC-CM proliferation.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRs) control the expression of diverse subsets of target mRNAs, and studies have found miR dysregulation in failing hearts. Expression of miR-29 is abundant in heart, increased with aging, and altered in cardiomyopathies. Prior studies demonstrate that miR-29 reduction via genetic knockout or pharmacologic blockade can blunt cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in mice. Surprisingly, this depended on specifically blunting miR-29 actions in cardiomyocytes versus fibroblasts. To begin developing more translationally-relevant vectors, we generated a novel transgene-encoded miR-29 inhibitor (TuD-29) that can be incorporated into a viral-mediated gene therapy for cardioprotection. Herein, we corroborate that miR-29 expression and activity is higher in cardiomyocytes versus fibroblasts and demonstrate that TuD-29 effectively blunts hypertrophic responses in cultured cardiomyocytes and mouse hearts. Furthermore, we found that adeno-associated viral (AAV)-mediated miR-29 overexpression in mouse hearts induces early diastolic dysfunction, whereas AAV:TuD-29 treatment improves cardiac output by increasing end-diastolic and stroke volumes. Integration of RNA-seq and miR-target interactomes reveals that miR-29 regulates genes involved in calcium handling, cell stress and hypertrophy, metabolism, ion transport, and extracellular matrix remodeling. These investigations support a likely versatile role for miR-29 in influencing myocardial compliance and relaxation, potentially providing a unique therapeutic avenue to improve diastolic function in heart failure patients.
Project description:Human Tonsillar B cells were isolated and transfected with miR-29 mimic molecules or transfection controls. B cells were subsequently cultured in class switching media for 24 hours and subjected to transcriptome analysis using the Illumina HumanHT-12 v4 Expression BeadChip array platform. B cells derived from 3 donors are submitted.