Project description:SKBR3 cells expressing NDRG1 shRNA1 or vector control were harvested by trypsinization and total RNA was extracted. Silencing NDRG1 reduces cell proliferation rates, causing lipid metabolism dysfunction including increased fatty acid incorporation into neutral lipids and lipid droplets. global changes in transcriptome due to NDRG1 silencing were observed
Project description:NDRG1 functions as a metastasis suppressor in pancreatic and other cancers. To determine the molecular function of NDRG1 in MIAPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells, we performed a whole genome gene array analysis on these cells stably transfected with NDRG1 when compared to empty vector-transfected controls. The differentially expressed genes indetified in this microarray may represent potential molecular targets of NDRG1 in pancreatic cancer.
Project description:NDRG1 functions as a metastasis suppressor in pancreatic and other cancers. To determine the molecular function of NDRG1 in MIAPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells, we performed a whole genome gene array analysis on these cells stably transfected with NDRG1 when compared to empty vector-transfected controls. The differentially expressed genes indetified in this microarray may represent potential molecular targets of NDRG1 in pancreatic cancer. Two separate RNA extracts of MIAPaCa-2 vector control and NDRG1 transfected cells were collected and hybridised to Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 chips.
Project description:Long noncoding RNA plays a significant role in gene regulation. Long noncoding RNA TMS1AS negatively regulates the sense strand gene TMS1 in breast cancer cells SKBR3. TMS1 is invovled in cell growth and apoptosis through regulating its target genes. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression upon TMS1AS knockdown or TMS1 knockdown and analyzed the specifity of TMS1AS regulating TMS1.
Project description:N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (*NDRG1*) is induced by cellular stress such as hypoxia and DNA damage, and in humans, germ line mutations cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. However, the roles of NDRG1 in the cell are not fully understood. Previously, NDRG1 was shown to mediate doxorubicin resistance under hypoxia, suggesting a role for NDRG1 in cell survival under these conditions. We found decreased apoptosis in doxorubicin-treated cells expressing NDRG1 shRNAs under normoxia, demonstrating a requirement for NDRG1 in apoptosis in breast epithelial cells under normal oxygen pressure. We further compared expression profiles in human breast epithelial cells ectopically over-expressing NDRG1 with cells expressing NDRG1 shRNAs in order to identify biological pathways where NDRG1 is involved. The results suggest that NDRG1 may have roles connected to vesicle transport. The previously reported roles of NDRG1 in apoptosis, myelin sheet maintenance, enhanced exocytosis in mast cells and in cellular responses to hypoxia, heavy metals, and androgen may all converge by NDRG1 having a role linked to vesicle transport.
Project description:N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (*NDRG1*) is induced by cellular stress such as hypoxia and DNA damage, and in humans, germ line mutations cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. However, the roles of NDRG1 in the cell are not fully understood. Previously, NDRG1 was shown to mediate doxorubicin resistance under hypoxia, suggesting a role for NDRG1 in cell survival under these conditions. We found decreased apoptosis in doxorubicin-treated cells expressing NDRG1 shRNAs under normoxia, demonstrating a requirement for NDRG1 in apoptosis in breast epithelial cells under normal oxygen pressure. We further compared expression profiles in human breast epithelial cells ectopically over-expressing NDRG1 with cells expressing NDRG1 shRNAs in order to identify biological pathways where NDRG1 is involved. The results suggest that NDRG1 may have roles connected to vesicle transport. The previously reported roles of NDRG1 in apoptosis, myelin sheet maintenance, enhanced exocytosis in mast cells and in cellular responses to hypoxia, heavy metals, and androgen may all converge by NDRG1 having a role linked to vesicle transport. SUM102 and ME16C2 stably transduced with siRNA against NDRG1 compared with empty vector control ZR-75-1 stably transduced with NDRG1 overexpression construct compared with empty vector control Two condition design