Project description:We identified adipocyte enhancer binding protein 1 (AEBP1) as a novel tumor endothelial marker in colorectal cancer (CRC). To identify target genes of AEBP1 in endothelial cells, we knocked down AEBP1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). We found that genes associated with angiogenesis including aquaporin 1 (AQP1) and periostin (POSTN) are downregulated by AEBP1 knockdown in HUVECs, suggesting that AEBP1 may promote tumor angiogenesis through regulating these genes.
Project description:We identified adipocyte enhancer binding protein 1 (AEBP1) as a novel cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). To study the function of AEBP1 in CAFs, we knocked down AEBP1 in CAFs isolated from surgically resected primary OSCCs. We found that genes associated with cell cycle were significantly affected by AEBP1 knockdown in CAFs.
Project description:We recently identified adipocyte enhancer binding protein 1 (AEBP1) as a novel cancer stroma-associated gene and reported that AEBP1 activates cancer-associated fibroblasts in oral cancer. In this study, we show that AEBP1 is negatively associated with skeletal muscle cell differentiation. We found that AEBP1 is downregulated during the diffraction of human skeletal muscle myoblasts (HSMMs). Microarray analysis revealed that knockdown of AEBP1 significantly upregulated a number of genes associated with myogenesis in HSMMs. Notably, co-culture of HSMMs with oral squamous cell carcinoma cells resulted in downregulation of muscle-related genes and upregulation of AEBP1 in HSMMs.
Project description:AEBP1 has been identified as a transcriptional repressor playing a significant role in adipogenesis. Recently, we have found that AEBP1 is specifically upregulated in primary glioblastoma. We have used gene silencing to identify genes perturbed upon AEBP1 downregulation and ChIP-chip technique to identify its genomic targets of binding and regulation to understand the un-annotated/undescribed role of this transcription factor in gliomagenesis. Cells either mock silenced or silenced using siRNA against AEBP1 were harvested at 46hrs post transfection. Gene expression was profiled for control and AEBP1 silenced cells. comparison of AEBP1/Rabbit IgG/ Glial cells
Project description:To study the potential target genes regulated by PML in endothelial cells, we carried out siRNA-mediated knockdown of PML in HUVEC cells. To eliminate the off-target effects of siRNAs, we utilized two different siRNAs. Only the genes changed in the same pattern following both siRNAs transfection are considered as potential PML-knockdown responsive genes.
Project description:To study the interaction effects between promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene knockdown and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) signaling in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), we transfected control or two independent PML siRNAs into HUVEC cells without or with 20 ng/mL TNFalpha treatment for 20 h. The total RNA was extracted for gene expression microarray analyses.