Project description:Transcriptional profiling of BLCAP transient knockdown HEK293 cells camparing control shLuc cells with shBLCAP cells. Goal was to determine the effects of BLCAP gene depletion on global gene expression.
Project description:The goal of this study was to determine if knockdown of nicastrin induced a proinflammatory phenotype in HEK001 and HEK293 cells. Nicastrin (NCSTN) is a member of the gamma-secretase complex, and has been identified as the most frequently mutated gene in familial hidradenitis suppurativa. While much research has been done into the effects of PSEN1 and PSEN2 loss, less is known about isolated NCSTN haploinsufficiency. Two cell lines were knocked down with either NCSTN siRNA or an siRNA to luciferase in triplicate. RNA was extracted from drug selected knockdowns and profiled on the Illumina Human HT-12 v4 beadarray. Gene ontology analysis of differentially expressed genes revealed a proinflammatory and decreased proliferation signature in keratinocytes. HEK293 cells demonstrated expression signatures for decreased cholesterol synthesis and interferon-alpha signaling, as well as increased p53 signaling and caspase mediated cytoskeletal cleavage. 12 total samples. Two cell lines (HEK001 & HEK293) each with two treatments (NCSTN siRNA knockdown or pLKO luciferase knockdown) in three parallel 3 replicates each. For each line gives the changes specific to knockdown of gamma-secretase component nicastrin (NCSTN).
Project description:Comparison of gene expression profile of HEK293 cells stably expressing a shRNA control (SilX-CT) or a shRNA against BAHD1 (SilX-BAHD1) We used microarrays to identify the repertoire of genes differentially expressed upon knockdown of the chromatin repressor BAHD1 in human HEK293 cells.