Project description:iCLIP was performed for FLAG-tagged MSI2 in K562 cells. Polysome profiling was performed for MSI2-knockdown and control shRNA K562 cells
Project description:Carboxy-terminally tagged MOZ (Flag-V5-BIO tagged) was detected by ChIP-seq using anti-V5 antibody (Sigma, A7345) to precipitate chromatin associated with MOZ
Project description:Isolation of IMP1 bound mRNAs. Flag-tagged IMP1 was expressed in HEK293 cells. Flag tagged IMP1 was immunoprecipitated and mRNAs isolated. As controls HEK293 cells that do not express Flag-tagged IMP1 was included.
Project description:RNA-sequencing of H3.3-G34R and H3.3-WT HGG cells was performed to uncover transcriptomic differences related to the presence of H3.3-G34R mutation, using human cells obtained from a patient harboring pHGG and stably tranfected with 3X-FLAG-tagged wild type H3.3 or a 3X-FLAG-tagged H3.3 harboring the G34R mutation.
Project description:Tumor metastasis remains the major cause of cancer-related death, but its molecular basis is still not well understood. Here we uncovered a splicing-mediated pathway that is essential for breast cancer metastasis. We show that the RNA-binding protein hnRNPM promotes breast cancer metastasis by activating the switch of alternative splicing that occurs during epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Genome-wide deep sequencing analysis suggests that hnRNPM potentiates TGFb signaling and identifies CD44 as a key downstream target of hnRNPM. hnRNPM ablation prevents TGFb-induced EMT and inhibits breast cancer metastasis in mice, whereas enforced expression of the specific CD44s splice isoform overrides the loss of hnRNPM and permits EMT and metastasis. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that the ubiquitously expressed hnRNPM acts in a mesenchymal-specific manner to precisely control CD44 splice isoform switching during EMT. This restricted cell-type activity of hnRNPM is achieved by competition with ESRP1, an epithelial-splicing regulator that binds to the same cis-regulatory RNA elements and is repressed during EMT. Importantly, hnRNPM is associated with aggressive breast cancer and correlates with increased CD44s in patient specimens. These findings demonstrate a novel molecular mechanism through which tumor metastasis is endowed by the hnRNPM-mediated splicing program. RNAseq for control, hnRNPM siRNA treated lung metastatic LM2 clonal line, derived from the mesenchymal MDA-MB-231 cells