Project description:To investigate the mechanism of anti-fibrotic effect of ginkgetin, we performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtain from RNA-seq of LX2 cells.
Project description:Introduction: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) has a critical role in serine-glycine metabolism to drive cancer cell proliferation. Yet, the function of SHMT2 in tumorigenesis, especially in human colorectal cancer (CRC) progression, remains largely unclear. Materials and Methods: CRC and paired normal samples were collected in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis, Western blot (WB), and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Moreover, SHMT2 expression in human CRC cells was identified by qPCR and WB. The CRC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion after SHMT2 knockdown were explored through in vitro and in vivo assays. mRNA-seq assays were used to investigate the underlying mechanisms behind the SHMT2 function. Results: It was found that SHMT2 mRNA and protein were over-expressed in CRC tissue compared to the levels in normal mucosa. Positive expression of SHMT2 was significantly correlated with TNM stage and lymph node metastasis, and elevated expression of SHMT2 resulted as an independent prognostic factor in patients with CRC. SHMT2 knockdown impaired proliferation of CRC in vitro and in vivo and induced cell cycle arrest by regulating UHRF1 expression. Conclusion: Taken together, our findings reveal that UHRF1 is a novel target gene of SHMT2, which can be used as a potential therapeutic strategy for CRC therapy.
Project description:To investigate the effects of SHMT2, MTHFD2 or ALDH1L2 on primary cultured neurons, we established primary cultured neurons with each target gene knocked down by shRNA.
Project description:In order to understand the underline mechanism of SHMT2 (serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2) effect on tumor growth, proteome and metabolome analysis were carried on a engineered HeLa cell line (HeLa-SHMT2-shSHMT2, short as HeLa-Ss), which has inducible SHMT2 over-expression or suppression by treating cell with tetracycline or IPTG, respectively. SHMT2 over-expression in HeLa-ss cell increased cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo, deceased expression of several mitochondrial complex I and III proteins, and increased glycine and glutathione levels in cells. BioID method identified more than 20 SHMT2 associated proteins that are involved in oxidation-reduction process. These results indicate SHMT2 involves in the regulation of cellular redox balance. SHMT2 repression only reduced growth of cells under glycine depletion condition. It increased expression of several proteins involved in glutaminolysis and amino acid transporters, and elevated metabolites related to glutamine metabolism. These results indicate tumor cells have a compensatory reaction after SHMT2 suppression. Further reducing glycine levels in cells by sodium benzoate caused cell death in cultured cell and slightly reduced tumor growth in vivo. Benzoate treatment induces more changes in protein expressions and metabolite levels and may be a new approach to inhibit tumor growth.
Project description:Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) and valproic acid (VPA) are both histone deacetylases inhibitor (HDACi), and are able to attenuate the activation of hepatic stelllate cells. To explore the underlying molecular mechanisms, we performed gene expression profile analyses of human hepatic stellate cell line LX2 treated with SAHA or VPA for 24 hours. Duplicate experiments were performed: Untreated LX2, SAHA treated LX2 and VPA treated LX2.