Project description:To enlarge our understanding on the effect of TLR1/2 stimulation to human chondrocytes and how NOS inhibition blocks this stimulatory effects, we planned to apply RNAseq analysis to human chondrocytes that are treated with TLR1/2 agonists and NOS inhibitor.
Project description:We identified genome-wide binding patterns of CIC in several different cell types and find that CIC target genes are enriched for MAPK effector genes involved in cell cycle regulation and proliferation. CIC binding to its target genes is abolished by high MAPK activity, which leads to hyperacetylation and their transcriptional activation. Inhibition of MAPK signaling via MEK inhibition leads to recruitment of CIC to its target genes. ChIP-seq data of G144 cells after MEK inhibition and CIC knockout is available under accession E-MTAB-6682
Project description:This study used microarray expression analysis to identify global changes in transcript alteration in response to MEK inhibition. Genes under ERK control were identified in a representative V600E BRAF cell line as a function of time following exposure to a small molecule inhibitor of MEK. Keywords: Time course
Project description:In order to reveal the downstream targets of MAPK in melanoma, we measured the expression of 12 melanoma cell lines pre and post MEK inhibition Samples were treated with 50nM of the MEK inhibitor PD901 and collected 8 hours after treatment
Project description:Molecular responses to MEK inhibition in cancer cells are complex and dynamic. We performed a time-series experiment to measure global RNA expression changes following treatment with the MEK inihibor U0126 MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells were grown in low-serum conditions. Treatment with U0126 was initiated in the presence of EGF. RNA was harvested at multiple time points during the course of 48 hours.
Project description:Since gastric cancer (GC) is characterized by amplifications of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) and KRAS, targeting the RTK/KRAS downstream pathways could contribute to broader applicability of molecular targeted therapy in GC. Here, we assembled a panel of 49 GC cell lines and screened predictors for responsiveness to RAF/MEK/ERK pathway inhibition by comparing their sensitivity to MEK inhibition with alteration status of RTK/KRAS and phosphorylation status of RTK/KRAS downstream molecules. We found that GC cells with MET amplification or KRAS mutation tend to be sensitive to MEK inhibition. Furthermore, lower phosphorylation levels of mTORC1 targets, p70S6K and 4EBP1, was also significantly associated with sensitivity to MEK inhibition. Interestingly, the sensitive cells showed reduced mTORC1 activity accompanied by decreased rate of protein synthesis after MEK inhibition, suggesting that antiproliferative effect of MEK inhibition may be exerted through inhibition of protein synthesis, which was caused by reduced mTORC1 activity. Mechanistically, expression of some mTORC1 negative regulators, such as DDIT4, FOXO3, SESN1 and TSC1, were induced by MEK inhibition in highly-sensitive cell lines and knockdown of these negative regulators partially alleviated the suppression of mTORC1 activity and antiproliferative effect of MEK inhibition. Our data suggest that a subset of GCs, which would be distinguishable according to the predictive markers we identified, may be sensitive to MEK inhibition and have implications for the strategy in clinical trial of MEK inhibitors for GC.
Project description:Mutation or deletion of Neurofibromin (NF1), an inhibitor of RAS signaling, frequently occurs in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), supporting therapies that target downstream RAS effectors, such as the RAF-MEK-ERK pathway. However, no comprehensive studies have been carried out testing the efficacy of MEK inhibition in NF1-deficient EOC. Here, we performed a detailed characterization of MEK inhibition in NF1-deficient EOC cell lines using kinome profiling and RNA sequencing. Our studies showed MEK inhibitors were ineffective at providing durable growth inhibition in NF1-deficient cells due to kinome reprogramming. MEKi-mediated destabilization of FOSL1 resulted in induced expression of RTKs and their downstream RAF and PI3K signaling overcoming MEKi therapy. MEKi synthetic enhancement screens identified BRD2 and BRD4 as integral mediators of the MEKi-induced RTK signatures. Inhibition of BET proteins using BET bromodomain inhibitors (BETi) blocked MEKi-induced RTK reprogramming, indicating BRD2 and BRD4 represent promising therapeutic targets in combination with MEKi to block resistance due to kinome reprogramming in NF1-deficient EOC.
Project description:Molecular responses to MEK inhibition in cancer cells are complex and dynamic. We performed a time-series experiment to measure global RNA expression changes following treatment with the MEK inihibor U0126