Project description:We have previously described a sub-clones of the 4T1 mammary carcinoma cell line that are proficient for vasculogenic mimciry (VM), namely 4T1-E and 4T1-T. In vitro assays suggest that not all cells within these lines a VM-competent. To explore subsets of cells within tumors derived from these cells that may display VM properties we utilized single cell RNA-Seq of 4T1-T mammary fat-pad tumors.
Project description:To determine whether acLDL uptake was associated with specfifc patterns of gene expression we treated vasculogenic mimicry-competent 4T1-T mammary carcinoma cells with Alexa-488 labelled acetylated low density lipoproteins (acLDL) and sorted the cells based on high or low uptake and subjected them to RNA-Seq
Project description:To understand the effect of hypoxia on vasculogenic mimicry we treated mammary tumour dervied from parental 4T1 cells with vehicle or Axitinib. Tumors were analyzed by scRNA-seq and the expression of endothelial genes assessed in these data with and wihtout Axitinib treatment.
Project description:Vasculogenic mimicry has been generally accepted as a new form of tumor vascularization and regarded as an unfavorable prognostic factor in multiple aggressive malignancies. We previously reported the presence of vasculogenic mimicry in osteosarcoma patients. The mechanistic basis for osteosarcoma VM remains unclear. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression between 143B cells and HOS cells exposed to Matrigel which showed greatly different vasculogenic mimicry formation potential and identified distinct classes of vasculogenic mimicry-realted genes during this process.
Project description:Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is an intriguing phenomenon observed in tumor masses, in which cancer cells organize themselves into capillary-like channels that closely resemble the structure and function of blood vessels. Although VM is believed to contribute to alternative tumor vascularization, the detailed regulatory mechanisms controlling these cellular processes remain poorly understood. Our study aimed to investigate the role of Early Growth Response 1 (EGR1) in regulating VM in aggressive cancer cells, specifically MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer cells.
Project description:To determine molecular processes in vasculogenic mimicry (VM) competent human SCLC CDX, we profiled gene expression by RNA sequencing in separated NE (VM deficient) and non-NE (VM competent) cells from four CDX cultured on plastic or on Matrigel.