Project description:MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer cells were each grown into aggregates using two fabrication approaches, (1) liquid overlay with a low (8,000 cell) seeding density, and (2) via microencapsulation with subsequent microcapsule processing. Upon sample maturation, RNA from these samples was extracted and sequenced to help identify differences in model gene expression.
Project description:Dicer, RNase III endonuclease, is an essential enzyme in miRNA biogenesis that regulates target gene expression, and it has been reported that aberrant expressions of Dicer associate with the clinical outcomes of patients in various cancers. To explore the miRNA differencial expression regulated by Dicer in MDA-MB-231/E1A cells, the microarray profiling analysis was employed to conduct differentially expressed miRNAs in stable MDA-MB-231/vector, MDA-MB-231/E1A, and MDA-MB-231/E1A/shDicer cells.
Project description:To study cancer cells heterogeneity at the single cell level we grew cancer cells as spheroids and extracted their RNA preform SmartSeq3xpress. We grew MDA-MB-231 cells on agar coated plates for 5-10 days in DMEM 10% FBS. The spheroids were incubated for 2 hours with Calcein AM and Vybrant Dye 10uM at 37C and washed twice with PBS. After dissociation with trypsinLE 0.25% the cells were facs sorted and the fluorescence intensity for each cell was recorded. The RNA were extracted and the cDNA libraries were built according to the SmartSeq3xpress protocol.
Project description:Identification of genes that are involved in self-seeding by comparing gene expression profiles between parental MDA-MB-231 cells and seeder cells (MDA-231-S1a and S1b) 2 replicates from each sample (parental MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-231 S1a and MDA-MB-231 S1b) were analyzed
Project description:Dicer, RNase III endonuclease, is an essential enzyme in miRNA biogenesis that regulates target gene expression, and it has been reported that aberrant expressions of Dicer associate with the clinical outcomes of patients in various cancers. To explore the miRNA differencial expression regulated by Dicer in MDA-MB-231/E1A cells, the microarray profiling analysis was employed to conduct differentially expressed miRNAs in stable MDA-MB-231/vector, MDA-MB-231/E1A, and MDA-MB-231/E1A/shDicer cells. The four groups including vector control, E1A-expressing and Dicer knockdown in E1A-expressing MDA-MB-231 cells were harvested and RNA were isolated. Two independent experiments were performed for each group.
Project description:Identification of genes that are involved in self-seeding by comparing gene expression profiles between parental MDA-MB-231 cells and seeder cells (MDA-231-S1a and S1b)
Project description:The project profiled the expression patterns in hypoxia induced secretomes between MDA-MB-231 parental and MDA-MB-231 Bone Tropic (BT) breast cancer cell lines which have been previously generated by Massague and colleagues (Kang et al. Cancer Cell 2003).
Project description:Identification of MUC4-associated expression of genes by comparing MUC4 knockdown (MDA-MB-231-shMUC4) and control (MDA-MB-231-SCR).
Project description:To determine the effect ALDH1A3 expression on global gene expression in MDA-MB-231 cells and MDA-MB-468 cells In MDA-MB-231 cells, ALDH1A3 was overexperssed (have low endogenous levels of ALDH1A3) and compared to MSCV empty vector control. In MDA-MB-468 cells that have high endogenous levels of ALDH1A3, ALDH1A3 expresion was reduced with ALDH1A3 shRNA1 and compared to scramble shRNA control.