Project description:Exosomes are small membrane bound cell-derived vesicles that are present in biological fluids include blood and cell culture medium. Exosomes contain various functional proteins, mRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs). We used miRNA microarrays to detail the miRNA content in plasma exosomes of mice bearing A549Ago2-KO/HA-Ago2Wt and A549Ago2-KO/HA-Ago2Δ (Dm) tumors.
Project description:We report the role of leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 4 (LILRB4)/gp49B in the regulation of exosomal miRNA composition in tumor-bearing mice by next-generation sequencing
Project description:This study focuses on the most important concern of surgeons - whether they resected all of the tumor. Urine can reflect early changes associated with physiological or pathophysiological processes. Based on the above ideas, we conducted experiments to explore changes in the urine proteome between tumor-bearing mice and tumor-resected mice.
Project description:We identify a new cell subset Ter119+CD45- small cells that promotes tumor metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-bearing mice. We used microarrays to detail the gene expression of Ter119+CD45- cells comparing with CD45- cells in the spleen of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-bearing mice. Ter119+CD45- cells in the spleen of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-bearing mice, being sorted by a MoFlo high-speed cell sorter, were prepared for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. The CD45+ cells from the same tumor bearing mice were prepared as control.
Project description:Introduction: microRNAs are promising candidate breast cancer biomarkers due to their cancer-specific expression profiles. However, efforts to develop circulating breast cancer biomarkers are challenged by the heterogeneity of microRNAs in the blood. To overcome this challenge, we aimed to develop a molecular profile of microRNAs specifically secreted from breast cancer cells. Our first step towards this direction relates to capturing and analyzing the contents of exosomes, which are small secretory vesicles that selectively encapsulate microRNAs indicative of their cell of origin. To our knowledge, circulating exosome microRNAs have not been well evaluated as biomarkers for breast cancer diagnosis or monitoring. Methods: Exosomes were collected from the conditioned media of human breast cancer cell lines, mouse plasma of patient-derived orthotopic xenograft models (PDX), and human plasma samples. Exosomes were verified by electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, and western blot. Cellular and exosome microRNAs from breast cancer cell lines were profiled by next-generation small RNA sequencing. Plasma exosome microRNA expression was analyzed by qRT-PCR analysis. Results: Small RNA sequencing and qRT-PCR analysis showed that several microRNAs are selectively encapsulated or highly enriched in breast cancer exosomes. Importantly, the selectively enriched exosome microRNA, human miR-1246, was detected at significantly higher levels in exosomes isolated from PDX mouse plasma, indicating that tumor exosome microRNAs are released into the circulation and can serve as plasma biomarkers for breast cancer. This observation was extended to human plasma samples where miR-1246 and miR-21 were detected at significantly higher levels in the plasma exosomes of 16 breast cancer patients as compared to the plasma exosomes of healthy control subjects. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis indicated that the combination of plasma exosome miR-1246 and miR-21 levels is a better indicator of breast cancer than their individual levels. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that certain microRNA species, such as miR-21 and miR-1246, are selectively enriched in human breast cancer exosomes and significantly elevated in the plasma of breast cancer patients. These findings indicate a potential new strategy to selectively analyze plasma breast cancer microRNAs indicative of the presence of breast cancer.
Project description:We identify a new cell subset Ter119+CD45- small cells that promotes tumor metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-bearing mice. We used microarrays to detail the gene expression of Ter119+CD45- cells comparing with CD45- cells in the spleen of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-bearing mice.