Hox-C9 activates the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis and is associated with spontaneous regression in neuroblastoma [tumor_genex_44k]
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ABSTRACT: Single-color gene expression profiles from 649 neuroblastoma tumors were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. We aimed at determining the association of class I HOX gene expression patterns with prognostic markers in neuroblastoma.We investigated the functional consequences of HOXC9 re-expression on neuroblastoma growth and programmed cell death. One-color gene expression analysis. Single-color gene expression profiles from 649 neuroblastoma tumors were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. Stages were classified according to the International Neuroblastoma Staging System. The expression patterns of the 39 class I HOX genes were analyzed in 649 neuroblastoma samples by microarrays, and the association with prognostic markers was determined.
Project description:Single-color gene expression profiles from 649 neuroblastoma tumors were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. We aimed at determining the association of class I HOX gene expression patterns with prognostic markers in neuroblastoma.We investigated the functional consequences of HOXC9 re-expression on neuroblastoma growth and programmed cell death. One-color gene expression analysis.
Project description:The aim of this study is to determine the clinical relevance of telomerase activation versus ALT as biomarkers in pre-treatment neuroblastoma, and to assess the potential value of telomerase as a therapeutic target. Therefore, the genomic status of TERT and MYCN was assessed in 457 pretreatment neuroblastomas by fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization. ALT was examined in 273/457 tumors by detection of ALT-associated promyelocytic leukemia nuclear bodies, and TERT expression was determined by 4x44k microarrays in 223 of these. The presence of activated telomerase, i.e., TERT rearrangements, MYCN amplification, or high TERT expression without these alterations, was associated with poorest overall survival, and was an independent prognostic marker in multivariable analyses.
Project description:Single-color gene expression profiles from 2 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. To gain insights into the molecular processes occurring upon HOXC9 re-expression, we analyzed gene expression profiles of IMR-32 and SK-N-AS cells after Hox-C9 induction using microarrays. We used gene ontology (GO) annotations to find classes of genes that are significantly over-represented in gene sets that were either up- or downregulated after HOXC9 re-expression. One-color gene expression analysis Single-color gene expression profiles from 2 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. Total RNA of HOXC9- and GFP-expressing SK-N-AS and IMR-32 cells was isolated at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 96 h using Trizol. To determine global differences in the expression profiles of HOXC9- and GFP-induced SK-N-AS and IMR-32 cells, mean expression levels of each gene between HOXC9-induced and control (GFP) cells were compared. Gene Ontology Tree Machine (GOTM) was used to identify functional categories associated with the condition of the respective cell line.
Project description:We generated gene expression profiles from 498 primary neuroblastomas using RNA-Seq and microarrays. We sought to systematically evaluate the capability of RNA deep-sequencing (RNA-Seq)-based classification for clinical endpoint prediction in comparison to microarray-based ones. The neuroblastoma cohort was randomly divided into training and validation sets, and 360 predictive models on six clinical endpoints were generated and evaluated. While prediction performances did not differ considerably between the two technical platforms, the RNA-Seq data processing pipelines, or feature levels (i.e., gene, transcript, and exon junction levels), RNA-Seq models based on the AceView database performed best on most endpoints. Collectively, our study reveals an unprecedented complexity of the neuroblastoma transcriptome, and provides guidelines for the development of gene expression-based predictive classifiers using high-throughput technologies. Sample clinical characteristics definitions: dataset: Expression data set used for classification training (1) or validation (2) Sex: M = male; F= female age at diagnosis: the age in days at diagnosis mycn status: Amplification status of the MYCN proto-oncogene (amplified = 1, no amplification = 0; no information = N/A) high risk: Clinically considered as high-risk neuroblastoma (yes=1, no= 0) INSS stage: disease stage according to International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) (1, 2, 3, 4 and 4S) class label: Maximally divergent disease courses - unfavorable (= 1): patient died despite intensive chemotherapy, favorable (=0): patient survived without chemotharapy for at least 1000 days post diagnosis; not applicable (N/A) progression: Occurrence of a tumor progression event (yes=1; no=0) death from disease: Occurrence of death from the disease (yes=1; no=0) Gene expression of 498 neuroblastoma samples was quantified by RNA sequencing as well as by microarray analyses in order to understand the neuroblastoma transcriptome and predict clinical endpoints.
Project description:This set of profiles was utilized to construct, validate and evaluate a gene-expression based classifier of outcome of neuroblastoma patients
Project description:Single-color gene expression profiles from IMR-32 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. To gain insights into the molecular processes occurring upon TFAP2B re-expression, we performed gene expression measurements in TFAP2B and GFP expressing transgenic IMR-32 neuroblastoma cell lines at d2 and d7 of transgene induction. Single-color gene expression profiles from IMR-32 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. Total RNA of TFAP2B- and GFP-expressing IMR-32 cells was isolated at day 2 and day 7 using Trizol.
Project description:Single-color gene expression profiles from 3 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. To gain insights into the molecular processes occurring upon FOXP1 re-expression, we performed series of time-resolved gene expression measurements in FOXP1 and GFP transgenic neuroblastoma cell lines. Single-color gene expression profiles from 3 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. Total RNA of FOXP1- and GFP-expressing IMR-32, CHP-212 and SK-N-BE(2) cells was isolated at 0, 12, 24 and 72 h using Trizol. To determine global differences in the expression profiles of FOXP1- and GFP-induced IMR-32, CHP-212 and SK-N-BE(2) cells, mean expression levels of each gene between FOXP1-induced and control (GFP) cells were compared.
Project description:Single-color gene expression profiles from 2 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. To gain insights into the molecular processes occurring upon HOXC9 re-expression, we analyzed gene expression profiles of IMR-32 and SK-N-AS cells after Hox-C9 induction using microarrays. We used gene ontology (GO) annotations to find classes of genes that are significantly over-represented in gene sets that were either up- or downregulated after HOXC9 re-expression. One-color gene expression analysis
Project description:RNA expression profiles of 105 primary neuroblastomas derived from customized 4 x 44k oligonucleotide microarrays (Agilent Technologies). These profiles are part of an integrative study combining genomewide epigenetic profiles with transcriptome data of the same neuroblastoma cohort. Tumors were derived from 40 low-risk, 9 intermediate-risk and 56 high-risk patients. Transcription profiles of 105 primary neuroblastomas derived from customized 4 x 44k oligonucleotide microarrays (Agilent Technologies)
Project description:Single-color gene expression profiles from 3 neuroblastoma cell lines were generated using 44K oligonucleotide microarrays. To gain insights into the molecular processes occurring upon FOXP1 re-expression, we performed series of time-resolved gene expression measurements in FOXP1 and GFP transgenic neuroblastoma cell lines.