Project description:GBM neurosphere line GBM1B were depleted of growth factors for 16 hours followed by EGF stimulation for 4 and 24 hours. RNA-seq was used to identify differentially-expressed (DE) genes after EGF treatment.
Project description:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a lethal malignancy whose clinical intransigence has been linked to extensive intra-clonal genetic and phenotypic diversity and therapeutic resistance of cancer stem cells (CSCs). This interpretation embodies an implicit assumption that CSCs are themselves genetically diverse. To test this, we screened neurosphere cultures by SNP arrays to identify copy number alterations (CNA) (minimum of three) that could be visualised in single cells by multi-colour FISH. Interrogation of neurosphere-derived cells (from four patients) and cells derived from secondary transplants of these same cells in Nod/Scid mice allowed us to infer clonal phylogenic architecture and the likely derivation of functional CSCs. This proof-of-principle experiment revealed that more than one sub-clone (but not all) in each GBM had functionally defined, genetically distinct stem cells.
Project description:To determine fluoxetine-induced transcriptional signatures in GBM cancer cells, we performed RNA-sequencing analysis of three GBM patient-derived neurosphere cancer cell lines after fluoxetine or DMSO treatment. Genes with differential expression and associated transcriptional signatures were analyzed and identified in three cancer cell lines.
Project description:Characterization of gene expression for a panel of 50 in vitro and in vivo models of glioblastoma (GBM). Models include subcutaneously established xenograft lines, orthotopically grown subcutaneously established xenograft lines, serum derived cell lines and stem cell media derived cell lines. Multiple replicates of each line were run on different dates to determine the effect of batch and processing date on reproducibility of gene expression profiles 117 samples analyzed from 50 distinct GBM xenografts or cell lines. Biological replicates from the same passage number were included for many, but not all, of the lines.