Project description:Researchers collect specimens from advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer (CRC) patients to conduct molecular profiling and establish tumor organoids (PDOs)/ patient-derived xenografts (PDXs). The aim of this study is to identify clinical actionable targets and predict in vivo response of the tumor to targeted drugs by using PDOs/ PDXs. And the above-mentioned studies will provide the patients with potential personalized cancer treatment options.
Project description:Dataset contains genomic sequencing of 87 samples (blood germline, normal prostate tissues, human tumors, PDOs and PDXs). Sequencing was performed by whole-exome sequencing or targeted sequencing of prostate cancer genes.
Project description:We established a biobank of 85 patient-derived organoids (PDOs) generated from 44 individuals, encompassing a broad range of endometrial cancer (EC) subtypes, including a majority of high-grade endometrial cancer (HGEC) PDOs from African American patients. From these same patients, we isolated autologous immune cells, enabling the creation of PDO–immune cell co-cultures that reflect each patient’s unique characteristics without evoking allogeneic immune responses. To dissect the roles of antigen presentation pathways and evaluate proof-of-principle immunotherapeutic interventions, we performed bulk RNA sequencing, flow cytometry, and live-cell imaging.
Project description:In this study we want present a bank of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) Patient Derived Organoids (PDOs) obtained from Patient Derived Xenografts (PDXs). These models are annotated with different omics to advance our understanding of CRC. We wanted to create a resource for the scientific community to assess the predictive reliability of these preclinical models. We performed comparative analyses between PDOs and matched PDXs to assess the similarities of these two platforms regarding molecular profiles and transcriptional classification. Moreover, we analyzed how these models respond to Cetuximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody, normally given to patients after chemotherapy, that inhibits EGFR. After having assessed models’ reliability with Cetuximab, we aimed at identifying potential synergistic drugs to individuate new possible therapeutic prospects.
Project description:Embryonic genome activation (EGA), a pivotal transcriptional event during preimplantation development, is accompanied by post-transcriptional regulation of maternal mRNAs. Disentangling the transcriptional output of the newly activated embryonic genome from concomitant post-transcriptional processing is important for decoding EGA dynamics.Here, using optimized low-input SLAM-seq (thiol(SH)-linked alkylation for the metabolic sequencing) in mouse embryos, we delineates the temporal hierarchy of EGA nascent transcription during mouse preimplantation embryogenesis and uncovers a mechanistic link between EGA and the first lineage specification, providing new insights into the regulatory architecture of early mammalian development.
Project description:CTCF ChIP-seq of 39 primary samples derived from human acute leukemias, namely AML, T-ALL and mixed myeloid/lymphoid leukemias with CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (CIMP). Due to patient confidentiality considerations, the raw data files for this dataset have been deposited to the EGA controlled-access archive under the accession numbers EGAS00001007094 (study); EGAD00001011059 (dataset).
Project description:Targeted (amplicon) reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) data for HGSOC PH039 PDXs at baseline and treated with cycles of 100 mg/kg niraparib for 21 days for four treatment rounds.
Project description:Patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDXs) increasingly are being used as preclinical models to study human cancers and to evaluate novel therapeutics, as they reflect clinical cancers more closely than established tumor cell lines. With >100 PDXs established from resected non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC), we reported previously that xenograftability correlates significantly with poorer patient prognosis. In this study, genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic profiling of 36 PDXs showed greater similarity in somatic alterations between PDX and primary tumors than with cell lines, using publicly available data on the latter. A higher number of somatic alterations among 865 frequently altered genes in the PDX tumors was associated with better overall patient survival (HR=0.15, p=0.00015) compared to patients with corresponding PDXs characterized by a lower number of alterations; this was validated with the TCGA lung cancer patient dataset (HR=0.28, p=0.000022). These passenger-like alterations, identified in PDXs, link cell-cell signaling and adhesion to patient prognosis. Total RNAs from xenograftswere amplified by DASL kit and hybridized to Illumina HT12v4 chip
Project description:H3K27ac ChIP-seq of 79 primary samples derived from human acute leukemias, namely AML, T-ALL and mixed myeloid/lymphoid leukemias with CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (CIMP). In addition, 4 samples derived from CD34+ cord blood cells of healthy donors were included. Due to patient confidentiality considerations, the raw data files for this dataset have been deposited to the EGA controlled-access archive under the accession numbers EGAS00001007094 (study); EGAD00001011060 (dataset).
Project description:Embryonic genome activation (EGA) marks the onset of embryonic program and enables the transition toward the first lineage specification. However, the molecular features of EGA and the transcription factors (TFs) orchestrating this process remain unclear. Here, by performing single-cell RNA-seq on bovine embryos, we reveal that major EGA is asynchronously initiated among blastomeres at the 8-cell stage. Integrative analyses reveal distinctive protein accumulation compared to transcription and translation activation during bovine EGA. Furthermore, we investigate the role of SP1, a TF activated at the minor EGA stage, with motifs enriched in accessible chromatin during major EGA stage in bovine and human embryos. SP1 deficiency leads to morula arrest in bovine and impairs EGA in human embryos. Multi-omics analysis demonstrates that SP1 promotes early lineage gene expression by modulating nearby chromatin states in bovine and directly targets key EGA genes in human embryos. Together, our study delineates the dynamics of bovine EGA and uncovers the conserved and species-specific roles of SP1 in regulating EGA and early development in mammals.