Project description:We report RNA-seq datasets profiling the transcriptional response to a sudden change in growth substrate, from succinate to ethylamine. This detailed combined dataset provides a dynamic assessment of the transcriptional response to a metabolic perturbation. These datasets are the first reported RNA-seq datasets for gene expression in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1
Project description:Medium conditioned by LLC cells stimulates thermogenic gene expression when added onto primary adipocytes. We generated single cell colonies from parental LLC cells. Media conditioned by the subclones stimulated thermogenic gene expression in primary adipocytes at varying degrees. Subclones 2, 3, 6 and 28 produce significantly larger amount of thermogenic activity than the subclones 18, 19, 23 and 24. We compared gene expression profiles of these subclones to identify secreted factors enriched in the more thermogenic clones.
Project description:Medium conditioned by LLC cells stimulates thermogenic gene expression when added onto primary adipocytes. We generated single cell colonies from parental LLC cells. Media conditioned by the subclones stimulated thermogenic gene expression in primary adipocytes at varying degrees. Subclones 2, 3, 6 and 28 produce significantly larger amount of thermogenic activity than the subclones 18, 19, 23 and 24. We compared gene expression profiles of these subclones to identify secreted factors enriched in the more thermogenic clones. LLC subclones were cultured under conditioned medium preparation conditiones and total RNA was extracted from biological replicates.
Project description:In order to provide global information on gene expression during growth on C2 compounds, microarray analysis of M. extorquens AM1 cells was carried out, comparing ethylamine-grown cells to succinate-grown cells. This comparison has confirmed previous observations on the inducible nature of some of the enzymes involved in C2 metabolism, such as methylamine (and ethylamine) utilization system (mau), putative enzymes for converting acetaldehyde into acetate and acetyl-CoA, and enzymes of the ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway that has been proposed to operate for assimilation of acetyl-CoA into cell biomass. RNA from ethylamine-grown cells was compared to RNA from succinate-grown cells. Four biological replicates were carried out.
Project description:Introduction: The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of hematopoietic stem cell derived adipocytes (HSCDAs) on the proliferation and metastasis of high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC), the most common and aggressive type of ovarian cancer. HSCDAs begin as myeloid cells that traffic to adipose tissue and differentiate a highly inflammatory subtype of adipocytes. HSCDAs accumulate within visceral adipose depots. HSCDA production is increased in ovariectomized mice, suggesting that HSCDAs are likely to extensively accrue in postmenopausal patients. We hypothesize that HSCDAs promote HGSC progression and establish a pro-tumoral niche within peritoneal adipose tissues such as the omentum. Methods: We sorted and differentiated primary human adipocyte precursors into HSCDAs and CMAs and examined cytokine secretion in adipocyte conditioned media by ELISA. We incubated human HGSC cells (PEO1, OVCAR4, and OVCAR8) in conditioned media and assayed proliferation. We incubated conditioned media on PEO1 ovarian cancer cells and analyzed protein expression and phosphorylation by reverse phase protein array (RPPA). Finally, we implanted mouse ID8 HGSC cells into syngeneic HSCDA Deficient (experimental) and Proficient (control) mice. We compared tumor size and intraperitoneal spread. We also measured the adipokine milieu of ascites fluid by ELISA, tumor transcription by RNA-Seq, and immune infiltration by IHC. Results: HSCDA cells secreted elevated amounts of IL-6 and IL-8. In proliferation assays, HGSC lines showed varying growth rates in HSCDA or CMA media. RPPA showed that PEO1 cells incubated in HSCDA media upregulated markers of epithelial to mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) and pro-survival phosphoprotein signaling. Conversely, PEO1 cells in HSCDA media downregulated multiple tumor suppressors. Finally, we observed that ablation of HSCDAs in mice reduced tumor burden. RNA-Seq of bulk omentum tumor from HSCDA Deficient mice had higher TLR and IFN signaling, and lower fatty acid oxidation pathway expression than Proficient mice. Densities of dendritic cells (DC) and natural killer (NK) cells was reduced in tumors in HSCDA Deficient mice, and spatial analysis showed fewer DCs, NKs, and B-cells near tumor cells in HSCDA Deficient mice. Conclusion: Our data suggest that HSCDAs can promote HGSC survival and plasticity while downregulating tumor suppressors, and also may alter the peritoneal adipose immune and metabolic environment to promote HGSC progression.
Project description:To investigate the changes in liver progenitor cell (LPC) gene expression in response to human amniotic epithelial cell (hAEC) conditioned media. To find supporting evidence to indicate that hAEC conditioned media promotes proliferation and differentiation of LPC’s. To elucidate which pathways are up or down regulated in LPC’s in order to find potential mechanisms and candidate effector factors produced by hAEC’s.
Project description:In order to investigate mechanisms of crosstalk between osteoclasts and leukaemia cells, we performed sequencing on RNA extracted from mouse leukaemia PER-M60 cells cultured in osteoclast-derived conditioned media and control media.
Project description:The tumor microenvironment shapes how prostate cancer (PCa) progresses through stromal-immune interactions. We investigated how adipose-derived mesenchymal/stromal cells (ASC) and chronic inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure jointly influence PCa by using a Ras-driven murine model. ASC-conditioned media enhanced TC2Ras viability, while iAs reversed this effect. In vivo, ASC+iAs tumors showed increased weight, altered immune infiltration, and transcriptomic remodeling, including a sustained IFN-IRF1 axis and immune checkpoint upregulation. ASC-iAs crosstalk promotes immune tolerance, revealing mechanisms by which environmental toxicants modulate cancer immunity.