Project description:This experiment identifies hnRNP A1 binding sites transcriptome-wide in Hela cells. HeLa cells with inducible expression of T7-tagged hnRNP A1 were grown to approximately 90% confluence and then subject to iCLIP analysis (following the protocol from Huppertz et al. 2014 (iCLIP: protein-RNA interactions at nucleotide resolution)). The iCLIP library was sequenced using Illumina's HighSeq 1500
Project description:We sought to identify alterations in RNA expression and splicing in human grey matter from the brains of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) where we observe mislocalization of the RNA binding protein hnRNP A1. Thus, RNA was extracted from fresh-frozen post-mortem brain samples of three people with MS and compared to RNA extracted from fresh-frozen post-mortem brain samples of three healthy controls by RNAseq. Regions of interest in human grey matter were defined by immunostaining for hnRNP A1 to confirm grey matter regions with hnRNP A1 mislocalization in MS tissue, and grey matter regions with normal hnRNP A1 localization in control tissue, and the same region from an adjacent tissue section was dissected with a razor blade and used for RNA extraction and sequencing.
Project description:To find the discover target genes regulated by hnRNP A1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma, NimbleGen 12x135K microarrays were used to find the gene expression changes between hnRNP A1 or non-specific (NS) siRNA treated oral cancer cells.
Project description:Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a mouse model for multiple sclerosis (MS) a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. We have observed dysfunction of the RNA binding protein hnRNP A1 in neurons from the brains of patients with MS, and the spinal cords of mice with EAE. Here, we sought to characterize the consequences of EAE-induced dysfunction of hnRNP A1 on the RNAs it binds by using CLIPseq to establish both the normal central nervous system RNA binding profile of hnRNP A1 in the spinal cords of naive mice, and any alterations to the binding profile of hnRNP A1 in the spinal cords of mice with EAE.
Project description:We used NEBNext Ultra Directional RNA Library Prep Kits to prepare RNA-seq libraries of total RNA from hnRNP A2/B1 and A1 depleted A549 cells. Pro-seq libraries were prepared from A549 cells using Illumina adapters hnRNP A2/B1 and A1 depleted A549 cells were generated by lentiviral infections of shRNA constructs. RNAs were isolated using Trizol.
Project description:To find the discover target genes regulated by hnRNP A1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma, NimbleGen 12x135K microarrays were used to find the gene expression changes between hnRNP A1 or non-specific (NS) siRNA treated oral cancer cells. Cal27 cells were treated with hnRNP A1 or non-specific (NS) siRNA twice in a 48-hour interval. After 96 hours, total RNAs were collected for microarray assay. Total RNAs from hnRNP A1 knockdown (3 samples) or NS siRNA treated cells (3 samples) were used for chip experiment (6 chips). Each chip measures the expression levels of human 45,033 genes. NimbleGen One-Color DNA Labeling Kit was used for sample labeling. Hybridization was performed in NimbleGen Hybridization System. After washing, slides were scanned with Axon GenePix 4000B scanner. Data was extracted and normalized using NimbleScan v2.5 Software.
Project description:Transcription profiling of human HeLa cells (cervical cancer cell line) transfected with a plasmid expressing shRNAs cloned into the pSuper expression vector compared to emprty vector negative controls for transfection. Four different RNA interference treatments targetted: A1 hnRNP (HNRNPA1, Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1); FUS (fusion gene, involved in t(12;16) in malignant liposarcoma); H hnRNP (HNRNPH1); and p68 helicase (DDX5, DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 5). Keywords: genetic modification
Project description:Post-transcriptional regulatory networks are dependent on the interplay of many RNA-binding proteins having a major role in mRNA processing events in mammals. We have been interested in the concerted action of the two RNA-binding proteins hnRNP A1 and HuR, both stable components of immunoselected hnRNP complexes and having a major nuclear localization. Specifically, we present here the application of the RNA-immunoprecipitation (RIP)-Chip technology to identify a population of nuclear transcripts associated with hnRNP A1-RNPs as isolated from the nuclear extract of either HuR WT or HuR-depleted (KO) mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells. The outcome of this analysis was a list of target genes regulated via HuR for their association (either increased or reduced) with the nuclear hnRNP A1-RNP complexes. Real time PCR analysis was applied to validate a selected number of nuclear mRNA transcripts, as well as to identify pre-spliced transcripts (in addition to their mature mRNA counterpart) within the isolated nuclear hnRNP A1-RNPs. The differentially enriched mRNAs were found to belong to GO categories relevant to biological processes anticipated for hnRNP A1 and HuR (such as transport, transcription, translation, apoptosis and cell cycle) indicative of their concerted function in mRNA metabolism.
Project description:Post-transcriptional regulatory networks are dependent on the interplay of many RNA-binding proteins having a major role in mRNA processing events in mammals. We have been interested in the concerted action of the two RNA-binding proteins hnRNP A1 and HuR, both stable components of immunoselected hnRNP complexes and having a major nuclear localization. Specifically, we present here the application of the RNA-immunoprecipitation (RIP)-Chip technology to identify a population of nuclear transcripts associated with hnRNP A1-RNPs as isolated from the nuclear extract of either HuR WT or HuR-depleted (KO) mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells. The outcome of this analysis was a list of target genes regulated via HuR for their association (either increased or reduced) with the nuclear hnRNP A1-RNP complexes. Real time PCR analysis was applied to validate a selected number of nuclear mRNA transcripts, as well as to identify pre-spliced transcripts (in addition to their mature mRNA counterpart) within the isolated nuclear hnRNP A1-RNPs. The differentially enriched mRNAs were found to belong to GO categories relevant to biological processes anticipated for hnRNP A1 and HuR (such as transport, transcription, translation, apoptosis and cell cycle) indicative of their concerted function in mRNA metabolism. Ribonucleoprotein Immunoprecipitation (RIP) using hnRNP A1 specific antibody was performed in nuclear extracts from HuR WT and HuR KO Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs). RNA isolated from these IPs together with nuclear RNA from the two cell types, was subjected to microarray analysis. Three biological replicates, representing three independent experiments, are available for each condition except in the case of nuclear RNA isolated from HuR WT MEFs that one replicate didn’t pass the quality control.
Project description:iCLIP experiment to assess the binding of the highly abundant nuclear RNA-binding protein hnRNP C and core splicing factor U2AF65 on a genomic scale. To investigate how both proteins compete for binding at a subset of sites, U2AF65 iCLIP experiments were performed from both HNRNPC knockdown and control HeLa cells.