Project description:RFX6 is a key transcription factor for the development of mouse pancreas, however the functional roles of RFX6 in human beta cells are poorly explored. Thus transcriptome analysis was perfomed to determine the functional targets of RFX6 in human beta cells using the recently developed human beta cell-line EndoC-M-NM-2H2. Transcriptome profile of human beta cell line (EndoC-M-NM-2H2 cells) following siRNA induced knockdown of RFX6 is compared with siControl (siNT) treated EndoC-M-NM-2H2 cells.
Project description:RFX6 is a key transcription factor for the development of mouse pancreas, however the functional roles of RFX6 in human beta cells are poorly explored. Thus transcriptome analysis was perfomed to determine the functional targets of RFX6 in human beta cells using the recently developed human beta cell-line EndoC-βH2.
Project description:Access to an unlimited number of human pancreatic beta cells represents a major challenge in the field of diabetes to better dissect human beta cell functions and to make significant progress in drug discovery and cell replacement therapies. We previously reported the generation of the EndoC-bH1 human beta cell line that was generated by targeted oncogenesis in human fetal pancreases followed by in vivo cell differentiation in mice. Such cell line displayed many functional properties of adult beta cells. Here we devised a novel strategy to generate conditionally immortalized human beta cell lines based on CRE-mediated excision of immortalizing transgenes. The resulting EndoC-bH2 cell line can be massively amplified in vitro. Transgenes are next efficiently excised upon CRE expression leading to cell proliferation arrest and strong enhancement of beta cell specific features such as insulin expression, content and secretion. Excised EndoC-bH2 cells are close to authentic human beta cells and represent a unique tool to further study beta cell function and to understand why adult human beta cells are refractory to proliferation and how to achieve drug-dependent mobilization towards beta cell expansion. Expression profile of human beta cell lineEndoC-bH2 before and after excision of an immortalization cassette (SV40 LT and hTERT) is compared to human exocrine pancreas cell line SKPC and adult human islets from cadaveric donors. Three replicates were used for each sample group. The three adult human islets samples were taken from GEO series GSE40709 (GSM999550, GSM999551 and GSM999552) and normalized with H357 and SKPC cell line samples using RMA.
Project description:We have developped a novel human pancreatic beta cell line: EndoC-βH5. EndoC-βH5 cells are ready-to-use and storable cells with physiological insulin secretion. EndoC-βH5 cells were generated by integrative gene transfer of immortalizing transgenes hTERT and SV40 large T along with Herpes Simplex Virus-1 thymidine kinase into human fetal pancreas. Immortalizing transgenes were removed after amplification using CRE activation and remaining non-excized cells eliminated using ganciclovir. Resulting cells were distributed as ready to use EndoC-βH5 cells. We performed comparative transcriptome analysis with EndoC-βH1 cells , extensive functional and immunological assays. RNA-seq confirmed abundant expression of beta cell transcription factors and functional markers, including incretin receptors.
Project description:The aim of the study was to characterize the role of PCSK9 in human beta cells. We performed siRNA-mediated knockdown of PCSK9 in human beta cell line EndoC-bH1 and compared the expression profiles against control siRNA-treated cells.
Project description:Access to an unlimited number of human pancreatic beta cells represents a major challenge in the field of diabetes to better dissect human beta cell functions and to make significant progress in drug discovery and cell replacement therapies. We previously reported the generation of the EndoC-bH1 human beta cell line that was generated by targeted oncogenesis in human fetal pancreases followed by in vivo cell differentiation in mice. Such cell line displayed many functional properties of adult beta cells. Here we devised a novel strategy to generate conditionally immortalized human beta cell lines based on CRE-mediated excision of immortalizing transgenes. The resulting EndoC-bH2 cell line can be massively amplified in vitro. Transgenes are next efficiently excised upon CRE expression leading to cell proliferation arrest and strong enhancement of beta cell specific features such as insulin expression, content and secretion. Excised EndoC-bH2 cells are close to authentic human beta cells and represent a unique tool to further study beta cell function and to understand why adult human beta cells are refractory to proliferation and how to achieve drug-dependent mobilization towards beta cell expansion.
Project description:Skin biopsies were obtained from a patient with Mitchell-Riley syndrome caused by a homozygous frame-shift mutation (c.1129C>T) in the RFX6 gene that leads to a premature stop codon (p.Arg377X). The patient suffered severe pancreatic agenesis, in common with other Mitchell-Riley syndrome patients. Fibroblasts from the biopsy were reprogrammed to generate a human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) line (MRS2-6). To assess the effects of the mutant RFX6 allele on pancreas formation and identify direct targets of the transcription factor RFX6, MRS2-6 and H9 control human embryonic stem cells (hESC) were differentiated into pancreatic progenitors. Samples were harvested for RNA isolation and whole transcriptome analysis at days 4 (definitive endoderm), 7 and 8 (gut tube), and 12 (pancreatic progenitors).
Project description:To investigate the glucocorticoid-mediated transcriptomic changes in human pancreatic islets and the human insulin-secreting EndoC-βH1 cells in order to uncover genes and molecular pathways involved in β-cell steroid stress-response processes.
