Project description:To investigate the effect of ERK inhibitor, ulixertinib, on NB cell proliferation and delineate the mechanisms of ulixertinib-mediated ERK pathway inhibition in NB. We treated human neuroblastoma cell line, NGP with ulixertinib and performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq.
Project description:CUT&RUN sequencing to define binding sites for SOX11 and IgG in the neuroblastoma cell lines IMR-32, CLB-GA and NGP as well as neuroblastoma cell line SH-EP after SOX11 overexpression for 48h. A SOX11 inducible overexpression system was generated using a Tet-on system.
Project description:Following treatment with the de-methylating agent 5-aza-deoxycytidine (DAC), the gene expression profiles of neuroblastoma cell lines Kelly, SK-N-AS and NGP were analysed in order to examine the relationship between transcriptional re-activation and promoter region DNA methylation.<br>In addition, the neuroblastoma cell line SK-N-BE was treated with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) in order to examine the impact this differentiation agent has on DNA methylation status.
Project description:Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1) over-expression correlates with poorly differentiated neuroblastoma and predicts poor outcome despite multimodal therapy. We have studied the efficacy of reversible and specific LSD1 inhibition with HCI-2509 in neuroblastoma cell lines and particularly the effect of HCI-2509 on the transcriptomic profile in MYCN amplified NGP cells. Cell survival assays show that HCI-2509 is cytotoxic to poorly differentiated neuroblastoma cell lines in low micromole or lower doses. Transcriptional profiling of NGP cells treated with HCI-2509 shows a significant effect on p53, cell cycle, MYCN and hypoxia pathway gene sets. HCI-2509 results in increased histone methyl marks and p53 levels along with cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase and inhibition of colony formation of NGP cells. Our findings indicate that LSD1 inhibition with HCI-2509 has a multi-target effect in MYCN amplified high-risk neuroblastoma cells.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
