Project description:To establish effective multitargeted KRAS pathway therapy, we analyzed mediators of acquired resistance to chronic momelotinib and MEK inhibitor exposure in A549 cells. Since inhibitor resistance was completely reversible after drug withdrawal for several passages, suggesting epigenetic reprogramming, we investigated whole mRNA expression profiles in A549, momelotinib and selumetinib resistant (MSR)-A549 cells and MSR-A549 cells following drug withdrawal for 10 days. In parallel, we also examined mRNA expression profiles of MSR-A549 cells treated with the BET inhibitor JQ1, to identify specific targets regulated by H3K27 acetylation.
Project description:To establish effective multitargeted KRAS pathway therapy, we analyzed mediators of acquired resistance to chronic momelotinib and MEK inhibitor exposure in A549 cells. Since inhibitor resistance was completely reversible after drug withdrawal for several passages, suggesting epigenetic reprogramming, we examined genome-wide H3K27 histone acetylation in parental A549 and momelotinib and selumetinib resistant (MSR)-A549 cells.
Project description:Fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells of four human donors were cultured together with either lung adenocarcinoma A549 cancer cells or A549-expressing H1N1 Sialidase cancer cells. These treatments induced the differentiation of donor cells into immunosuppressive MDSC-like cells, which were further subjected to bulk RNA sequencing. Computational analysis of RNA-Seq profiles of these cells was applied to understand the differences in their suppressive capacities.
Project description:For a study comparing small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from WI-38 and A549 cells. The proteome of A549 sEVs were obtained to find proteins that could distinguish WI-38-derived sEVs from A549-derived sEVs. These protein markers were used as proof-of-principle biomarkers for a FRET-based sEV biomarker assay.
Project description:To investigate the difference of miRNA expression between lung cancer cell A549 and its DDP-resistant cell strain A549/DDP, we have employed miRNA microarray expression to discover the difference expression of miRNAs of A549 cells and A549/DDP. We conducted RT-qPCR to examine the expression levels of top differential expressed miRNAs, namely, miR-197-5p, miR-4443, miR-642a-3p, miR-27b-3p and miR-100-5p, confirming low variability between two methods. The A549/DDP was established from A549 in our laboratory, by exposing A549 to gradually increasing DDP concentrations, until the final concentration at 1μg/ml. To avoid the influence of drug to the A549/DDP cells, they were cultured in a drug-free medium for at least two weeks before gene expression analysis. miRNA expression of A549 and A549/DDP was then analzyed.
