Project description:The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor activated by bile acids that regulates bile acid metabolism, glucose and cholesterol homeostasis. FXR is expressed as four isoforms (α1-4), and their relative abundance is tissue specific. Human livers express predominantly FXR isoforms α1 and α2. From mouse studies we know that the FXR agonist obeticholic acid (OCA) regulates expression of many genes in the liver. However, there is currently no data on the effects of OCA on FXR isoform selective gene regulation. This is particularly relevant since the relative FXR isoform amounts in the liver are regulated by general bioenergetic cues (Correia JC et al. 2015). In this study we investigate the effect of variations in FXR isoforms α1 or α2 expression on HepG2 cell lines response to treatment with OCA.
Project description:The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor activated by bile acids that regulates metabolic processes. FXR is expressed as four isoforms (α1-4), and their relative abundance is specific to tissue and bio-energetic conditions (Correia JC et al. 2015). Depending on the FXR isoform expressed, there is a degree of selectivity in target-genes activation. However, there is currently no data on how isoform-linked target selectivity is achieved. In this study we investigate the DNA binding profile of FXR isoforms on mouse liver organoids treated briefly with the FXR agonist obeticholic acid (OCA). From this analysis we concluded that FXR isoforms α2 and α4 binds to additional DNA regions, enriched for a specific discriminating binding motif. This binding led to isoform-selective gene regulation. Therefore, DNA binding selectivity therefore plays a defining role in FXR isoform-specific effects.
Project description:The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor activated by bile acids that regulates metabolic processes. FXR is expressed as four isoforms (α1-4), and their relative abundance is specific to tissue and bio-energetic conditions (Correia JC et al. 2015). Depending on the FXR isoform expressed, there is a degree of selectivity in target-genes activation. In this dataset, we defined FXR-isoforms selective effects on transcription in mouse liver organoids after treatment with the FXR agonist Obeticholic acid(OCA). By linking the DNA binding profiles of the FXR isoforms with their transcriptional output, we concluded that differential DNA binding plays a defining role in FXR-isoform target gene selectivity.
Project description:Here we report a comprehensive proteomic analysis of purified human hepatocytes and a human hepatoma cell line HepG2. The complete dataset comprises 9,400 proteins and provides quantitative depiction of the proteomes of hepatocytes and HepG2 cells at the protein titer and copy number dimensions.
Project description:Analysis of expression changes of cultured HepG2 hepatoma, U87 glioma, and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells subjected to hypoxia (0.5% O2) for 0, 4, 8, 12 hours . Results provide insight to cell type-specific response to hypoxia. HepG2 hepatoma, U87 glioma, and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells were collected under normoxic conditions (~19% O2, 0 hours) and after 4, 8 and 12 hours of hypoxia treatment (0.5% O2). For each cell line, three replicates of total RNA at each time point were prepared using Trizol and submitted to the DFCI Microarray Core for labeling, hybridization to Affymetrix HG-U133Plus2 oligonucleotide arrays and image scanning.
Project description:To investigate the role of nuclear receptor FXR during hepatocarcinogenesis, HepG2 cels and SK-Hep-1 cells were transfected with lentiviral mediated FXR overexpressive vector or the negative control. After the cells were treated with FXR agonist GW4064 2uM for 24 h, and total RNA were isolated for detection of gene expression .
Project description:We developed genetically engineered HepG2/8F_HS cells, in which eight liver-enriched transcription factor (LETF) genes—hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1α, HNF-1β, HNF-3β, HNF-4α, HNF-6, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP)-α, C/EBP-β and C/EBP-γ— under the control of TRE/PCMVmin promoter were introduced into a previously developed human hepatoma cell line (HepG2-HSP). The heat-inducible synthetic promoter system was introduced into HepG2 cells and tetracycline-responsive transactivator (tTA) and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) were expressed via positive feedback of tTA transcription in response to heat treatment. HepG2/8F_HS cells can induce high liver functions by heat treatment via overexpression of LETF genes.
Project description:Analysis of expression changes of cultured HepG2 hepatoma, U87 glioma, and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells subjected to hypoxia (0.5% O2) for 0, 4, 8, 12 hours . Results provide insight to cell type-specific response to hypoxia.