Project description:The oncogenic activations of KRAS, or its surrogates, occur frequently in human cancers. The alterations in the transcriptional profiles of genes in response to KRAS activation were examined using mouse embryonic fibroblasts.
Project description:To explore transcriptomic mechanisms underlying the cooperative effect in the proliferative phenotype, we harvest MEFs of different genotypes (KA, K, A, WT) recombined and un-recombined. We performed RNA-seq analysis on 5 recombined (Ad-CMV-Cre) cell lines of each genotypic conditions (WT, Arid1a L/L , Kras-LSL-G12D, and Kras-LSL-G12D; Arid1a L/L) as well as 2 or 3 un-recombined (Ad-CMV-GFP) or mock-infected MEF cell lines.
Project description:KRAS is one of the most frequently mutated genes across all cancer subtypes. Two of the most frequent oncogenic KRAS mutations observed in patients result in glycine to aspartic acid substitution at either codon 12 (G12D) or 13 (G13D). Although the biochemical differences between these two predominant mutations are not fully understood, distinct clinical features of the resulting tumors suggest involvement of disparate signaling mechanisms. When we compared the global and phosphotyrosine proteomic profiles of isogenic colorectal cancer cell lines bearing either G12D or G13D KRAS mutation, we observed both shared as well as unique signaling events induced by the two KRAS mutations.
Project description:To explore the distinct mechanism of KRAS G12V and G12D mutation. We used microarray to explore the distinct differences in gene expression profiles of H838 KRAS mutation isogenic cell lines
Project description:The goal of this study was to determine genes affected by expressing KRAS mutation (G12V) in NCI-H1703 cells This data was used in Meng Wang et. al. Cancer Research 2016 to determine the alterations of gene expression profiling associated with expression of KRAS mutation (G12V). The experiment uses a pBABE-Puro vector encoding KRAS G12V and a corresponding empty vector control.
Project description:Isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) mutations and its key effector 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) have been reported to promote oncogenesis in various human cancers. To elucidate molecular mechanism(s) associated with IDH2 mutations, we established mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) cells stably expressing cancer-associated IDH2R172S mutation and treated MEF cells with or without 2-HG. The expression of genes in these cells were analyzed by RNA-seq.
Project description:The goal of this study was to determine genes affected by expressing KRAS mutation (G12V) in NCI-H1703 cells This data was used in Meng Wang et. al. Cancer Research 2016 to determine the alterations of gene expression profiling associated with expression of KRAS mutation (G12V).
Project description:KRAS mutation is a negative predictive factor for treatment with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Novel predictive markers are required to further improve the selection of patients for this treatment. Here, we assessed the influence of modification of KRAS by gene copy number aberration (CNA) and microRNAs (miRNAs) in correlation to clinical outcome in mCRC patients treated with cetuximab in combination with chemotherapy and bevacizumab. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded primary tumour tissue was used from 34 mCRC patients in a phase III trial, who were selected based upon their good (n=17) or poor (n=17) progression-free survival (PFS) upon treatment with cetuximab in combination with capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab. Gene copy number at the KRAS locus was assessed using high resolution genome-wide array CGH and the expression levels of 17 miRNAs targeting KRAS were determined by real-time PCR. Good response was associated with 12p12.1 copy number loss, even in patients with a KRAS mutation, while copy number gain in wild-type KRAS patients was correlated with a poor response. In KRAS mutated tumours increased miR-200b and decreased miR-143 expression were associated with a good response. In wild-type KRAS patients, miRNA expression did not predict response in a multivariate model. Thus, assessment of KRAS CNA and miRNAs targeting KRAS might further optimize the selection of patients eligible for anti-EGFR therapy. Copy number detection was performed using NimbleScan and Nexus software Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded primary tumour tissue was used from 34 metastisized colorectal cancer patients in a phase III trial (CKTO 2005-02; ClinTrials.gov NCT00208546) of the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG), who were selected based upon their good (n=17) or poor (n=17) progression-free survival (PFS) upon treatment with cetuximab in combination with capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab.
Project description:The goal of this experiment is to identify genes differentially expressed in MEF cell lines with a targeted MDMX mutation that prevents binding and inhibition of CK1-alpha kinase.