Project description:We screened the translational targets of eIF4A1 in DU145 cells using the Native RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay with RNA-seq (RIP-seq). The eIF4A1-binding peaks and RNA fractions were normally distributed around the ATG translation start site. A total of 197 coding genes with eFI4A1-binding peaks in mRNAs, including 5' UTR, exon, and 3' UTR regions. were identified in the eIF4A1-RIP sample. The most enriched eFI4A1-binding motifs (MAGGTA, CCASCYC, and GARGA) were identified by aligning the sequences of all eFI4A1-binding RNA fractions to a reference genome.
Project description:DU145 prostate cancer cells were treated with 25 ng/ml hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or vehicle for 2, 8, or 24 hours. HGF stimulates the cMET protein, a tyrosine kinase transmembrane protein. The aim of this study is to determine the role of the HGF/cMET pathway in immature cells of established prostate cancer. HGF stimulation of DU145 prostate cancer cell line led to cell migration in culture, formation of sprouts in Matrigel and inhibition of growth. These biological effects went together with induction of a stem-like phenotype as defined by up-regulation of CD49b, CD49f, CD44 and SOX9, and down-regulation of CD24 on gene-expression arrays and quantitative PCR. The shift towards a stem-like phenotype was reflected by protein modifications on FACS, Western blot, and enhanced rapid adhesion to collagen I. Small molecules SU11274 and PHA665752 were able to inhibit both morphologic and molecular HGF effects.
Project description:DU145 prostate cancer cells were treated with 25 ng/ml hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or vehicle for 2, 8, or 24 hours. HGF stimulates the cMET protein, a tyrosine kinase transmembrane protein. The aim of this study is to determine the role of the HGF/cMET pathway in immature cells of established prostate cancer. HGF stimulation of DU145 prostate cancer cell line led to cell migration in culture, formation of sprouts in Matrigel and inhibition of growth. These biological effects went together with induction of a stem-like phenotype as defined by up-regulation of CD49b, CD49f, CD44 and SOX9, and down-regulation of CD24 on gene-expression arrays and quantitative PCR. The shift towards a stem-like phenotype was reflected by protein modifications on FACS, Western blot, and enhanced rapid adhesion to collagen I. Small molecules SU11274 and PHA665752 were able to inhibit both morphologic and molecular HGF effects. DU145 cells were stimulated for 2, 8 and 24 hours with 25 ng/ml HGF or vehicle. For each time point two arrays analyses were performed. One for cells stimulated with a vehicle and one for the HGF stimulated cells. Six arrays were performed in total in this study.
Project description:Prostate cancer stem-like cells were derived from DU145 cells as suspension spheres. DU145 cells were transduced with a CNTN1 over expressing retroviral vector and a control empty vector. DU145 spheres were transduced using a retroviral-based shRNA vector against CNTN1 and a scrambled control shRNA viral vector. Both cell lines were cultured over a couple of passages before RNA was collected.
Project description:The role of a number of miRNAs found to be differentially expressed in prostate cancer was functionally investigated by overexpressing them in DU145 prostate cancer cells and by analyzing gene expression profiles.
Project description:Tumor microenvironment or stroma has the potency to regulate the behavior of malignant cells. Fibroblast-like cells are abundant in tumor stroma and they are also responsible for the synthesis of many extracellular matrix components. Fibroblast–cancer cell interplay can modify the functions of both cell types. We applied mass spectrometry and proteomics to unveil the matrisome in 3D spheroids formed by DU145 prostate cancer cells, PC3 prostate cancer cells or prostate derived fibroblasts. Similarly DU145/fibroblast and PC3/fibroblast co-culture spheroids were also analyzed. Western Blotting and immunofluorescence were used to confirm the presence of specific proteins in spheroids. Cancer dissemination was studied by utilizing "out of spheroids" migration and invasion assays. In the spheroid model cancer cell–fibroblast interplay caused remarkable changes in extracellular matrix and accelerated the invasion of DU145 cells. Fibroblasts produced structural matrix proteins, growth factors and matrix metalloproteinases. In cancer cell/fibroblast co-cultures basement membrane components, including laminins (3, 5, 2, 3), heparan sulphate proteoglycan (HSPG2 gene product), and collagen XVIII accumulated in a prominent manner when compared to spheroids that contained fibroblasts or cancer cells only. Furthermore, collagen XVIII was intensively processed to different endostatin isoforms by cancer cell derived cathepsin L. To sum up, fibroblasts can promote carcinoma cell dissemination by several different mechanisms. Extracellular matrix and basement membrane proteins provide attachment sites for cell locomotion promoting adhesion receptors. Growth factors and metalloproteinases are known to accelerate cell invasion. Additionally, cancer cell–fibroblast interplay generates biologically active fragments of basement membrane proteins, such as endostatin.
Project description:DU145 human prostate cancer cells were injected into the prostate of nude mice and cells metastasizing to lymph node (LN1) grown and experiment repeated to make LN2-4. DU145 human prostate cancer cells were injected into the tail vein of nude mice and cells metastasizing to lung (ivLU1) grown and experiment repeated to make ivLU2-4.
Project description:By employing a global gene expression profiling, we performed analysis of the molecular pathways which are deregulated in prostate cancer cell line DU145 grown under tumorsphere forming condition and as standard attached monolayer culture. Both oriignal DU145 and its radioresistant derivative DU145-RR were analyzed