Project description:EMT was induced using stable overexpression of 1 of 4 EMT transcription factors (FOXQ1, TWIST1, ZEB2, and SNAI1) in the HMLE cell line. HMLE cells with ectopic LACZ expression were used as control cells.
Project description:Twist is a key EMT inducer, expression of Twist will induce EMT in HMLE and breast tumor T47D cells By expressing Twist in HMLE and T47D cells, which lack the expression of Twist, will identify the genes regulated by Twist
Project description:Snail and Twist are two EMT inducer, expression of Snail or Twist will induce EMT in HMLE and MCF10A cells. By introducing Snail or Twist in HMLE and MCF10A cells, which lack the expression of these two proteins, will identify the genes are induced during EMT. We used microarray analysis to compare the gene expression profiles between the mammamry epithleial cells and the cells undergone EMT.
Project description:Twist is a key EMT inducer, expression of Twist will induce EMT in HMLE and breast tumor T47D cells By expressing Twist in HMLE and T47D cells, which lack the expression of Twist, will identify the genes regulated by Twist Expressing Twist in HMLE and T47D cells, stable clones were selected and treated with BET inhibitor JQ1 and RNA were prepared for microarray analysis
Project description:Microarrays were used to determine relative global gene expression changes upon introduction of EMT-inducing or control vectors. Experimentally immortalized HMLE breast epithelial cells were retrovirally transduced in culture with vectors encoding EMT-inducing genes or control vectors. There were three biologic replicates for each genetic perturbation condition. After treatment, the cells were selected and expanded, after which total RNA was isolated and subjected to microarray analysis.
Project description:Immortalized non-cancerous human mammary epithelial cells (HMLE) were transfected to express the murine fusion protein Twist1-estrogen receptor(point mutation G525R) (HTER). Twist1-mediated gene expression is activated by stimulation with 4-hydroxytamoxifen for several days and induces an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in HTER cells. In breast cancer, EMT equips cancer cells for metastasis and therapy resistance. As control, HTER cells were treated with vehicle (methanol). As additional controls, HMLE cells were stimulated with 4-hydroxytamoxifen or methanol, respectively. Prior to RNA sequencing, EMT-undergoing HTER cells were sorted by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) based on E-Cadherin and CD44 surface protein levels into three populations, epithelial (E), hybrid epithelial-mesenchymal (EM), and mesenchymal (M): E-Cadherin_high_CD44_low (E), E-Cadherin_medium_CD44_medium (EM), and E-Cadherin_low_CD44_high (M).
Project description:Two engineered HMLE cell lines representing various degrees of EMT were treated with a drug in development to target and inhibit SNAIL interaction with PTP53, called GN-25 total RNA was isolated and analyzed in an Agilent two-color experiment. Four biological replicates of each condition were directly compared, GN25 treated compared to untreated reference The impact of GN-25 on gene expression was investigated using two engineered HMLE cell lines: one stably overexpressing Kras another stably overexpressing Kras and SNAIL
Project description:Two engineered HMLE cell lines representing various degrees of EMT were treated with a drug in development to target and inhibit SNAIL interaction with PTP53, called GN-25 total RNA was isolated and analyzed in an Agilent two-color experiment. Four biological replicates of each condition were directly compared, GN25 treated compared to untreated reference
Project description:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) gives rise to cells with properties similar to cancer stem cells (CSCs) that drive tumor metastasis. Recently, a screening of a large compound library on a breast EMT model has identified salinomycin, a K+/H+ ionophore, as a highly selective drug towards CSCs. We used the same EMT model to show that salinomycin targets Golgi apparatus. We have performed RNA-seq analysis on HMLE-Twist and HMLE-pBp cells (EMT and non-EMT) that were either mock treated or treated for 24h with micro molar concentration (0.2uM) of salinomycin. Salinomycin induced expression of genes enriched by known ER and Golgi stressors.
Project description:Grainyhead genes are involved in wound healing and developmental neural tube closure. In light of the high degree of similarity between the epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) occurring in wound healing processes and the cancer stem cell-like compartment of tumors, including TGF-β-dependence, we investigated the role of a Grainyhead gene (GRHL2) in oncogenic EMT. Grainyhead was specifically down-regulated in the claudin-low subclass of mammary tumors and in the basal-B subclass of breast cancer cell lines. Functionally, GRHL2 suppressed TGF-β-induced, Twist-induced or spontaneous EMT, enhanced anoikis-sensitivity, and suppressed mammosphere generation in mammary epithelial cells. These effects were mediated, in part, by its suppression of ZEB1 expression, through direct repression of the ZEB1 promoter. GRHL2 also inhibited Smad-mediated transcription, and up-regulated mir200b/c as well as the TGF-β receptor antagonist, BMP2. The expression of GRHL2 in the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 triggered a mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition and sensitized the cells to anoikis. These results indicate that GRHL2 is a suppressor of the oncogenic EMT. 3 biologic replicates for each cell line. Comparison of HMLE+Twist-ER cells expressing GRHL2/pMIG vs. HMLE+Twist-ER cells expressing empty pMIG.