Project description:Human Burkitt's lymphoma ST486 cells were transduced with non-target control shRNA lentiviral vectors, FOXM1 shRNA, and MYB shRNA lentiviral vectors. Total RNA was isolated 24h later. cRNA was produced with the standard one-step IVT protocol (Affymetix) and hybridized in U95Av2 gene chips (Affymetrix). Experiment consists in 3 independent samples: Expression profiling of Burkitt's lymphoma cells 24h after non-target control shRNA lentiviral mediated transduction. Expression profiling of Burkitt's lymphoma cells 24h after FOXM1 shRNA lentiviral mediated transduction. Expression profiling of Burkitt's lymphoma cells 24h after MYB shRNA lentiviral mediated transduction. Data processing performed using MAS5 or GCRMA.
Project description:Epstein-Barr virus positive Burkitt's lymphoma cell line Akata (+) and it's EBV-depleted subclone Akata (-) were analyzed for human circRNA expression.
Project description:Background: MYC is a transcription factor encoded by the c-MYC gene (thereafter termed MYC). MYC is key transcription factor involved in many central cellular processes including ribosomal biogenesis. MYC is overexpressed in the majority of human tumours including aggressive B-cell lymphoma especially Burkitt's lymphoma. Although Burkitt's lymphoma is a highlight example for MYC overexpression due to a chromosomal translocation, no global analysis of MYC binding sites by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) followed by global next generation sequencing (ChIP-Seq) has been conducted so far in Burkitt's lymphoma. Methodology/Principal Findings: ChIP-Seq was performed with a MYC-specific antibody giving rise to 7,054 predicted MYC binding sites after bioinformatics analysis of a total of 19 million sequence reads. In line with previous findings, binding sites accumulate in gene sets known to be involved in the ribosomal biogenesis, histone acetyltransferase and methyltransferase complexes and the cell cycle demonstrating a regulatory role of MYC in these processes. Unexpectedly, MYC binding sites also accumulate in genes typically expressed in mature B-cells. To assess the functional consequences of altered MYC binding, the ChIP-Seq data were supplemented with siRNA mediated knock-downs of MYC in BL cell lines followed by gene expression profiling. Interestingly, amongst others, genes involved in B-cell function were up-regulated in response to MYC silencing. Conclusion/Significance: The 7,054 MYC-binding sites identified by our ChIP-Seq approach greatly extend the knowledge regarding MYC binding in Burkitt's lymphoma and sheds further light on the enormous complexity of the MYC regulatory network. Especially our observation that (i) many B-cell relevant genes are targeted by MYC and (ii) that MYC down-regulation leads to an up-regulation of B-cell genes highlights an interesting aspect of Burkitt´s lymphoma biology.
Project description:Examine gene expression in several variants of a human Burkitt's lymphoma cell line that had been selected to grow in media containing increaseing concentrations of doxorubicin.
Project description:SUMOylation is a post-translational modification of proteins that regulates these proteins’ localization, turnover or function. Aberrant SUMOylation is frequently found in cancers but its origin remains elusive. Using a genome-wide transposon mutagenesis screen in a MYC-driven B-cell lymphoma model, we identified the SUMO isopeptidase (or deconjugase) SENP6 as a tumor suppressor that links unrestricted SUMOylation to tumor development and progression. Notably, SENP6 is recurrently deleted in human lymphomas and SENP6 deficiency results in unrestricted SUMOylation. Mechanistically, SENP6 loss triggers release of DNA repair- and genome maintenance-associated protein complexes from chromatin thereby impairing DNA repair in response to DNA damages and ultimately promoting genomic instability. In line with this hypothesis, SENP6 deficiency drives synthetic lethality to PARP inhibition. Together, our results link SENP6 loss to defective genome maintenance and reveal the potential therapeutic application of PARP inhibitors in B-cell lymphoma.
Project description:This study demonstrates the impact of WIN site inhibitors versus WDR5 degradation on H3K4me and transcriptional processes in human Burkitt's lymphoma cells. We use RNA-seq to measure global transcript levels, ChIP-seq to map genomic H3K4me3, and PRO-seq to map genomic polymerase density and primary transcripts. Our data show that WIN site inhibition disables only a specific subset of WDR5 activity, and that H3K4me changes induced by WDR5 depletion do not explain accompanying transcriptional responses.
Project description:We report changes in gene expression in the Burkitt's lymphoma cell line Ramos, treated with high density lipoprotein-like nanoparticles (HDL NPs) for 48 hours, compared to saline (NT) and natural, human HDL treatment
Project description:Searching for proteins that interact with ENO1 in Burkitt's lymphoma, using CO-IP to pull down interacting proteins with ENO1, and detecting the proteins via mass spectrometry.
