Project description:Aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes ALDH1A1 and ALDH3A1 are highly expressed in non small cell cell lung cancer. Neither the mechanism nor the biological significance for such over expression have been studied. We used microarrays to analyze changes in A549 lung cancer cell line in which ALDH activity was reduced using lentiviral mediated expression of siRNA against both isozymes (Lenti 1+3) Keywords: Gene Profiling after ALDH Knock Down
Project description:Aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes ALDH1A1 and ALDH3A1 are highly expressed in non small cell cell lung cancer. Neither the mechanism nor the biological significance for such over expression have been studied. We used microarrays to analyze changes in A549 lung cancer cell line in which ALDH activity was reduced using lentiviral mediated expression of siRNA against both isozymes (Lenti 1+3) Experiment Overall Design: A549 lung cancer cell lines were transduced with lentiviral vectors containing specific siRNA sequences against ALDH1A1, ALDH3A1, both vectors (Lenti 1+3 cells), and against the green flourescent protein (GFP) gene (GFP cells, used as control).
Project description:Spheroids are 3D multi-cell aggregates formed in non-addherent culture conditions. In ovarian cancer (OC), they serve as a vehicle for cancer cell dissemination in the peritoneal cavity. We investigated genes and networks upregulated in three dimensional (3D) versus two-dimensional (2D) culture conditions by Affymetrix gene expression profiling and identified ALDH1A1, a cancer stem cell marker as being upregulated in OC spheroids. Network analysis confirmed ALDH1A1 upregulation in spheroids in direct connection with elements of the beta-catenin pathway. A parallel increase in the expression levels of beta-catenin and ALDH1A1 was demonstrated in spheroids vs. monolayers an in successive spheroid generations by using OC cell liness and primary OC cells. The percentage of Aldefluor positive cells was significantly higher in spheroids vs. monolayers in IGROV1, A2780, SKOV3, and primary OC cells. B-catenin knock-down decreased ALDH1A1 expression and chromatin immunoprecipitation demonstrated that beta-catenin directly binds to the ALDH1A1 promoter. Both siRNA mediated beta-catenin knock-down and a novel ALDH1A1 small molecule enzymatic inhibitor described here for the first time, decreased the number of OC spheroids (p<0.001) and cell viability. These data strongly support the role of beta-catenin regulated ALDH1A1 in the maintenance of OC spheroids and of a stem cell phenotype and propose new ALDH1A1 inhibitors targeting this cell population. Different gene profiles were observed in ovarian cancer spheroids versus ovarian cancer monolayers. Nine samples were analyzed in triplicate. Each group is a reference.
Project description:transcription profiling by array of stem cells isolated from non-small cell lung cancer cell lines (NCI-H2170 and A549) and normal lung epithelial cell line (PHBEC)
Project description:scRNAseq data of scrambled and siRNA-mediated knock-down (96h) of the minor spliceosome snRNA U6atac in androgen-sensitive LNCaP cells and in patient derived neuroendocrine organoids (PM154). Three replicates for each cell line.