Project description:RNA-Seq profiling of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. We profiled RNA expression in the estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) MCF-7 and the triple-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. The objective was to find genes differentially expressed between these cell lines as potential drivers of invasiveness of the triple-negative MDA-MB-231. We further utilized the identified differential genes to validate expression-responsive module of non-canonical Wnt signaling pathway.
Project description:We explore the NF-κB responsive transcription that was regulated by Uc003xsl.1/NKRF complex. The chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with high-throughput sequencing (ChIP-seq) was performed for NKRF in MDA-MB-231-P3 cells treated with si-Uc003xsl.1 or control siRNA. The ChIP-seq data displayed 3604 peak calls in MDA-MB-231-P3 cells against control siRNA and were primarily identified as NF-κB targeting genes.
Project description:Identification of changes in protein expression by label-free shotgun proteomics in breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells with knockdown of ELOVL5 and IGFBP6 genes in comparison with control MDA-MB-231 cells.
Project description:To discover the potential drivers of TNBC metastasis, we established an in vivo model by injecting MDA-MB-231cells into the tail veins of mice. Then, the breast tumor cells that successfully grew into metastatic lung tumors were collected and expanded in vitro, followed by re-injected into the tail veins of mice for lung metastasis. After three rounds of selection, a highly metastatic subline, MDA-MB-231-P3, was established, and more frequent micro-metastasis was detected in MDA-MB-231-P3 groups than that of MDA-MB-231 groups when the lungs of mice were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE). The lncRNA profiles of MDA-MB-231 or MDA-MB-231-P3 cells were analyzed by lncRNA sequencing. A total of 267 lncRNAs in MDA-MB-231-P3 cells were upregulated more than 2-fold in comparison to the MDA-MB-231 cells.
