Project description:The transcriptional repressor Capicua (CIC) is negatively regulated by KRAS/MAPK signaling. To characterize the impact of CIC loss on KrasG12V/Trp53-KO-driven lung adenocarcinomas in mice, the transcriptome of tumors from Kras (+/LSLG12V); Trp53 (lox/lox) [KP] and Kras (+/LSLG12V); Trp53 (lox/lox); Cic (lox/lox) [KPCic] mice are compared.
Project description:CIC binding was determined in KP murine lung cancer cells in untreated cells as well as after treatment with trametinib to enhance CIC binding to DNA. As a negative control, CIC binding was also determined in KPCic cells that express a non-functional CIC incapable of DNA binding.
Project description:We performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) analysis on the mouse lung tissues from KP tumor-bearing mice treated with tumor cell intrinsic Asf1a KO, anti-PD-1 or combination treatment
Project description:Polycomb repressive complexes (PRC) are frequently implicated in human cancer acting either as oncogenes or tumor suppressors. Here we show that PRC2 is a critical regulator of Kras-driven non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progression. Modulation of PRC2 by either Ezh2 overexpression or Eed deletion enhances Kras-driven adenomagenesis and inflammation, respectively. Eed-loss-driven inflammation leads to massive macrophage recruitment and marked decline in tissue function. Additional Trp53 inactivation activates a cell autonomous epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program leading to an invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma. A switch between methylated/acetylated chromatin underlies the tumor phenotypic evolution, prominently involving genes controlled by Hippo/Wnt-signaling. Our observations in the mouse models were conserved in human cells. Importantly, PRC2 inactivation results in context-dependent phenotypic alterations, with implications for its therapeutic application. We generated ChIP-seq from primary Kras;p53 (KP) cells in culture with and without Eed (KPE) and from KP primary tumors generated by injection of NSCLC into the tail vein. Mice were sacrificed on the onset of shortness of breath. We generated genome-wide expression profiles (RNA-seq) and Nuclease Accessibility (NA)-seq in primary KP and KPE tumor cells. NA-seq was also performed in A549 cells.
Project description:Here, we using CRISPR activation and knockout studies to assess the implication of dysregulation of RUNX transcription factors on chromatin accessibility using bulk ATAC-sequencing. Tumor cell lines were derived from primary Kras G12D; p53 mutant mice (KP model) after initiation of tumors with SPC-Cre, resulting in lung adenocarcinoma. Cell lines were then expanded and profiled using bulk ATAC-sequencing.
Project description:To investigate the chemokines expressed by the KP cancer line and to compare it to chemokines expressed in lung tissues upon inoculation of KP tumor cells
Project description:Despite substantial progress in lung cancer immunotherapy, the overall response rate in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) patients remains low. Combining standard immunotherapy with adjuvant approaches that enhance adaptive immune responses—such as epigenetic modulation of anti-tumor immunity—is therefore an attractive strategy. To identify epigenetic regulators of tumor immunity, we constructed an epigenetic-focused sgRNA library, and performed an in vivo CRISPR screen in KrasG12D/P53-/- (KP) lung ADC model. Our data showed that loss of the histone chaperone Asf1a in tumor cells sensitizes tumors to anti-PD-1 treatment. Mechanistic studies revealed that tumor cell intrinsic Asf1a deficiency induced immunogenic macrophage differentiation in the tumor microenvironment by upregulating GM-CSF expression and potentiated T cell activation in combination with anti-PD-1. Our results provide a rationale for a novel combination therapy consisting of Asf1a inhibition and anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.
Project description:KrasG12D/P53-/-(KP)-Cas9 single clone was transfected with ctrl vector, ctrl sgRNA-1, ctrl-sgRNA-2 or ctrl-sgRNA-3 and then selected by using 5ug/ml Blasticidin, to get the 4 ctrl lines; KP-Cas9 single clone was transfected with Asf1a sgRNA-1, sgRNA-2, sgRNA-3 and new sgRNA-1 and then selected by using 5ug/ml Blasticidin, and then picked up single clones with Asf1a KO. For each Asf1a sgRNA, we selected one clone for RNA seq, so totally we have 4 Asf1a KO clones for RNA seq.
Project description:Mouse KrasG12D/P53-/-(KP) lung tumor cells were transfected with pLKO.1-Tet on-shNpm1-3(N3), pLKO.1-Tet on-shNpm1-4(N4) or pLKO.1-Tet on-shNpm1-5 (N5) and then selected by using 2ug/ml puromycin, to establish the 3 stable cell lines. These 3 stable cell lines (N3, N4 or N5) were treated with 100ng/ml Doxycline and then the total RNA of the treated and untreated cells were harvested for RNA seq.
