Project description:Syndecan-2 was found to act as a tumor suppressor in osteosarcoma and to mediate the apoptotic response to cytotoxic agents. To determine new mechanisms that control cell survival and apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells, we aim to show target genes that are involved downstream of this proteoglycan during apoptosis induction. We aim to compare the modifications induced by syndecan-2 overexpression in two different human osteosarcoma cell lines using a lentiviral vector coding the human syndecan-2. Syndecan-2 lentiviral vector (SY) and control empty lentiviral vector (VV) were transducted in two different human osteosarcoma cell lines in a dye-swap experiment.
Project description:Syndecan-2 was found to act as a tumor suppressor in osteosarcoma and to mediate the apoptotic response to cytotoxic agents. To determine new mechanisms that control cell survival and apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells, we aim to show target genes that are involved downstream of this proteoglycan during apoptosis induction. We aim to compare the modifications induced by syndecan-2 overexpression in two different human osteosarcoma cell lines using a lentiviral vector coding the human syndecan-2.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
