Project description:The human renal cancer cell line 786-0 was transfected with 3 vectors allowing the doxycycline-inducible expression of 1) the full length wild type sequence of VHL: 786-0 VHL WT, VHL+/+, 2) the R167Q mutant : 786-0 R167Q, VHL mutated, 3) the empty vector : 786-0 EV, VHL-/-. The aim of the study was to examine whether the VHL-R167Q mutation, which is associated with a high risk of developping clear cell renal carcinomas, could impact the plasticity of renal carcinoma cells.
Project description:786-0 is a cell line derived from a clear cell renal carcinoma. Previous studies have shown that the 786-O cell line harbors an inactivating mutation in the von-Hippel Lindau (VHL) gene. Mutations in the VHL gene occur in the majority of sporadic clear cell renal cell. To determine how inactivation of the VHL affects cellular functions, we created a derivative of 786-0, which we call 786-VHL in which a functional allele of VHL has been introduced back into the 786-O cell line. The renal cell carcinoma cell line 786-0, which harbors a mutated allele of VHL, was compared to a cell line derived from 786-0, termed 786-VHL, that contains a functional allele of VHL. Genes whose expression characteristics were dependent on functional VHL were identified.
Project description:RCC cells (786-O) were transfected with VHL. The parental cell line should be compared to the transfectant (+ VHL) under nomoxia as well as under hypoxia conditions. We want to distinct the VHL-mediated gene expression from the hypoxia-mediated and study the influence of both on the cellular metabolism. RNA of VHL-negative 786-O RCC cell line and VHL-transfectants incubated during normoxia and hypoxia conditions were analysed by cDNA microarray.
Project description:786-0 is a cell line derived from a clear cell renal carcinoma. Previous studies have shown that the 786-O cell line harbors an inactivating mutation in the von-Hippel Lindau (VHL) gene. Mutations in the VHL gene occur in the majority of sporadic clear cell renal cell. To determine how inactivation of the VHL affects cellular functions, we created a derivative of 786-0, which we call 786-VHL in which a functional allele of VHL has been introduced back into the 786-O cell line.
Project description:RCC cells (786-O) were transfected with VHL. The parental cell line should be compared to the transfectant (+ VHL) under nomoxia as well as under hypoxia conditions. We want to distinct the VHL-mediated gene expression from the hypoxia-mediated and study the influence of both on the cellular metabolism.
Project description:Inactivation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase protein von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) is critical to clear cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCC) and VHL syndrome. VHL loss leads to stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor α (HIFα) and other substrate proteins, which may drive various tumor-promoting pathways. This process is likely reversible, because even in the highly aggressive human VHL-deficient ccRCC cell line 786-O, restoring VHL expression almost completely abolishes orthotopic tumor formation in immuno-deficient mice. This result highlights the potential of treating ccRCC by re-expressing VHL with gene therapy. However, there is inadequate understanding of the consequence of VHL restoration at the molecular level. Here, we reinstalled VHL expression in 786-O and performed transcriptome, proteome and ubiquitome profiling to assess the molecular impact.
Project description:VHL loss is the most common genetic alteration event in ccRCC. By profiling histone modifications from VHL-deficient ccRCC primary tumors and cell lines, we identifed tumor-associated promoters and enhancers. We next investigate whether VHL restoration alters tumor associated promoters and enhancers. We compared H3K27ac ChIP-seq with and without VHL restoration in 786-O cells. Restoration of wild-type VHL significantly altered a subset of tumor enhancers but affected promoters to a less extent.