Project description:miR-10b precusor or miR-10b inhibitor was used to overexpress or knockdown miR-10b expression in PANC-1 cells. Microarray analysis was used to characterize the changes in gene expression profiles of PANC-1 upon miR-10b overexpression or knockdown
Project description:The corneal epithelium is maintained by limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs) and is largely responsible for corneal optical transparency and protection by continuously renewing population of corneal epithelial cells. Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects all structures of the eye including the cornea, which can result in delayed wound healing and potential vision loss. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding oligonucleotides that regulate various cellular functions, including oxidative stress response, by repressing protein translation. MiR-10b-5p was previously identified to be upregulated in diabetic vs. non-diabetic limbal cells, and our purpose was to understand the role of miR-10b-5p in human limbal epithelial cells in healthy and diabetic conditions. Through integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses, we identified GCLM and LANCL1 as key miR-10b-5p targets, revealing its profound impact on glutathione metabolism, sulfur compound biosynthesis processes, and antioxidant defenses. Our findings suggest that overexpression of miR-10b disrupts redox balance, which potentially leads to heightened oxidative stress and increased cellular vulnerability in diabetic corneas. Understanding miR-10b function in corneal epithelial cells may pave the way for novel therapeutic strategies to mitigate oxidative stress and normalize corneal health in diabetic patients.
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:To search for molecular processes underlying miR-18a-mediated oncogenesis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) cells, whole-genome mRNA microarray analysis was performed using the HumanGene Expression 4 x 44k v2 Microarray Kit (Agilent Technologies) in 6-10B cells with stable miR-18a overexpression and in 5-8F cells with transient silencing of miR-18a by siRNA. Differentially expressed genes in miR-18a-overexpressing cell and differentially expressed genes in miR-18a knockdown cells were analyzed.
Project description:Gene expression analysis of different subtypes of GSCs upon miR-128 overexpression or downregulation and after knockdown of Polycomb components BMI1 and SUZ12
