Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human epidermoid carcinoma cell comparing control A431-P cells with highly invasive subline A431-III cells
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human epidermoid carcinoma cell comparing control A431-P cells with highly invasive subline A431-III cells No treatmentt, A431-P cells vs. A431-III cells. A431-P cells are used as a reference to invstigate A431-III cells.
Project description:This study aims to investigate the transcriptional changes induced by overexpression of RNA-binding protein RBM3 in A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells. Lentiviral transduction was used to stably overexpress RBM3 in A431 cells. Total RNA was extracted from RBM3 overexpressing cells and control cells, followed by RNA-seq library preparation and sequencing on Illumina platform. Differential gene expression analysis will be performed to identify RBM3 targets and regulatory networks.
Project description:Three isogenic HNC cell sublines with highly invasive properties were established. Invasion-associated genes were identified by comparison of transcriptomic profiles between HNC parental cell lines and the invasive sublines via Affymetrix cDNA microarrays. We used cDNA microarray to compare gene expression of invasion subline cells and parental cells in head and neck cancer.
Project description:TCF4 was silenced in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of A431 cells, and detected the mRNA profiles compared to the negative control and blank control.
Project description:The possibility to combine untargeted proteomic workflows to more classical experimental approaches is continuously opening new insights in all branches of biological sciences. Deoxynivalenol (vomitoxin, DON) is a secondary metabolite produced by Fusarium spp. fungi and it is one of the most recurrent mycotoxins worldwide. DON is known to inhibit protein synthesis and as such to interact with the different cell types in multiple and complex ways. For the purpose of this study epidermoid squamous cell carcinoma cells A431 and primary human HEKn cells were incubated with DON for 24h and toxin dependent alteration of the proteome profile was observed in the nuclear and cytoplasmic fraction. In A431 cells, DON significantly down-regulated ribosomal proteins, as well as mitochondrial respiratory chain elements (OXPHOS regulation) and transport proteins (TOMM22; TOMM40; TOMM70A). In line with the impairment of the mitochondrial function, altered metabolic capability was observed, with particular target of the lipid synthesis machinery. Effect of the mycotoxin on cell membrane was verified by confocal microscopy (morphology) and by membrane fluidity measures (biophysical properties). The toxicological relevance of these findings was independently confirmed with the primary human keratinocytes HEKn.
Project description:Keratins are the largest subgroup of intermediate filament proteins which are expressed in a tissue specific and differentiation state dependent manner. Apart from their mechanical functions, they have been shown to perform various regulatory roles. Most of these functions have been studied on keratin pair of 8/18 (K8/18) which is preferentially expressed in simple epithelia. The aberrant expression of this keratin pair has been correlated with increased invasiveness and poor prognosis of various squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) including Skin SSCs. However the exact role it’s of aberrant expression in skin SCCs and associated mechanism remains elusive. To understand the role of K8/18 in skin SCC, ShRNA based stable K8 knockdown clones were generated in skin epidermoid carcinoma derived A431 cells which resulted in the decreased tumorigenic potential of these cells. Next, to decipher the molecular basis behind K8 mediated regulation of tumorigenic potential of A431 cells, TMT based total quantitative proteomics was performed for vector control and K8 knockdown clones (K8KD1/K8KD2). There were a total of 2952 proteins detected in the TMT based total quantitative proteomics, out of which, K8KD1 clone showed 140 proteins to be differentially expressed, whereas K8KD2 clone showed 119 proteins to be differentially expressed in comparison to vector control cells. Further, functional analysis of our data showed involvement of cell death and survival together with cellular movement pathway to be affected upon K8 knockdown. Altogether, the present data potentiates the role of K8 in neoplastic progression of skin SCC, together with the possible mechanism underlying the same.
Project description:The possibility to combine untargeted proteomic workflows to more classical experimental approaches is continuously opening new insights in all branches of biological sciences. Deoxynivalenol (vomitoxin, DON) is a secondary metabolite produced by Fusarium spp. fungi and it is one of the most recurrent mycotoxins worldwide. DON is known to inhibit protein synthesis and as such to interact with the different cell types in multiple and complex ways. For the purpose of this study epidermoid squamous cell carcinoma cells A431 and primary human HEKn cells were incubated with DON for 24 h and toxin dependent alteration of the proteome profile was observed in nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions. In A431 cells, DON significantly down-regulated ribosomal proteins, as well as mitochondrial respiratory chain elements (OXPHOS regulation) and transport proteins (TOMM22; TOMM40; TOMM70A). In line with the impairment of the mitochondrial function, altered metabolic capability was indicated, with particular target of the lipid synthesis machinery. Functional effect of the mycotoxin on cell membranes was confirmed by live cell imaging and by membrane fluidity assay. Downregulation of the squalene synthase (FDFT1) was consistent in both cell types and the effects of the toxin on cell membranes and cholestherol biosyhtesis were found as common denominator for both A431 and HEKn. Overall we described crucial molecular events pointing toward the capability of DON to impair skin barrier function. Data generated in the study are fully accessible via ProemeXchange with the accession numbers PXD011474 and PXD013613.
Project description:This proteomic study This proteomic study focuses on the role of reversible thiol oxidation after hexyl aminolevulinate mediated PDT (HAL-PDT). The human epidermoid carcinoma cell line A431 was used as model system and red light as light source, a clinical relevant in vitro model. The light dose dependent cell cytotoxicity was measured by resazurin assay. The most clinical relevant dose, LD100, was used for the proteomic part of the study and cells where harvested 30 min after treatment. The reversibly oxidized thiol proteins were selected by biotinylation and identified by mass spectrometry. This proteomic technique revealed over 1100 thiol proteins which were reversibly oxidized after HAL-PDT. Identified proteins were analysed by bioinformatics (IPA and GO) and a list of reliable identified proteins (282 proteins) where further analysed. Both the cellular location and function was determined for these proteins. In addition, 18 of the proteins where identified as redox regulated, 36 to be a part of the apoptotic pathway and 9 to be both redox regulated and a part of apoptotic pathway. From these results we suggest redox regulated proteins as a trigger mechanism for PDT induced apoptosis.focuses on the role of reversible thiol oxidation after hexyl aminolevulinate mediated PDT (HAL-PDT). The human epidermoid carcinoma cell line A431 was used as model system and red light as light source, a clinical relevant in vitro model. The light dose dependent cell cytotoxicity was measured by resazurin assay. The most clinical relevant dose, LD100, was used for the proteomic part of the study and cells where harvested 30 min after treatment. The reversibly oxidized thiol proteins were selected by biotinylation and identified by mass spectrometry. This proteomic technique revealed over 1100 thiol proteins which were reversibly oxidized after HAL-PDT. Identified proteins were analysed by bioinformatics (IPA and GO) and a list of reliable identified proteins (282 proteins) where further analysed. Both the cellular location and function was determined for these proteins. In addition, 18 of the proteins where identified as redox regulated, 36 to be a part of the apoptotic pathway and 9 to be both redox regulated and a part of apoptotic pathway. From these results we suggest redox regulated proteins as a trigger mechanism for PDT induced apoptosis.