Project description:Assess gene expression patterns upon HOXA9 ectopic expression in U87MG GBM cell line and hTERT/E6/E7 immortalized human astrocytes, and HOXA9 silencing in U251 and GBML18 GBM cell lines. U87MG and hTERT/E6/E7 were retrovirally-infected with an MSCV control vector (MSCV-Control) or with a construct containing the coding region of HOXA9 (MSCV-HOXA9), resulting in U87MG-Control, U87MG-HOXA9, hTERT/E6/E7-Control and hTERT/E6/E7-HOXA9 cell lines. GBML18 and U251 cells were transfected with HOXA9 gene-specific shRNA sequences (shHOXA9) or a non-efective shRNA (shControl) in pGFP-V-RS plasmid, resulting in U251-shControl, U251-shHOXA9, GBML18-shControl and GBML18-shHOXA9 cell lines. Four experimental replicates for HOXA9 overexpression cell lines, and three for HOXA9 silencing cell lines were performed.
Project description:Assess gene expression patterns upon HOXA9 ectopic expression in U87MG GBM cell line and hTERT/E6/E7 immortalized human astrocytes, and HOXA9 silencing in U251 and GBML18 GBM cell lines.
Project description:HOXA9 transcriptomic analysis in GBM cell lines (U87MG, U251 and primary GBML18) and in immortalized human astrocytes (hTERT/E6/E7)
Project description:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs.
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:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs. Two-condition experiment, KP MSCs vs. 3A6 MSCs.
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. One-condition experment, gene expression of 3A6
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of AM (amniocytes) vs. three different immortalized AM-derived cell lines. Immortalization of AM-derived cell lines by lentiviral vector with hTERT and E6-E7.
Project description:The goal for this study was to determine the effects of ethanol on pancreas cells and examine how ethanol influences protein expression in non-transformed and mutant KRAS cells. We performed TMT-labeled proteomics of non-transformed (hTERT-HPNE E6/E7) and KRAS mutated (hTERT-HPNE E6/E7/K-RasG12D) human pancreas cell lines following 6 months of 100 mM ethanol treatment.
Project description:The amine oxidase LOXL3 has been implicated in tumor development and progression, with elevated expression in glioblastoma (GBM). This enzyme influences GBM cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation, and is demonstrated correlation with tubulin expression. Microtubules, as the major component of the cytoskeleton, are crucial for cell cycle and mitotic progression. In this study, LOXL3 knockout was performed using CRISPR-Cas9 in two GBM cell lines, U87MG and U251, to achieve high silencing efficiency. The knockdown resulted in decreased cell viability in both cell lines. Transcriptome enrichment analysis of U87MG cells revealed downregulation of genes associated to tubulin acetylation, which was subsequently confirmed by Western blot analysis. Both U87MG and U251 cells exhibited downregulation of cell cycle and proliferation-related genes. Functional assays confirmed that LOXL3-knockout cells exhibited delayed cell cycle progression and significant alterations in mitotic spindles during metaphase-anaphase transition. Nuclear analysis revealed morphological changes indicative of mitotic catastrophe in U87MG cells and senescence in U251 cells. Additionally, LOXL3-knockout clones displayed reduced cell adhesion and migration. Interestingly, LOXL3 knockdown in GBM cell lines reduces tubulin acetylation, leading to mitotic catastrophe and subsequent cell death in a TP53 mutation-dependent manner. These findings highlight the potential of targeting LOXL3 as a combinatory strategy for advancing research and developing novel therapeutic approaches in TP53-mutated GBM.