Project description:cGMP is well-known secound messanger involved in vascular homeostasis. However little is known the effect of cGMP inducer on mRNA expression in cancer cells. We performed microarrays to revealed the transcriptional change of a human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDCA) cell line (Panc -1) to cGMP inducer Bay41-2272 in order to provide insight into impact of cGMP induction on Panc-1 cells.
Project description:cGMP is well-known secound messanger involved in vascular homeostasis. However little is known the effect of cGMP inducer on mRNA expression in cancer cells. We performed microarrays to revealed the transcriptional change of a human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDCA) cell line (Panc -1) to cGMP inducer Bay41-2272 in order to provide insight into impact of cGMP induction on Panc-1 cells. Panc-1 Human PDCA cells were treated with vehicle (DMSO) or 5 μM Bay41-2272 for 48 h and total RNA was extracted by using TRIzol Reagent. The microarray analysis was conducted on the Panc-1 cells expressing by using Agilent Microarray.
Project description:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by airway inflammation and remodeling. The role of 15-oxo-5Z,8Z,11Z,13E-eicosatetraenoic acid (15-oxoETE), a 15-HETE metabolite catalyzed by 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH), has been relatively unexplored in asthma. In this study, we used RNA-seq to explore the effect of 15-KETE on the transcriptome of airway epithelial cells, aiming to identify its potential downstream targets and mechanisms of action.
Project description:Expression analysis of human pancreatic cancer cell lines (Capan-1, Panc-1, Panc-1+ve and Panc-1-ve) and pancreatic ductal cell line (HPDE)
Project description:We have sequenced miRNA libraries from human embryonic, neural and foetal mesenchymal stem cells. We report that the majority of miRNA genes encode mature isomers that vary in size by one or more bases at the 3’ and/or 5’ end of the miRNA. Northern blotting for individual miRNAs showed that the proportions of isomiRs expressed by a single miRNA gene often differ between cell and tissue types. IsomiRs were readily co-immunoprecipitated with Argonaute proteins in vivo and were active in luciferase assays, indicating that they are functional. Bioinformatics analysis predicts substantial differences in targeting between miRNAs with minor 5’ differences and in support of this we report that a 5’ isomiR-9-1 gained the ability to inhibit the expression of DNMT3B and NCAM2 but lost the ability to inhibit CDH1 in vitro. This result was confirmed by the use of isomiR-specific sponges. Our analysis of the miRGator database indicates that a small percentage of human miRNA genes express isomiRs as the dominant transcript in certain cell types and analysis of miRBase shows that 5’ isomiRs have replaced canonical miRNAs many times during evolution. This strongly indicates that isomiRs are of functional importance and have contributed to the evolution of miRNA genes