Project description:We performed SMAD2/3 ChIP-seq analysis in MCF10A MII cells. To validate whether the changes in SMAD2/3 binding to the genome indeed resulted in changes in target gene expression, we performed RNA-seq transcriptome analysis after short and long periods of TGFβ stimulation (0, 1.5h and 16h) in MII cells. In addition, we revealed that JUNB is a critical AP1 component for SMAD2/3 binding after TGFβ stimulation. To assess the significance of JUNB for TGFβ-SMAD-target genes on a genome-wide scale, we also performed RNA-seq transcriptome analysis in JUNB-knock-downed MII cells.
Project description:We performed ChIP-Seq analysis for the binding of ARID1A abundance genome-wide. These studies were performed in MCF10A, the human non-transformed breast epithelial cell line, with ARID1A knockdown and control group.
Project description:Inhibitors for cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and CDK6 have been established as effective therapeutic options for hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. Although the CDK4/6 inhibitors mainly target the cyclin D-CDK4/6-retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (RB) axis, little is known about clinical impact of inhibiting phosphorylation of other CDK4/6 target proteins. Here, we have focused on other CDK4/6 targets, SMAD proteins. We showed that a CDK4/6 inhibitor Palbociclib and Activin-SMAD2 signaling cooperatively inhibited cell cycle progression of a luminal-type breast cancer cell line T47D. Mechanistically, Palbociclib enhanced SMAD2 binding to the genome through inhibiting linker phosphorylation of the SMAD2 protein by CDK4/6. Comparison of the SMAD2 ChIP-seq data of T47D with those of a triple-negative breast cancer cell line Hs578T indicated that Palbociclib augments different SMAD2-mediated program defined based on types of cells, and enhances SMAD2 binding to the target regions on the genome without affecting its binding pattern. Collectively, the CDK4/6 inhibitor facilitates the cytostatic effects of Activin-SMAD2, while it also enhances its tumor promoting effects depending on types of breast cancer.
Project description:Inhibitors for cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and CDK6 have been established as effective therapeutic options for hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. Although the CDK4/6 inhibitors mainly target the cyclin D-CDK4/6-retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (RB) axis, little is known about clinical impact of inhibiting phosphorylation of other CDK4/6 target proteins. Here, we have focused on other CDK4/6 targets, SMAD proteins. We showed that a CDK4/6 inhibitor Palbociclib and Activin-SMAD2 signaling cooperatively inhibited cell cycle progression of a luminal-type breast cancer cell line T47D. Mechanistically, Palbociclib enhanced SMAD2 binding to the genome through inhibiting linker phosphorylation of the SMAD2 protein by CDK4/6. Comparison of the SMAD2 ChIP-seq data of T47D with those of a triple-negative breast cancer cell line Hs578T indicated that Palbociclib augments different SMAD2-mediated program defined based on types of cells, and enhances SMAD2 binding to the target regions on the genome without affecting its binding pattern. Collectively, the CDK4/6 inhibitor facilitates the cytostatic effects of Activin-SMAD2, while it also enhances its tumor promoting effects depending on types of breast cancer.
Project description:In this study, we took advantage of a previously established breast cancer progression cell line model system, which consists of a parental MCF10A (MI) spontaneously immortalized mammary epithelial cell line and two of its derivatives: 1) MCF10ATk.cl2 (MII), a MCF10A H-Ras transformed cell line and 3) MCF10CA1h (MIII), derived from a xenograft of the MII cells in nude mice that progressed to carcinoma (1, 2). These cell lines were previously reported to exhibit distinct tumorigenic properties when re-implanted in nude mice; MI is non-tumorigenic, MII forms benign hyperplastic lesions and MIII forms low-grade, well differentiated carcinomas (2, 3). The advantage of this system is that these cell lines were derived from a common genetic background (MCF10A) and accumulated distinct genetic/epigenetic alterations in vivo enabling them to acquire a range of non-tumorigenic to carcinogenic properties. Our initial studies showed that MIII cells, but not MI or MII, exhibit an EMT phenotype, promoter DNA hypermethylation of epithelial genes and highly invasive properties in vitro. To investigate the role of TGFβ pathway in these processes, we disrupted the TGFβ downstream signaling events in MIII, by stably overexpressing the inhibitory Smad7, and analyzed the gene expression profiles of MII, MIII and MIIISmad7 cells using microarray analysis. Total RNA was isolated from three biological replicates corresponding to MIIpB, MIIIpB and MIIIpB-Smad7 cells using Trizol (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer’s protocol, and the RNeasy mini-kit (Qiagen) was used to clean-up the RNA. Labeled cRNA fragments derived from the samples were hybridized onto human genome U133 plus 2.0 arrays (Affymetrix). Gene-expression estimates and a measure of sequence-specificity of the hybridization intensities were both determined using standard settings in MAS5 (Affymetrix). Probesets that did not exhibit sequence-specific hybridization in any sample were excluded from subsequent analysis. Differential expression between MIIpB and MIIIpB as well as between MIIIpB and MIIIpBSmad7 was assessed using Student’s t-test. Genes with a false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05 and a greater than 2-fold difference in expression between the two cell lines were considered to be differentially expressed.
Project description:Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta induces apoptosis of many types of cancer cells and acts as a tumor suppressor. We found lower expression of TGF-beta type II receptor (TbRII) in most of SCLC cells and tissues than in normal lung epithelial cells and normal lung tissues, respectively. In vitro cell growth and in vivo tumor formation were suppressed by TGF-beta-mediated apoptosis when the wild-type TbRII was overexpressed in SCLC cells. We therefore determined Smad2 and Smad3 (Smad2/3) binding sites in a SCLC cell line H345 stably expressing exogenous TbRII (H345-TbRII) to identify target genes of TGF-beta. Smad2 and Smad3 binding sites in H345-TbRII cells were determined by ChIP-seq (one sample analysis, without replicates).
Project description:We profiled Myc binding in a normal breast cell-line (MCF10A) under basal conditions after ectopic expression of Myc. We showed that ectopic Myc expression increases tumour formation in vivo and in vitro. We then profiled genome-wide Myc binding using Agilent promoter arrays in MCF10A cells expressing wild-type and ectopic Myc. We show that Myc binds to a greater number of spots in wild-type than in Myc cells, but that some targets are unique to each condition. Keywords: ChIP-chip
Project description:These RNA-seq data were generated to correlate with genomic interaction data in a related Hi-C analysis. MCF10A is a normal-like mammary epithelial cell line and MCF7 is a transformed estrogen responsive breast cancer cell line derived from a metastatic site; both are commonly used in models of breast cancer progression. Analysis revealed a set of genes related to repression of WNT signalling that were both up-regulated in MCF7 and located in genomic regions that had transitioned from closed to open structure in MCF7. RNA-seq of MCF10A and MCF7 cells. 3 replicates each. Sequencing was strand-specific and conducted on ribo-depleted RNA.