Project description:Comparative analysis of the transcriptome of 4T1 cells stably transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing a siRNA against murine SPARC (4T1-C18) with 4T1 control cells stably transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing a scramble sequence (4T1-SCR). Two-condition experiment, 4T1-C18 vs. 4T1-SCR cells. Biological replicates: 4 SPARC knock down, 4 control, independently grown in vitro and harvested. One replicate per array. Microarrays were hybridized in three different days.
Project description:Comparative analysis of the transcriptome of 4T1 cells stably transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing a siRNA against murine SPARC (4T1-C18) with 4T1 control cells stably transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing a scramble sequence (4T1-SCR).
Project description:Fatal neuroendocrine (NE) prostate cancer evolves from castration-resistant adenocarcinoma as a mechanism of resistance to androgen deprivation/anti androgen receptor therapies. Evidence suggests the microenvironment as a possible source of soluble factors mediating neuroendocrine differentiation (NED), but molecular mechanisms are unknown. Using a transgenic mouse model we show that upon castration tumor cells up-regulate GRP78, which triggers a cascade leading to down-regulation of the matricellular protein SPARC in the nearby stroma. SPARC loss allows stroma cells to release IL-6, a known inducer of NED. A drug targeting GRP78 blocks NED in castrated mice. These events find correlation in prostate cancer patients developing focal NED after androgen deprivation therapies. Our results candidate SPARC and GRP78 for diagnostic and therapeutic purpose, respectively.
Project description:Comparative analysis of the transcriptome of primary tumors generated from 4T1 cells transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing a siRNA against murine SPARC (4T1-C18), primary tumors generated from 4T1 cells transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing a scramble sequence (4T1-SCR) or lung metastasis foci from 4T1-SCR tumor-bearing mice (4T1-SCR MTTS).
