Project description:Gene expression in MMTV-PyMT whole tumor, CD3+ lymphocytes or CD11b+ myeloid cells with and without Class IIa HDAC inhibitor treatment
Project description:The aim of this study was to identify differential gene expression resulting from the inhibition of class IIa HDACs in the CD3+ or CD11b+ cells residing in MMTV-PyMT tumors.
Project description:The aim of this study was to identify differential gene expression resulting from the inhibition of class IIa HDACs in the CD3+ or CD11b+ cells residing in MMTV-PyMT tumors.
Project description:Our class IIa HDAC inhibitor, NVS-HD1, inhibited HDAC4 with less than 1 nM potency while exhibiting >200 fold selectivity on class IIa HDACs compared to class I (HDAC1, 3, 8) and class IIb (HDAC6) HDACs, making it the most potent and selective class IIa HDAC inhibitor reported so far. We tested the efficacy of NVS-HD1 in the mouse denervation model, either alone or on the genetic background of HDAC4 whole-body inducible knockout (HDAC4 iRKO). Global gene expression changes in gastrocnemius muscles were profiled by RNAseq. In the innervated control legs, HDAC4 knockout or NVS-HD1 caused little changes in gene expression compared to WT mice. HDAC4 knockout or NVS-HD1 mainly reversed denervation induced changes and the genes regulated by them largely overlap, suggesting that NVS-HD1 is quite specific against class IIa HDACs.
Project description:Junction Adhesion Molecule-A (JAM-A) is present on leukocytes and platelets where it promotes cell adhesion and motility. We are interested in an interaction between JAM-A and tumor progression/metastases. To address this point, we mated JAM-A-/- mice and mouse mammary tumor model MMTV-PyMT mice which, which express polyoma middle T antigen under the control of mouse mammary tumor virus. MMTV-PyMT mice show 100% penetration of mammary tumor and highly metastases to lung. MMTV-PyMT mice without JAM-A show less primary tumor progression, therefore JAM-A enhance primary tumor progression. Then we are addressing the molecular mechanism of this phenomenon by in vivo. Furthermore, we would like to examine JAM-A deficient MMTV tumor signature. Each 3 MMTV-PyMT JAm-A+/+ (JamA+) and 3 MMTV JAM-A-/- (JamA-) mammary tumor were resected at early stages of tumor development for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Junction Adhesion Molecule-A (JAM-A) is present on leukocytes and platelets where it promotes cell adhesion and motility. We are interested in an interaction between JAM-A and tumor progression/metastases. To address this point, we mated JAM-A-/- mice and mouse mammary tumor model MMTV-PyMT mice which, which express polyoma middle T antigen under the control of mouse mammary tumor virus. MMTV-PyMT mice show 100% penetration of mammary tumor and highly metastases to lung. MMTV-PyMT mice without JAM-A show less primary tumor progression, therefore JAM-A enhance primary tumor progression. Then we are addressing the molecular mechanism of this phenomenon by in vivo. Furthermore, we would like to examine JAM-A deficient MMTV tumor signature.
Project description:The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Thyroid Hormone Responsive Protein Spot14 (Spot14) loss on the gene expression profiles of tumors from MMTV-Polyomavirus middle-T antigen (PyMT) mice. MMTV-PyMT/S14-heterozygous mice were crossed with S14-heterozygous mice and 1 cm tumors from MMTV-PyMT control (wild-type S14) or MMTV-PyMT/S14-null offspring were profiled using Affymetrix gene arrays. Tumor latency was not different between groups; however, tumors lacking S14 grew significantly slower than control tumors. Loss of S14 also decreased the levels of de novo synthesized fatty acids in mammary tumors. In additional studies, performed on MMTV-Neu mice, we found that S14 overexpression was associated with increased tumor cell proliferation and elevated levels of tumor fatty acids. Gene expression profiling revealed that S14 loss and overexpression in mouse mammary tumors altered pathways associated with proliferation and metabolism. This study provides important information about the role of S14 in mammary tumorigenesis and tumor metabolism. Microarray analysis was performed on 4 mammary tumors from MMTV-PyMT mice and 4 tumors from MMTV-PyMT/S14-null mice.
Project description:To evaluate potential therapeutic benefits from dual targeting of MYC and class IIa HDACs, we assessed the treatment efficacy of MYCi plus class IIa HDACi across 18 NSCLC cell lines, 10 of which demonstrated substantial reduction of cell viability upon combination treatment. RNA sequencing on treated cell lines identified large-scale transcriptional shifts facilitated by combination treatment, including suppression of MYC, cell cycle, and mitochondrial pathways. ATAC-sequencing showed chromatin structure changes in genomic regions involved in cell cycle progression and inflammatory signaling. Furthermore, G1/S arrest and elevated mitochondrial ROS levels in combination drug-treated cells were confirmed using flow cytometry. Concordant with the role of MYC as a key cell cycle regulator, MYC protein levels were decreased in the combination treatment group as compared to the vehicle or mono-treatment groups. In summary, we define here a novel drug paradigm combining MYC and class IIa HDAC inhibitors, which potentiates anti-tumor efficacy in NSCLC via MYC depletion and oxidative stress.
