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:Using the multi-inlet spheroid generator (MSG) platform, we generated stable GBM spheroids and observed their interactions with various immune cells, including microglia and natural killer (NK) cells, at different time points. HMO6 and NK-92 cells were used for microglia and NK cells, respectively. We examined the interactions between tumor-immune cells as well as between different immune cells. The generation of tri-cultured spheroids successfully recapitulated the immunosuppressive microenvironment of the GBM tumor.
Project description:We sequenced embryoid bodies at various time points following induction of pre-mesendoderm cells (PreME) towards primordial germ cell-like cell (PGCLC) fate