Project description:We performed a genome-wide analysis of lncRNA expression to identify novel targets for the further study of liver metastasis in CRC. Samples obtained from CRC patients were analyzed using Arraystar human 8Ã?60K lncRNA/mRNA v3.0 microarrays chips to find differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs; The results were confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs were identified through fold-change filtering. Gene ontology (GO) and pathway analyses were performed using standard enrichment computational methods. Twelve primary CRC samples were obtained from six patients with CRC and liver metastasis (Exp G) and six patients with CRC without metastasis (Ctrl G).
Project description:The purpose of this study is to identify lncRNAs involved in the pathology of colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastasis and investigate their underlying mechanisms. A total of 439 miRNAs were identified to be differentially expressed between 7 primary CRC tissues with liver metastases and 8 CRC tissues without liver metastases from 15 patients by Arraystar lncRNA microarrays
Project description:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in the tumorigenesis and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). This study used a lncRNA microarray to analyze the aberrant lncRNA expression profiles in CRC tissues compared with paired adjacent normal tissues as well as CRC with regional lymph nodes metastasis compared with CRC without regional lymph nodes metastasis.
Project description:We performed a genome-wide analysis of lncRNA expression to identify novel targets for the further study of liver metastasis in CRC. Samples obtained from CRC patients were analyzed using Arraystar human 8×60K lncRNA/mRNA v3.0 microarrays chips to find differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs; The results were confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs were identified through fold-change filtering. Gene ontology (GO) and pathway analyses were performed using standard enrichment computational methods.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Metastasis constitutes a hallmark of cancer and serves as the principal cause of cancer-related mortality. Nevertheless, the mechanism of liver metastasis in CRC remains incompletely clarified. This study investigates the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) SLERT and its critical role in promoting liver metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC) by downregulating HUNK expression. We found that SLERT was significantly upregulated in CRC tissues, correlating with poorer survival outcomes. Functional assays revealed that silencing SLERT inhibited CRC cell migration and invasion, while its overexpression promoted these metastatic behaviors. Mechanistic analysis showed that SLERT interacts with the RNA-binding protein RBM15, impairing its ability to stabilize HUNK mRNA, leading to decreased HUNK levels and increased metastatic potential. The cytoplasmic localization of SLERT indicates its active role in regulating gene expression within the tumor microenvironment. Collectively, these results suggest that SLERT serves as a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target, indicating that targeting SLERT or restoring HUNK expression could provide novel strategies to combat liver metastasis in CRC and improve patient prognosis.
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.
Project description:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and liver metastasis remains the major cause of death in CRC. Extensive genomic analysis provided valuable insight into the pathogenesis and progression of CRC. However, the major proteogenomic characterization of CRC liver metastasis is still unknown. We investigated proteogenomic characterization and performed comprehensive integrative genomic analysis of human colorectal cancer liver metastasis.
Project description:As the evolution of miRNA genes has been found to be one of the important factors in formation of the modern type of man, we performed a comparative analysis of the evolution of miRNA genes in two archaic hominines, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens denisova, and elucidated the expression of their target mRNAs in bain.A comparative analysis of the genomes of primates, including species in the genus Homo, identified a group of miRNA genes having fixed substitutions with important implications for the evolution of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens denisova. The mRNAs targeted by miRNAs with mutations specific for Homo sapiens denisova exhibited enhanced expression during postnatal brain development in modern humans. By contrast, the expression of mRNAs targeted by miRNAs bearing variations specific for Homo sapiens neanderthalensis was shown to be enhanced in prenatal brain development.Our results highlight the importance of changes in miRNA gene sequences in the course of Homo sapiens denisova and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis evolution. The genetic alterations of miRNAs regulating the spatiotemporal expression of multiple genes in the prenatal and postnatal brain may contribute to the progressive evolution of brain function, which is consistent with the observations of fine technical and typological properties of tools and decorative items reported from archaeological Denisovan sites. The data also suggest that differential spatial-temporal regulation of gene products promoted by the subspecies-specific mutations in the miRNA genes might have occurred in the brains of Homo sapiens denisova and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, potentially contributing to the cultural differences between these two archaic hominines.