Project description:The current study examines the functional role of VEPH1, a PH domain containing protein and the human ortholog of Drosophila melted, in ovarian cancer cell lines. Elevated VEPH1 is associated with FOXO and Hippo signaling and was found to suppress TGF-ß induced target genes. SKOV3 cell lines were established as either CdCl2 inducible Flag-tagged VEPH1 expression or mock-transfected. Gene expression profiles were then generated both with and without the presence of TGF-ß to induce TGF-ß signaling. 3 replicates per treatment group were used.
Project description:To investigate the function of long noncoding RNA lncMGC in WT and lncMGC KO mouse kidney mesangial cells treated with TGF-ß. Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin (ATAC) sequencing on 4 types of kidney messangial cell samples: isolated from wild type (WT) or lncMGC knockout (lncMGC_KO) mouses, each treated with either SD or TGF-ß, namely WT_SD, WT_TGF, KO_SD and KO_TGF.
Project description:Myocardin-related transcription factors (MRTFs) are robust co-activator of Serum Reponse Factor, and regulate cell adhesion and motility by controlling the transcription level of cytoskeletal components. In tumor progression, MRTFs has been reported to contribute to metastatic potential. Previously, we reported thymosin-ß4 (Tß4, which is encoded by Tmsb4x gene) as an activator of MRTFs. Enhanced expression of Tß4 is frequently observed during tumor progression, and associated with poor prognosis. However, the relationships between MRTFs and Tß4 in tumor progression are largely unknown. Here we analyze the effect of Tß4 knockout on the transcription levels of MRTFs-target genes. In particular, we focused on their functions in TGF-ß signaling because both MRTFs and Tß4 are down-stream effectors of TGF-ß.
Project description:To investigate the function of long noncoding RNA lncMGC in WT and lncMGC KO mouse kidney mesangial cells treated with TGF-ß. Chromatin immunoprecipitation DNA-sequencing (ChIP-seq) for histone modication mark H3K27ac on 4 types of kidney messangial cell samples: isolated from wild type (WT) or lncMGC knockout (lncMGC_KO) mouses, each treated with either SD or TGF-ß, namely WT_SD, WT_TGF, KO_SD and KO_TGF.
