Project description:CADM1 expression in non-adherent conditions was found to potently induce caspase-independent cell death. We sought to use microarray analysis to glean insights to the mechanism associated with CADM1 induced non-adherent cell death.
Project description:CADM1, an immunoglobulin superfamily member, frequently inactivated but function as a tumor suppressor in many solid tumors. However, how CADM1 expression in ovarian cancer cells and the mechanisms of its tumor suppressor function is not fully understood. We created ovarian cancer ES-2 cell lines in which CADM1 was stably up-regulated. Genes differentially expressed in CADM1-overexpressing ES-2 cells.
Project description:Cytotoxic T cells have been postulated to facilitate the destruction of intestinal epithelium in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). CADM1, which encodes a membrane adhesion protein that can bind the T cell receptor CRTAM, was markedly up regulated in colon of IBD patients compared to non-IBD (NIBD) patients. We then identified CADM1 enrichment in multiple immune cell clusters including macrophages and dendritic cells in the colons of IBD patients. Increased numbers of CADM1+ myeloid cells were measured adjacent to CD8+ T cells within colons of ulcerative colitis patients compared to NIBD patients. Conditional deletion of Cadm1 in myeloid cells resulted in reduced numbers of activated T cell populations and protected mice from chemical-induced colitis. Similarly, administration of a Cadm1 ‘neutralizing’ antibody which binds its extracellular domain reduced tissue inflammation and breakdown of the intestinal epithelium and crypts after induction of colitis in mice. Lastly, serum levels of sCADM1 were elevated in IBD patients compared to NIBD controls and treatment of LPMCs with recombinant sCADM1 enhanced inflammatory STAT3 phosphorylation. Therefore, we concluded that CADM1 is a mediator of pro-inflammatory signaling cascades in the colon and a potential therapeutic target for the IBDs.
Project description:Background and aims: Cytotoxic T cells have long been postulated to facilitate autoimmune destruction of intestinal epithelium; and the precise causal events leading to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) remain unresolved. CADM1, a membrane adhesion protein which can shed its extracellular ectodomain enters the systemic circulation as well as bind the receptor CRTAM present on CD8+ T cells. Methods: We performed RNA and small RNA sequencing on colon tissue from IBD and non-IBD (NIBD) control patients. We performed spatial transcriptomics and stimulated lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMCs) with the soluble form of CADM (sCADM1) in these patients. Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS) was used to induced colitis in a conditional myeloid Cadm1 loss-of-function mouse. Results: MicroRNA-375 was significantly decreased while its direct target CADM1 was markedly up-regulated in UC patients compared to NIBD control subjects. Single cell proteomics data identified CADM1 enrichment in multiple clusters including macrophages and dendritic cells from colonic tissue of human subjects with IBD. An increased number of CADM1+CD68+ cells was detected adjacent to CD8+ T-cells within the intestinal epithelium of colon sections from patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) compared to NIBD subjects. Myeloid Cadm1 conditional knockout mice were protected against DSS-induced colitis indicating Cadm1 may facilitate binding/localization of cytotoxic cell populations within the gut epithelium. Furthermore, we observed that serum levels of the cleaved extracellular ectodomain of CADM1 (sCADM1) are elevated in medically refractory UC patients compared to non-IBD and UC donors in remission and treatment of LPMCs with recombinant sCADM1 enhanced STAT3 phosphorylation. Conclusions: Together these results identify CADM1 as a potent mediator of pro-inflammatory signaling pathways and demonstrate its potential as a diagnostic and therapeutic target for preventing the IBDs.
Project description:The circadian clock regulator Bmal1 modulates tumorigenesis, but its reported effects are often inconsistent. Here, we show that Bmal1 has a context-dependent role in mouse melanoma tumor growth. Loss of Bmal1 in YUMM or B16 melanoma cells eliminated clock function, and diminished hypoxic gene expression signature and tumorigenesis, which could be rescued by ectopic expression of HIF-1a. By contrast, over-expressed wild-type or a dominant negative Bmal1 non-canonically sequestered myosin heavy chain 9 (Myh9) to increase MRTF-SRF activity and AP-1 transcriptional signature, and shift YUMM 2.1 cells from a Sox10high to a Sox9high immune resistant, mesenchymal cell state that is found in human melanomas. Our work uncovers a link between Bmal1, Myh9, mouse melanoma cell plasticity, and tumor immunity. This connection may underlie cancer therapeutic resistance and underpin the link between the circadian clock, MRTF-SRF and the cytoskeleton.
Project description:Recently it was found that dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate, K2(B3O3F4OH), is a potent and highly specific inhibitor of precancerous cell processes. We conducted gene expression profiling of human melanoma cells before and after treatment with two concentrations (0.1 and 1 mM) of this boron inorganic derivative in order to assess its effects on deregulation of genes associated with tumor pathways. Parallel trypan blue exclusion assay was performed to assess the cytotoxicity effects of this chemical. Treatment with K2(B3O3F4OH) induced a significant decrease of cell viability in melanoma cellline at both tested concentrations. Furthermore, these treatments caused deregulation of more than 30 genes known as common anti-tumor drug targets. IGF-1 and hTERT were found to be significantly downregulated and this result may imply potential use of K2(B3O3F4OH) as an inhibitor or human telomerase and insulin-like growth factor 1, both of which are associated with various tumor pathways.
Project description:CADM1 overexpresion and stepwise downregulation of CD7 in CD4+T-cells from ATL patients and HTLV-1 carriers accurately reflect the process of disease, i.e., oligoclonally and clonally exanding cells are accumulated in D (CADM1posCD7dim) and N (CADM1posCD7neg) populations, respectively. Moreover, gene expression profiling of each subpopulation supported that notion. PBMCs of asymptomatic carriers (ACs) and ATLs were subgrouped based on CADM1 and CD7 expression levels by multicolor flow cytometry. FACS-sorted subpopulations were then subjected to extraction of total RNA, followed by Cy-3 labeling and human whole genome gene expression microarray analyses.
Project description:Gene expression was studied in melanoma cell lines with (SKMEL-23 and SKMEL-1128) or without (A375 and CLOL800) ALKATI expression. Effects on gene expression was also analyzed after knockdown of NIPBL in melanoma cell lines 501mel, COLO800 and A375
Project description:LC-MS/MS targeted files submitted as support material for the paper: Quantitative mass spectrometry analysis of PD-L1 protein expression, N-glycosylation and expression stoichiometry with PD-1 and PD-L2 in human melanoma.