Project description:Identification of transcriptional program influenced by the expression of lncRNA linc00941 in malignant pleural mesothelioma cell line MSTO-211H. Linc00941 expression was knocked-down through siRNA strategy.
Project description:To investigate the effect of afuresertib on gene expression, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes with the potential to suppress the cell proliferation of MPM cell lines. MSTO-211H and ACC-MESO-4 cells were treated with afuresertib (10 μmol/L) for 24 h in vitro.
Project description:Immunoaffinity purification was performed on human mesothelioma cell lines NCI-H2452, NCI-H28, MSTO-211H and JL1, on murine mesothelioma cell line AB12, as well as on mesothelioma samples from two patients (including tumor and benign tissues). Thereafter Immunopeptidomics by Mass Spectrometry on a Tims TOF Pro revealed the MHC peptide landscape of mesothelioma.
Project description:The goal of this experiment was to get deep into TRIM28 biological function in malignant pleural mesothelioma. To this end MSTO-211H cell line was infected by two different sgRNAs targeting TRIM28 and a non-targeting sgRNA as control. Two independent experiments were performed.RNA was collected 7 days after infection and changes in gene expression were analyzed by mRNA-seq.
Project description:Conditional expression of sh-YAP1 modulates YAP1/TEAD-dependent transcription and causes regression of established human malignant mesothelioma MSTO-211H [sh-YAP1] xenografts.
Project description:The nuclear receptor CAR (constitutive androstane receptor) mediates the effects of 1,4-bis[2-(3,5-dichloropyridyloxy)]benzene (TCPOBOP) on gene transcription. To investigate the relative role of CAR and also PXR in the induction response, cDNA arrays were generated containing 120 (Sterolgene V1) genes which are known to be regulated with these or related nuclear receptors (genes involved in drug metabolism, cholesterol biosynthesis, sterol synthesis/transport, heme synthesis). Samples from livers of wild type and CAR-/-, PXR-/- or CAR/PXR-/- knockout mice were tested after treatment with TCPOBOP for gene expression within the European Framework V program “Steroltalk” (www.steroltalk.net). Results from these experiments show the complex role of CAR receptor in the expression of genes involved in drug metabolism and cholesterol biosynthesis. Animals were injected i.p. 10mg/kg TCPOBOP or vehicle (5% DMSO in corn oil). After 12h they were sacrificed and total RNA was isolated from the livers. Pools of untreated samples were mixed in each genetic variant group (wild type and CAR-/-, PXR-/- or CAR/PXR-/-) with the TCPOBOP treated ones and hybridized to Sterolgene V1 arrays.
Project description:A significant challenge for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy against glioblastoma (GBM) is its immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), which is densely populated and supported by protumoral glioma-associated microglia and macrophages (GAMs). Targeting CD47, a don't-eat-me signal overexpressed by tumor cells, disrupts the CD47-SIRPalpha axis and induces GAM phagocytic function. However, antibody-mediated CD47 blockade monotherapy is associated with toxicity and low bioavailability in solid tumors. To overcome these limitations, we combined local CAR T cell therapy with paracrine GAM modulation to effectively eliminate GBM. To this end, we engineered a new CAR T cell against epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) that constitutively secretes a signal regulatory protein gamma (SIRPgamma)-related protein (SGRP) with high affinity to CD47. Anti-EGFRvIII-SGRP CAR T cells eliminated EGFRvIII+ GBM in a dose-dependent manner in vitro and eradicated orthotopically xenografted EGFRvIII-mosaic GBM by locoregional application in vivo. This resulted in significant tumor-free long-term survival, followed by partial tumor control upon tumor re-challenge. Combining anti-CD47 antibodies with anti-EGFRvIII CAR T cells failed to achieve a similar therapeutic effect, underscoring the importance of sustained paracrine GAM modulation. Multidimensional brain immunofluorescence microscopy and in-depth spectral flow cytometry on GBM-xenografted brains showed that anti-EGFRvIII-SGRP CAR T cells accelerated GBM clearance, increased CD68+ cell trafficking to tumor scar sites and promoted GAM-mediated tumor cell uptake. In a peripheral lymphoma mouse xenograft model, anti-CD19-SGRP CAR T cells had superior efficacy to conventional anti-CD19 CAR T cells. Validation on human GBM explants revealed that anti-EGFRvIII-SGRP CAR T cells had a similar tumor-killing capacity to anti-EGFRvIII CAR monotherapy but showed a slight improvement in the maintenance of tumor-infiltrated CD14+ cells. Thus, local anti-EGFRvIII-SGRP CAR T cell therapy combines the potent antitumor effect of engineered T cells with the modulation of the surrounding innate immune TME. This results in the additive elimination of bystander EGFRvIII- tumor cells in a manner that overcomes the main mechanisms of CAR T cell therapy resistance, including tumor innate immune suppression and antigen escape.