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:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare thoracic cancer associated with poor prognosis and low survival rates. In solid cancers, repurposed dopamine receptor antagonists have been shown to have anti-cancer effects. Moreover, in combination with radiotherapy, quetiapine (QTP), a dopamine (D) 2/3 receptor antagonist, has been shown to interfere with self-renewal capacity in glioma-initiating cells and increase survival in mouse models of glioblastoma. In this study we explore combined treatment effects in MPM. Using mesothelioma cell lines, MSTO-211H, H2052, and H2452, and MSTO-211H-derived orthotopic xenograft mouse model of MPM we examined how QTP combined with radiation affects mesothelioma-initiating cells (MICs) in vitro and survival in vivo. Subsequently, bulk and single cell RNA sequencing was used to characterize the transcriptomic landscape of MSTO-211H treated with combined radiation and QTP. We demonstrate that combining QTP with radiation reduces MIC self-renewal capacity and stem cell frequency. In vivo, this combination therapy significantly extends the median survival of mesothelioma-bearing mice. Clonogenic survival assays revealed that QTP does not enhance radiosensitivity in the tested mesothelioma cell lines. Sequencing data revealed, combined treatment upregulated genes involved in cholesterol homeostasis, depleted cancer stem cells, and increased cellular senescence. Taken together, our study highlights the therapeutic potential of radiation with QTP in the treatment of MPM.
Project description:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare thoracic cancer associated with poor prognosis and low survival rates. In solid cancers, repurposed dopamine receptor antagonists have been shown to have anti-cancer effects. Moreover, in combination with radiotherapy, quetiapine (QTP), a dopamine (D) 2/3 receptor antagonist, has been shown to interfere with self-renewal capacity in glioma-initiating cells and increase survival in mouse models of glioblastoma. In this study we explore combined treatment effects in MPM. Using mesothelioma cell lines, MSTO-211H, H2052, and H2452, and MSTO-211H-derived orthotopic xenograft mouse model of MPM we examined how QTP combined with radiation affects mesothelioma-initiating cells (MICs) in vitro and survival in vivo. Subsequently, bulk and single cell RNA sequencing was used to characterize the transcriptomic landscape of MSTO-211H treated with combined radiation and QTP. We demonstrate that combining QTP with radiation reduces MIC self-renewal capacity and stem cell frequency. In vivo, this combination therapy significantly extends the median survival of mesothelioma-bearing mice. Clonogenic survival assays revealed that QTP does not enhance radiosensitivity in the tested mesothelioma cell lines. Sequencing data revealed, combined treatment upregulated genes involved in cholesterol homeostasis, depleted cancer stem cells, and increased cellular senescence. Taken together, our study highlights the therapeutic potential of radiation with QTP in the treatment of MPM.
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.