Project description:Neuroblastoma is an often intractable tumor that accounts for 15% of childhood cancer deaths. In addition to MYCN amplification in 20% of tumors, 11% express high levels of c-MYC (MYC) protein. To study this newly defined subgroup, we have created a novel transgenic zebrafish model in which overexpression of MYC in the peripheral sympathetic nervous system drives early-onset neuroblastoma.
Project description:The MMRC reference collection is a dataset of gene expression profiling, array comparative genomic hybridization, and re-sequencing created as a resource for the Multiple Myeloma research community. CD138 purified bone marrow cells from patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed Multiple Myeloma.
Project description:The MMRC reference collection is a dataset of gene expression profiling, array comparative genomic hybridization, and re-sequencing created as a resource for the Multiple Myeloma research community. CD138 purified bone marrow cells from patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed Multiple Myeloma. This submission represents the transcriptome component of the study.
Project description:Neuroblastoma is an often intractable tumor that accounts for 15% of childhood cancer deaths. In addition to MYCN amplification in 20% of tumors, 11% express high levels of c-MYC (MYC) protein. To study this newly defined subgroup, we have created a novel transgenic zebrafish model in which overexpression of MYC in the peripheral sympathetic nervous system drives early-onset neuroblastoma.
Project description:SOX2 and OCT4, in conjunction with KLF4 and cMYC, are sufficient to reprogram human fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), but it is unclear if they function as transcriptional activators or as repressors. We now show that, like OCT4, SOX2 functions as a transcriptional activator. We substituted SOX2-VP16 (a strong activator) for wild-type (WT) SOX2, and we saw an increase in the efficiency and rate of reprogramming, whereas the SOX2-HP1 fusion (a strong repressor) eliminated reprogramming. We report that, at an early stage of reprogramming, virtually all DNA-bound OCT4, SOX2, and SOX2-VP16 were embedded in putative enhancers, about half of which were created de novo. Those associated with SOX2-VP16 were, on average, stronger than those bearing WT SOX2. Many newly created putative enhancers were transient, and many transcription factor locations on DNA changed as reprogramming progressed. These results are consistent with the idea that, during reprogramming, there is an intermediate state that is distinct from both parental cells and iPSCs