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Atrial identity is determined by a COUP-TFII regulatory network.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesAtria and ventricles exhibit distinct molecular profiles that produce structural and functional differences between the two cardiac compartments. However, factors that determine these differences remain largely undefined. Cardiomyocyte-specific COUP- TFII ablation produces ventricularized atria that exhibit ventricle-like action potentials, increased cardiomyocyte size, and development of extensive T-tubules.
Atrial identity is determined by a COUP-TFII regulatory network.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesCOUP-TFII, a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily plays a critical role in angiogenesis and organogenesis during embryonic development. Our results indicate that COUP-TFII expression is profoundly upregulated in prostate cancer patients and might serves as biomarker for recurrence prediction. Thus we conduct transcriptome comparison of control and COUP-TFII depleted PC3 cells to gain genomic insights on the biological processes that COUP-TFII is involved in prostate cancer cells. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) shows that the most prominent altered pathways in the COUP-TFII depleted cells are related to cell growth; cell cycle progression and DNA damage response. Indeed many growth related genes including E2F1, p21, CDC25A, Cyclin A and Cyclin B are changed in COUP-TFII knockdown cells, suggesting that COUP-TFII might be an important regulator for prostate cancer cell growth. Further functional assays from cells and mice genetic studies confirm the hypothesis that COUP-TFII serve as the major regulator to control prostrate cancer growth. Together, results provide insight into the role of COUP-TFII in prostate tumorigenesis.
COUP-TFII inhibits TGF-β-induced growth barrier to promote prostate tumorigenesis.
Specimen part, Cell line
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Deficiency of the microRNA-31-microRNA-720 pathway in the plasma and endothelial progenitor cells from patients with coronary artery disease.
Specimen part, Treatment, Time
View SamplesEarly EPCs (eEPCs) appear at less than 1 week in culture dishes, whereas late EPCs (LEPCs) appear late at 2-4 weeks. Distinct angiogenic properties between these two EPC subpopulations have been disclosed by the angiogenesis assay: late EPCs, but not eEPCs, form vascular networks de novo and are able to incorporate into vascular networks. On the contrary, eEPCs, but not late ones, indirectly augment tubulogenesis even when physically separated by a Transwell membrane, implying the involvement of a cytokine-based paracrine mechanism.
Deficiency of the microRNA-31-microRNA-720 pathway in the plasma and endothelial progenitor cells from patients with coronary artery disease.
Specimen part, Time
View SamplesHigh glucose impairs the angiogenic activities of late endothelial precursor cells (EPC). We found that far infrared (FIR) treatment restored partially the activity of late EPC. However, the mechanisms are unclear. We performed gene expression microarray analysis to assess the expression profiles of high glucose-treated late EPC with or without FIR treatment.
Deficiency of the microRNA-31-microRNA-720 pathway in the plasma and endothelial progenitor cells from patients with coronary artery disease.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesTazarotene-induced gene 1 (TIG1), also named as retinoic acid receptor responder 1 (RARRES1), is a retinoid inducible type II tumor suppressor gene; the TIG1B isoform inhibits growth and invasion of cancer cells. Expression of TIG1B is frequently downregulated in various cancer tissues; however, the expression and activities of the TIG1A isoform has yet to be analyzed. This study investigated the effects of TIG1A and TIG1B isoforms on gene expression profiles of colon cancer cells. TIG1A, TIG1B and control stable clones derived from HCT116 colon cells were established using the GeneSwitch system. TIG1 isoform expression was induced upon 5 micro Molar of mifepristone (MFP) treatment for 24 hr. Biological triplicate samples were prepared and gene expression profiles were determined by microarray using human genome HGU133 plus 2 array (Affymatrix). Upon induction of TIG1A and TIG1B expression for 24 hr, a total of 129 and 55 genes were significantly altered, respectively. Of the genes analyzed, 23 and 6 genes were up- and downregulated, respectively in both TIG1A and TIG1B expressing cells.
G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 mediates Tazarotene-induced gene 1-induced growth suppression of human colon cancer cells.
Cell line, Time
View SamplesCOUP-TFII plays a critical role in angiogenesis during development. It has also been shown to suppress Notch signaling pathway to confer vein identity. However, the downstream targets and the mechanism mediate COUP-TFII function to regulate these processes remain elusive. To identify the downstream targets and the mechanism by which COUP-TFII regulates agiogenesis and vein specification, we knocked down COUP-TFII in HUVEC cells using COUP-TFII specific siRNA and used microarray analysis to identify downstream targets. Interestingly, we found the expression of many genes in the cell cycle pathway and Notch signaling pathway are significantly altered in the COUP-TFII depleted cells.
COUP-TFII is a major regulator of cell cycle and Notch signaling pathways.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe human steroid receptor RNA activator (SRA) gene encodes both non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) and protein-generating isoforms. However, the breadth of endogenous target genes that might be regulated by SRA RNAs remains largely unknown. To address this, we depleted SRA RNA in two human cancer cell lines (HeLa and MCF-7) with small interfering RNAs, then assayed for changes in gene expression by microarray analyses using Affymetrix HGU133+2 arrays. We also tested if SRA depletion affects estradiol-regulated genes in MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
Research resource: expression profiling reveals unexpected targets and functions of the human steroid receptor RNA activator (SRA) gene.
Cell line
View SamplesEpstein-Barr virus (EBV)- encoded RNAs (EBERs) are aboundance in all EBV lantency, it was found that EBERs may contribute to the oncogenesis. To study the role of EBV-encoded small RNAs (EBERs) in Hodgkin lymphoma, we transfected Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines, KMH2 and L428, with EBER1 and screen with microarrays to verify what is the possible role of the EBER1 in Hodgkin lymphoma.
EBV-positive Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with suppression of p21cip1/waf1 and a worse prognosis.
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