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SRP040505
Homo sapiens
22 Downloadable Samples
IlluminaHiSeq1500, IlluminaGenomeAnalyzerIIx
Description
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a novel class of small ncRNAs initially isolated from germ line cells; although recent studies report that they are expressed also in somatic cells. To elucidate the role of piRNAs in somatic cells, in particular from breast cancer, we performed the first extensive next generation sequencing expression analysis of small RNA transcriptomes of hormone responsive breast cancer cell lines in different culture conditions. In addition, to understand the behavior of piRNAs with respect to miRNAs in breast tumor tissues, small RNA sequence data set available in Gene Expression Omnibus (GSE39162) database was used. Results led to the identification of ~100 and ~150 human piRNAs in the breast cancerous cell lines and tumors respectively, several of which differentially expressed in cell lines under different experimental conditions tested or in response to ERß and in tumor tissues. Western blotting and Q-PCR analysis also revealed the presence in breast cell lines of PIWIL (PIWI Like) subfamily members proteins encoded in the human genome (PIWIL2/HILI and PIWIL4/HIWI2) and of other components of the piRNA biogenesis pathways, suggesting that this might indeed be functional in somatic cells. These results show that piRNAs are expressed in human somatic cells, in particular in cancer, where their expression is influenced by neoplastic transformation, growth conditions and estrogen receptor beta. More important, we demonstrate for the first time a distinct pattern of piRNAs expression in cancerous vs normal breast tissues, which suggests a potential role of these epigenetic modulators in mammary carcinogenesis and maintenance of the cancer cell phenotype. Overall design: In addition, to understand the behavior of piRNAs with respect to miRNAs in breast tumor tissues, small RNA sequence data set available in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO; GSM957192 TAX577740T ,GSM957194 TAX577740N, GSM957195 TAX577453T, GSM957197 TAX577453N, GSM957198 TAX577745T, GSM957200 TAX577745N, GSM957201 TAX577579T, GSM957203 TAX577579N) was used.
Publication Title
RNA sequencing identifies specific PIWI-interacting small non-coding RNA expression patterns in breast cancer.
Sample Metadata Fields
No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 7 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
3D cultivation of cells lead to changes in morphology of the cells. This is likely to explain the higher radioresistance of cells growing in 3D compared to cells growing in 2D cell culture.
Publication Title
Genome-wide gene expression analysis in cancer cells reveals 3D growth to affect ECM and processes associated with cell adhesion but not DNA repair.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Cell line
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
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Publication Title
Differential effects of α-catenin on the invasion and radiochemosensitivity of human colorectal cancer cells.
Sample Metadata Fields
Cell line
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
The function of cell-cell contact for radiochemosensitivity is unclear. Here, we investigate the role of the E-cadherin/catenin complex proteins under more physiological three-dimensional (3D) cell culture conditions in a panel of CRC cell lines.
Publication Title
Differential effects of α-catenin on the invasion and radiochemosensitivity of human colorectal cancer cells.
Sample Metadata Fields
Cell line
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 69 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
Sporadic early onset colorectal carcinoma (EOCRC) is a growing problem that remains poorly understood. Clinical specificities and mechanisms of tumorigenesis might be relevant to both diagnosis and treatment. In this prospective study, clinicopathological features, genomic and gene expression profiles of sporadic EOCRC were compared to other well defined groups of CRC.
Publication Title
Sporadic early-onset colorectal cancer is a specific sub-type of cancer: a morphological, molecular and genetics study.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 242 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HumanHT-12 V4.0 expression beadchip
Description
242 patients recruited from an early arthritis clinic donated RNA and DNA from freshly isolated and purified peripheral blood CD19+ B cells. Global gene expression measurement was carried out using Illumina BeadChip HT12v4 microarrays. Objectives included the identification of B cell transcripts differentially expressed between disease phenotypes, where all patients were naive to immunomodulatory therapy. In addition an eQTL analysis was carried out with reference to known genotype data for this cohort of patients
Publication Title
CD4+ and B Lymphocyte Expression Quantitative Traits at Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Loci in Patients With Untreated Early Arthritis: Implications for Causal Gene Identification.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 18 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Transcriptome Array 2.0 (hta20)
Description
Cryopreservation consists of preserving living cells or tissues at <-100C and has many applications in, for instance, stem cell and organ banking. Cryoprotectant agents, like ethylene glycol, are required for successful cryopreservation but have toxic side effects due to largely unknown mechanisms. In this work, we studied the toxicity of ethylene glycol in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs). Exposing cells to 60% ethylene glycol for two hours at 4C resulted in a slight decrease in cell growth, suggesting a modest toxicity of ethylene glycol and that HUVECs do not exhibit particular sensitivity to it. Gene expression analysis with whole genome micro-arrays revealed signatures indicative of a generalized stress response at 24 hours after stress and recovery at 72 hours, involving signaling pathways, glycoproteins, and genes involved in extracellular and transmembrane functions. These results reveal a new paradigm and signatures for future experiments in elucidating the toxicity effects of ethylene glycol in vascular endothelial cells.
Publication Title
Insights on cryoprotectant toxicity from gene expression profiling of endothelial cells exposed to ethylene glycol.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Treatment
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 4 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U219 Array (hgu219)
Description
LMO2 overexpressing transgenic mouse models suggest an accumulation of immature T-cell progenitors in the thymus as main pre-leukemic event. The effects of LMO2 overexpression on human T-cell development in vivo, however, are unknown. Here we report studies of a humanized mouse model transplanted with LMO2 transduced human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. The effects of LMO2 overexpression were confined to the T-cell lineage although initially multipotent cells were transduced. Three effects of LMO2 on human T-cell development were observed: 1) a block at the DN/ISP stage, 2) an accumulation of CD4+CD8+ double positive CD3- cells and 3) an altered CD8/CD4 ratio with enhanced peripheral T lymphocytes
Publication Title
Overexpression of LMO2 causes aberrant human T-Cell development in vivo by three potentially distinct cellular mechanisms.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 12 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array (hgu133a)
Description
Three human ER+ breast cancer cell lines--MCF-7, T47-D, BT-474--grown with or without estradiol (E2).
Publication Title
GREB 1 is a critical regulator of hormone dependent breast cancer growth.
Sample Metadata Fields
Cell line
View Samples- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx
Description
We report here the transcriptome-wide distribution of yeast Rpb2, Sen1, Nrd1 and Nab3 binding sites. These data sets provide highresolution definition of non-poly(A) terminators, identify novel genes regulated by attenuation of nascent transcripts close to the promoter, and demonstrate the widespread occurrence of Nrd1-bound 3'-antisense transcripts on genes that are poorly expressed. In addition, we show that Sen1 does not cross-link to many expected ncRNAs but surprisingly binds to pre-mRNA transcripts suggesting a role in 3' end formation and/or termination. Overall design: Six samples by adaptation of PAR-ClIP procedure
Publication Title
Yeast Nrd1, Nab3, and Sen1 transcriptome-wide binding maps suggest multiple roles in post-transcriptional RNA processing.
Sample Metadata Fields
Cell line, Subject
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