Human Burkitt's lymphoma ST486 cells were transduced with non-target control shRNA lentiviral vectors, FOXM1 shRNA, and MYB shRNA lentiviral vectors. Total RNA was isolated 24h later. cRNA was produced with the standard one-step IVT protocol (Affymetix) and hybridized in U95Av2 gene chips (Affymetrix).
Correlating measurements across samples improves accuracy of large-scale expression profile experiments.
Cell line, Time
View SamplesProlonged cold exposure stimulates the recruitment of beige adipocytes within white adipose tissue. Beige adipocytes depend on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to drive thermogenesis. The transcriptional coregulator TLE3 inhibits mitochondrial and metabolic gene expression in beige adipocytes. Overall design: mRNA profiles of iWAT immortalized preadipocytes, differentiated in culture, and knocking out TLE3 after differentiation, were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina HiSeq 2500.
Loss of TLE3 promotes the mitochondrial program in beige adipocytes and improves glucose metabolism.
Specimen part, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesPost-translational regulation of the MYC Transcription Factor (TF), including its phosphorylation and ubiquitination, plays an important role in determining cell proliferation and apoptosis and has been implicated in tumorigenesis. Using a computational systems biology approach, followed by biochemical and functional validation, we have characterized the role of the STK38 kinase, an NDR family serine-threonine kinase, as a key modulator of MYC transcriptional activity in human B cells, affecting MYC protein stability in a signal-dependent fashion. Specifically, we show that in human B lymphoma ST486 cells STK38 is a key mediator of BCR pathway signaling, affecting MYC protein turnover and its phosphorylation at Ser62 in kinase-activity-dependent manner. STK38 inactivation abrogates apoptosis following BCR activation while its silencing mediates MYC protein degradation via canonical proteolytic pathways. This suggests that STK38 could provide an effective therapeutic target in MYC-dependent malignancies.
STK38 is a critical upstream regulator of MYC's oncogenic activity in human B-cell lymphoma.
Cell line, Time
View SamplesJak1 is a ubiquitously expressed tyrosine kinase that transduces extracellular signals from a variety of cytokines and their receptors to downstream signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs). Since deficiency in Jak1 causes early neonatal lethality, we generated Jak1 conditional knockout mice to study the biological role of this kinase during the development of the mammary gland in adult females Overall design: Total RNA was extracted from flash-frosen mammary gland tissues of seven conditional knockout females(3 lactation, 4 second day of involution) and six wildtype control mice(3 lactating, 3 involution)
Janus Kinase 1 Is Essential for Inflammatory Cytokine Signaling and Mammary Gland Remodeling.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesSignaling pathways that promote adipose tissue thermogenesis are well characterized, but the physiologic limiters of energy expenditure are largely unknown. Here we show that ablation of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 improves insulin sensitivity, protects against diet-induced obesity, and elicits the browning of white adipose tissue. Mechanistic studies define bone marrow cells as the source of the IL-10 signal and mature adipocytes as the target cell type mediating these effects. IL-10 receptor alpha is highly enriched in mature adipocytes and is induced in response to cold, obesity and aging. ATAC-seq and RNA-seq reveal that IL-10 represses the transcription of thermogenic genes in adipocytes by altering chromatin accessibility and inhibiting ATF and PGC-1alpha recruitment to key enhancer regions. These findings identify the IL-10 axis as a critical and potentially targetable regulator of thermogenesis, and expand our understanding of the links between inflammatory signaling and adipose tissue function in the setting of obesity. Overall design: Immortalized brown/beige-like preadipocyte cell line(iBAd Cells) was used for ATAC-Seq and mRNA-Seq. For RNA-Seq, triplicate experiments were performed, for ATAC-Seq individual samples were sequenced after 5 days of differentiation with either control treatment, or including IL-10 overnight prior to addition of Isoproterenol for 5-6 hours. Inguinal White adipose tissue was used for RNA-Seq from either WT or IL-10-/- animals, where 11 IL10-/- mice and 9 WT mice were seperately pooled for library construction and sequencing.
IL-10 Signaling Remodels Adipose Chromatin Architecture to Limit Thermogenesis and Energy Expenditure.
Cell line, Subject, Time
View SamplesThis dataset contains gene expression data from the NRC series (Neuroblastoma Research Consortium) for a total of 283 primary neuroblastoma tumors. All tumor samples are fully annotated including patient age at diagnosis, overall and progresison free survival and MYCN amplification status, enabling subgroup analysis, survival analysis and gene expression network analysis.
Cross-Cohort Analysis Identifies a TEAD4-MYCN Positive Feedback Loop as the Core Regulatory Element of High-Risk Neuroblastoma.
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View SamplesNetwork-based analysis of neuroblastoma samples from two large cohorts identified master regulator proteins controlling the transcriptional state of three high-risk molecular subtypes. In particular, a TEAD4-MYCN positive feedback loop emerged as the core regulatory motif of a small protein module presiding over implementation and stability of the subtype associated with MYCN amplification. Specifically, MYCN transcriptionally activates TEAD4, which in turn activates MYCN both transcriptionally and post-translationally. The resulting MYCN-TEAD4 positive feedback loop plays a critical role in maintaining aberrant activity of a 10-protein regulatory module that causally regulates the transcriptional state of this subtype. Consistently, loss of TEAD4 activity induces core module activity collapse and abrogates neuroblastoma cell viability in vitro and in vivo, thus suggesting novel therapeutic strategies for this important childhood cancer. Overall design: Study of the transcriptional control by TEAD4 and MYCN positive feedback loop using RNA-seq profiles of TEAD4, WWTR1 and MYCN shRNA knockdowns in neuroblastoma BE2 cells. ChIP-Seq analysis using TEAD4 antibody in BE2 cells.
Cross-Cohort Analysis Identifies a TEAD4-MYCN Positive Feedback Loop as the Core Regulatory Element of High-Risk Neuroblastoma.
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View SamplesSingle-cell analysis of KPC pancreatic tumor cells Overall design: Evaluate the single-cell transcriptomic landscape in 3 KPf/fC tumors
A Multiscale Map of the Stem Cell State in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesmPDAC tumors of KPC mice Overall design: medium and large size tumors
A Multiscale Map of the Stem Cell State in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesGlioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant and most common tumor of the central nervous system characterized by rapid growth and extensive tissue infiltration. GBM results in more years of life lost than any other cancer type. Notch signaling has been implicated in GBM pathogenesis through several modes of action. Inhibition of Notch leads to a reduction of cancer-initiating cells in gliomas and reduces proliferation and migration. Deltex1 (DTX1) is part of an alternative Notch signaling pathway distinct from the canonical MAML1/RBPJ-mediated cascade. In this study, we show that DTX1 activates both the RTK/PI3K/PKB as well as the MAPK/ERK pathway. Moreover, we found the anti-apoptotic factor Mcl-1 to be induced by DTX1. In accordance with this, the clonogenic potential and proliferation rates of glioma cell lines correlated with DTX1 levels. DTX1 knock down mitigated the tumorigenic potential in vivo, and overexpression of DTX1 increased cell migration and invasion of tumor cells accompanied by an elevation of the pro-migratory factors PKB and Snail1. Microarray gene expression analysis identified a DTX1-specific transcriptional program - including microRNA-21 - which is distinct from the canonical Notch signaling. We propose the alternative Notch pathway via DTX1 as oncogenic factor in malignant glioma and found low DTX1 expression levels to correlate with prolonged survival of GBM and early breast cancer patients in open source databases.
Deltex-1 activates mitotic signaling and proliferation and increases the clonogenic and invasive potential of U373 and LN18 glioblastoma cells and correlates with patient survival.
Specimen part, Cell line
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