Titre
Study of the impact of WHSC1 and CEP55 genes silencing in myxofibrosarcoma cells
Type
mémoire de master/maîtrise/licence
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Auteur(s)
KANAGARATNAM, A.
Auteure/Auteur
Directrices/directeurs
STAMENKOVIC, I.
Directeur⸱rice
MÖLLER, E.
Codirecteur⸱rice
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
Faculté
Université de Lausanne, Faculté de biologie et médecine
Statut éditorial
Accepté
Date de publication
2018
Nombre de pages
26
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Myxofibrosarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas, contributing to more than 5% of all adult sarcomas. This neoplasm most often develops in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue of the extremities. However, it may also be deep-seated and arise in other locations such as the head, neck or trunk (1,2). Although adult sarcomas have received more attention in recent years, myxofibrosarcoma remains vastly understudied (about 400 articles referenced on PubMed since the 1950s). Therefore, further knowledge about the tumour-initiating capacity of primary myxofibrosarcoma tumour cells is greatly needed to identify targets that could be susceptible for specific treatments.
By using gene expression microarrays, two genes (WHSC1 and CEP55) were found to be overexpressed in the more aggressive and metastatic primary myxofibrosarcoma cell population “SpA”, as compared to the non-metastatic cell population “DMEM” derived from the same primary myxofibrosarcoma tumour. The present study was aimed at assessing the importance of these two genes for the survival of primary myxofibrosarcoma cells. These genes were silenced using the short hairpin RNA (shRNA) technique in two cell populations, cultured in different conditions (DMEM and SpA). Cell cultures with stable WHSC1 or CEP55 depletion were then injected into the renal capsule of mice to evaluate their tumorigenic capability. Although tumour formation in vivo was decreased to some extent in shRNA-treated cells, as compared to control cells, the tumour-forming ability was not abolished. As it could be partly due to residual protein expression, we designed a complete gene knockout by utilizing another silencing technique, the genome editing CRISPR CAS9 system. To date, these constructs targeting WHSC1 and CEP55, respectively, have not yet been evaluated in the target cells. This study may open the way to a better understanding of the tumorigenesis of myxofibrosarcoma, as well as the role of WHSC1 and CEP55 genes, by studying the impact of their silencing both in vitro and in vivo.
By using gene expression microarrays, two genes (WHSC1 and CEP55) were found to be overexpressed in the more aggressive and metastatic primary myxofibrosarcoma cell population “SpA”, as compared to the non-metastatic cell population “DMEM” derived from the same primary myxofibrosarcoma tumour. The present study was aimed at assessing the importance of these two genes for the survival of primary myxofibrosarcoma cells. These genes were silenced using the short hairpin RNA (shRNA) technique in two cell populations, cultured in different conditions (DMEM and SpA). Cell cultures with stable WHSC1 or CEP55 depletion were then injected into the renal capsule of mice to evaluate their tumorigenic capability. Although tumour formation in vivo was decreased to some extent in shRNA-treated cells, as compared to control cells, the tumour-forming ability was not abolished. As it could be partly due to residual protein expression, we designed a complete gene knockout by utilizing another silencing technique, the genome editing CRISPR CAS9 system. To date, these constructs targeting WHSC1 and CEP55, respectively, have not yet been evaluated in the target cells. This study may open the way to a better understanding of the tumorigenesis of myxofibrosarcoma, as well as the role of WHSC1 and CEP55 genes, by studying the impact of their silencing both in vitro and in vivo.
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serval:BIB_A3079407D467
Date de création
2019-09-03T07:20:12.263Z
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2025-05-21T01:17:35Z
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Mémoire no 5772 Mme Kanagaratnam.pdf
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imprimatur
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1.33 MB
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Adobe PDF
PID Serval
serval:BIB_A3079407D467.P001
URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_A3079407D4670
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