Search Results - EGA European Genome-phenome Archive

Genomic Analysis of Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FL-HCC) is a very rare and distinct subtype of hepatocellular carcinoma that occurs in the previously healthy livers of adolescents and young adults. The low incidence rate has kept FL-HCC an understudied cancer, thus the list of FL-HCC markers is limited and the genetic alterations driving its growth have remained unknown. In order to gain a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying FL-HCC initiation and progression, we performed an in-depth genomic analyses of one tumor followed by immunohistochemistry validation on seven other tumors. We showed the expression of neuroendocrine markers in FL-HCC. In addition, DNA/RNA sequencing revealed that common cancer pathways are not visibly altered in FL-HCC but identified two novel structural variants, both resulting in fusion transcripts. Through in vitro studies, we demonstrated the oncogenic properties of these fusion transcripts. These experiments further highlight the tumorigenic role of gene fusions in the etiology of pediatric solid tumors and identify both candidate biomarkers and possible therapeutic targets for this lethal pediatric disease.

Study phs000828

Evolution of Chromatin Architecture and Transcriptional Regulation in Mammals

Changes in gene expression are a critical force driving the evolution of form and function. As a result, the mechanisms by which gene expression evolves have become a subject of intense interest. A number of investigators have measured evolutionary changes in gene expression at the chromatin, mRNA, and protein levels, leading to new insights about how species evolve. However, studies of different stages in gene expression have not always been in agreement. For example, the extremely rapid rates of evolutionary changes that have been widely observed at enhancers appear to conflict with the slower rates observed in mRNA abundance. We recently completed a major comparative study in primates showing that this disparity between enhancer and mRNA evolution, in part, reflects extensive compensation at enhancers that jointly determine transcription at target genes. Likewise, related findings have demonstrated that post-transcriptional changes buffer protein abundance to relatively more common differences in mRNA expression. Together, these recent findings demonstrate that evolutionary changes affecting multiple stages of transcriptional regulation often have interdependent effects on gene expression. Here we propose to determine how stages early during transcriptional regulation work in concert, either to conserve gene expression through compensatory changes across stages, or, in rare cases, to change mRNA in ways that alter organism phenotypes. Our central hypothesis is that interactions between stages are common, especially at long evolutionary time-scales. To test this hypothesis we propose an ambitious plan to collect rich genomic data profiling distinct stages of gene expression in two cell types and three tissues from nine mammalian species. We have focused our study on several early rate-limiting steps in mRNA production, using molecular assays selected to provide orthogonal sources of information about chromatin architecture (Hi-C/Hi-ChIP), accessibility (ATAC-seq), transcription (PRO-seq), and mRNA levels (RNA-seq). This project will produce the largest resource of genomic data uniformly collected across mammals to date. We will integrate genomic data using a suite of new computational tools, which together will provide a new understanding of how distinct regulatory stages work in concert during regulatory evolution.

Study phs002146

Genomics of Pediatric Renal Medullary Carcinomas

Version 1We derived faithful cancer cell lines from patients with a diagnosis of renal medullary carcinomas (RMC). These models have been sequenced with whole genome, exome and transcriptome technologies along with the patient's primary germline and tumor samples. We took these faithful models and performed loss-of-function genetic perturbation screens (e.g. RNAi and CRISPR-Cas9) along with an orthogonal small molecule screen. We identified the ubiquitin-proteasome system as an important target in RMC as well as other SMARCB1 deficient cancers.Version 2We have collaborated with the Children's Oncology Group and the study AREN03B2 to study the cohort of patients with a central diagnosis of RMC. Here, we used 10x linked read sequencing along with RNA-sequencing to profile these matched tumor-normal pairs.

Study phs001800

Therapeutic Targeting of ATR Yields Durable Regressions in High Replication Stress Tumors

Patients with relapsed or recurrent small cell lung cancer or extra-pulmonary small cell cancers were enrolled on an investigator-initiated, single-arm, phase 2 trial (NCT02487095) combining an ATR inhibitor M6620 (VX-970, berzosertib) administered at 210 mg/m2 intravenously over 60 minutes on day 2 and day 5, and topotecan 1.25 mg/m2 intravenously over 30 minutes every 23 hours on days 1 through 5, with a support of pegfilgrastim 6mg subcutaneously on day 6 in 21-day cycles. Tumor samples were collected either just before starting the treatment or before starting treatment prior to be enrolled in the trial. Whole exome and RNA were sequenced to evaluate genomic and transcriptomic characteristics associated with the response to the combination treatment.

Study phs002327

Urothelial Cancer - Genomic Analysis to Improve Patient Outcomes and Research (UC-GENOME): A Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN)-Led Collaborative Research Pilot Study

UC-GENOME is a real-world cohort of patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC). The study consisted of two co-equal aims: 1) to provide targeted DNA sequencing for clinical decision making at no cost to patients; and 2) to create a resource for collaborative translational science including a clinically annotated biobank. The submitted data represents the foundational analysis of 218 patients accrued at 7 academic medical centers. The analysis includes 176 patients with both targeted DNA sequencing and RNA sequencing. The genomic data was combined with clinical variables to model response to chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Due to additional sharing restrictions, data from one site can be found in phs003094.

Study phs003066

Urothelial Cancer - Genomic Analysis to Improve Patient Outcomes and Research (UC-GENOME): a Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN)-Led Collaborative Research Pilot Study - for Samples Collected at Johns Hopkins

UC-GENOME is a real-world cohort of patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC). The study consisted of two co-equal aims: 1) to provide targeted DNA sequencing for clinical decision making at no cost to patients; and 2) to create a resource for collaborative translational science including a clinically annotated biobank. The submitted data represents the foundational analysis of 218 patients accrued at 7 academic medical centers. The analysis includes 176 patients with both targeted DNA sequencing and RNA sequencing. The genomic data was combined with clinical variables to model response to chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI).The larger dataset for this study can be found in dbGaP study phs003066.

Study phs003094

Repli-seq data for 'Replication timing alterations are associated with mutation acquisition during tumour evolution in breast and lung cancer'

The essential process of DNA replication timing during each cell cycle is highly regulated ensuring the correct duplication of the genome. The extent and importance of alterations in this process during malignant transformation has not been extensively explored. Here, we evaluate the impact of altered replication timing (ART) on cancer evolution by analysing replication-timing sequencing of cancer and normal cell lines and 952 whole-genome sequenced lung and breast tumours. We find 6%-18% of the cancer genome displays ART. Genomic regions with a change from early to late replication exhibit an increased mutation rate and distinct mutational signatures, while regions changing from late to early contain genes with increased expression and present a preponderance of APOBEC3-mediated mutation clusters and associated driver mutations. We demonstrate that ART is a relatively early event during cancer evolution and that ART may have a stronger correlation with mutation acquisition than alterations in chromatin structure.

Study EGAS00001007773

Targeted Linked-Read DNA-seq Analysis of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancers

Androgen receptor (AR) inhibition is standard of care for advanced prostate cancer (PC). However, its efficacy is limited by progression to castration-resistant PC (CRPC), usually due to AR re-activation via mechanisms that include AR amplification and structural rearrangement. These two classes of AR alterations often co-occur in CRPC tumors, but it is unclear whether this reflects intercellular or intracellular heterogeneity of AR. It is important to resolve the mechanisms of AR genomic rearrangements to develop new therapies and predictive biomarkers for PC. We developed a targeted linked-read DNA sequencing assay to interrogate alterations in AR and a panel of genes known to be amplified or mutated in CRPC. Linked-read DNA-sequencing libraries were generated using the 10X Genomics Chromium platform and subjected to hybridization enrichment using a custom-designed Agilent SureSelect bait panel. Post-capture DNA-seq libraries were pooled and sequenced on an Illumina HiSeq 2500 using 2x150 bp settings. This targeted linked-read DNA-seq assay was used to interrogate a set of 6 benchmarking samples harboring known AR gene rearrangements and other alterations in AR, as well a panel of 6 patient-derived xenograft CRPC tumors and 23 clinical CRPC tumors. In this cohort, we identified a subset of samples that developed complex, multiply-rearranged AR gene structures in conjunction with very high AR copy number. The data that will be made available through dbGaP are raw FASTQ files.

Study phs003343

RNA Splicing Dysregulation in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

RNA splicing dysregulation is a hallmark of cancers, promoting the onset and progression of disease. In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), spliceosome mutations leading to aberrant splicing occurs in approximately 20% of patients. However, the underlying mechanism for splicing defects in spliceosome unmutated CLL cases remains elusive. To discover posttranscriptional regulation of RNA splicing, we performed RNA sequencing using RNA derived from B cells from 6 healthy donors and 36 CLL patients, along with MAZTER sequencing from 9 CLL patients (8 matched with RNA sequencing cohort) and B cells from 5 healthy donors. We found that CLL cells have dysregulated m6A modification sites on transcripts from splicing factors, suggesting a critical role of m6A modification in RNA splicing dysregulation.

Study phs003191

ChIP-seq and 4C-seq datasets in megakaryocytes and granulocytes from individuals with QPD and unaffected controls

ChIP-seq was performed for the following histone modifications in both megakaryocytes and granulocytes: H3K27ac, H3K4me2, and H3K36me3. ChIP-seq was performed for H3K27me3 and CTCF in megakaryocytes only. All ChIP experiments consist of n=3 replicates for each of QPD and Control, with the exception of control granulocyte H3K4me2 for which only n=2 replicates were performed. 4C-seq datasets consist of 2 viewpoints (PLAU promoter and an intergenic enhancer), profiled in megakaryocytes from n=2 controls and n=4 QPD.

Dataset EGAD00001006048

Stem-like peripheral helper T cells seed their effector counterpart in rheumatoid arthritis

The dynamics of helper T cells in the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis was investigated using scRNA-seq, scTCR-seq, and spatial transcriptome.

Study JGAS000774

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k9me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k9me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007893

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k27ac ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k27ac ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007888

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k27me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k27me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007889

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k36me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k36me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007890

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k4me1 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k4me1 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007891

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k4me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_iPSC04 h3k4me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007892

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_iPSC04 input ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_iPSC04 input ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007894

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k27ac ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k27ac ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007895

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k27me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k27me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007896

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k36me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k36me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007897

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k4me1 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k4me1 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007898

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k4me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k4me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007899

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k9me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC06 h3k9me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007900

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC06 input ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC06 input ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007901

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k27ac ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k27ac ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007902

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k27me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k27me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007903

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k36me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k36me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007904

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k4me1 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k4me1 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007905

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k4me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k4me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007906

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k9me3 ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC08 h3k9me3 ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007907

Reference epigenome Islet-derived_MSC08 input ChIP-Seq data generated from KEP study

Islet-derived_MSC08 input ChIP-Seq paired end data

Dataset EGAD00001007908

STAG1 and STAG2-ChIP-seq in RAD21-mutant adult acute myeloid leukemia

Dataset EGAD00001015361

Tracking the evolution of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma under dynamic immune selection by multi-omics sequencing

Intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) has been linked to decreased efficacy of clinical treatments. However, although genomic ITH has been characterized in genetic, transcriptomic and epigenetic alterations are hallmarks of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the extent to which these are heterogeneous in ESCC has not been explored in a unified framework. Further, the extent to which tumor-infiltrated T lymphocytes (TILs) are directed against cancer cells, but how the immune infiltration acts as a selective force to shape the clonal evolution of ESCC is unclear. In this study, we perform multi-omic sequencing on 186 samples from 36 primary ESCC patients. Through multi-omics analyses, it is discovered that genomic, epigenomic, and transcriptomic ITH are underpinned by ongoing chromosomal instability. Based on the RNA-seq data, we observe diverse levels of immune infiltrate across different tumor sites from the same tumor. We reveal genetic mechanisms of neoantigen evasion under distinct selection pressure from the diverse immune microenvironment. Overall, our work offers an avenue of dissecting the complex contribution of the multi-omics level to the ITH in ESCC and thereby enhances the development of clinical therapy.

Dataset EGAD00001009482

Whole genome and RNA sequencing of paediatric glioblastoma in the ICGC PedBrain project

Paediatric glioblastoma (pedGBM) is characterised by substantial intertumoural heterogeneity. In order to identify the genetic lesions underlying tumourigenesis, we analysed whole genomes and transcriptomes of pedGBMs and in vitro model systems by next generation sequencing. Novel fusions of the receptor tyrosine kinase MET lead us to investigate targeted therapy using MET inhibitors. This study is part of the International Cancer Genome Consortium PedBrain Tumor Project (ICGC PedBrain, http://www.pedbraintumor.org/).

Study EGAS00001001139

RNA sequencing of NK cells in human lung

Human lung tissue-resident NK cells (trNK cells) are likely to play important roles in viral infections, inflammation and cancer. However, knowledge about lung trNK cells is lacking but is fundamental for exploiting these cells in therapeutic approaches. Here we analysed the transcriptome of CD69+CD49a+CD103+CD16-CD56bright, CD69+CD49a+CD103-CD16-CD56bright, CD69+CD49a-CD103-CD16-CD56bright, CD69-CD49a-CD103-CD16-CD56bright, and CD56dimCD16+NKG2A+CD57- NK cells isolated from human lung.

Study EGAS00001003544

Combinatorial CRISPR screen identifies fitness effects of paralogues FAM50A and FAM50B

Genetic redundancy has evolved as a way for human cells to survive the loss of genes that are single copy and essential in other organisms, but also allows tumours to survive despite having highly rearranged genomes. In this study we CRISPR screen 1,191 gene pairs, including paralogues and known and predicted synthetic lethal interactions to identify 105 gene combinations whose co-disruption results in a loss of cellular fitness. 27 pairs influence fitness across multiple cell lines including the paralogues FAM50A/FAM50B, two genes of unknown function. Silencing of FAM50B occurs across a range of tumour types and in this context disruption of FAM50A reduces cellular fitness whilst promoting micronucleus formation and extensive perturbation of transcriptional programmes. This dataset includes CRISPR screening of cancer cell lines, RNA sequencing studies of cancer cell lines and also data from the sequencing of tumour xenografts collected from mice.

Dataset EGAD00001006648

Whole-exome sequencing of human pancreatic cancers and characterization of genomic instability caused by MLH1 haploinsufficiency and complete deficiency

Whole-exome sequencing (Exome-Seq) has been successfully applied in several recent studies. We here performed Exome-Seq of 15 pancreatic tumor-normal pairs. We captured 162,073 exons of 16,954 genes and sequenced the targeted regions to a mean coverage of 56 folds. This study identified a total of 1,517 somatic mutations and validated 934 of them by transcriptome sequencing. We detected recurrent mutations in 56 genes. Among them, 41 have not been described. The mutation rates varied widely among tumors. The diversity of mutation rates was significantly correlated with the distinct MLH1 copy-number status. Exome-Seq revealed intensive genomic instability in a tumor with MLH1 homozygous deletion, indicated by a dramatically elevated mutation rate of somatic substitutions, small insertions/deletions (indels), as well as indels presented at microsatellites. Notably, we detected MLH1 allelic loss in 4 tumors. MLH1 expression was decreased by nearly half in these cases. While they were negative in the conventional microsatellite instability assay, they showed a 10.5-fold increase in the mutation rate of somatic indels, e.g. truncating indels in TP53 and TGFBR2, indicating MLH1 haploinsufficiency in correction of DNA indel errors. We further analyzed the exomes of 15 renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) and confirmed MLH1 haploinsufficiency. We observed a significant increase in the mutation rate of somatic indels in affected cases and identified recurrent truncating indels in several cancer genes such as VHL, PBRM1 and JARID1C. Together, our data suggest that MLH1 hemizygous deletion, through increasing the mutation rate of somatic indels, could drive the development and progression of sporadic cancers.

Study EGAS00001000149

9337 results for "cancer rna-seq"

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