Whole Transcriptome analysis of Aurintricarboxylic acid treated NIH3T3 cells

Aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) was identified as a potent inhibitor of the TAZ/TEAD transcriptional complex via a Alpha-LISA screen. We have previously demonstrated that a hyperfunctional form of TAZ, TAZ-CAMTA1, is sufficient to induce the development of a rare vascular sarcoma, Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma. We have demonstrated that TAZ-CAMTA1 can similarly transform NIH3T3 cells to yield anchorage independent growth in vitro and this action requires the formation of a TAZ-CAMTA1/TEAD complex. To identify if ATA is able to inhibit the transcriptional action TAZ-CAMTA1/TEAD complex, whole transcriptomic analysis was performed on TAZ-CAMTA1 stably transfected NIH3T3 cells with or without ATA. Overall design: Whole Transcriptome analysis was perfomed on Empty vector treated NIH3T3 cells, TAZ-CAMTA1 treated NIH3T3 cells with or without ATA treatment (48 hour treatment)