Metabolomics,Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

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Analysis of transcriptional signatures in response to Listeria monocytogenes infection reveals temporal and strain dependent changes in interferon signalling

ABSTRACT: Listeriosis is an infectious disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. To control the infection effectively, the host immune response is directed by intercellular signalling molecules called cytokines that are produced by immune cells following sensing of the bacteria. In this study we used gene expression analysis to examine complex immune signalling networks in the blood and tissues of mice infected with L. monocytogenes. We show that a large set of genes are perturbed in both blood and tissue upon infection and that the transcriptional responses in both are enriched for pathways of the immune response. From these data we also observe an important signalling network emerge from a group of cytokines called interferons (IFNs). Previous findings suggest that different IFN family members can determine the balance between successful and impaired immune responses to L. monocytogenes and several other bacterial infections. Using mice deficient for the detrimental âtype Iâ IFN signalling pathway we show that IFN-inducible genes are differentially regulated at different times upon infection but also present at much lower levels in uninfected mice highlighting how dysregulation of this network in the steady state may determine the outcome of this bacterial infection. Total RNA obtained from isolated blood, liver and spleen of C57BL/6 and B6 IFNAR-/- mice subjected to acute infection by Listeria monocytogenes compared to uninfected controls.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Krzysztof Potempa

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-77102 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Project description:Purpose: When we infect MDCK epithelial cells we low dosage of Listeria monocytogenes we observe that at late times (24 h) post infection that infected cells pertaining in infection foci get collectively extruded out of the epithelial monolayer forming a 3D mound. The formation of the infection mound results from the competition between two populations: the uninfected cells ("surrounders") that eventually squeeze and extrude the infected cells ("mounders"). Using RNA-Sequencing, we performed gene expression profiling for uninfected MDCK cells, cells infected for 24 h with Listeria monocytogenes at an MOI of 200 (both "mounders" and "surrounders") and cells sorted to infected ("mounders") or uninfected ("surrounders") populations after being infected for 24 h with Listeria monocytogenes. Our goal was to understand how transcriptional regulation leads to the collective extrusion of infected epithelial cells triggered by surrounding uninfected cells. Methods and Results: By analyzing the differentially expressed genes between all conditions we find a significant number of up- or down-regulated genes between all groups. Through pathway enrichemnet analysis we find that compared to cells not exposed to infection "mounders" showed significant downregulation in 31 genes related to tight junctions and ZO-1 was one of the key genes downregulated and to a lesser degree to pathways related to adherens junctions, focal adhesions and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. "Surrounders" showed significant downregulation to genes related to actin cytoskeleton, to endocytosis to ahderens junctions and to a lesser degree focal adhesions and tight junctions. Especially "surrounders" and to a lesser degree "mounders" showed upregulation on IL-17 and NF-kB and TNF related signaling pathways, which underlines the fact that although "surrounders" are uninfected their distinct mechanical behavior might arise from cytokines released from "mounders" which impact crucially their phenotype. Interestingly "mounders" only showed additionally upregulation on DNA replication, cell cycle related pathways and ferroptosis suggesting that these cells might be undergoing some kind of stress response. Conclusions: Infection of MDCK epithelial cells with Listeria monocytogenes significantly alters the transcriptome of the infected host cells when those are examined 24 h post infection. Both infected and uninfected cells in an infected well show significant transcriptomic changes compared to uninfected cells but also compared to each other. Most importnantly innate immunity related pathways are singificanlty upregulated for un infected cells in an infected well and to a lesser degree for infected cells as compared to cells not exposed to infection.

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Analysis of transcriptional signatures in response to Listeria monocytogenes infection reveals temporal and strain dependent changes in interferon signalling

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