ABSTRACT: 2 million E. histolytica HM1:IMSS was treated with 0.5% DMSO for 3 h and 2 million E. histolytica HM1:IMSS was treated with 1 M-5M auranofin for 3 h
Project description:The main goal of this study was to analyse gene expression change of virulent amoebic strain (i.e. HM1:IMSS) in different environmental contexts, including isolation from animal liver, contact with the human colon and short prolonged in vitro culture.
Project description:The ability of Entamoeba histolytica to phagocytose host cells correlates to observed virulence in vivo. To better understand the mechanism of phagocytosis we used paramagnetic beads coated with host ligand and sorted trophozoites based on phagocytic ability. Gene expression was then measured in both the sorted phagocytic and non-phagocytic populations using a custom Affymetrix chip for E. histolytica. Feed forward regulation of phagocytosis by Entamoeba histolytica. Infection and Immunity. PMID 23045476 M280 Streptavidin Dynabeads (Invitrogen) were labeled with 20ug/mL biotinylated Human C1q (Quidel). Entamoeba histolytica (strain HM1) were washed twice with PBS then resuspended with the labeled beads at a 10:1 ratio of beads to trophozoites. Samples were incubated at 37°C for 45 minutes, washed twice with agitation to remove adherent beads, then resuspended in MACS buffer. Samples were loaded into magnetic columns (Miltenyi Biotec) and trophozoites were seperated according to manufacturer's protocols. phagocytic vs. non-phagocytic Entamoeba histolytica populations
Project description:E. histolytica of strains HM1:IMSS (virulent) and Rahman (avirulent) were examined for response to oxidative and nitrosative stress.
Project description:Entamoeba histolytica is the parasite causing amoebiasis, an infectious disease targeting the intestine and liver of humans. The molecules involved in amoeba adaptation to different iron conditions during the invasive process are unknown. To investigate the effects of iron availability on gene expression in E. histolytica, we determined by microarray experiments the gene expression profile of parasites grown in the presence of different iron concentrations. Conditions included low amounts of iron, iron starvation and iron starvation supplemented with hemoglobin (Hb). Genes encoding important proteins involved in iron metabolism, reported in other organism such as bacteria, were identified for the first time in E. histolytica. The influence of iron on the amount of these transcripts was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR and their protein products were analyzed by Western blots
Project description:E. histolytica of strains HM1:IMSS (virulent) and Rahman (avirulent) were examined for response to oxidative and nitrosative stress. Response to oxidative stress in E. histolytica was assayed by treating Eh (HM1:IMSS) and Eh (Rahman) with 1mM H2O2 for 60 minutes or 90 minutes and comparing transcription to parasites grown in TYI. In addition, response to nitosative stress was assayed in Eh (HM1:IMSS) by treatment for 60 minutes with 200 µM DPTA-NONOate.
Project description:The availability of two genetically very similar clones (A and B) derived from the laboratory isolate Entamoeba histolytica HM-1:IMSS, which differ in their virulence properties, provides a powerful tool for identifying pathogenicity factors of the causative agent of human amoebiasis. We isolated RNA from each clone for transcriptional comparison.
Project description:Expression profiling of treatment of E. histolytica HM-1:IMSS trophozoites with 5-Aza cytidine, an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase Keywords: drug treatment HM1 trophozoites were treated for 3 or 7 days with 23 micromolar 5-Aza cytidine, and RNA extracted and analyzed on a custom Affymetrix array. Data from these two arrays is to be compared to expression data from HM1 trophozoites grown without drug exposure.
Project description:Entamoeba histolytica is a human pathogen, responsible for amoebic dysentery and invasive extraintestinal disease. The parasite faces several types of stress within the host, and to establish a successful infection it must generate a robust adaptive response against host defense mechanisms. In order to obtain comprehensive information of gene expression changes in E. histolytica under growth stress, we have (1) optimized the proteomics protocol to increase the protein coverage in E. histolytica, and (2) integrated proteomic data with transcriptomic analysis under the same conditions. We have applied this approach to better understand the cellular response during serum-starvation. Label-free quantitative proteomics was performed, and compared with mRNA levels based on RNA-seq data to decipher regulation at translational and transcriptional levels. Across all samples, 2344 proteins were identified, which is an improvement over the maximum recorded number in E. histolytica proteomic studies so far. A total of 127 proteins were found to be differentially expressed and associated with functions including antioxidant activity, cytoskeleton, translation, catalysis, and transport, which revealed proteomic signatures to distinguish serum-starved from normal trophozoites. Gal/GalNAc-inhibitable lectin, Lgls, Hgl3 and Igl were repeatedly identified as significantly altered in serum-stress condition. Further, integration of transcriptomic and proteomic data revealed instances of post-transcriptional regulation. Six highly expressed transcripts had low corresponding protein expression, indicating translational repression. Conversely, eleven transcripts showed much greater downregulation compared with their corresponding proteins, indicating translational induction, or increased stability of these proteins during serum stress in E. histolytica. This multi-omics approach enables more refined gene expression analysis that would not be possible at the mRNA or protein levels alone. Our study provides important data to further understand the adaptive response of E. histolytica to growth stress.
Project description:We provided a full spectrum analysis for E. histolytica AGO2-2 associated 27nt small RNAs. Additionally, comparative analysis of small RNA populations from virulent and non-virulent amebic strains indicates that small RNA populations may regulate virulence genes. AGO2-2 bound small RNAs from E. histolytica strain HM-1:IMSS were immunoprecipitated and sequenced using 454 technology. Three independant sequencing runs were perfomed using the same RNA sample. In addition, size selected small RNAs from E. histolytica strain Rahman were sequenced with the same technology. One sequencing run was performed on this sample.