Study: The role of viral and host microRNAs in the Aujeszkys disease virus during the infection process
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ABSTRACT: With the aim of understanding miRNA roles during the Aujeszkys disease virus [ADV] (also known as suid herpesvirus type 1 [SuHV-1]) infection, the expression profiles of host and viral miRNAs were determined through deep sequencing in SuHV-1 infected porcine cell line (PK-15) and in an animal experimental SuHV-1 infection with virulent (NIA-3) and attenuated (Begonia) strains.
Project description:In this project we would like to study immune responses to African swine fever virus in pigs. We have realized a large animal experiment using two different viruses and pigs with different immune status. We have collected paxgene blood RNA tubes in order to investigate transcriptional changes at different stages of the early immune response.
Project description:Two highly-passaged attenuated and three VP3 CAV mutant isolates were used in this study with the aim of elucidating the interactions of each of these proteins with the host cell.
Project description:Background: Marek’s disease (MD) is a highly contagious, lymphomatous disease of chickens induced by a herpesvirus, Marek’s disease virus (MDV) that is the cause of major annual losses to the poultry industry. MD pathogenesis involves multiple stages including an early cytolytic phase and latency, and transitions between these stages are governed by several host and environmental factors. The success of vaccination strategies has led to the increased virulence of MDV and selective breeding of naturally resistant chickens is seen as a viable alternative. While multiple gene expression studies have been performed in resistant and susceptible populations, little is known about the epigenetic effects of infection. Results: In this study, we investigated temporal chromatin signatures induced by MDV by analyzing early cytolytic and latent phases of infection in the bursa of Fabricius of MD-resistant and –susceptible birds. Major global variations in chromatin marks were observed at different stages of MD in the two lines. Differential H3K27me3 marks were associated with immune-related pathways, such as MAP kinase signaling, focal adhesion and neuroactive ligand receptor interaction, and suggested varying degrees of silencing in response to infection. Immune-related microRNAs, e.g. gga-miR-155 and gga-miR-10b, bore chromatin signatures, which suggested their contribution to MD-susceptibility. Finally, several members of the focal adhesion pathway, e.g. THBS4 and ITGA1, showed marked concordance between gene expression and chromatin marks indicating putative epigenetic regulation in response to MDV infection. Conclusions: Our comprehensive analysis of chromatin signatures, therefore, revealed further clues about the epigenetic effects of MDV infection although further studies are necessary to elucidate the functional implications of the observed variations in histone modifications. Total of 32 samples analyzed; 2 histone modifications - H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 x 2 chicken lines with varying resistance to MD - L63 and L72 x 2 time-points of disease progression - 5 and 10 days post infection x 2 conditions - infected and control x 2 biological replicates
Project description:Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a fatal rapidly progressive Ia-synucleinopathy, characterized by prominent Ia-synuclein accumulation in oligodendrocytes. In this study we investigated miRNA expression in the substantia nigra and striatum of MSA transgenic mice (Tg(Plp1-SNCA)1Haa) and wild type controls. This forms part of a larger study in which we investigated miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in substantia nigra and striatum of MSA transgenic mice in pre-motor stage of neurodegenration.
Project description:incubation for 15 min and 30 min of human liver sinusoidal cell cultures with virulent or virulence-attenuated Entamoeba histolytica or incubation without parasites added
Project description:Marek's disease virus (MDV) belongs to the alphaherpesviruses and is the causative agent of fatal T cell lymphomas in chickens. Aftermaths of MDV infections lead to substantial losses in poultry industry and there is evidence that MDV constantly evolves towards higher virulence. This study takes a detailed look at the very first step of the viral life cycle in the host: the infection of B cells. Recently, it has become possible to culture and infect primary chicken B cells ex vivo, enabling us to apply those cells to RNAseq analysis. Here, we provide novel insights into MDV gene expression profiles and post-transcriptional modifications of this important poultry pathogen in its primary target cells for lytic replication. Remarkably enough, we could detect a novel hypothetical MDV gene, identify multicistronic transcripts and previously unannotated splice forms. These findings lay the foundation for future research on MDV replication and pathogenesis and the developed bioinformatics pipeline can be easily transferred to other herpesviruses or large DNA viruses to identify unknown transcript isoforms and associated motifs.
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:Microarray analysis was performed on the aerial parts of 5 plants collected 24 hours after water treatment or inoculation by the Ralstonia solanacearum hrpB strain (avirulent strain) and 5 days (25% of wilted leaves) after challenge inoculation with the GMI1000 virulent R. solanacearum strain. We compared trancriptome expression level of protected plants (hrpB prinoculation) versus non protected plants (water treatment), 24H after treatment and 5 days (25% of wilted leaves) after challenge inoculation with the GMI1000 virulent R. solanacearum strain
Project description:Emerging coronaviruses (CoVs) primarily cause severe gastroenteric or respiratory diseases in humans and animals, for which no approved therapeutics are available so far. Here A9, a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKIs) of the tyrphostin class was identified as a robust inhibitor of TGEV (Transmissible gastroenteritis virus) infection in cell-based assays. Time-of-addition studies suggested that A9 mainly acts at post-adsorption stage of the TGEV life cycle. Moreover, it also exhibited potent antiviral activity against various coronavirus replication, including MHV, PEDV and FIPV. We further investigated the mechanism of action of A9 against TGEV infection in vitro with comparative phosphoproteomics analysis. We specifically identified the A9 target, p38 and JNK1, the downstream molecules of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) as required for efficient TGEV replication in vitro through plaque assay, qRT-PCR and western blotting assays. Additionally, tests of p38 and JNK1 inhibitors also indicated that interventions targeting p38 was more effective in suppressing TGEV propagation than the JNK. In conclusion, these findings indicate that the receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor A9 can directly inhibits TGEV replication and its inhibitory activity on TGEV replication mainly regulated by targeting p38, which provide vital clues to design novel drugs against coronavirus.
Project description:Duck reovirus (DRV), a member of the genus Orthoreovirus in the family Reoviridae, was first isolated from Muscovy ducks. The disease associated with DRV causes great economic losses to the duck industry. However, the responses of duck (Cairna moschata) to the classical/novel DRV (C/NDRV) infections are largely unknown. To reveal the relationship of pathogenesis and immune response, the proteomes of duck spleen cells under the control and C/NDRV infections were compared. In total, 5986 proteins were identified, of which 5389 proteins were quantified. The different expressed proteins (DEPs) under the C/NDRV infections showed displayed various biological functions and diverse subcellular localizations. The proteins related to the serine protease system were siginificantly changed, suggesting that the activated serine protease system may play an important role under the C/NDRV infections. Furthermore, the differences in the responses to the C/NRDV infections between the duck liver and spleen cells were compared. Only a small number of common DEPs were identified in both liver and spleen cells, suggesting diversified pattern involved in the responses to the C/NRDV infections. However, the changes in the proteins involved in the serine protease systems were similar in both liver and spleen cells. Our data may give a comprehensive resource for investigating the responses to C/NDRV infections in ducks.