Project description:Evolutionary conserved biological rhythms play a fundamental role in the physiology and behavior of all light-sensitive organisms. Generation of rhythmic expression of clock-controlled genes is orchestrated by a molecular circadian clock constitutes by interconnected negative feedback loops of transcription factors. In this study, we want to characterize gene which also present a rhythmic translation through the characterization of genes with a rhythmic polysomal/total RNA ratio. Analyze of gene expression in liver total RNA and polysomal RNA harvested every 2 hrs during 2 series of 48 hrs, 2 mice per samples
Project description:This project measured the changes in protein content of tea plant leaves after they were crushed for a certain period of time (during the fermentation process), in order to analyze the causes of the quality changes of tea.
Project description:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with localized bone involvement characterized by the presence of bone erosions. Evidence-based data suggest that under inflammatory conditions, classical monocytes are the main source of osteoclasts and might be involved in bone erosion pathophysiology. Here, we analyze the transcriptomic profile of classical monocytes in erosive and non-erosive rheumatoid arthritis patients in order to better understand their contribution to bone erosion. Thirty-nine premenopausal RA patients and 20 healthy age-matched women were recruited for this study. Classical monocytes were isolated from peripheral blood through negative selection. Sequencing library was constructed using the Quant-seq® 30 mRNA-Seq Library Prep Kit (Lexogen®) and sequenced using an Illumina Seq 2500 platform (Illumina®). Differential expression analysis was performed between patients and control groups. Therefore, gene sets analysis was performed to identify the enriched biological pathways. Results suggested that alterations in pathways related to the inflammatory process and impairment of bone formation have an important role in the pathophysiology of bone erosions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Project description:Engineered gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have become a useful tool in various therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Uncertainty remains regarding possible impacts of GNPs to the immune system. In this regard, we investigated the interactions of polymer-coated GNPs with B cells and their functions in mice as they constitute a crucial part of the immune system and represent a potential target for systemically administered GNPs. Surprisingly, we observed that polymer-coated GNPs mainly interact with the recently identified subpopulation of B lymphocytes named Age-associated B cells (ABCs). Importantly, we also showed that GNPs did not affect the percentages of other B cell populations in different organs. Furthermore, GNPs did not activate B cell innate-like immune responses in any of the tested conditions, nor did they impair adaptive B cell responses in immunized mice. Together, these data provide an important contribution to otherwise limited knowledge about GNP interference with B cell immune function, and demonstrate that GNPs represent a safe tool to target ABCs in vivo for various potential applications.
Project description:Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking (GNPS) platform with SIRIUS and Feature-Based Molecular Networking (FBMN) to analyze metabolites associated with the bacterial genus Yinghuangia under positive ionization mode.