Project description:To investigate the effects of OMVs and IN@OMVs treatments on mouse tumor-associated macrophages, mouse tumors were harvested after treatment, and CD11b+ F4/80+ labeled cells (TAMs) were sorted by FACS for RNA sequencing.
Project description:Characterization of the sRNA content of P. aeruginosa OMVs compared to whole cells. Result: OMVs contain differentially packaged sRNAs. Whole cell PA14 and OMVs from 3 separate preparations.
Project description:Characterization of the sRNA content of P. aeruginosa OMVs compared to whole cells. Result: OMVs contain differentially packaged sRNAs.
Project description:In this study, we purified and characterized two types of H.pylori OMVs (standard strain NCTC11637 and clinical strain Hp-400) and analyzed the proteome using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS).
Project description:5′ tRNA-fMet1 half (5′- CGCGGGGTGGAGCAGTCTGGTAGCTCGTCGGGCTC-3′) was cloned into the arabinose-inducible expression vector pMQ70. PA14 was transformed with the tRNA-fMet1 half expression vector or empty vector via electroporation. Characterization of the sRNA content of OMVs secreted by 5' tRNA-fMet1 half over-expression clone and empty vector control clone.
Project description:To better examine the molecular mechanisms behind the virus infection, we conducted a correlation analysis of RNA-Seq and quantitative iTRAQ-LC-MS/MS in TuMV-infected and in healthy Chinese cabbage leaves.
Project description:The inappropriate use of antibiotics is a severe public health problem worldwide, contributing to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. To explore the possible impacts of the inappropriate use of antibiotics on the immune system, we use Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) infection as an example and show that imipenem increases the mortality of mice infected by MDR K. pneumoniae. Further studies demonstrate that imipenem enhances the secretion of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) with significantly elevated presentation of GroEL, which promotes the phagocytosis of OMVs by macrophages that depends on the interaction between GroEL and its receptor LOX-1. OMVs cause the pyroptosis of macrophages and the release of proinflammatory cytokines, which contribute to exacerbated inflammatory responses. We propose that the inappropriate use of antibiotics in the cases of infection by MDR bacteria such as K. pneumoniae might cause damaging inflammatory responses, which underlines the pernicious effects of inappropriate use of antibiotic.
Project description:Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite which can cause toxoplasmosis. Surface and secreted proteins of T. gondii play important roles in infection and immunity, and also are antigen targets in immunological diagnosis and vaccine development. However, it is difficult to investigate identities and antigenicities of surface and secreted proteins due to limitation of surface protein extraction methods. In this study, a total of 785 potential surface and secreted proteins of T. gondii RH tachyzoites were identified using a method combination of biotin labeling, avidin chromatography isolation, and high flux proteomics (LC-MS/MS). Among the highly-expressed 65 proteins, 43 proteins (66%) were originally annotated as surface or secreted proteins in the released T. gondii genomes, which proved the method combination to be a credible strategy. Furthermore, the transcriptomic responses and cytokine secretions induced by the isolated proteins, the live T. gondii RH tachyzoites infection, and the live pathogenic E. coli infection, in the human peripheral blood monocyte THP-1 cell lines, were comparatively analyzed to reveal antigenicities and immunobiological properties of T. gondii surface and secreted proteins. The transciptomic profiles induced by the isolated proteins were similar to those induced by the live bacterium infection, but were different from those induced by the live parasite infection. Contrary to the low cytokine secretion induced by the live parasite infection, the isolated proteins induced significant cytokine and chemokines secretion. Especially, the secretions of several chemokines induced by the isolated proteins were even higher than those induced by the live bacterium infection. These data suggested that T. gondii surface and secreted proteins were effective antigens, while the live parasite could evade the host innate immunity. This study comprehensively revealed the identities and antigenicities of T. gondii surface and secreted proteins, which laid foundation for further screening new T. gondii antigens, developing immunological diagnosis methods, and studying host immune response to T. gondii infection.