Project description:We performed high throughput RNA-sequencing on KSHV-infected blood and lymphatic Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells at 48hpi to identify differences in gene expression induced by KSHV in these two cell types.
Project description:We developed an approach named Rapid Assay of Individual Microbiome (RapidAIM) to screen xenobiotics against individual microbiomes, and conducted a proof-of-concept (POC) study on the use of RapidAIM. We tested 43 compounds against five individual microbiomes. The individual microbiomes are cultured in 96-well plates for 24 hours and the samples are then analyzed using a metaproteomics-based analytical approach to gain functional insight into the individual microbiomes responses following drug treatments.The tested compounds significantly affected overall microbiome abundance, microbiome composition and functional pathways at multiple taxonomic levels. The microbiome responses to berberine, metformin, diclofenac, fructooligosaccharide and most antibiotics were consistent among most individual microbiomes. Interestingly, most of our tested NSAIDs, statins, and histamine-2 blockers induced individually distinct responses. Our workflow offers an effective solution to systematically study the effects of many different compounds on individual microbiomes.
Project description:To identify the miRNAs specifically upregulated during tube formation of primary endothelial cells , HUVECs were cultured in culture plates with or without matrigel-coating and the miRNAs from them were compared.
Project description:Transcription profiles of Typhimurium 14028 wt versus 14028 cheA, cheB, cheZ, flgM and flgM/cheY mutants at 3h on agar plates Keywords: other