Project description:Coding and long non-coding RNA metabolism is now revealing its crucial role in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) pathogenesis. In this work, we performed Illumina RNA-seq analysis on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) from Sporadic and mutated ALS patients (mutations in FUS, TARDBP, SOD1, C9Orf72 and VCP genes) and healthy controls. Our aim is the whole-transcriptome characterization of PBMCs content, both in terms of coding and non coding RNAs, in order to compare the disease state to the healthy controls, both for sporadic patients and for mutated patients. Out dataset is a starting point for the omni-comprehensive analysis of coding and long non coding RNAs, from an easy to withdraw, manage and store tissue that shows to be a suitable model for RNA profiling in ALS.
Project description:HIV-infected long-term non-progressors (LTNPs) are a special group of people who can naturally control HIV and maintain good host immunity. Their mechanism is related to viruses, host genetic characteristics, immune response and other factors, but the relationship between the activation level of innate immunity and long-term non-progression is not clear. Therefore,we hypothesize that LTNPs may have some founction to control the HIV replication in vivo.In this study, we used RNA-seq to investigate the transcription（lncRNA, miRNA and mRNA) profiles of LTNPs and typical progressors (TPs).This study is showing expression spectrum of mRNA and non-coding RNA between HIV-infected long-term non-progressors and typical progressors, and analyze the role of mRNA,IncRNA and miRNA in the HIV infected long-term non-progression based on whole transcriptome level.This study reveals the mechanism of different disease progression between LTNPs and TPs through functional enrichment analysis and differentially expressed genes(DEGs) analysis.
Project description:Biochemical characterization of the hypoxia-induced long non coding RNA NTRAS. NTRAS was found to regulate cell cycle progression, in vitro sprouting angiogenesis, and the paracellular permeability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Using desthiobiotinylated 2’O-Me-RNA probes, we purified endogenous NTRAS-protein-complexes and identified NTRAS interacting proteins by mass spectrometry.
Project description:Enteroviruses (EVs) are one of the most prevalent viruses worldwide. They are characterised by a high genetic and phenotypic diversity, being able to cause a plethora of symptoms. EV-D68, a respiratory EV, and EV-D94, an enteric EV, represent an interesting paradigm of EV tropism heterogeneity. These are closely related viruses, belonging to the same species, but with distinct phenotypic features. Here, we used these two viruses as well as relevant tissue culture models mimicking the respiratory and intestinal epithelia, to highlight key distinctive features of enteric and respiratory EVs. We emphasize the critical role of temperature in restricting the tissue tropism of EV-D68 and the limited replication of EV-D94 in small airway tissues. In parallel, using transcriptomic analysis, we uncover fundamental differences between intestinal and respiratory tissues, in their steady-state as well as in response to infection. Intestinal tissues are more immunotolerant than respiratory tissues both in absence and presence of infection and they present higher turnover. Finally, we highlight the different strategies applied by EV-D94 and EV-D68 towards the host antiviral response in intestinal and respiratory tissues. In summary, our study provides an insightful characterization of the differential pathogenesis of EV-D68 and EV-D94 and the interplay with their main target tissues.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators of the immune response. Here we identify a novel function for the primate-specific lncRNA, CHROME. We established that CHROME is most highly transcribed in human macrophages treated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide and RNA viruses.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators of the immune response. Here we identify a novel function for the primate-specific lncRNA, CHROME. We established that CHROME is most highly transcribed in human macrophages treated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide and RNA viruses.
