Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to compare the small RNA expression profile in exosomes isolated from plasma samples from KSHV+/HIV- and KSHV+/HIV+ patients Methods: Total RNA was isolated from plasma exosomes obtained from Ugandan patients with different viral status. A small RNA fraction was gel purified and was used to make sequencing libraries. At least 14 million read sequences were obtained from each library. Non-redondant sequences were then aligned to genomic (hg19) and and mRNA sequence (hg19) using bowtie 2; sequences with perfect-match and 1bp mismatch alignments were retained for further analysis using DEseq2 Methods: Total RNA was isolated from plasma obtained from KSHV-infected patients with or without HIV co-infection. A small RNA fraction was gel purified and was used to make sequencing libraries. At least 14 million read sequences were obtained from each library. Non-redondant sequences were then aligned to genomic (hg19) and and mRNA sequence (hg19) using bowtie 2; sequences with perfect-match and 1bp mismatch alignments were retained for further analysis using DEseq2 Results:Plasma exosomes isolated from either KSHV-infected or KSHV/ HIV co-infected patients exposed to malaria are overwhelmingly populated with YRNAs instead of miRNAs Results: KSHV oral sheeding correlated with the detection of a pro-tumorigenic cellualr miRNA profile in plasma. KSHV plasma viremia is associated with the detec tion of KSHV encoded miRNA in plasma Conclusions: Ugandan patients exposed to Plasmodium falciparum show an unusual repertoire of small RNAs in plasma exosomes, as the exosomal RNA is mostly composed of small RNA from the YRNA biotype Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of the small RNA biotypes present in plasma from KSHV infected and KSHV/HIV co-infected patients without clinical sign of KSHV associated malignancies.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of bladder cancer cell lines comparing control uninfected cells with KSHV-infected cells. Transcriptional profiling of bladder cancer cell lines comparing control uninfected cells with KSHV-infected cells.
Project description:Micro (mi)RNAs are small non-coding RNAs with key regulatory functions. Recent advances in the field allowed researchers to identify their targets. However, much less is known regarding the regulation of miRNA themselves. The accumulation of these tiny regulators can be modulated at various levels during their biogenesis from the transcription of the primary transcript (pri-miRNA) to the stability of the mature miRNA. Here, we studied the importance of the pri-miRNA secondary structure for the regulation of mature miRNAs accumulation. To this end, we used the KaposiM-bM-^@M-^Ys sarcoma herpesvirus, which encodes a cluster of twelve pre-miRNAs. Using small RNA profiling and quantitative northern blot analysis, we measured the absolute amount of each mature miRNAs in different cellular context. We found that the difference in expression between the least and most expressed viral miRNA could be as high as 60-fold. Using high-throughput selective 2M-bM-^@M-^Y-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (hSHAPE), we then determined the secondary structure of the long primary transcript. We found that highly expressed miRNAs derived from optimally structured regions within the pri-miRNA. Finally, we confirmed the importance of the local structure by swapping stem-loops for highly and lowly expressed miRNAs, which resulted in a perturbed accumulation of the mature miRNA. Examination of sRNA profiles in 3 independent B cell lines expressing KSHV miRNAs or infected with KSHV, without replicate
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of BJAB cells expressing miR-K10a and BCBL cells treated with miR-K10a inhibitor. To identify host RNA targets of KSHV miRNAs, we took advantage of the observation that RNAs targeted by miRNAs often display small reductions in their steady-state levels, perhaps as a result of their impaired translation. Accordingly, we examined cellular transcript accumulation by array-based expression profiling under three sets of conditions in which KSHV miRNAs were expressed or inhibited. Cells transfected with negative control miRNA compared to miR-K10a or negative miRNA inhibitor compared to miR-K10a inhibitor. The publication associated with this data set is about human TNFRSF12A/TWEAKR being targeted by KSHV miR-K10a.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of BJAB cells expressing miR-K12-9 and BCBL cells treated with miR-K12-9 inhibitor. To identify host RNA targets of KSHV miRNAs, we took advantage of the observation that RNAs targeted by miRNAs often display small reductions in their steady-state levels, perhaps as a result of their impaired translation. Accordingly, we examined cellular transcript accumulation by array-based expression profiling under four sets of conditions in which KSHV miRNAs were expressed or inhibited. Cells transfected with negative control miRNA compared to miR-K12-9 or negative miRNA inhibitor compared to miR-K12-9 inhibitor.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of BJAB cells expressing miR-K12-6-5p. To identify host RNA targets of KSHV miRNAs, we took advantage of the observation that RNAs targeted by miRNAs often display small reductions in their steady-state levels, perhaps as a result of their impaired translation. Accordingly, we examined cellular transcript accumulation by array-based expression profiling under four sets of conditions in which KSHV miRNAs were expressed. Cells transfected with negative control miRNA compared to miR-K12-6-5p.
Project description:MicroRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression by binding to 3âUTRs of target mRNAs. Kaposiâs sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), a virus linked to malignancies including primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), encodes 12 miRNA genes, but only a few regulatory targets are known. We found that KSHV-miR-K12-11 shares 100% seed-sequence homology with hsa-miR-155, a miRNA frequently found up-regulated in lymphomas and critically important for B cell development. Based on this seed-sequence homology, we hypothesized that both miRNAs regulate a common set of target genes and as a result, could have similar biological activities. Examination of five PEL lines showed that PELs do not express miR-155, but do express high levels of miR-K12-11. Bioinformatics tools predicted the transcriptional repressor BACH-1 to be targeted by both miRNAs and ectopic expression of either miR-155 or miR-K12-11 inhibited a BACH-1 3'UTR containing reporter. . Furthermore, BACH-1 protein levels are low in cells expressing either miRNA. Gene expression profiling of miRNA-expressing stable cell lines revealed 66 genes that were commonly down-regulated. For select genes, miRNA targeting was confirmed by reporter assays. Thus, based on our in silico predictions, reporter assays, and expression profiling data, miR-K12-11 and miR-155 regulate a common set of cellular targets. Given the role of miR-155 during B cell maturation, we speculate that miR-K12-11 may contribute to the distinct developmental phenotype of PEL cells, which are blocked in a late stage of B cell development. Together, these findings indicate that KSHV miR-K12-11 is an ortholog of miR-155. Experiment Overall Design: 12 samples, 4 experiemental (miR-155 ), 4 experimental (miR-K12-11) and 4 reference controls (pCDNA3.1)
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE31745: Primary effusion lymphoma cell lines BC-1 and BC-3 GSE31746: BJAB Cell Lines Transduced with lentiviral vector pNL-SIN-CMV-AcGFP expressing KSHV miRNAs miR-K1, miR-K12-11, or miR-K4-3p GSE32109: microRNA Targetome Analysis of Latently KSHV-infected Primary Effusion Lymphoma Cell lines Using PAR-CLIP [Illumina] Refer to individual Series
Project description:In the current study, we examined the cellular and viral miRNA expression profile in KSHV-infected patients without clinical signs of KSHV-associated disease. In addition, we characterized the viral miRNAs encoded by KSHV and EBV during natural infections in these patients. Finally, we show that malaria infection results in major alterations of the molecular content of plasma exosomes.