Project description:The urea channel Slc14a2 (or UT-A1) mediates vasopressin-regulated urea transport across the inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD). Previously, UT-A1 was found to present in a high molecular weight complex, suggesting UT-A1 is involved in certain protein-protein interactions. The present study sought to identify the proteins that interact with UT-A1 in this complex for a better understanding of how UT-A1 is regulated. Rat IMCD suspensions were treated with or without V2 receptor agonist, dDAVP, followed by in-cell crosslinking using BSOCOES and detergent solubilization. Immunoprecipitation using Dynabeads coated with UT-A1 specific antibody successfully pulled down the UT-A1 proteins. In-gel digestion protocol was carried out to prepare samples for liquid chromatographic mass spectrometry analysis of tryptic peptides using a Velos-Orbitrap mass spectrometer. The peptides passing stringent spectral quality thresholds were quantified (label-free) to identify those with (UTA-1 antibody/preimmune IgG) >4. A total of 128 UT-A1 interacting proteins were identified. Gene Ontology analysis maps the distribution of these proteins throughout major cell compartments: endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, endosomes, cytosol and plasma membrane. Among them are four protein kinases (Cdc42bpb, Phkb, Camk2d, Mtor) that play roles in vasopressin-regulated phosphorylation of UT-A1. Non-label quantification was also performed to determine the stoichiometry of UT-A3 with UT-A1, the result does not support an oligomeric complex formation of UT-A1/A3. In conclusion, we have provided a refined list of UT-A1 binding proteins which can be useful for further analysis of the vasopressin signaling pathway in regulation of UT-A1 in IMCD.
Project description:Spleens (n = 2-3) were harvested from mice with primary Sjogren's syndrome (NOD.B10) and cells were sort-purified. Follicular B cells (FO) (6 million), Marginal zone B cells (4.5 million) and age-associated B cells (500,000) were sorted. Cells were cultured in 200 uL of complete RPMI media containing 62.5 ng/mL of imiquimod, a TLR7 agonist. Cells were cultured for 6 days, and the supernatants were harvested and stored at -20 C. Samples were shipped to UT Southwestern for autoantigen array analysis.
Project description:Human histomonocytic U937 cells exhibit macrophage-like properties after phorbol ester stimulation. Accumulating evidence demonstrated that remarkable number of transcripts changed in their amount at total RNA levels. However, post-transcriptional regulation has not been fully elucidated in this model. Thus, we compared expression profiles between polysomal and cytoplasmic RNAs before and after phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate stimulation (48h, 32nM). Table 1: Detailed description of the expression data of human histomonocytic cell line U937 cells. Data of total cytoplasmic and polysomal fractions before and after PMA stimulation is shown. This table contains all spot data except: 1) saturated spots, 2) undetectable spots, 3) stained spots, and 4) spots only detected in less than one samples. Column A: Gene symbol (âI_xxxxxxâ is corresponding to EST clones); Column B: Genbank accession no. Column C: Description; Column D: Average value of expression levels in total cytoplasmic fraction in the absence of PMA; Column E: Average value of expression levels in total cytoplasmic fraction in the presence of PMA (32nM, 48h); Column F: Average value of expression levels in polysomal fraction in the absence of PMA; Column G: Average value of expression levels in polysomal fraction in the presence of PMA; Column H: Expression ratio of polysome, PMA (-) to cytoplasm, PMA(-); Column I: Expression ratio of polysome, PMA (+) to cytoplasm, PMA(+); Column J: Expression ratio of cytoplasm, PMA (+) to cytoplasm, PMA(-); Column K: Expression ratio of polysome, PMA (+) to polysome, PMA(-); Column L: Different expression between polysome, PMA (-) and cytoplasm, PMA(-): different=1; Column M: Different expression between polysome, PMA (+) and cytoplasm, PMA(+): different=1; Column N: Different expression between cytoplasm, PMA (+) and cytoplasm, PMA(-): different=1; Column O: Different expression between polysome, PMA (+) and polysome, PMA(-): different=1; ; Table 2: Candidates post-transcriptionally regulated by PMA. We extracted 105 transcripts whose expression levels were altered only in either fraction accompanied by changes in polysome/cytoplasm expression ratio. Column A: Gene symbol (âI_xxxxxxâ is corresponding to EST clones); Column B: Genbank accession no. Column C: Description; Column D: Average value of expression levels in total cytoplasmic fraction in the absence of PMA; Column E Average value of expression levels in total cytoplasmic fraction in the presence of PMA; Column F: Average value of expression levels in polysomal fraction in the absence of PMA; Column G: Average value of expression levels in polysomal fraction in the presence of PMA; Column H: Expression ratio of polysome, PMA (-) to cytoplasm, PMA(-); Column I: Expression ratio of polysome, PMA (+) to cytoplasm, PMA(+); Column J: Expression ratio of cytoplasm, PMA (+) to cytoplasm, PMA(-); Column K: Expression ratio of polysome, PMA (+) to polysome, PMA(-)
Project description:We isolated RNAs from cytoplasmic or nuclear fraction of dendritic cells, and subject these RNAs for high throughput sequencing. After mapped to mouse genome, sequencing reads (18-30nt) were calculated as the log2 ratio using the normalized TPM (transcripts per million reads) value to determine the expression difference of each sRNA from nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions. We then picked up the superior nucleus-localized sRNAs according to the criteria that abundance of each sRNA was over 20 and x>10y (x: abundance of sRNA from nuclear fraction; y: abundance of sRNAs from cytoplasm fraction).
Project description:We performed RNA-protein interaction study iCLIP, i.e single nucleotide resolution uv crosslinking and immunoprecipitation for DNA binding transcription factor CLAMP in different cellular fractions (Chromatin fraction, Nucleoplasmic fraction, Cytoplasmic Fraction) to explore sex-specific RNA binding properties of CLAMP in female (Kc) and Male (S2) cells