Project description:In a single-cell RNA sequencing experiment, we defined subsets of intestinal epithelial cells in 5-day-old mice and observed decreased transcript levels of sodium-hydrogen exchanger 3 (Nhe3) and Dra in several epithelial cell groups following rotavirus infection. In contrast, transcript levels of sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 (Sglt1), electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter (Nbce1), solute carrier family 12 member 2 (Nkcc1), and Cftr were unaffected. Furthermore, expression of Nhe3 and Dra was down-regulated in both rotavirus infected intestinal epithelial cells that contained rotavirus transcripts and uninfected bystander cells, suggesting induction of paracrine signaling.
Project description:A variety of mechanosensory neurons are involved in touch, proprioception and pain. Many molecular components of the mechanotransduction machinery subserving these sensory modalities remain to be discovered. Here, we combined recordings of mechanosensitive (MS) currents in mechanosensory neurons with single cell RNA sequencing. In silico analysis of collected data combined with a previous large-scale dataset allowed to link the four identified kinetically distinct MS current subtypes to transcriptomically defined populations of DRG neurons. Moreover, gene expression differential comparison provided a list of candidate genes for mechanotransduction complexes. This dataset constitutes an open-resource to explore further the cell-type-specific determinants of mechanosensory properties.
Project description:Accute stretch and tachycardia are capable of inducing pathological excitation transcription coupling - an early invent before structural cardiac remodeling which transitions to heart failure. The sodium calcium exchanger is a key player in maintaining calcium homeostasis and is implicated in pathological signaling during heart failure. Neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (NRVCM) were subjected to mechanical stress and high freqency elecrical stimulation to study genes regulated during the early phase of trigger induced cardiac remodeling. Inhibition of the sodium calcium exchanger was used in an attempt to supress the early remodeling process and gain insight into the pathological signaling pathway.
Project description:Zebrafish ncx1h (also known as slc8a1a) encodes a cardiac specific sodium-calcium exchanger 1 (NCX1h), a primary Ca 2+ efflux effector in cardiomyocytes. The zebrafish tremblor (tre) mutant lacks functional NCX1h and, consequentially, cyclic Ca2+ transients are abolished. In this study, we investigated the effect of aberrant Ca2+ homeostasis in cardiomyocytes on gene expression. Wild type and ncx1 mutant hearts at 48 hours post fertilization were isolated for RNA preparation and gene expression analysis was performed using an Affymetrix Zebrafish GeneChip.
Project description:Clinical evidence supports the occurrence of intermittent diarrhea in many type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients. Others and we found that net fluid absorption rate is dramatically lower in the ileum of T1DM murine models. However, the identity of molecules that contribute to fluid malabsorption in the gut remains unknown. Considering the importance of ion transporters and channels for intestinal fluid absorption, we reasoned that their expression level at the luminal membrane is altered under diabetic conditions. To this end, we analyzed the brush border membrane vesicles (BBMVs) from the ileum of control and DM mice by proteomic analysis. The expression levels of Cl-/HCO3- exchanger SLC26A3/DRA and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) were not significantly different between control and DM mice. Cl-/HCO3- exchanger Slc26a6/PAT1 and Na+/H+ exchanger 3 (NHE3) were not detected. Interestingly, cytoskeleton scaffold proteins that regulate NHE3, including NHERF1-3 and ezrin, were all significantly lower in diabetic animals.
Project description:Na+/H+ exchanger 3 (NHE3) provides a major route for intestinal Na+ absorption. It has been considered as a target of proinflammatory cytokines and enteropathogenic bacteria and impaired NHE3 expression and/or activity may be responsible for inflammation-associated diarrhea. We used microarray analysis to detail the global programme of colonic gene expression in the absence of functional NHE3. Experiment Overall Design: Whole colon was dissected from 6-8 week old NHE3-deficient mice and their wild-type littermates and total RNA isolated for microarray analysis using Affymetrix murine MOE430 2.0 arrays
Project description:A key function of Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor 2 (NHERF2) is spatial organization of signaling proteins to facilitate signal transduction. The role of NHERF2 in cancer progress is not well understood. This study determines how loss of NHERF2 alter colon cancer progress.
Project description:Synucleinopathies are age-related neurological disorders which include dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). The diseases are characterized by the abnormal deposition and aggregation of a-synuclein and neuroinflammation. Recent studies have demonstrated the existence of structurally distinct a-synuclein aggregates in this group of the diseases. While the correlation between specific forms of a-synuclein and distinct pathological characteristics has been extensively studied, their relationship to neuroinflammation remains elusive. Here, we examined the effects of structurally distinct a-synuclein polymorphs on microglial neuroinflammation. Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-derived microglia (iMicroglia) were treated with a-synuclein polymorphs including EGCG stabilized a-synuclein oligomers (EO), kinetically stable a-synuclein oligomers (KSO), dopamine stabilized a-synuclein oligomers (DO), a-synuclein preformed fibrils (PFF), sonicated a-synuclein preformed fibrils (sPFF), and matured a-synuclein fibrils (Fib). Microglial gene expressions were accessed by transcriptome analysis and Toll-like receptor agonist activities were determined by HEK-Blue TLR reporter assay. Exposures to kinetically stable a-synuclein oligomers and matured a-synuclein fibrils induced the expression of microglial cytokines and chemokines, while other species did not. Microglial transcriptome analysis yielded that all polymorphs commonly induce toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling cascade despite differential transcriptomic phenotypes. Among structurally distinct a-synuclein polymorphs, live cell TLR reporter assay showed that kinetically stable a-synuclein oligomers induce the activities of TLR2 and 4, and sonicated a-synuclein preformed fibril TLR4, relative to the control. These results suggest that structurally distinct a-synuclein polymorphs have likewise distinct neuroinflammatory properties.