Project description:NOD2 is an intracellular receptor for the bacterial cell wall component muramyl dipeptide (MDP) and variants of NOD2 are associated with chronic inflammatory diseases of barrier organs e.g. Crohn disease, asthma and atopic eczema. It is known that activation of NOD2 induces a variety of inflammatory and antibacterial factors. The exact transcriptomal signatures that define the cellular programs downstream of NOD2 activation and the influence of the Crohn-associated variant L1007fsinsC are yet to be defined. To describe the MDP-induced activation program, we analyzed the transcriptomal reactions of isogenic HEK293 cells expressing NOD2wt or NOD2L1007fsinsC to stimulation with MDP. Importantly, a clear loss-of-function could be observed in the cells carrying the Crohn-associated variant L1007fsinsC, while the NOD2wt cells showed differential regulation of growth factors, chemokines and several antagonists of NF-κB, e.g. TNFAIP3 (A20) and IER3. To elucidate the MDP-induced activation program we generated isogenic HEK293 cells stably expressing wildtype NOD2 or NOD2L1007fsinsC using a FRT-recombinase based approach. Cells carrying the inserted vector cassette were used as controls (mock-transfectant). To comprehensively analyze NOD2-mediated innate immune responses we analyzed transcriptomal signature patterns using genome-wide cDNA microarrays. Samples were harvested from cell cultures under normal growth conditions 0 h, 2 h and 6 h after MDP‑ stimulation of the cells.
Project description:NOD2 is an intracellular receptor for the bacterial cell wall component muramyl dipeptide (MDP) and variants of NOD2 are associated with chronic inflammatory diseases of barrier organs e.g. Crohn disease, asthma and atopic eczema. It is known that activation of NOD2 induces a variety of inflammatory and antibacterial factors. The exact transcriptomal signatures that define the cellular programs downstream of NOD2 activation and the influence of the Crohn-associated variant L1007fsinsC are yet to be defined. To describe the MDP-induced activation program, we analyzed the transcriptomal reactions of isogenic HEK293 cells expressing NOD2wt or NOD2L1007fsinsC to stimulation with MDP. Importantly, a clear loss-of-function could be observed in the cells carrying the Crohn-associated variant L1007fsinsC, while the NOD2wt cells showed differential regulation of growth factors, chemokines and several antagonists of NF-κB, e.g. TNFAIP3 (A20) and IER3.
Project description:BioID analysis was performed on wild type NHLRC2 and NHLRC2 containing a FINCA disease variant (pAsp148Tyr) tagged C-terminally with BirA-FLAG. Stable cells with the genomic insertion of recombinant wild type NHLRC2 and FINCA variant were generated as Flp-In 293 T-REx HEK 293 cell pools and expression of the recombinant protein was induced using tetracycline 24h before sample collection. The samples were collected as triplicates. The biotinylated proteins were isolated using Strep-Tactin beads and analysed using liquid chromatography-MS).
Project description:Instability in the composition of gut bacterial communities, referred as dysbiosis, has been associated with important human intestinal disorders such as CrohnM-bM-^@M-^Ys disease and colorectal cancer. Here, we show that dysbiosis coupled to Nod2 or Rip2 deficiency suffices to cause an increased risk for intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated carcinogenesis in mice. Aggravated epithelial lesions and dysplasia upon chemical-induced injury associated with loss of Nod2 or Rip2 can be prevented by antibiotics or anti-IL6R treatment. Nod2-mediated risk for intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis is communicable through maternally-transmitted microbiota even to wild-type hosts. Disease progression was identified to drive complex NOD2-dependent changes of the colonic-associated microbiota. Reciprocal microbiota transplantation rescues the vulnerability of Nod2-deficient mice to colonic injury. Altogether, our results unveil an unexpected function for NOD2 in shaping a protective assembly of gut microbial communities, providing a rationale for intentional manipulation of genotype-dependent dysbiosis as a causative therapeutic principle in chronic intestinal inflammation. Analysis used RNA extracted from colonic mucosa of untreated, antibiotics-treated or metronidazole-treated C57Bl/6J and Nod2-deficient mice in CAC model. Direct comparisons were performed as follow: C57Bl/6J untreated mice vs Nod2-deficient untreated mice, C57Bl/6J antibiotics-treated mice vs Nod2-deficient antibiotics-treated mice, C57Bl/6J metronidazole-treated mice vs Nod2-deficient metronidazole-treated mice, C57Bl/6J untreated mice vs C57Bl/6J antibiotics-treated mice, C57Bl/6J untreated mice vs C57Bl/6J metronidazole-treated mice, Nod2-deficient untreated mice vs Nod2-deficient antibiotics-treated mice, Nod2-deficient untreated mice vs Nod2-deficient metronidazole-treated mice. Indirect comparisons with control data were made across multiple arrays with raw data pulled from different channels for data analysis.
Project description:Interactors of human ZUFSP in HEK-293T cells. Flp-in T-REx 293 cells with stable 3xFLAG-ZUFSP integration were assayed for ZUFSP interactors under three different conditions: i) Cells expressing wild-type ZUFSP, ii) Cells expressing catalytically inactive ZUFSP, iii) Cells expressing wild-type ZUFSP with additional treatment by an unspecific nuclease (Benzonase) during purification.
Project description:Single-cell studies have revealed that intestinal macrophages maintain gut homeostasis through the balanced actions of reactive (inflammatory) and tolerant (non-inflammatory) subpopulations. How such balance is impaired in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), remains unresolved. Here, we define colon-specific macrophage states and reveal the critical role of non-inflammatory colon-associated macrophages (ni-ColAMs) in IBD recovery. Through trans-scale analyses—integrating computational transcriptomics, proteomics, and in vivo interventional studies—we identified GIV (CCDC88A) as a key regulator of ni-ColAMs. GIV emerged as the top-ranked gene in ni-ColAMs that physically and functionally interacts with NOD2, an innate immune sensor implicated in CD and UC. Myeloid-specific GIV depletion exacerbates infectious colitis, prolongs disease, and abolishes the protective effects of the NOD2 ligand, muramyl dipeptide, in colitis and sepsis models. Mechanistically, GIV’s C-terminus binds the terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR#10) of NOD2 and is required for NOD2 to dampen inflammation and clear microbes. The CD-associated 1007fs NOD2-variant, which lacks LRR#10, cannot bind GIV—providing critical insights into how this clinically relevant variant impairs microbial sensing and clearance. These findings illuminate a critical GIV-NOD2 axis essential for gut homeostasis and highlight its disruption as a driver of dysbiosis and inflammation in IBD.
Project description:Tetracycline inducible, stable HEK-293 cell lines expressing BirA-FLAG-GATAD1 variants were generated using the Flp-In system. Besides WT GATAD1, S102P (ProMut), S102D (AspMut), and S102A (AlaMut)mutant variants were studied. The goal of the experiment was to compare the differences in the interactomes of WT GATAD1 and its mutant counterparts. As a control samples not induced with tetracycline were used.
Project description:Instability in the composition of gut bacterial communities, referred as dysbiosis, has been associated with important human intestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease and colorectal cancer. Here, we show that dysbiosis coupled to Nod2 or Rip2 deficiency suffices to cause an increased risk for intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated carcinogenesis in mice. Aggravated epithelial lesions and dysplasia upon chemical-induced injury associated with loss of Nod2 or Rip2 can be prevented by antibiotics or anti-IL6R treatment. Nod2-mediated risk for intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis is communicable through maternally-transmitted microbiota even to wild-type hosts. Disease progression was identified to drive complex NOD2-dependent changes of the colonic-associated microbiota. Reciprocal microbiota transplantation rescues the vulnerability of Nod2-deficient mice to colonic injury. Altogether, our results unveil an unexpected function for NOD2 in shaping a protective assembly of gut microbial communities, providing a rationale for intentional manipulation of genotype-dependent dysbiosis as a causative therapeutic principle in chronic intestinal inflammation.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below. GSE206058: Paired-end total RNA-seq of triplicate biological replicate treatments of HEK-293 cells with negative control siRNAs or siRNAs targeting ZFR, ILF2, or ILF3. GSE206059: eCLIP analysis of FLAG-ZFR binding in HEK-293 Flp-In TREx cell lines, with size-matched input control. GSE206060: RNA Bind-n-Seq of recombinantly expressed and purified ZFR-ILF2 complexes, with PTBP1 as a positive control for successful library generation.
Project description:HEK-Blue™ ISG Cells and HEK-Blue™ ISG-KO-STING Cells (Invivogen) were transfected with dacA (Listeria monocytogenes) for 12 and 24 hours. Through this approach, we described the STING-dependent and STING-independent transcriptional response to dacA. Our analysis reveals a STING-dependent enrichment of interferon stimulated genes beginning 12 hours post-transfection, and a STING-independent enrichment of genes associated with protein translation and oxidative phosphorylation.