Project description:A major virulence factor in S. enterica is the pathogenicity island Spi2. The goal of the experiment was to determine the impact of the NRAMP-1 (natural resistance-associated macrophage protein-1) on expression of Spi2 in S. enterica wild type (WT) and triple mutant strain (TMS) with deletions in SPI-1 TTSS, SPI-2 TTSS, flagella. The stain 14028 was used for the experiment. Cells were grown in a NRAMP-1 wildtype (plus) or deleted (minus) macrophage background. Total RNA was extracted and processed by qRT-PCR.
Project description:A major virulence factor in S. enterica is the pathogenicity island Spi2. The goal of the experiment was to determine the impact of the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) on expression of Spi2 in S. enterica wild type (WT) and triple mutant strain (TMS) with deletions in SPI-1 TTSS, SPI-2 TTSS, flagella. The stain 14028 was used for the experiment. Cells were grown in a TLR-4 wildtype (plus) or deleted (minus) macrophage background. Total RNA was extracted and processed by qRT-PCR.
Project description:A major virulence factor in S. enterica is the pathogenicity island Spi2. The goal of the experiment was to determine the impact of the NRAMP-1 (natural resistance-associated macrophage protein-1) on expression of Spi2 in S. enterica wild type (WT) and triple mutant strain (TMS) with deletions in SPI-1 TTSS, SPI-2 TTSS, flagella. The stain 14028 was used for the experiment. Cells were grown in a NRAMP-1 wildtype (plus) or deleted (minus) macrophage background. Total RNA was extracted and processed by qRT-PCR. Two strains ( WT and TMS) grown under 2 conditions (NRAMP-1 wildtype (plus) or NRAMP-1 deleted (minus)) - total 4 samples were analyzed in the study. All PCRs were done in duplicates, located on the same PCR plate. For each duplicate the mean value was calculated and used as a data point for further normalization. We averaged the Cp values for all the data points in a sample and then subtracted this sample average Cp from all the data points of the sample. Only 192 primer pairs from 288 on the platform GPL11111 were used.
Project description:A major virulence factor in S. enterica is the pathogenicity island Spi2. The goal of the experiment was to determine the impact of the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) on expression of Spi2 in S. enterica wild type (WT) and triple mutant strain (TMS) with deletions in SPI-1 TTSS, SPI-2 TTSS, flagella. The stain 14028 was used for the experiment. Cells were grown in a TLR-4 wildtype (plus) or deleted (minus) macrophage background. Total RNA was extracted and processed by qRT-PCR. Two strains (WT and TMS) grown under 2 conditions (TLR-4 wildtype (plus) or TLR-4 deleted (minus)) - total 4 samples were analyzed in the study. All PCRs were done in quadruplicates, located on the same PCR plate. For each quadruplicates the median value was calculated and used as a data point for further normalization. A set of controls was selected for all data sets using the following criteria: the data points for the controls should have Cp <40 and be present in all the samples.
Project description:Regulation of the immune response to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) infection is a complex process, influenced by the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Different inbred strains of mice exhibit distinct levels of resistance to S. Typhimurium infection, ranging from susceptible (e.g., C57BL/6J) to resistant (e.g., DBA/2J) strains. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms contributing to the host response remain elusive. In this study, we present a comprehensive proteomics profiling of spleen tissues from C57BL/6J and DBA/2J strains with different doses of S. Typhimurium infection by tandem tag mass coupled with two-dimensional liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (TMT-LC/LC-MS/MS). We identified and quantified 3,986 proteins, resulting in 475 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between C57BL/6J and DBA/2J strains. Functional enrichment analysis unveiled that the mechanism of innate immune responses to S. Typhimurium infection could be associated with several signaling pathways, including the interferon signaling pathway. We experimentally validated the roles of interferon signaling pathway in innate immune response to S. Typhimurium infection using IFN-γ neutralization assay. We further illustrated the roles of macrophage cells and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the mechanisms underlying the resistance to S. Typhimurium using qRT-PCR. Taken together, our results provide new insights into the genetic regulation of the immune response to S. Typhimurium infection in mice and might provide potential protein targets for controlling the infection.