Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Caco-2 cells co-cultured with Faecalibacterium prausnitzii DSM17677, Lactobacilus rhamnosus HN001, UV-killed F. prausnitzii, or no bacteria in an apical anaerobic environment for four hours.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Caco-2 cells comparing Caco-2 monolayers cultured in a custom built co-culture chamber, either inside a 5% CO₂ incubator (conventional cell culture environment) or an anaerobic workstation (apical anaerobic environment) for 12 hours.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Caco-2 cells co-cultured with Faecalibacterium prausnitzii DSM17677, Lactobacilus rhamnosus HN001, UV-killed F. prausnitzii, or no bacteria in an apical anaerobic environment for four hours. 2 colour microarray, reference design. Biological replicates: 6 per treatment group.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Caco-2 cells comparing Caco-2 monolayers cultured in a custom built co-culture chamber, either inside a 5% CO₂ incubator (conventional cell culture environment) or an anaerobic workstation (apical anaerobic environment) for 12 hours. Two-condition experiment with dye swap, A vs B, 6 biological replicates
Project description:Extracellular vesicles derived from milk are known to play a significant role in regulating gut microbiota. However, few studies have focused on the effects of these vesicles on specific bacterial species. This study aimed to investigate how bovine colostrum-derived extracellular vesicles (BCEVs) affect the growth and viability of commensal bacteria, specifically Akkermansia muciniphila. BCEVs and A. muciniphila were co-cultured to measure growth rates using spectrophotometry, and cell viability was assessed at the endpoints. Additionally, to determine whether BCEVs enhance the survival of A. muciniphila in the presence of Caco-2 cells, an anaerobic co-culture experiment was conducted to determine the specific interaction between intestinal epithelial cells and gut microbiota using a Transwell system. The results showed that co-culture with BCEVs increased the growth rate and viability of A. muciniphila. Consistent with this, increased viability of A. muciniphila was observed when it was co-cultured with Caco-2 cells. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that BCEVs regulate nitrogen metabolism in A. muciniphila, enhancing the growth rate and viability. Thus, regulating beneficial gut bacteria, such as A. muciniphila, through BCEVs presents a novel biological approach that positively impacts human health.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Caco-2 cells co-cultured with L. fermentum AGR1487 (isolated from IBD patient), Caco-2 cells co-cultured with L. fermentum AGR1485 (isolated from healthy volunteer), or Caco-2 cells alone (Control).
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.