Project description:Transcriptional profiling of porcine macrophages infected with Afraican swine fever virus (ASFV) infected cells and mock infection was conducted in this experiment.
Project description:African swine fever virus (ASFV) is one of the most devastating swine pathogens characterized by nearly 100% mortality in naive herds and was recently emerged the in China. In this study, we generated the expression profile of porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs) infected with a high pathogenic ASFV (Pig/Heilongjiang/2018 (Pig/HLJ/18) ASFV). Our data indicated that ASFV infection lead to a strong inhibition of host immunity but promote chemokine-mediated signaling pathway and neutrophil chemotaxis. Moreover, ASFV infection can modulate the host miRNA involved regulation network, leading to a significant increase of host metabolism related genes and acceleration of virus replication. Furthermore, ASFV-derived viral small RNAs (vsRNAs) can target some host immune response related genes. In conclusion, our transcriptome-wide data provide some insights into the regulatory mechanism during ASFV infection.
Project description:African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of African swine fever, a highly contagious and usually fatal disease in pigs. The pathogenesis of ASFV infection has not been clearly elucidated. Here, we used single-cell RNA-sequencing technology to survey the transcriptomic landscape of ASFV-infected primary porcine alveolar macrophages. The temporal dynamic analysis of viral genes revealed increased expression of viral transmembrane genes. Molecular characteristics in the ASFV-exposed cells exhibited the activation of antiviral signaling pathways with increased expression levels of interferon-stimulated genes and inflammatory- and cytokine-related genes. By comparing infected cells with unexposed cells, we showed that the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway was activated in low viral load cells, while the expression level of UPR-related genes in high viral load cells was less than that in unexposed cells. Cells infected with various viral loads showed signature transcriptomic changes at the median progression of infection. Within the infected cells, differential expression analysis and coregulated virus–host analysis both demonstrated ASFV promoted metabolic pathways but inhibited interferon and UPR signaling, implying the regulation pathway of viral replication in host cells. Furthermore, our results revealed that the cell apoptosis pathway was activated upon ASFV infection. Mechanistically, the production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) induced by ASFV infection is necessary for cell apoptosis, highlighting the importance of TNF-α in ASFV pathogenesis. Collectively, the data provide insights into the comprehensive host responses and complex virus–host interactions during ASFV infection, which may instruct future research on antiviral strategies.
Project description:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in regulating many biological processes. However, their roles in African swine fever virus(ASFV) pathogenicity are largely unknown. Here, we analyzed the expression profile of lncRNAs and mRNAs in the ASFV-infected or uninfected PAMs by high-throughput sequencing
Project description:African swine fever virus (ASFV) produces a fatal acute hemorrhagic fever in domesticated pigs that potentially is a worldwide economic threat. Using an expressed sequence tag (EST) library-based antisense method of random gene inactivation and a phenotypic screen for limitation of ASFV replication in cultured human cells, we identified six host genes whose cellular functions are required by ASFV. These included three loci, BAT3 (HLA-B-associated transcript 3), C1qTNF (C1q and tumor necrosis factor-related protein 6), and TOM40 (translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40), for which antisense expression from a tetracycline-regulated promoter resulted in reversible inhibition of ASFV production by >99%. The effects of antisense transcription of the BAT3 EST and also of expression in the sense orientation of this EST, which encodes amino acid residues 450 to 518 of the mature BAT3 protein, were investigated more extensively. Sense expression of the BAT3 peptide, which appears to reversibly interfere with BAT3 function by a dominant negative mechanism, resulted in decreased synthesis of viral DNA and proteins early after ASFV infection, altered transcription of apoptosis-related genes as determined by cDNA microarray analysis, and increased cellular sensitivity to staurosporine-induced apoptosis. Antisense transcription of BAT3 reduced ASFV production without affecting abundance of the virus macromolecules we assayed. Our results, which demonstrate the utility of EST-based functional screens for the detection of host genes exploited by pathogenic viruses, reveal a novel collection of cellular genes previously not known to be required for ASFV infection.
Project description:African swine fever virus (ASFV) produces a fatal acute hemorrhagic fever in domesticated pigs that potentially is a worldwide economic threat. Using an expressed sequence tag (EST) library-based antisense method of random gene inactivation and a phenotypic screen for limitation of ASFV replication in cultured human cells, we identified six host genes whose cellular functions are required by ASFV. These included three loci, BAT3 (HLA-B-associated transcript 3), C1qTNF (C1q and tumor necrosis factor-related protein 6), and TOM40 (translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40), for which antisense expression from a tetracycline-regulated promoter resulted in reversible inhibition of ASFV production by >99%. The effects of antisense transcription of the BAT3 EST and also of expression in the sense orientation of this EST, which encodes amino acid residues 450 to 518 of the mature BAT3 protein, were investigated more extensively. Sense expression of the BAT3 peptide, which appears to reversibly interfere with BAT3 function by a dominant negative mechanism, resulted in decreased synthesis of viral DNA and proteins early after ASFV infection, altered transcription of apoptosis-related genes as determined by cDNA microarray analysis, and increased cellular sensitivity to staurosporine-induced apoptosis. Antisense transcription of BAT3 reduced ASFV production without affecting abundance of the virus macromolecules we assayed. Our results, which demonstrate the utility of EST-based functional screens for the detection of host genes exploited by pathogenic viruses, reveal a novel collection of cellular genes previously not known to be required for ASFV infection. Set of arrays organized by shared biological context, such as organism, tumors types, processes, etc. Computed
Project description:Purpose: Porcine alveolar macrophage was infected by T. gondii including Rh strain and Me49 strain. We want to explore the change of miRNAs after infected with T. gondii in porcine alveolar macrophages. Results: Our study generated six mi RNA expression profiles from macrophages which infect with Rh strain and Me49 and control group in different time. Compare with T. gondii-infected and uninfected with T. gondii, 81 differentially expressed mi RNAs were identified, including 36 novel mi RNAs and 45 mature mi RNAs.
Project description:African swine fever virus (ASFV) produces a fatal acute hemorrhagic fever in domesticated pigs that potentially is a worldwide economic threat. Using an expressed sequence tag (EST) library-based antisense method of random gene inactivation and a phenotypic screen for limitation of ASFV replication in cultured human cells, we identified six host genes whose cellular functions are required by ASFV. These included three loci, BAT3 (HLA-B-associated transcript 3), C1qTNF (C1q and tumor necrosis factor-related protein 6), and TOM40 (translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40), for which antisense expression from a tetracycline-regulated promoter resulted in reversible inhibition of ASFV production by >99%. The effects of antisense transcription of the BAT3 EST and also of expression in the sense orientation of this EST, which encodes amino acid residues 450 to 518 of the mature BAT3 protein, were investigated more extensively. Sense expression of the BAT3 peptide, which appears to reversibly interfere with BAT3 function by a dominant negative mechanism, resulted in decreased synthesis of viral DNA and proteins early after ASFV infection, altered transcription of apoptosis-related genes as determined by cDNA microarray analysis, and increased cellular sensitivity to staurosporine-induced apoptosis. Antisense transcription of BAT3 reduced ASFV production without affecting abundance of the virus macromolecules we assayed. Our results, which demonstrate the utility of EST-based functional screens for the detection of host genes exploited by pathogenic viruses, reveal a novel collection of cellular genes previously not known to be required for ASFV infection. Set of arrays organized by shared biological context, such as organism, tumors types, processes, etc. Keywords: Logical Set
Project description:High-density gene expression profile of 14,151+ unique genes for 6 normal porcine neutrophild and 6 porcine neutrophils samples infected by Salmonella using deep sequencing technology.
Project description:Globalization has increased in the incidence of infectious diseases in livestock, further aggravated by the reduction of antibiotic consumption. To minimise the resulting economic consequences to the meat production industry, as well as the higher risk of zoonotic events, immunostimulants have risen as a potential strategy to enhance animal resilience to diseases. The capability of bacterial-based immunostimulants to modulate innate immune cells functionality makes them cost-effective candidates to be used in livestock, whether as vaccine adjuvants, as antimicrobials, or as preventive immunostimulators inducing long-term innate immune memory. Here we characterized in vitro the immunostimulatory properties of a strain of Rothia nasimurium isolated from warthog fecal microbiota. Stimulation with heat-inactivated bacteria induced cytokine production by porcine immune cells, and a robust innate immune transcriptomic signature in porcine alveolar macrophages. Interestingly, the bacteria induced inflammasome activation and IL1b production, thus confirming its proinflammatory properties, and suggesting its potential as vaccine adjuvant. Importantly, this immunostimulatory status functionally resulted in an antimicrobial state, hampering the replication levels of two major porcine viral pathogens: the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and the African swine fever virus (ASFV). Moreover, alveolar macrophages showed an enhanced cytokine response upon ASFV infection several days after heat-inactivated bacteria stimulation, suggesting the induction of an innate immune memory phenotype. This nonspecific response resulted in a significant reduction of ASFV replication kinetics, demonstrating the capacity of the bacteria to induce a more resistant state in macrophages against a highly lethal virus infection. Altogether, these results demonstrate the immunostimulatory capability of heat-inactivated Rothia nasimurium in porcine macrophages, showing potential to enhance animal resilience to diseases through the modulation of innate immune cells responsiveness to infections.