Project description:We profiled the DNA methylation of saliva cell types, to develop a tool for epidemiologic studies. Saliva was collected from 22 children, 21 participants with samples usable for DNA methylation, and sorted into immune and epithelial cells, using size exclusion filtration and magnetic bead sorting. DNA methylation was measured using the Illumina MethylationEPIC BeadChip. Saliva immune and epithelial cells have distinct DNA methylation profiles, which can influence whole saliva epidemiologic measures.
2020-09-01 | GSE147318 | GEO
Project description:Epidemiologic investigation of Salmonella typhimurium
Project description:De novo sequencing of Piscirickettsia salmonis: a pathogen of importance in salmon farming in Chile, using 454 and Illumina sequencing.
| PRJNA183609 | ENA
Project description:Epidemiologic study of Salmonella Kentucky in China
Project description:Background: Mycobacterium avium is an opportunistic pathogen that requires complex multidrug treatment. Macrolides, like clarithromycin, are the cornerstone of treatment, but even macrolide-based treatment regimens have suboptimal outcomes. Combining transcriptomic profiling of macrophages and mycobacteria in an in vitro infection model may increase our understanding of the host-pathogen interaction and the effect of antibiotic treatment. Methods: To investigate the molecular interplay between pathogen and host, we developed an optimized protocol for dual RNA-sequencing of human monocyte-derived macrophages infected with M. avium. Results: Upon phagocytosis, host defense processes including immune activation and pathogen recognition were upregulated, while M. avium upregulated expression of PE/PPE genes, which are important for immune recognition. Clarithromycin did not affect gene regulation of the host; the effect of clarithromycin on M. avium gene expression was very different in RPMI compared to intracellular mycobacteria, likely due to the influence of the host environment on expression of the important regulatory WhiB genes. Conclusions These data identify the distinct stress responses of M. avium upon infection and clarithromycin treatment and underline the importance of taking the intracellular localization and interaction with the host into account when studying antibiotics against intracellular pathogens.
Project description:This study investigated the transcriptomic response of rice pathogen Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Aaa) strain RS-1 to ß-lactam antibiotics in particular Ampicillin (Amp) and the result highlights the importance of Amp-induced differentially expressed genes in the virulence of Aaa strain RS-1.
Project description:Objectives: To perform long-read transcriptome and proteome profiling of pathogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy donors. We aim to discover new transcripts and protein isoforms expressed during immune responses to diverse pathogens. Methods: PBMCs were exposed to four microbial stimuli for 24 hours: the TLR4 ligand lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the TLR3 ligand Poly(I:C), heat-inactivated Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, and RPMI medium as negative controls. Long-read sequencing (PacBio) of one donor and secretome proteomics and short-read sequencing of five donors were performed. IsoQuant was used for transcriptome construction, Metamorpheus/FlashLFQ for proteome analysis, and Illumina short-read 3’-end mRNA sequencing for transcript quantification. Results: Long-read transcriptome profiling reveals the expression of novel sequences and isoform switching induced upon pathogen stimulation, including transcripts that are difficult to detect using traditional short-read sequencing. We observe widespread loss of intron retention as a common result of all pathogen stimulations. We highlight novel transcripts of NFKB1 and CASP1 that may indicate novel immunological mechanisms. In general, RNA expression differences did not result in differences in the amounts of secreted proteins. Interindividual differences in the proteome were larger than the differences between stimulated and unstimulated PBMCs. Clustering analysis of secreted proteins revealed a correlation between chemokine (receptor) expression on the RNA and protein levels in C. albicans- and Poly(I:C)-stimulated PBMCs. Conclusion: Isoform aware long-read sequencing of pathogen-stimulated immune cells highlights the potential of these methods to identify novel transcripts, revealing a more complex transcriptome landscape than previously appreciated.