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The Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein Mbd2 Regulates Susceptibility to Experimental Colitis via Control of CD11c<sup>+</sup> Cells and Colonic Epithelium.
Specimen part
View SamplesMice deficient in MBD2 (Mbd2-/-) were treated with 2% dextran sulfate sodium or normal drinking water for 6 continuous days. A single cell suspension of colon lamina propria and epithelium was isolated, with monocytes (CD11b+ Ly6CHi, MHC-II+/-), macrophages (CD11b+ Ly6C-MHC-II+), cDC2s (CD11b- CD11c+ CD103+) and epithelial cells (CD45- EpCAM+) purified by FACS.
The Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein Mbd2 Regulates Susceptibility to Experimental Colitis via Control of CD11c<sup>+</sup> Cells and Colonic Epithelium.
Specimen part
View SamplesT follicular helper cells (TFH) are heterogenic population of CD4+ T cells, expressing CXCR5+ and PD-1+ on their surface. Their role is linked to supporting formation of germinal centres (GC) and these cells are thought to express high levels of PD-1 marker. Two models of immunisation were used to investigate the role of PD-1 low TFH. In Salmonella enterica infection high frequency of T follicular helper cells expressing low levels of PD-1 surface molecule are observed within first week of infection but GC do not appear until much a later stage (week 7-8). Sheep red blood cell immunisation (SRBC) gives rise to both TFH and GC B cells within first week of response and these TFH express low to high level of PD-1 molecule.
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Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesMice deficient in MBD2 (Mbd2-/-) were treated with 2% dextran sulfate sodium or normal drinking water for 6 continuous days. A single cell suspension of colon lamina propria and epithelium was isolated, with monocytes (CD11b+ Ly6CHi, MHC-II+/-), macrophages (CD11b+ Ly6C-MHC-II+), cDC2s (CD11b- CD11c+ CD103+) and epithelial cells (CD45- EpCAM+) purified by FACS.
The Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein Mbd2 Regulates Susceptibility to Experimental Colitis via Control of CD11c<sup>+</sup> Cells and Colonic Epithelium.
Specimen part
View SamplesFungal group III histidine kinases are the molecular targets of some classes of fungicides. In contrast to the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the fungal pathogen Candida albicans possesses a group III histidine kinase, CaNik1p, also called Cos1p. To investigate the function of CaNIK1, the gene was expressed in S. cerevisiae. The transformants became susceptible to antifungal compounds to which the wild-type strain is resistant. The susceptibility was related to the activation of the MAP kinase Hog1p of the osmotic stress response pathway. Gene expression analysis revealed a strong overlap of the responses to osmotic stress and to fludioxonil at early time points. While the response to fludioxonil persisted, the response to osmotic stress was diminished with time.
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Treatment
View SamplesPseudomonas aeruginosa is a threatening, opportunistic pathogen causing disease in immunocompromised individuals. The hallmark of P. aeruginosa virulence is its multi-factorial and combinatorial nature. It renders such bacteria infectious for many organisms and it is often resistant to antibiotics. To gain insights into the physiology of P. aeruginosa during infection, we assessed the transcriptional programs of three different P. aeruginosa strains directly after isolation from burn wounds of humans. We compared the programs to those of the same strains using two infection models: a plant model, which consisted of the infection of the midrib of lettuce leaves, and a murine tumor model, which was obtained by infection of mice with an induced tumor in the abdomen. All control conditions of P. aeruginosa cells growing in suspension and as a biofilm were added to the analysis. We found that these different P. aeruginosa strains express a pool of distinct genetic traits that are activated under particular infection conditions regardless of their genetic variability. The knowledge herein generated will advance our understanding of P. aeruginosa virulence and provide valuable cues for the definition of prospective targets to develop novel intervention strategies.
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View SamplesThe opportunistic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major nosocomial pathogen causing both devastating acute and chronic persistent infections. During the course of an infection, P.aeruginosa rapidly adapts to the specific conditions within the host. In the present study, we aimed at the identification of genes that are highly expressed during biofilm infections such as in chronically infected lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), burn wounds and subcutaneous mouse tumours. We found a common subset of differentially regulated genes in all three in vivo habitats and evaluated whether their inactivation impacts on the bacterial capability to form biofilms in vitro and to establish biofilm-associated infections in a murine model. Additive effects on biofilm formation and host colonization were discovered by the combined inactivation of several highly expressed genes. However, even combined inactivation was not sufficient to abolish the establishment of an infection completely. These findings can be interpreted as evidence that either redundant traits encode functions that are essential for in vivo survival and chronic biofilm infections and/or bacterial adaptation is considerably achieved independently of transcription levels. Supplemental screens, will have to be applied in order to identify the minimal set of key genes essential for the establishment of chronic infectious diseases.
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View SamplesMany Gram-negative bacteria employ cell-to-cell communication mediated by N-acyl homoserine lactones (quorum sensing) to control expression of a wide range of genes including, but not limited to, genes encoding virulence factors. Outside the laboratory, the bacteria live in complex communities where signals may be perceived across species. We here present a newly found natural quorum sensing inhibitor, produced by the pseudomonads Pseudomonas sp. B13 and Pseudomonas reinekei MT1 as a blind end in the biodegradation of organochloride xenobiotics, which inhibits quorum sensing in P.aeruginosa in naturally occurring concentrations. This catabolite, 4-methylenebut-2-en-4-olide, also known as protoanemonin, has been reported to possess antibacterial properties, but seems to have dual functions. Using transcriptomics and proteomics, we found that protoanemonin significantly reduced expression of genes and secretion of proteins known to be under control of quorum sensing in P.aeruginosa. Moreover, we found activation of genes and gene products involved in iron starvation response. It is thus likely that inhibition of quorum sensing, as the production of antibiotics, is a phenomenon found in complex bacterial communities.
Protoanemonin: a natural quorum sensing inhibitor that selectively activates iron starvation response.
Compound
View SamplesEarly embryo RNA-seq sequencing
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Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesDendritic cells are the initiators of the adaptive immune response, therefore its gene expression allow us to predict the responses to vaccination. We used bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDC) to analyze the gene expression that result from the exposure to adjuvants. We use model antigen OVA and cyclic di-AMP (CDA) as an adjuvant in order to characterize the genes involved in the activation of dendritic cells by CDA alone or when the antigen is present.
Type I IFN and not TNF, is Essential for Cyclic Di-nucleotide-elicited CTL by a Cytosolic Cross-presentation Pathway.
Treatment, Time
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