RNA-seq of intestinal epithelial cells transfected with an siRNA targeting the host long noncoding RNA, NR_033483, or a scrambled siRNA control, with or without Cryptosporidium infection
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ABSTRACT: Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. It is an important opportunistic pathogen in children under the age of two and immunocompromised adults. There is currently no fully effective therapy or vaccine. Long noncoding RNAs are RNA transcripts, over 200 nt in length, that are capable of regulating gene expression through both transcriptional and translational methods. Our lab previously identified a panel of host long noncoding RNAs are that upregulated during Cryptosporidium infection, including NR_033483. Further experiments indicated this host long noncoding RNA may be playing a pro-parasitic role during infection. We hypothesized that NR_033483 is regulating the expression of host immune genes to aid the parasite. In this study, we treated intestinal epithelial cells with an siRNA targeting NR_033483 to knockdown its expression, or a scrambled siRNA control, and infected the samples with Cryptosporidium. We sought to determine changes in host gene expression when NR_033483 was knocked down verse control samples.
INSTRUMENT(S): BGISEQ-500
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Marion Graham
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-12972 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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