ABSTRACT: We established a BCG-infected THP-1 cell model in vitro, obtained the total RNA of cell culture supernatant exosomes and total RNA of the infected group and the uninfected group, and performed miRNA sequencing analysis to find exosomes related to tuberculosis infection The body-derived miRNA is verified by cell lines and primary cells, and the diagnostic value of small sample clinical samples and preliminary functional research and exploration are explored for candidate molecules.
Project description:THP-1-derived macrophages were infected with M. bovis BCG. Separately, proteomic analysis was performed on histones (file names containing IKP) and the total proteome (file names containing JMI).
Project description:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play a critical role in pathological mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and can be used as a new biomarker for active tuberculosis (ATB) diagnosis. Therefore, we identified significantly dysregulated circRNAs in ATB patients and healthy controls (HC) and explored its molecular mechanism. We found that hsa_circ_0002371 was significantly up-regulated in PBMCs of ATB patients and H37Rv- or BCG-infected THP-1 human macrophages. Functional experiments demonstrated that hsa_circ_0002371 inhibited autophagy of BCG-infected THP-1 human macrophages and promoted intracellular BCG survival rate. Mechanistically, hsa_circ_0002371 promoted the expression of hsa-miR-502-5p, and hsa_circ_0002371 overexpression-induced protective effects in BCG-infected THP-1 human macrophages was largely overturned by the inhibition of hsa-miR-502-5p. Notably, hsa-miR-502-5p inhibited autophagy via suppressing autophagy related 16 like 1 (ATG16L1) in BCG-infected macrophages and thus promoting intracellular BCG growth. In summation, hsa_circ_0002371 increased the suppression of hsa-miR-502-5p on ATG16L1 and inhibited autophagy to promote Mtb growth in macrophages. In Conclusion, our data suggested that hsa_circ_0002371 was significantly up-regulated in the PBMCs of ATB patients compared with HC. The hsa_circ_0002371/hsa-miR-502-5p/ATG16L1 axis promoted the survival of intracellular Mtb and inhibited autophagy in macrophages. Our findings suggested hsa_circ_0002371 could act as a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target.
Project description:We performed a comprehensive miRNA profiling analysis of exosomes by Treponema pallidum-stimulated microarrays. A total of 2×106 macrophages were obtained by THP-1 differentiation and grown in RPMI-1640 containing 10% exosome-free FBS. Exosomes were acquired from macrophage culture supernatants with (n = 7) or without (n = 3) T. pallidum. Briefly, macrophages were washed in PBS twice and further grown in fresh medium for 12 h (n = 2), 24 h (n = 2) and 48 h (n = 3) to collect exosomes. Exosomal miRNA microarray assays were carried out with Agilent Human miRNA (8*60K) array.
Project description:We have immunoprecipitated MHC class-I and class-II complexes from THP-1 macrophages infected with BCG, eluted MHC-bound peptides and analysed them by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Project description:To isolate exosomes from colon tissue, colon tissue were removed and gently disaggregated with tweezers in dissociation buffer, followed by incubation at 37°C for 1 h. The disaggregated samples were centrifuged at 1,000 g for 10 min, 2,000 g for 20 min, 4,000 g for 30 min and 10,000 g for 1 h with the supernatant being retained each time. The tissue exosomes were collected by centrifuging the samples at 100,000 g for 1.5 h at 4°C, and the pellet was suspended in ice-cold PBS. Total RNA was isolated from cells, exosomes and tissue using a miRNeasy mini kit (Qiagen). miRNA expression profiling including exosomes and their donor cells or tissues was performed using the Qiagen miScript miRNA PCR Array Mouse miRBase Profiler. To isolate exosomes from liver tissue, a 20-G catheter was inserted into the portal vein of anaesthetized mice. The perfused liver tissue, as well as colon tissue were removed and gently disaggregated with tweezers in dissociation buffer, followed by incubation at 37°C for 1 h. The disaggregated samples were centrifuged at 1,000 g for 10 min, 2,000 g for 20 min, 4,000 g for 30 min and 10,000 g for 1 h with the supernatant being retained each time. The tissue exosomes were collected by centrifuging the samples at 100,000 g for 1.5 h at 4°C, and the pellet was suspended in ice-cold PBS. Total RNA was isolated from cells, exosomes and tissue using a miRNeasy mini kit (Qiagen). miRNA expression profiling including exosomes and their donor cells or tissues was performed using the Qiagen miScript miRNA PCR Array Mouse miRBase Profiler.
Project description:Exosomes are small membraneous vesicles secreted into body fluids by tumors. Tumor exosomes contain intact and functional mRNAs, small RNAs (including miRNAs), and proteins that can alter the cellular environment to favor tumor growth. Further exploration into the molecular profiling of exosomes may increase our understanding of their roles in melanoma progression in vivo, and may have potential application in biomarker studies. In the present study, we used mRNA array profiling to identify thousands of exosomal mRNAs associated with melanoma progression and metastasis. Similarly, miRNA array profiling identified specific miRNAs, such as hsa-miR-31, -185, and -34b, involved in melanoma invasion. Our results indicate that melanoma-derived exosomes have unique gene expression signatures and miRNA profiles that may have important functions in melanoma metastasis and progression. Total RNA from cells and exosomes were isolated using mirVana total RNA isolation kit according to the manufacturer’s guidelines. RNA was quantified using Nanodrop ND-1000. The integrity of these total RNAs was assessed using Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer. Total high-quality RNA was labelled. The miRNA array profiling was performed by using the Affymetrix GeneChip miRNA Array 1.0. Two different RNA preparations from two cell lines and their exosomes were used, except that only one RNA preparation was used for HEMa-LP exosome miRNA array. Due to the limited number of passages (approximately 10), adequate exosomal RNA and proteins from HEMa-LP cells for multiple analyses was not available.
Project description:Smal RNA is a type of single-stranded small-molecule RNA with a size of about 18-40 bases, mainly including microRNA, piRNA, snoRNA, snRNA, tRNA and so on. Small RNAs have important regulatory functions in cells and have the potential to be used as disease diagnostic markers or drug targets. We report the results of all small RNAs in exosomes from HTNV infected/uninfected HUVECs by high-throughput sequencing technology. We find that the transcriptomes of Exo-NC group (exosomes from HTNV uninfected cells) and Exo-HV group (exosomes from HTNV infected cells) expressed distinctly different expression patterns of miRNA.
Project description:Exosomes are small membraneous vesicles secreted into body fluids by tumors. Tumor exosomes contain intact and functional mRNAs, small RNAs (including miRNAs), and proteins that can alter the cellular environment to favor tumor growth. Further exploration into the molecular profiling of exosomes may increase our understanding of their roles in melanoma progression in vivo, and may have potential application in biomarker studies. In the present study, we used mRNA array profiling to identify thousands of exosomal mRNAs associated with melanoma progression and metastasis. Similarly, miRNA array profiling identified specific miRNAs, such as hsa-miR-31, -185, and -34b, involved in melanoma invasion. Our results indicate that melanoma-derived exosomes have unique gene expression signatures and miRNA profiles that may have important functions in melanoma metastasis and progression. Total RNA from cells and exosomes were isolated using mirVana total RNA isolation kit according to the manufacturer’s guidelines. RNA was quantified using Nanodrop ND-1000. The integrity of these total RNAs was assessed using Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer. Total high-quality RNA was converted to cDNA, transcribed and labelled, and then hybridized to human HG-U133 plus 2 arrays (Affymetrix) then scanned according to the standard protocol recommended by Affymetrix. Two different RNA preparations from two cell lines and their exosomes were used.
Project description:We reported the function of Roquin-1 in the miRNA-sorting of macrophages derived exosomes. At first, we used the supernatant of 929 cells to culture the bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM) from bone marrow cells of WT and Roquin-1 san:san mice. Then, we isolated the macrophages derived exosomes by ultracentrifugation. At last, we performed Next-generation sequencing to detect the differences of miRNA-sorting between WT and Roquin-1 macrophages derived exosomes.
Project description:Differentially regulated miRNA candidates in H37Rv infected THP-1 cells were analysed with respect to uninfected THP-1 reference samples. THP-1 cells are monocytes differentiated to macrophages after treatment with PMA for 48 hrs. Total RNA was isolated from infected THP-1 cells after 24 hrs of infection, cDNA was synthesized for TLDA real time PCR reaction using TaqMan MicroRNA Reverse Transcription kit and Megaplex Human Pool A and Pool B stem loop RT primers (version 3.0) as per manufacturer’s protocol. Further real time reaction was performed on QuantStudio 12K Flex Real-Time PCR System (Applied Biosystems) by using cDNA (without pre-amplification) on TLDA card A and card B (version 3.0).