Project description:Microalgae are promising production platforms for the cost-effective production of recombinant proteins. We have recently established that the red alga Porphyridium purpureum provides superior transgene expression properties, due to the episomal main- tenance of transformation vectors as multicopy plasmids in the nucleus. Here, we have explored the potential of Porphyridium to synthesize complex pharmaceutical proteins to high levels. Testing expression constructs for a candidate subunit vaccine against the hepatitis C virus (HCV), we show that the soluble HCV E2 glycoprotein can be produced in transgenic algal cultures to high levels. The antigen undergoes faithful posttranslational modification by N-glycosylation and is recognized by conformationally selective antibodies, suggesting that it adopts a proper antigenic conformation in the endoplasmic reticulum of red algal cells. We also report the experimental determina- tion of the structure of the N-glycan moiety that is attached to glycosylated proteins in Porphyridium. Finally, we demonstrate the immunogenicity of the HCV antigen produced in red algae when administered by injection as pure protein or by feeding of algal biomass.
Project description:Primary breast cancer samples were obtained from malignant pleural effusions or ascites after completely red blood cells depletion. For single cell RNA sequencing, frozen vials were thawed and viable breast cancer cells were obtained after depletion of dead cells and CD45+ cells. The purifed patient cells were cultured in Renaissance medium (3D) and treated with chemotherapy (doxorubicin 0.1 µM, carboplatin 0.1mM, paclitaxel 1µM) for 72 hours, and then replaced with Renaissance medium containing DMSO/belinostat (1µM) for 72 hours incubation. The cells were collected, purified with Dead Cell Removal Kit, and subjected to ICELL8® Single-Cell System.
Project description:Cross species comparison of genomes and transcriptomes is a powerful tool for understanding underlying biological processes, accurate functional classification of genes, and discovery of novel elements. The shift to next-generation sequencing platforms has tremendously accelerated the analysis of genomes and transcriptomes. The use of this technology for transcriptome analysis has many advantages over hybridization based technologies, including higher sensitivity and specificity, and eliminates the need for probe design. Using Illumina sequencing of mRNAs, we have captured the global transcriptional profiles of the developmental cycles of D. discoideum and D. purpureum. The morphology and transcriptional profiles in these two species have been largely conserved even after greater than 300 million years of divergence. We also captured the transcriptional profiles of prespore and prestalk cells from both species. The RNA-seq results correlate well with previously known markers and reveal many new transcripts with unique developmental regulation and cell type enrichment. Our analysis provides the first complete picture of the transcriptional landscape in both D. discoideum and D. purpureum. Transcriptional abundance of over 13,900 genome elements from seven time points of development, and prespore/prestalk cell types will be available through a graphical, highly-interactive, explorative web interface at: http://www.ailab.si/dictyexpress , which currently displays all of our published microarray data. Sequence coverage at a single nucleotide resolution will also be available through an interactive genome browser. These data, from morphology to genome to transcriptome, provide a global picture of the developmental cycles of D. discoideum and D. purpureum and will facilitate the functional classification of genes, as well as discovery of novel genes, splice variants, regulatory elements and non-coding RNAs. Keywords: Transcriptome Analysis
Project description:Cross species comparison of genomes and transcriptomes is a powerful tool for understanding underlying biological processes, accurate functional classification of genes, and discovery of novel elements. The shift to next-generation sequencing platforms has tremendously accelerated the analysis of genomes and transcriptomes. The use of this technology for transcriptome analysis has many advantages over hybridization based technologies, including higher sensitivity and specificity, and eliminates the need for probe design. Using Illumina sequencing of mRNAs, we have captured the global transcriptional profiles of the developmental cycles of D. discoideum and D. purpureum. The morphology and transcriptional profiles in these two species have been largely conserved even after greater than 300 million years of divergence. We also captured the transcriptional profiles of prespore and prestalk cells from both species. The RNA-seq results correlate well with previously known markers and reveal many new transcripts with unique developmental regulation and cell type enrichment. Our analysis provides the first complete picture of the transcriptional landscape in both D. discoideum and D. purpureum. Transcriptional abundance of over 13,900 genome elements from seven time points of development, and prespore/prestalk cell types will be available through a graphical, highly-interactive, explorative web interface at: http://www.ailab.si/dictyexpress , which currently displays all of our published microarray data. Sequence coverage at a single nucleotide resolution will also be available through an interactive genome browser. These data, from morphology to genome to transcriptome, provide a global picture of the developmental cycles of D. discoideum and D. purpureum and will facilitate the functional classification of genes, as well as discovery of novel genes, splice variants, regulatory elements and non-coding RNAs. Keywords: Transcriptome Analysis Examination of 7 developmental time points in two cell types with 2 biological replicates for each sample.