Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE6209: The global transcriptional profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during human macrophages infection GSE7962: Sigma factor E of Mycobacterium tuberculosis controls the expression of bacterial components that modulate macrophages Keywords: SuperSeries Refer to individual Series
Project description:This study investigates the proteomic alterations in human monocytic cell line (THP1) subsequent to infection with different strains of mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37Ra, H37Rv, BND433 and JAL2287) using the SWATH-MS strategy. THP1 proteome was analysed after 6, 18, 30 and 42 hours of infection with each strains and compared to that of uninfected cells. Our findings reveal temporal regulation of host response subsequent to Mtb infection.
Project description:This study investigates the proteomic alterations in human monocytic cell line (THP1) subsequent to infection with different strains of mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37Ra, H37Rv, BND433 and JAL2287) using the SWATH-MS strategy. THP1 proteome was analysed after 6, 18, 30 and 42 hours of infection with each strains and compared to that of uninfected cells. Our findings reveal temporal regulation of host response subsequent to Mtb infection.
Project description:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a major global cause of mortality, responsible for over a million deaths each year. Despite this burden, natural immunity prevents disease in more than 90% of exposed individuals. Previous studies have identified interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) as a key regulator of innate immune defense against MTB. Here, we investigate the impact of IFN-γ timing on macrophage-mediated control of MTB infection. We demonstrate that IFN-γ exposure before infection enhances macrophage antibacterial activity, whereas post-infection exposure does not. Further analysis of this phenotype revealed a strong association between c-Myc signaling and macrophage function in MTB control, as identified through unbiased in vitro systems approaches. Given the difficulty of perturbing c-Myc in primary cells, we developed a lentiviral system for c-Myc inhibition and overexpression. We profiled both datasets (IFN-γ timing and c-Myc inhibition) to characterize the resulting transcriptional shifts.
Project description:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infects alveolar macrophages (AMs) causing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), the more frequent form of the disease. Less frequently, Mtb disseminates to many other organs and tissues resulting in different extrapulmonary forms of TB. Nevertheless, very few studies have addressed the global mRNA response of human AMs, in particular from humans with the active form of the disease. Strikingly, almost no studies have addressed the response to infection with Mtb by human extrapulmonary macrophages.
Project description:Identification of genetic polymorphisms associated with inter-individual variation in immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Project description:In order to investigate the impact of using in vitro techniques to generate single cell suspensions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) on macrophage gene expression, we compared uninfected bone marrow derived macrophages to macrophages infected with Mtb that was prepared using gentle sonication followed by low-speed centrifugation (so/sp) or passage through a 5 µm syringe filter (5µmF).
Project description:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is well adapted to survive in macrophages and usually subverts the bactericidal mechanisms of these professional phagocytes. The adaptation of Mtb to the intracellular life depends on its ability to regulate the expression of its genes. Among the most important bacterial transcription activators are the sigma factors that bind to the RNA polymerase and give it promotor specificity. Sigma factor E (SigE) controls the expression of genes that are essential for Mtb virulence. Analysis of the macrophage transcriptional response indicated that proteins encoded by the sigE regulon are involved in the modulation of the macrophage inflammatory response. Keywords: Comparison of responses to infections
Project description:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is well adapted to survive in macrophages and usually subverts the bactericidal mechanisms of these professional phagocytes. The adaptation of Mtb to the intracellular life depends on its ability to regulate the expression of its genes. Among the most important bacterial transcription activators are the sigma factors that bind to the RNA polymerase and give it promotor specificity. Sigma factor E (SigE) controls the expression of genes that are essential for Mtb virulence. Analysis of the macrophage transcriptional response indicated that proteins encoded by the sigE regulon are involved in the modulation of the macrophage inflammatory response. We compared the global gene expression of mouse bone marrow macrofages infected with H37Rv and SigE to the gene expression profile of the uninfected macrophages.