Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play multiple key regulatory roles in various biological processes. However, their function in influenza A virus (IAV) pathogenicity remains largely unexplored. Here, using next generation sequencing, we systemically compared the whole-transcriptome response of the mouse lung infected either with high-pathogenic (A/Chicken/Jiangsu/k0402/2010, CK10) or with nonpathogenic (A/Goose/Jiangsu/k0403/2010, GS10) H5N1 strains. A total of 370 significantly differentially expressed (DE) lncRNAs from three replicates were identified associated with the high virulence of CK10, whereas the corresponding number for GS10 was 229.
Project description:Researchers have induced an experimental model of multiple sclerosis [experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)] in C57BL/6 mice to test the neuro-therapeutic effect of Compound Edaravone (CEDA, Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China) during the disease peak and investigate its possible mechanisms
Project description:Protein lysine acylation, such as succinylation and acetylation are important posttranslational modification (PTM) mechanisms, with key roles in the regulation of diverse metabolic and cellular processes. Antibody-based affinity enrichment, high-resolution LC-MS/MS analysis and integrated bioinformatics analysis, were used to characterize the lysine succinylome (Ksuc) and acetylome (Kace) in rice leaves. Rice (Oryza sativa., Wuyunjing 7) was kindly provided byJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangsu Province, China. Rice seeds were surface-sterilized with 5% NaClO for 20 min, washed extensively with distilled water and then germinated in distilled water at 28ºC for 2 days. Germinated seeds were cultivated on half-strength ammonium-free Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium. For oxidative stress treatments, 14-days-old rice seedlings were transferred to 1/2 MS medium in the absence or presence of 1 mM H2O2 for 6 days. Rice seedlings were then harvested for protein extraction.
Project description:1Sheng Yushou Center of Cell Biology and Immunology, Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. 2Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA. 3Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. 4CCTS Bioinformatic Program, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA. 5State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China