Project description:In recent years, the roles of microRNAs playing in the regulation of influenza viruses replication caused researchers' much attenion. However, much work focused on the interactions between human, mice or chicken microRNAs with human or avian influenza viruses rather than the interactions of swine microRNAs and swine influenza viruses. To investigate the roles of swine microRNAs playing in the regulation of swine influenza A virus replication, the microRNA microarray was performed to identify which swine microRNAs were involved in swine H1N1/2009 influenza A virus infection.
Project description:The goal of the study was to test whether CBD103 genotype of North American gray wolves impacts the gene expression response to polyI:C or to live canine distemper virus. We established 24 primary cultures of epidermal keratinocytes from skin punches of North American gray wolves, and also generated an immortalized keratinocyte line and a CRISPR/Cas9 edited cell line. We evaluated the gene expression response of cells to either 24 hours challenge with 1 ug/ml polyI:C or to five days challenge with live canine distemper virus (100 TCID50/ml). Every challenged cell culture had a paired null control sample (plated and collected at same time points).
Project description:Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease (PRRS) is the most important disease in swine industry worldwide. However, strategies such as vaccination and good biosecurity are not consistently successful to eliminate PRRSV. Although some gene expression pathways have been explored recently, host molecular pathways blocked by PRRSV and the protective immune response expressed in pigs resistant to PRRSV are largely unknown. In order to answer these questions, we herein characterize changes in blood gene expression in pigs responding differentially to infection with a well characterized type 2 (North American) PRRSV isolate. Samples are those collected through the PRRS Host Genetics Consortium (PHGC). Samples were those from Tempus tube collected blood of PHGC pigs selected from four response groups according to their serum viral load (0-21 days post infection) and weight gain (0-42 dpi) and characterized as low vs. high viral load and low vs high weight gain . block reference design was used to accommodate samples from 4 treatment groups.
