Project description:Analysis of IgM+CD27+ B cells in individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC). We have previously shown that HCV+MC+ individuals have clonal expansions of IgM+ memory B cells. This study aims to characterize differentially expressed genes in peripheral IgM+CD27+ B cells in HCV RNA+MC+ individuals, compared to HCV RNA+MC- subjects and HCV RNA- healthy controls. IgM+ B cells were isolated form donor PBMCs by immunomagnetic negative selection, and the CD27+ subset was further purified by positive selection. 2ng RNA was isolated from cells and amplified using the Nugen WT-Ovation Amplification Kit. cDNA was synthesized, biotin labeled, and hybridized to Illumina human v2 microarrays. Data were collected and analyzed with Illumina Genome Studio. Raw data were normalized by transforming measurements less than 0.01 to 0.01, normalizing per chip to the 50th percentile, and normalizing per gene to the median. Normalized data were then filtered to remove genes with control signals <170. Genes that were significantly upregulated in HCV RNA+MC+ vs HCV RNA+MC- subjects' IgM+CD27+ B cells were identified using a Welch t-test with p-calue cutoff 0.05 and Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate of 0.05. The resulting gene list was then filtered for genes showing >2-fold differential expression.
Project description:Analysis of IgM+CD27+ B cells in individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC). We have previously shown that HCV+MC+ individuals have clonal expansions of IgM+ memory B cells. This study aims to characterize differentially expressed genes in peripheral IgM+CD27+ B cells in HCV RNA+MC+ individuals, compared to HCV RNA+MC- subjects and HCV RNA- healthy controls. IgM+ B cells were isolated form donor PBMCs by immunomagnetic negative selection, and the CD27+ subset was further purified by positive selection. 2ng RNA was isolated from cells and amplified using the Nugen WT-Ovation Amplification Kit. cDNA was synthesized, biotin labeled, and hybridized to Illumina human v2 microarrays. Data was collected in BeadStudio and exported to GeneSpring for analysis. Raw data were normalized by transforming measurements less than 0.01 to 0.01, normalizing per chip to the 50th percentile, and normalizing per gene to the median. Normalized data were then filtered to remove genes with control signals <170. Genes that were significantly upregulated in HCV RNA+MC+ vs HCV RNA+MC- subjects' IgM+CD27+ B cells were identified using a Welch t-test with p-calue cutoff 0.05 and Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate of 0.05. The resulting gene list was then filtered for genes showing >2-fold differential expression. 4 HCV Ab-, 6 HCV AB+/HCV RNA-, 12 HCV RNA+/IgM MC-, and 11 HCV RNA+/IgM MC+ samples analyzed. The supplementary file 'GSE18084_non-normalized_data.txt' contains non-normalized data for Samples GSM452094-GSM452126. This file was obtained from the GeneSpring platform.
Project description:Cytosolic lipid droplets (LDs) are vital to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection as the putative sites of virion assembly. To identify novel regulators of HCV particle production, we performed quantitative LD proteome analysis. Huh7.5 cells were labeled by stable isotope labeling with heavy amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) and subsequently infected with an HCV Jc1 reporter virus. After selection for HCV-infected cells, equal amounts of HCV-infected and uninfected control cells were mixed, LDs were isolated and analyzed by LC-ESI-MS/MS.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.
Project description:Transcriptionnal analysis of pathogenic IgM Memory B cells stimulated or not with CpG from 3 differents HCV related Cryoglobulinemia.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Hepatic complications of HCV infection, including fibrosis and cirrhosis are accelerated in HIV-infected individuals. Although liver biopsy remains the gold standard for staging HCV-associated liver disease, this test can result in serious complications and is subject to sampling error. These challenges have prompted a search for non-invasive methods for liver fibrosis staging. To this end, we compared serum proteome profiles at different stages of fibrosis in HIV/HCV co- and HCV mono-infected patients using SELDI-TOF MS.