Project description:Primary human M1 and M2 macrophages were transfected with different human herpesvirus-derived viral miRNA and the impact on the cellular microRNAs was profiled using microarray. Viral miRNA-mediated impact was assessed on the host cellular microRNA profiles by miRNA microarray analysis. Five different viral miRNA representing 4 different human herpesviruses were overexpressed in M1 and M2 macrophages and the changes in cellular miRNA compared to control mimic were examined. Viral miRNA exhibit unique impact on M1 and M2 miRNA profiles.
Project description:Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are foundational gene delivery tools for basic science and clinical therapeutics. However, lack of mechanistic insight, especially for engineered vectors created by directed evolution, can hamper their application. Here, we adapted an unbiased human cell microarray platform to determine the extracellular and cell surface interactomes of natural and engineered AAVs. We identified a naturally-evolved and serotype-specific interaction of AAV9 with human interleukin 3 (IL3), with possible roles in host immune modulation, as well as lab-evolved low-density-lipoprotein-receptor-related-protein 6 (LRP6) interactions specific to engineered capsids that cross the blood-brain barrier in non-human primates upon intravenous administration. The unbiased cell microarray screening approach also allowed us to identify off-target tissue binding interactions of engineered brain-enriched AAVs that may inform vectors’ peripheral organ tropism and side effects. These results allow confident application of engineered AAVs in diverse organisms and unlock future target-informed engineering of improved viral and non-viral vectors for non-invasive therapeutic delivery to the brain.
Project description:We have used microarray profiling to examine the expression of viral microRNAs (miRNAs) in two independently derived nasal natural killer T cell lymphoma (NKTCL) cell lines, SNK6 and SNT16. The goal of the study was to investigate the role of the viral miRNAs in the genesis and maintenance of NKTCLs.
Project description:We sought to utilize disease discordant twins and a novel viral-human gene microarray assay using whole human genome microarray in combination with a set of over 6,000 probes, which correspond to the majority of known viral genesrole of shared viral infections and the activation of shared antiviral signaling pathways in the development of SAID
Project description:In this study, the viral miRNAs from white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) were characterized in shrimp in vivo. On the basis of our previous study and small RNA sequencing in this study, a total of 89 putative WSSV miRNAs were identified. As revealed by miRNA microarray analysis, the expressions of viral miRNAs were tissue-specific in vivo.