Project description:Expression data from primary bovine mammary epithelial cells (pbMEC) primed with 100 ng/ml LPS and subsequently challenged with heat inactivated E. coli particles after a short or long waiting period
Project description:Expression data from primary bovine mammary epithelial cells (pbMEC) challenged with heat inactivated E. coli and S. aureus particles
Project description:Infections of the udder by Escherichia coli very often elicit acute inflammation, while Staphylococcus aureus infections tend to cause mild, subclinical inflammation and persistent infections. The molecular causes undercovering the different disease patterns are poorly understood. We therefore profiled kinetics and extent of global changes in the transcriptome of primary bovine mammary epithelia cells (MEC) subsequent to challenging them with heat inactivated preparations of E. coli or S. aureus pathogens. E. coli swiftly and strongly induced expression of cytokines and bactericidal factors. S. aureus elicited a retarded response and failed to quickly induce expression of bactericidal factors. Both pathogens induced a similar pattern of chemokines for cell recruitment into the udder, but E. coli stimulated their synthesis much faster and stronger. The genes which are exclusively and most strongly up-regulated by E. coli may be clustered into a regulatory network with Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) and Interleukin 1 (IL-1) in a central position. In contrast, the expression of these master cytokines is barely regulated by S. aureus. Both pathogens quickly trigger enhanced expression of IL-6. This is still possible after completely abrogating MyD88 dependent TLR-signalling in MEC. The E. coli specific strong induction of TNF-a and IL-1 expression may be causative for the severe inflammatory symptoms of animals suffering from E. coli mastitis while avoidance to quickly induce synthesis of bactericidal factors may support persistent survival of S. aureus within the udder. We suggest that S. aureus subverts MyD88-dependent activation of immune gene expression in MEC. We challenged pbMEC cultures with 1E+07 particles per ml of heat inactivated E. coli strain 1303 for 1, 3, 6, and 24 h and compared their transcriptomes to that of untreated control cells. The experiment included three biological replicas (rep1, rep2, rep3), each from a different cow We challenged pbMEC cultures with 1E+07 particles per ml of heat inactivated S. aureus strain 1027 for 1, 3, 6, and 24 h and compared their transcriptomes to that of untreated control cells. The experiment included three biological replicas (rep1, rep2, rep3), each from a different cow
Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to explore the role of miRNAs in dairy cow response to E. coli and S. aureus, mastitis causing pathogens, is not well understood. Results: The global expression of miRNAs in bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T cells) challenged with heat-inactivated Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) or Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria (treatments: 6, 12, 24 and 48 hr) and without challenge (control: 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hr) was profiled using next-generation-sequencing. A total of 231 known bovine miRNAs were identified with more than 10 counts per million (CPM) in at least one of 13 libraries and 5 miRNAs including bta-miR-21-5p, miR-27b, miR-22-3p, miR-184 and let-7f represented more than 50% of the total reads of known bovine miRNAs. One hundred and fifty novel miRNAs were identified and half of them belong to the bta-miR-2284 family. Seventeen miRNAs were significantly (P<0.05) differentially regulated by the presence of pathogens. E. coli initiated an earlier regulation of miRNAs (6 miRNAs differentially regulated within the first 6 hrs post challenge as compared to one for S. aureus) while S. aureus presented a delayed response. Five differentially expressed miRNAs (Bta-miR184, miR-24-3p, miR-148, miR-486 and bta-let-7a-5p) were unique to E. coli while four (bta-miR-2339, miR-499, miR-23a and miR-99b) were unique to S. aureus. In addition, our study revealed a temporal differential regulation of five miRNAs (bta-miR-193a-3p, miR-423-5p, miR-30b-5p, miR-29c and miR-un116) in unchallenged cells. Target gene predictions of pathogen differentially expressed miRNAs indicate a significant enrichment in gene ontology functional categories in development/cellular processes, biological regulation as well as cell growth and death. Furthermore, target genes were significantly enriched in several KEGG (Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes) pathways of the immune system, signal transduction, cellular process, nervous system, development and pathways in human diseases, especially cancer. Conclusion: Using next-generation sequencing, our study identified 150 novel bovine miRNAs and revealed a pathogen directed differential regulation of miRNAs in MAC-T cells with roles in immunity and development. E. coli elicited an earlier differential regulation of miRNAs as opposed to a delayed regulation by S. aureus. Furthermore, target gene prediction showed significant enrichments for functions in different biological and cellular processes as well as KEGG pathways in immunity, development and human diseases. Our study provides a further confirmation of the involvement of mammary epithelia cells in contributing to the immune response to infecting pathogens and suggests the potential of miRNAs to serve as biomarkers for diagnosis of mastitis and development of control measures. Bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T cells) challenged with heat-inactivated Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) or Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria (treatments: 6, 12, 24 and 48 hr) and without challenge (control: 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hr) was profiled using next-generation-sequencing, no replicates, using illumina HiScanSQ platform.