Project description:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection is widespread among people. Here I describe single-cell RNA sequencing of two lymphoblastoid cell lines harboring both episomal EBV and inherited chromosomally integrated HHV-6. Rare instances of HHV-6 expression appear enriched with EBV reactivation.
Project description:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of EBV infection on host cell miR and to characterize the miRNome in EBV+ B cell lymphomas from patients with PTLD. A qPCR array was used to measure the expression level of 377 previously identified miRs from RNA isolated from three sources: total B cells isolated from healthy individuals (n=4), lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCL) generated by transformation of normal B cell with the B95-8 lab strain of EBV (n=4) and EBV+ B cell lines isolated from patients with PTLD (n=6). miRNA expression was assayed in total B cells samples (n = 4, in duplicate), in lymphoblastoid cell lines (n = 4, in duplicate) and in spontaneous lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from PTLD patients with EBV+ B cell lymphomas (n = 6 in duplicate). The expression of miRNA in the B cell samples was used as a control.
Project description:EBV-positive cell lines were assayed for expression of EBV miRNAs. The names of the miRNAs are from miRBase from Fall 2007. Microarray probes are tandem complements of the mature miRNA sequence. We assayed Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD), primary effusion lymphoma, and lymphoblastoid cell lines. We also assayed primary B cells that were infected with the B95-8 strain of EBV, which was found to express EBV miRNAs as early as 20 hours post infection. We have found PTLD and BLs from HIV-positive donors both express EBV miRNAs. These types of cell lines have not previously been found to express viral miRNAs. We have found that cells that support type I and type II latency express only the BART miRNAs, whereas cells that support type III latency express BART and BHRF1 miRNAs. Furthermore, BL cell lines that spontaneously lose EBV express levels of the viral miRNAs that are at least 5-fold lower than cell lines that do not lose EBV.
Project description:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) provide a conveniently accessible and renewable resource for functional studies in humans. The ability to accumulate multidimensional data pertaining to the same individual cell lines, from complete genomic sequences to detailed gene regulatory profiles, further enhances the utility of LCLs as a model system. A lingering concern, however, is that the changes associated with EBV transformation of LCLs reduce the usefulness of LCLs as a surrogate model for primary tissues. To evaluate the validity of this concern, we compared global promoter CpG profiles between CD20+ primary B cells and CD3+ primary T cells sampled from six individuals. Six independent replicates of transformed LCLs were derived from each sample.
Project description:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) provide a conveniently accessible and renewable resource for functional studies in humans. The ability to accumulate multidimensional data pertaining to the same individual cell lines, from complete genomic sequences to detailed gene regulatory profiles, further enhances the utility of LCLs as a model system. A lingering concern, however, is that the changes associated with EBV transformation of LCLs reduce the usefulness of LCLs as a surrogate model for primary tissues. To evaluate the validity of this concern, we compared global gene expression profiles between CD20+ primary B cells and CD3+ primary T cells sampled from six individuals. Six independent replicates of transformed LCLs were derived from each sample.
Project description:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection of primary human B cells drives their indefinite proliferation into lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). B cell immortalization depends on expression of viral latency genes as well as the regulation of host genes. Given the important role of miRNAs in regulating fundamental cellular processes, in this study we assayed changes in host miRNA expression during primary B cell infection by EBV. We observed and validated dynamic changes in several miRNAs from early proliferation through immortalization; oncogenic miRNAs were induced and tumor suppressor miRNAs were largely repressed. However, one miRNA described as a p53-targeted tumor suppressor, miR-34a, was strongly induced by EBV infection and expressed in many EBV and KSHV-infected lymphoma cell lines. The EBV latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) was sufficient to induce miR-34a requiring downstream NFκB activation, but independent of functional p53. Furthermore, over-expression of miR-34a was not toxic in several B lymphoma cell lines and inhibition of miR-34a impaired the growth of EBV transformed cells. This study identifies a pro-growth role for a tumor suppressive miRNA in oncogenic virus-mediated transformation highlighting the importance of studying miRNA function in different cellular contexts.
Project description:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of EBV infection on host cell miR and to characterize the miRNome in EBV+ B cell lymphomas from patients with PTLD. A qPCR array was used to measure the expression level of 377 previously identified miRs from RNA isolated from three sources: total B cells isolated from healthy individuals (n=4), lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCL) generated by transformation of normal B cell with the B95-8 lab strain of EBV (n=4) and EBV+ B cell lines isolated from patients with PTLD (n=6).
Project description:To understand the changes in global transcriptomic landscape during the EBV lytic cycle reactivation from lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs), RNA-seq was performed. By examining the transcriptomic changes, we obtained valuable insights into the molecular events and regulatory mechanisms involved in EBV reactivation into lytic cycle replication. The study also enhances our knowledge of the complex interplay between EBV and the host cells during its lytic cycle.