Project description:Members of the genus Acinetobacter drag attention due to their importance in microbial pathology and biotechnology. OmpA is a porin with multifaceted functions in different species of Acinetobacter. In this study we identified this protein in Acinetobacter sp. SA01, an efficient phenol degrader strain, in different cellular and sub-cellular compartments (such as OM, OMV, biofilm and extracellular environment). Differential expression of proteins, including OmpA, under two conditions of phenol and ethanol supplementation was assessed using shotgun proteomics.
Project description:Mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), may undergo large-cell transformation (LCT), which is related to aggressive clinical courses and resistance to conventional treatments. However, the mechanisms of LCT remain largely unknown.We performed RNA-seq on biopsied specimens isolated from 26 MF-LCT patients and 23 MF-NLCT patients to decipher the mechanisms underlying LCT. We found PEG10 was overexpressed in MF-LCT compared with MF -NLCT cases. In order to explore the function of PEG10 in the pathogenesis of MF, transcriptome sequencing was performed among HH cells transfected with shRNAs targeting PEG10 (shPEG10) and scrambled shRNA(sh0) , Myla cells transfected with empty vetors(vec) and PEG10 expression vectors ( RF1b, RF1b/2, RF1b/2+CNF) to investigate genes regulated by PEG10 in CTCL cells .
