Project description:Hirudo nipponia is an important traditional Chinese medicine resource in China, and the secretions of its salivary glands contain a variety of protein bioactive substances, but due to the low concentration and abundance, they have not been more characterized, and the exploration of its salivary glands is of great significance for the study of the medicinal value and secretion mechanism of leeches. Methods: The expression of differential proteins in salivary gland tissues under starvation (D30) and feeding (D0) states was compared by label-free protein quantification and bioinformatics analysis.
2024-07-03 | PXD045479 | Pride
Project description:Draft genome of medicinal Leech- Hirudo verbana
Project description:Here, we report the use of Illumina RNA-Seq for investigating the physiology of the digestive-tract microbiome within the medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana. About 12 million cDNA reads were mapped against the genomes of the two dominant members of this simple microbiome. Results suggested that the most abundant, yet uncultured Rikenella-like bacterium forages host mucin glycans and ferments the carbohydrates to acetate that is secreted into the environment. The second dominant symbiont, Aeromonas veronii, appears to utilize the acetate secreted by Rikenella as a carbon and energy source, possibly linking the physiologies of the dominant symbionts. This study demonstrates how RNA-seq can be used to reveal the physiology of a naturally occurring microbiome.
Project description:In this study we used Illumina RNA-seq to identify genes expressed by A. veronii in mid-log phase growth in a rich medium and within the digestive tract of the medicinal leech. Our results shed light on the physiology of A. veronii during colonization of the leech gut.
Project description:In this study we used Illumina RNA-seq to identify genes expressed by A. veronii in mid-log phase growth in a rich medium and within the digestive tract of the medicinal leech. Our results shed light on the physiology of A. veronii during colonization of the leech gut. A comparison of Illumina RNA-seq of A. veronii in vivo versus in vitro.
Project description:The study aims to investigate the relevance of NKp30 receptor in the salivary glands inflammation of Sjogren’s syndrome patients in comparison to sicca patients (control group) analysing the transcriptomic profile of salivary gland tissues.