Project description:J774 cells were treated with MG132, epoxomicin and ONX-0912 for 4 hours, and gene expression was evaluated In order to evaluate the molecular mechanism of inflammatory responses in PRAAS(Proteasome-Associated Autoinflammatory Syndromes ), we established Psmb8-KI mouse that harbors the same mutation in human patients. Psmb8-KI mice showed higher susceptibility to imiquimod-induced skin inflammation (IMS). DNA microarray analysis showed that treatment of J774 cells with proteasome inhibitors increased the expression of the Cxcl9 and Cxcl10 genes, and the skins where imiquimod was painted also expressed both genes at higher levels in Psmb8-KI than control mice. Deficiency in Cxcr3, the gene encoding the receptor of CXCL9 and CXCL10, in wild-type mice did not change IMS susceptibility, while deficiency in Cxcr3 in Psmb8-KI mice ameliorated IMS.
Project description:Macrophages play an essential role in the early immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and are the cell type preferentially infected in vivo. Primary macrophages and macrophage-like cell lines are commonly used as infection models, although the physiological relevance of cell lines, particularly for host-pathogen interaction studies, is debatable. Here we use high-throughput RNA-sequencing to analyse transcriptome dynamics of two macrophage models in response to M. tuberculosis infection. Specifically, we study the early response of bone marrow-derived mouse macrophages and cell line J774 to infection with live and -irradiated (killed) M. tuberculosis. We show that infection with live bacilli specifically alters the expression of host genes such as RSAD2, IFIT1/2/3 and RIG-I, whose potential roles in resistance to M. tuberculosis infection have not yet been investigated. In addition, the response of primary macrophages is faster and more intense than that of J774 cells in terms of number of differentially expressed genes and magnitude of induction/repression. Our results point to potentially novel processes leading to immune containment early during M. tuberculosis infection, and support the idea that important differences exist between primary macrophages and cell lines, which should be taken into account when choosing a macrophage model to study host-pathogen interactions.
Project description:Our objective was to investigate epigenomic and transcriptomic changes in J774 macrophages after incubation with talc and titanium dioxide particles. This dataset comprises the results of reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) of the J774 cell DNA 24 hours after exposure to 10 ug/well of fine-sized talc or titanium dioxide particles in vitro with or without 2 ug/mL 17-b estradiol.
Project description:To determine the physiological roles of NCOA4 and ferritinophagy in macrophages, NCOA4 was depleted via liposome-mediated siRNA delivery into cells. Cells were treated with siRNA for NCOA4 depletion and then the transcriptome profiles acquired from RNA-seq were compared with those of control (scramble siRNA-treated) cells.
