Project description:To facilitate canine proteomics research, we have generated a non-redundant canine protein sequence database, with entry name annotation based on sequence similarity to the human proteome. To evaluate the sequence-based annotation transfer, we performed a shotgun proteomics experiment on subcellular fractions of canine spleen.
Project description:Tumor tissues from canine lymphomas with accompanying survival and breed data. Gene expression analysis of samples representing common histologic subtypes of canine lymphoma.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of noncoding RNAs measuring 18 to 23 nucleotides (nt) that play important regulatory roles in host-virus interactions. Avian-origin H3N2 canine influenza virus (CIV) has emerged as the most prevalent subtype among dogs in Asia since 2007. To evaluate the roles of host miRNAs in H3N2 CIV infection, here, miRNA profiles obtained from primary canine bronchiolar epithelial cells (CBECs) and canine alveolar macrophages (CAMCs) were compared between infected and mock-infected cells with the H3N2 CIV JS/10. It was found that cfa-miR-125b, cfa-miR-151 and cfa-miR-423a expressions were significantly decreased in CIV-infected canine primary cells. Bioinformatics prediction indicated that 5’ seed regions of three miRNAs are partially complementary to the mRNAs of nucleoprotein (NP) and non-structural protein 1 (NS1) of JS/10. As determined by virus titration, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blotting, overexpression of cfa-miR-125b and cfa-miR-151 inhibited CIV infection, whereas overexpression or inhibition of cfa-miR-423a inhibited this infection. These results indicated that CIV replication could be regulated by miRNAs from host cells infected with CIV. Our findings support the notion that cellular miRNAs can inhibit virus infection, help to elucidate the resistance of host cells to viral infection and to clarify the pathogenesis of H3N2 CIV. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression of primary canine alveolar macrophages (CAMCs) compared between infected and mock-infected cells with the H3N2 canine influenza virus (CIV) JS/10.