Project description:We employed time-resolved microRNA expression analyses upon the activation of peripheral CD4+ T cells to track and functionally relate changes on cellular signaling in patients at different stages of PD
Project description:We employed time-resolved RNA expression analyses upon the activation of peripheral CD4+ T cells to track and functionally relate changes on cellular signaling in patients at different stages of PD
Project description:Parkinson's disease (PD) emerges as a complex, multifactorial disease. While there is increasing evidence that dysregulated T cells play a central role in PD pathogenesis, elucidation of the pathomechanical changes in related signaling is still in its beginnings. We employed time-resolved RNA expression upon the activation of peripheral CD4+ T cells to track and functionally relate changes on cellular signaling in representative cases of patients at different stages of PD. While only few miRNAs showed time-course related expression changes in PD, we identified groups of genes with significantly altered expression for each different time window. Towards a further understanding of the functional consequences, we highlighted pathways with decreased or increased activity in PD, including the most prominent altered IL-17 pathway. Flow cytometric analyses showed not only an increased prevalence of Th17 cells but also a specific subtype of IL-17 producing γδ-T cells, indicating a previously unknown role in PD pathogenesis.
Project description:MicroRNAs are central regulators of the T cell function. We explored RNA expression profiles over the initial 24 h of human CD4+ T cell activation. We found high similarity in time-resolved miRNA expression courses comparing independent activations and different donors. The detected miRNA expression patterns could be grouped into six classes only, each with a defined time course. MiR-155-5p known for its role in T cell immunity showed the most prevalent expression changes, quantified with an hourly increase of about 60 molecules/cell. As demonstrated for miRNA-155-5p, the analysis of time-resolved miRNA and mRNA expression data allowed to increase the validation rate of predicted miRNA targets to close to 90 %. Combining our time-resolved expression analysis with an absolute quantification of miRNA expression changes, gives new insights into miRNA regulatory networks and indicates the functional dominance of specific miRNAs within the early T cell activation.
Project description:MicroRNAs are central regulators of the T cell function. We explored RNA expression profiles over the initial 24 h of human CD4+ T cell activation. We found high similarity in time-resolved miRNA expression courses comparing independent activations and different donors. The detected miRNA expression patterns could be grouped into six classes only, each with a defined time course. MiR-155-5p known for its role in T cell immunity showed the most prevalent expression changes, quantified with an hourly increase of about 60 molecules/cell. As demonstrated for miRNA-155-5p, the analysis of time-resolved miRNA and mRNA expression data allowed to increase the validation rate of predicted miRNA targets to close to 90 %. Combining our time-resolved expression analysis with an absolute quantification of miRNA expression changes, gives new insights into miRNA regulatory networks and indicates the functional dominance of specific miRNAs within the early T cell activation.
Project description:We developed a time-resolved proteolysis recording platform that revealed a functional cleavage mechanism in regulating NLRP1B inflammasome activation.