Project description:Purpose: Determine the mechanism of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1)-induced signaling in melanocytes. Method: Primary human epidermal melanocytes were treated with HMGB1 (1 μg/ml) and incubated for 24 h. Total RNA (500 ng) from melanocytes were extracted and subjected to library synthesis. Results: HMGB1-treated melanocytes exhibited upregulation of cell death and type 1 interferon-related genes. Conclusion: HMGB1-induced melanocyte signaling was well evaluated using RNA sequencing.
Project description:The unicellular eukaryote Entamoeba histolytica is a human parasite that causes amebic dysentery and liver abscess. A genome-wide analysis of gene expression modulated by intestinal colonization and invasion identified an up-regulated transcript that encoded a putative high-mobility-group box (HMGB) protein, EhHMGB1. We tested if EhHMGB1 encoded a functional HMGB protein, and determined its role in control of parasite gene expression. Recombinant EhHMGB1 was able to bend DNA in vitro, a characteristic of HMGB proteins. Core conserved residues required for DNA bending activity in other HMGB proteins were demonstrated by mutational analysis to be essential for EhHMGB1 activity. EhHMGB1 was also able to enhance the binding of human p53 to its cognate DNA sequence in vitro, which is expected for an HMGB1 protein. Confocal microscopy, using antibodies against the recombinant protein, confirmed its nuclear localization. Overexpression of EhHMGB1 in HM1: IMSS trophozoites led to modulation of 33 transcripts involved in a variety of cellular functions. Of these, twenty were also modulated at either day one or day 29 in the mouse model of intestinal amebiasis. Notably, four transcripts with known roles in virulence, including two encoding Gal/GalNAc lectin light chains, were modulated in response to EhHMGB1 overexpression. We concluded that EhHMGB1 was a bona fide HMGB protein with the capacity to recapitulate part of the modulation of parasite gene expression seen during adaptation to the host intestine. 6 samples for two groups: 3M and Gir. Each groups contain 3 samples
Project description:High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) is a highly abundant and evolutionarily conserved non-histone chromatin component with the ability to bind and bend DNA. The protein is involved in fundamental nuclear processes including nucleosome sliding, transcription, replication, V(D)J recombination and DNA transposition. To assess the functional impact of HMGB1 on transcription we performed gene expression profile analyses of mouse embryonic fibroblasts, wild-type or knockout for the Hmgb1 gene
Project description:Previously, we have shown that a synthesized peptide originated from high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1) induces a regenerative cascade via activating endogenous mesenchymal stem cells in the body. Here, we have tested whether the HMGB1 peptide can ameliorate BPD related manifestations. In a mouse BPD model established by hyperoxia exposure, three shots of the HMGB1 peptide significantly improved the survival and lung function. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis on the lung showed that an inflammatory signature in macrophages and a fibrotic signature in fibroblasts induced by hyperoxia exposure were significantly suppressed by the HMGB1 peptide. These changes in transcriptome were also confirmed at the protein level. Together, the HMGB1 peptide treatment prevented the progression of BPD by suppressing inflammation and fibrosis. Our data serve as a foundation to develop new effective therapies for BPD.
Project description:High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) is a highly abundant and evolutionarily conserved non-histone chromatin component with the ability to bind and bend DNA. The protein is involved in fundamental nuclear processes including nucleosome sliding, transcription, replication, V(D)J recombination and DNA transposition. To assess the functional impact of HMGB1 on transcription we performed gene expression profile analyses of mouse embryonic fibroblasts, wild-type or knockout for the Hmgb1 gene 2 genetic backgrounds: wild-type (Wt), Hmgb1-/- (KO), 3 biological replicates (rep1, rep2, rep3; S phase synchronized cells in duplicate only), no technical replicates. Each pair of wt and Hmgb1-/- MEFs was isolated from embryos born from a single Hmgb1+/- mother crossed with a Hmgb1 +/- male. Total RNAs from three pairs of MEFs, derived from three different mothers and cultured up to passage 3, were extracted using mirVana miRNA Isolation Kit (Ambion) and analyzed on the Illumina BeadsArray platform.
Project description:High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) is a highly abundant and evolutionarily conserved non-histone chromatin component with the ability to bind and bend DNA. The protein is involved in fundamental nuclear processes including nucleosome sliding, transcription, replication, V(D)J recombination and DNA transposition. To assess the functional impact of HMGB1 on transcription we performed gene expression profile analyses of HeLa cells stably transfected with an anti-HMGB1 shRNA expressing plasmid or a control plasmid.
Project description:Macrophages are key inflammatory immune cells that display dynamic phenotypes and functions in response to their local microenvironment. In different conditions, macrophage polarization can be induced by high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a nuclear DNA-binding protein that activates innate immunity. This study investigated the phenotypes of murine bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) induced by different HMGB1 redox isoforms via bulk RNA sequencing (RNAseq).
Project description:HMGB1 and HMGB2 are members of the High Mobility Group (HMG) protein superfamily that contain a DNA binding domain (HMG-Box), and their overexpression has been related to main cancer hallmarks, tumor progression, metastasis formation and bad prognosis. We have used yeast two hybrid and affinity purification-mass spectrometry to explore HMGB1 and HMGB2 protein interactions in prostate and ovarian epithelial cells.
Project description:High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) is a highly abundant and evolutionarily conserved non-histone chromatin component with the ability to bind and bend DNA. The protein is involved in fundamental nuclear processes including nucleosome sliding, transcription, replication, V(D)J recombination and DNA transposition. To assess the functional impact of HMGB1 on transcription we performed gene expression profile analyses of HeLa cells stably transfected with an anti-HMGB1 shRNA expressing plasmid or a control plasmid. 2 stable clones: control HeLa, Hmgb1-knocked down HeLa, 3 technical replicates. Hmgb1 knockdown HeLa cells were prepared by stable transfection with the plasmid Hmgb1shRNA-pSuperior.puro or, as a mock control, with the empty vector pSuperior.puro (Invitrogen). Transfection was made starting from 500 thousands (500K) or 5 milions (5mil) cells. Transfected cells were selected with puromycin and single resistant clones were picked, amplified and analyzed for HMGB1 expression by western blot. A clone containing less then 10% of the wt amount of HMGB1 was selected for further experiments. Total RNAs were extracted using Quiagen RNeasy kit and analyzed on the Illumina BeadsArray platform in 2 technical replica (2 arrays).
Project description:The unicellular eukaryote Entamoeba histolytica is a human parasite that causes amebic dysentery and liver abscess. A genome-wide analysis of gene expression modulated by intestinal colonization and invasion identified an up-regulated transcript that encoded a putative high-mobility-group box (HMGB) protein, EhHMGB1. We tested if EhHMGB1 encoded a functional HMGB protein, and determined its role in control of parasite gene expression. Recombinant EhHMGB1 was able to bend DNA in vitro, a characteristic of HMGB proteins. Core conserved residues required for DNA bending activity in other HMGB proteins were demonstrated by mutational analysis to be essential for EhHMGB1 activity. EhHMGB1 was also able to enhance the binding of human p53 to its cognate DNA sequence in vitro, which is expected for an HMGB1 protein. Confocal microscopy, using antibodies against the recombinant protein, confirmed its nuclear localization. Overexpression of EhHMGB1 in HM1: IMSS trophozoites led to modulation of 33 transcripts involved in a variety of cellular functions. Of these, twenty were also modulated at either day one or day 29 in the mouse model of intestinal amebiasis. Notably, four transcripts with known roles in virulence, including two encoding Gal/GalNAc lectin light chains, were modulated in response to EhHMGB1 overexpression. We concluded that EhHMGB1 was a bona fide HMGB protein with the capacity to recapitulate part of the modulation of parasite gene expression seen during adaptation to the host intestine.