Project description:We report that adhesion of microbes to intestinal epithelial cells is a critical cue for Th17 induction. SFB colonized in the intestine of mice can adhere to mouse small intestinal epithelial cells and induce intestinal Th17 cells. However, SFB colonized in rats cannot adhere to mouse intestinal epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells. Likewise, Citrobacter rodentium (WT) can adhere to mouse colonic epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells, but non-adherent mutant of C. rodentium (Δeae) cannot induce Th17 cells. To examine the influence of adherent bacteria on intestinal epithelial cells, we performed RNA seq. Germ free mice were orally inoculated with M-SFB or R-SFB and total RNA was isolated from small intestinal epithelial cells 1 week after inoculation. Alternatively, germ free mice were orally inoculated with C. rodentium WT or eae mutant and total RNA was isolated from colonic epithelial cells 5 days after inoculation. The gene expression of small intestinal epithelial cells isolated from small intestine of germ free mice (2 mice), mice monocolonized with M-SFB (2 mice) or R-SFB (3 mice), and colon of germ free mice (3 mice), mice monocolonized C. rodentium WT (3 mice) or eae mutant (3 mice).
Project description:We isolated intestinal epithelial cells from WT and Rank-knockout mouse at lactation day5. We generated bulk RNA-seq data from them.
Project description:We report that adhesion of microbes to intestinal epithelial cells is a critical cue for Th17 induction. SFB colonized in the intestine of mice can adhere to mouse small intestinal epithelial cells and induce intestinal Th17 cells. However, SFB colonized in rats cannot adhere to mouse intestinal epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells. Likewise, Citrobacter rodentium (WT) can adhere to mouse colonic epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells, but non-adherent mutant of C. rodentium (Δeae) cannot induce Th17 cells. To examine the influence of adherent bacteria on intestinal epithelial cells, we performed RNA seq. Germ free mice were orally inoculated with M-SFB or R-SFB and total RNA was isolated from small intestinal epithelial cells 1 week after inoculation. Alternatively, germ free mice were orally inoculated with C. rodentium WT or eae mutant and total RNA was isolated from colonic epithelial cells 5 days after inoculation.
Project description:Intestinal epithelial cells are covered by the brush border, which consists of densely packed microvilli. The Intermicrovillar Adhesion Complex (IMAC) connects the microvilli and is required for proper organization of the brush border. The protocadherin CDHR5 is an important member of the IMAC, but it is unclear whether CDHR5 has mainly structural functions or is also involved in cellular signaling. This issue was resolved with a CDHR5 knockout mouse model. Intestinal epithelial cells were isolated from the small intestine of four wild-type and four CDHR5 knockout mice. Bulk RNA sequencing was performed to provide insight into the functions of CDHR5 in cellular signaling and gene regulation.