感染球孢白僵菌的家蚕免疫应答差异表达基因分析

【目的】筛选家蚕Bombyx mori应对白僵菌Beauveria bassiana侵染的应答基因, 以进一步研究家蚕抵御真菌侵染的分子机制。【方法】采用新一代Solexa高通量测序技术对感染白僵菌及未感染白僵菌的对照组家蚕进行了测序分析, 筛选差异表达基因; 结合生物信息学工具分析差异表达基因的功能注释、 分类及涉及的信号通路等; 应用荧光定量PCR技术验证10个基因的差异表达。【结果】通过测序和生物信息学分析共获得377个差异表达基因, 其中表达上调基因236个, 下调基因141个; KEGG通路分析表明, 各通路中既有表达上调的基因, 也有下调基因; 12个上调基因、 26个下调基因参与3个显著性富集的KEGG通路, 即核糖体、 氨酰tRNA生物合成和剪接体通路。定量PCR与测序结果显示, 溶菌酶、 热激蛋白、 谷胱甘肽S-转移酶、 肽聚糖识别蛋白等与免疫应激相关的蛋白基因均呈现表达上调。【结论】本研究筛选获得的差异表达基因, 特别是上调表达的基因可能与家蚕应对白僵菌侵染的应答机制有关, 其中与免疫应激相关的蛋白基因如溶菌酶、 热激蛋白、 谷胱甘肽S 转移酶、 肽聚糖识别蛋白基因等可能直接参与了家蚕对白僵菌的免疫识别和防御, 研究结果为从分子水平阐明家蚕抵御真菌侵染的防御机制和白僵菌对家蚕的致病机理提供新的依据。     

Kidney proteome responses in the teleost fish Paralichthys olivaceus indicate a putative immune response against Streptococcus parauberis

The proteomic response to bacterial infection in a teleost fish (Paralichthys olivaceus) infected with Streptococcus parauberis was analyzed using label-free protein quantitation coupled with LC-MS(E) tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 82 proteins from whole kidney, a major lymphoid organ in this fish, were found to be differentially expressed between healthy and diseased fish analyzed 6, 24, 72 and 120 h post-infection. Among the differentially expressed proteins, those involved in mediating immune responses (e.g., heat shock proteins, cathepsins, goose-type lysozyme and complement components) were most significantly up-regulated by infection. In addition, cell division cycle 48 (CDC48) and calreticulin, which are associated with cellular recovery and glycoprotein synthesis, were up-regulated in the universal protein group, whereas the other proteins in that group were down-regulated. There was continuous activation of expression of immune-associated proteins during infection, but there was also loss of expression of proteins not involved in immune function. We expect that our findings regarding immune response at the protein level would offer new insight into the systemic response to bacterial infection of a major immune organ in teleost fish.     

The role of DNA sensing and innate immune receptor TLR9 in otitis media

Otitis media (OM), a common infectious disease in children, is associated with bacterial middle ear (ME) infection. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important mediators of innate immune responses, and TLR9 specifically recognizes the unmethylated cytidine-phosphate-guanosine (CpG) motifs in bacterial DNA. Additional sensors of foreign DNA have recently been identified. The role of DNA sensing and TLR9 was investigated in a murine model of OM induced by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Expression of genes related to DNA-sensing pathways involved in innate immunity was assessed via DNA microarray, qPCR and immunohistochemistry. Middle ear responses to NTHi were examined in wild-type and TLR9(-/-) mice by histopathology and bacterial culture. Expression of TLR9 signaling genes was modestly up-regulated during OM, as was TLR9 protein in both ME mucosal cells and infiltrating leukocytes. However, genes known to be regulated by CpG DNA were dramatically up-regulated, as were genes involved in DNA sensing by DIA, Pol-III and AIM2. Toll-like receptor 9 deletion significantly prolonged the inflammatory response induced by NTHi in the ME and delayed bacterial clearance. The results suggest that DNA sensing via TLR9 plays a role in OM pathogenesis and recovery. Alternative forms of DNA sensing may also contribute to OM.     

Two proteases defining a melanization cascade in the immune system of Drosophila

The melanization reaction is used as an immune mechanism in arthropods to encapsulate and kill microbial pathogens. In Drosophila, the serpin Spn27A regulates melanization apparently by inhibiting the protease that activates phenoloxidase, the key enzyme in melanin synthesis. Here, we have described the genetic characterization of two immune inducible serine proteases, MP1 and MP2, which act in a melanization cascade regulated by Spn27A. MP1 is required to activate melanization in response to both bacterial and fungal infection, whereas MP2 is mainly involved during fungal infection. Pathogenic bacteria and fungi may therefore trigger two different melanization cascades that use MP1 as a common downstream protease to activate phenoloxidase. We have also shown that the melanization reaction activated by MP1 and MP2 plays an important role in augmenting the effectiveness of other immune reactions, thereby promoting resistance of Drosophila to microbial infection.     

基于转录组测序的花烟草低温胁迫响应转录因子挖掘

为了鉴定参与花烟草低温胁迫的转录因子,对花烟草幼苗进行了4℃低温处理,并在处理后12 h采集其幼苗样本,提取总RNA后,采用高通量测序技术,进行了转录组测序。在对差异表达基因进行GO及KEGG分析的基础上,对参与其中的转录因子进行了挖掘,并采用qRT-PCR的方法,对转录组测序的结果进行了验证。结果表明,低温处理后,花烟草基因表达量变化在2倍以上的基因有8388个(P<0.01),其中,上调表达4229个,下调表达4159个。这些差异表达基因的功能归类于生物过程、细胞组分及分子功能3大类69个GO条目,并显著富集在40条KEGG代谢通路中。同时,在低温胁迫下,花烟草有118个转录因子的表达发生了显著改变,其中,上调表达82个,下调表达36个。这些转录因子属于28个家族,其中,数量最多的为NAC家族19个,其次为ERF家族16个、MYB家族15个、WRKY家族15个。本研究的结果为花烟草低温响应分子机制的研究提供了借鉴。     

The Porcine MicroRNA Transcriptome Response to Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus Infection

Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV; Coronaviridae family) causes huge economic losses to the swine industry. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a regulatory role in viral infection and may be involved in the mammalian immune response. Here, we report a comprehensive analysis of host miRNA expression in TGEV-infected swine testis (ST) cells. Deep sequencing generated 3,704,353 and 2,763,665 reads from uninfected ST cells and infected ST cells, respectively. The reads were aligned to known Sus scrofa pre-miRNAs in miRBase 19, identifying 284 annotated miRNAs. Certain miRNAs were differentially regulated during TGEV infection. 59 unique miRNAs displayed significant differentially expression between the normal and TGEV-infected ST cell samples: 15 miRNAs were significantly up-regulated and 44 were significantly down-regulated. Stem-loop RT-PCR was carried out to determine the expression levels of specific miRNAs in the two samples, and the results were consistent with those of sequencing. Gene ontology enrichment analysis of host target genes demonstrated that the differentially expressed miRNAs are involved in regulatory networks, including cellular process, metabolic process, immune system process. This is the first report of the identification of ST cell miRNAs and the comprehensive analysis of the miRNA regulatory mechanism during TGEV infection, which revealed the miRNA molecular regulatory mechanisms for the viral infection, expression of viral genes and the expression of immune-related genes. The results presented here will aid research on the prevention and treatment of viral diseases.     

野生稻基因导入系W6023对白叶枯菌的抗谱及转录组差异表达基因分析

水稻白叶枯病是世界性水稻病害,严重威胁水稻的高产和稳产。为了挖掘水稻抗白叶枯病新基因,本研究对一个野生稻基因导入系W6023进行了白叶枯病多菌系接种鉴定及抗谱分析,发现W6023具有广谱抗病性。用强致病菌PXO99诱导W6023及其感病轮回亲本IR24后进行转录组测序,分别获得105644962和91022599条序列,通过GO注释及KEGG富集分析,发现差异表达基因主要富集在次生代谢产物的生物合成、植物激素信号转导及糖代谢途径等方面。在这些差异表达基因中,发现203个基因的表达有显著差异,其中在W6023中上调表达的基因有114个(56.2%),下调表达的有89个(43.8%),而且35.9%分布在第11染色体上。生物信息学分析发现在203个差异表达基因中有16个属于类抗病基因,如NBS-LRR等;14个直接或间接与水稻体内过氧化物的代谢相关,如编码过氧化物酶和金属硫蛋白等;6个编码抗病相关转录因子,如WRKY和NAC等;18个为信号传导相关基因,编码钙调素结合蛋白和萜类合成酶等。随机选择6个W6023中上调表达和3个IR24中上调表达的基因进行RT-PCR及qRT-PCR分析,结果与转录组测序结果一致,表明本研究获得的转录组测序数据结果是可靠的,为以后更深入挖掘W6023的抗病基因及分子机理研究提供了基础。