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Pest Manag Sci ; 2024 Apr 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38578571

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Maize stalk rot (MSR) caused by Fusarium graminearum is the primary factor contributing to the reduction in maize yield and quality. However, this soil-borne disease presents a significant challenge for sustainable control through field management and chemical agents. The screening of novel biocontrol agents can aid in developing innovative and successful strategies for MSR control. RESULTS: A total of 407 strains of bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of a resistant maize inbred line. One strain exhibited significant antagonistic activity in plate and pot experiments, and was identified as Burkholderia ambifaria H8. The strain could significantly inhibit the mycelial growth and spore germination of F. graminearum, induce resistance to stalk rot, and promote plant growth. The volatile compounds produced by strain H8 and its secondary metabolites in the sterile fermentation broth exhibited antagonistic activity. The primary volatile compound produced by strain H8 was identified as dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Through in vitro antagonistic activity assays and microscopic observation, it was confirmed that DMDS was capable of inhibiting mycelial growth and disrupting the mycelial structure of F. graminearum, suggesting it may be the major active compound for strain H8. The transcriptome data of F. graminearum further indicated that strain H8 and its volatile compounds could alter pathogenic fungi metabolism, influence the related metabolic pathways, and potentially induce cell apoptosis within F. graminearum. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that B. ambifaria H8 was capable of producing the volatile substance dimethyl disulfide, which influenced the synthesis and permeability of cell membranes in pathogens. Thus, B. ambifaria H8 was found to be a promising biological control agent against MSR. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.

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NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes ; 10(1): 25, 2024 Mar 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38509085

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Hyperuricemia (HUA) is a metabolic syndrome caused by abnormal purine metabolism. Although recent studies have noted a relationship between the gut microbiota and gout, whether the microbiota could ameliorate HUA-associated systemic purine metabolism remains unclear. In this study, we constructed a novel model of HUA in geese and investigated the mechanism by which Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) could have beneficial effects on HUA. The administration of antibiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) experiments were used in this HUA goose model. The effects of LGG and its metabolites on HUA were evaluated in vivo and in vitro. Heterogeneous expression and gene knockout of LGG revealed the mechanism of LGG. Multi-omics analysis revealed that the Lactobacillus genus is associated with changes in purine metabolism in HUA. This study showed that LGG and its metabolites could alleviate HUA through the gut-liver-kidney axis. Whole-genome analysis, heterogeneous expression, and gene knockout of LGG enzymes ABC-type multidrug transport system (ABCT), inosine-uridine nucleoside N-ribohydrolase (iunH), and xanthine permease (pbuX) demonstrated the function of nucleoside degradation in LGG. Multi-omics and a correlation analysis in HUA patients and this goose model revealed that a serum proline deficiency, as well as changes in Collinsella and Lactobacillus, may be associated with the occurrence of HUA. Our findings demonstrated the potential of a goose model of diet-induced HUA, and LGG and proline could be promising therapies for HUA.


Asunto(s)
Hiperuricemia , Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus , Humanos , Hiperuricemia/terapia , Nucleósidos , Lactobacillus , Prolina , Purinas
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Nat Microbiol ; 9(1): 70-84, 2024 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38082149

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Interbacterial antagonism and associated defensive strategies are both essential during bacterial competition. The human gut symbiont Bacteroides fragilis secretes a ubiquitin homologue (BfUbb) that is toxic to a subset of B. fragilis strains in vitro. In the present study, we demonstrate that BfUbb lyses certain B. fragilis strains by non-covalently binding and inactivating an essential peptidyl-prolyl isomerase (PPIase). BfUbb-sensitivity profiling of B. fragilis strains revealed a key tyrosine residue (Tyr119) in the PPIase and strains that encode a glutamic acid residue at Tyr119 are resistant to BfUbb. Crystal structural analysis and functional studies of BfUbb and the BfUbb-PPIase complex uncover a unique disulfide bond at the carboxy terminus of BfUbb to mediate the interaction with Tyr119 of the PPIase. In vitro coculture assays and mouse studies show that BfUbb confers a competitive advantage for encoding strains and this is further supported by human gut metagenome analyses. Our findings reveal a previously undescribed mechanism of bacterial intraspecies competition.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones Bacterianas , Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Humanos , Animales , Ratones , Bacteroides fragilis/genética , Ubiquitina/metabolismo , Bacterias/metabolismo , Isomerasa de Peptidilprolil/metabolismo
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NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes ; 9(1): 67, 2023 09 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37736746

RESUMEN

Deserts occupy one-third of the Earth's terrestrial surface and represent a potentially significant reservoir of microbial biodiversity, yet the majority of desert microorganisms remain uncharacterized and are seen as "microbial dark matter". Here, we introduce a multi-omics strategy, culturomics-based metagenomics (CBM) that integrates large-scale cultivation, full-length 16S rRNA gene amplicon, and shotgun metagenomic sequencing. The results showed that CBM captured a significant amount of taxonomic and functional diversity missed in direct sequencing by increasing the recovery of amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) and high/medium-quality metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs). Importantly, CBM allowed the post hoc recovery of microbes of interest (e.g., novel or specific taxa), even those with extremely low abundance in the culture. Furthermore, strain-level analyses based on CBM and direct sequencing revealed that the desert soils harbored a considerable number of novel bacterial candidates (1941, 51.4%), of which 1095 (from CBM) were culturable. However, CBM would not exactly reflect the relative abundance of true microbial composition and functional pathways in the in situ environment, and its use coupled with direct metagenomic sequencing could provide greater insight into desert microbiomes. Overall, this study exemplifies the CBM strategy with high-resolution is an ideal way to deeply explore the untapped novel bacterial resources in desert soils, and substantially expands our knowledge on the microbial dark matter hidden in the vast expanse of deserts.


Asunto(s)
Biodiversidad , Metagenómica , ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética , Metagenoma , Suelo
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Commun Biol ; 6(1): 380, 2023 04 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37029216

RESUMEN

Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) represent an emerging class of immunotherapy, but inefficiency in the current discovery has limited their broad clinical availability. Here we report a high throughput, agnostic, single-cell-based functional screening pipeline, comprising molecular and cell engineering for efficient generation of BsAb library cells, followed by functional interrogation at the single-cell level to identify and sort positive clones and downstream sequence identification and functionality characterization. Using a CD19xCD3 bispecific T cell engager (BiTE) as a model, we demonstrate that our single-cell platform possesses a high throughput screening efficiency of up to one and a half million variant library cells per run and can isolate rare functional clones at a low abundance of 0.008%. Using a complex CD19xCD3 BiTE-expressing cell library with approximately 22,300 unique variants comprising combinatorially varied scFvs, connecting linkers and VL/VH orientations, we have identified 98 unique clones, including extremely rare ones (~ 0.001% abundance). We also discovered BiTEs that exhibit novel properties and insights to design variable preferences for functionality. We expect our single-cell platform to not only increase the discovery efficiency of new immunotherapeutics, but also enable identifying generalizable design principles based on an in-depth understanding of the inter-relationships between sequence, structure, and function.


Asunto(s)
Anticuerpos Biespecíficos , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento , Linfocitos T , Anticuerpos Biespecíficos/farmacología , Inmunoterapia , Análisis de la Célula Individual
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J Appl Microbiol ; 134(2)2023 Feb 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36611228

RESUMEN

AIMS: Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are plant pathogens that cause huge economic losses worldwide. The biological management of RKNs may be a sustainable alternative to chemical control methods. Here, the biocontrol potential of Methylorubrum rhodesianum M520 against the RKN Meloidogyne incognita was investigated to theoretically support its application as a biocontrol agent in field production. METHODS AND RESULTS: In-vitro assays showed 91.9% mortality of M. incognita second-stage juveniles in the presence of strain M520 and that the hatching rate of M. incognita eggs was 21.7% lower than that of eggs treated with sterile water. In pot experiments, the M520 treatment caused 70.8% reduction in root-knots and increased plant shoot length and stem and root fresh weights, compared to control plant values. In split-root experiments, cucumber roots treated with M520 showed 25.6% decrease in root gall number, compared to that in control roots. CONCLUSION: M520 has multiple mechanisms against RKNs and might be used as a biocontrol agent against M. incognita in cucumber, laying a foundation for further studying M520 biocontrol against RKNs.


Asunto(s)
Cucumis sativus , Methylobacteriaceae , Tylenchida , Tylenchoidea , Animales , Raíces de Plantas
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J Fungi (Basel) ; 8(11)2022 Nov 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36422028

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Aspergillus subgenus Nidulantes includes species with emericella-like ascomata and asexual species. Subgenus Nidulantes is the second largest subgenus of Aspergillus and consists of nine sections. In this study, agricultural soils were sampled from 12 provinces and autonomous regions in China. Based on primary BLAST analyses, seven of 445 Aspergillus isolates showed low similarity with existing species. A polyphasic investigation, including phylogenetic analysis of partial ITS, ß-tubulin, calmodulin, and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit genes, provided evidence that these isolates were distributed among four new species (Aspergillus guangdongensis, A. guangxiensis, A. sichuanensis and A. tibetensis) in sections Aenei, Ochraceorosei, and Sparsi of subgenus Nidulantes. Illustrated morphological descriptions are provided for each new taxon.

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Front Nutr ; 8: 737059, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34901103

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Monochromatic light is widely used in industry, medical treatment, and animal husbandry. Green-blue light has been found to stimulate the proliferation of satellite cells and the results of studies on the effects of blue light on poultry vary widely. It would be worthwhile to study the effect of blue light on poultry growth and how exposure to blue light affects metabolism and the intestinal microbiota. In this study, we irradiated Cherry Valley ducks with 460 nm wavelength light (blue light) for 3 weeks to explore the effects of blue light in comparison to those of white light (combined wavelength light) on animal growth and development. Our results showed that, under exposure to blue light, the body weight and average daily feed intake of ducks were decreased, but the leg muscle and relative length of the intestine were increased. Exposure to blue light chiefly enhanced the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capacities of the animal and decreased lipid levels in serum and liver. Metabolomic analysis revealed that blue light heightened cysteine and methionine metabolism, and increased serum taurine and primary bile acid levels, as well as up-regulating the metabolites L-carnitine and glutamine. Treatment with blue light significantly increased the beta diversity of intestinal microbiota and the relative abundances of bile acid hydrolase-producing bacteria, especially Alistipes. These changes promote the synthesis of secondary bile acids to further enhance lipid metabolism in the host, thereby reducing cholesterol accumulation in ducks. These results should help us better understand the effects of exposure to blue light on metabolite levels and the intestinal microbiota, and suggest that it may be possible to use colored light to control the development of livestock and poultry.

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Front Vet Sci ; 8: 737160, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34552978

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Gout is a disease involving abnormal purine metabolism that is widespread in mammals and birds. Goose is especially susceptible for gout in early stage. However, a few studies investigated the ontogenetic pattern of goslings with purine metabolic abnormality. Our studies were conducted to investigate whether persistent purine metabolic abnormality would lead to aggravation of visceral inflammation and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis in goose. A total of 132 1-day-old Magang geese were randomly divided into six replicates and fed a high-calcium and protein meal-based diet from 1 to 28 days. The experiment lasted for 28 days. Liver and kidney damages were observed in 14- and 28-day-old Magang geese, and liver inflammation increased with increasing age. In 28-day-old Magang geese, serum CAT and liver GSH-Px activity were significantly reduced. Furthermore, jejunum intestinal barrier was impaired and the abundance of Bacteroides was significantly reduced at the genus level. Collectively, the high-calcium and high-protein (HCP) meal-based diet caused liver and kidney damage in 28-day-old Magang geese, leading to hyperuricemia and gout symptoms, and the intestinal barrier is impaired and the intestinal flora is disrupted.

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J Hazard Mater ; 413: 125239, 2021 07 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33582472

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Melatonin (MEL) shows an anti-inflammatory effect and regulates intestinal microbiota communities in animals and humans; Ochratoxin A (OTA) induces liver inflammation through intestinal microbiota. However, it remains to know whether MEL alleviates the liver inflammation induced by OTA. In this study, MEL reversed various adverse effects induced by OTA. MEL recovered the swarming and motility of intestinal microbiota, decreased the accumulation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), enhanced the tight junction proteins of jejunum and cecum segments; ultimately alleviated OTA-induced liver inflammation in ducks. However, it is worth noting that MEL still had positive effects on the OTA-exposed ducks after antibiotic treatment. These results suggest that both the maintenance of intestinal microbiota homeostasis and intestinal microbiota-independent manner involved the MEL anti-inflammatory function in OTA-induced liver inflammation. MEL represent a promising protective approach for OTA, even other mycotoxins.


Asunto(s)
Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Melatonina , Animales , Antioxidantes , Homeostasis , Humanos , Inflamación/inducido químicamente , Inflamación/tratamiento farmacológico , Hígado , Melatonina/farmacología , Ocratoxinas
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MycoKeys ; 68: 75-113, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32733145

RESUMEN

Talaromyces is a monophyletic genus containing seven sections. The number of species in Talaromyces grows rapidly due to reliable and complete sequence data contributed from all over the world. In this study agricultural soil samples from Fujiang, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shandong, Tibet and Zhejiang provinces of China were collected and analyzed for fungal diversity. Based on a polyphasic approach including phylogenetic analysis of partial ITS, BenA, CaM and RPB2 gene sequences, macro- and micro-morphological analyses, six of them could not be assigned to any described species, and one cannot be assigned to any known sections. Morphological characters as well as their phylogenetic relationship with other Talaromyces species are presented for these putative new species. Penicillium resedanum is combined in Talaromyces section Subinflati as T. resedanus.

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Cladistics ; 35(5): 514-549, 2019 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34633696

RESUMEN

Penicillium species in section Lanata-divaricata are common soil-inhabiting fungi, but their presence in acidic soil has rarely been investigated. In an ongoing survey of Penicillium species occurring in China, 465 strains were isolated from soil, and of which 60 belonged to section Lanata-divaricata. The majority of these strains were isolated from acidic soil. The phylogenetic relationship between these 60 isolates and accepted species of section Lanata-divaricata was studied using ITS, BenA, CaM and RPB2 sequences, which revealed the presence of seven accepted species and 13 novel lineages. Combining phylogenetic data with data generated during macro- and microscopic observations resulted in the description of 13 new species. The growth rate of the new species obtained in this study was determined under acidic, neutral and alkaline conditions (pH 4, 7, 10). With the exception of P. hainanense, which was not able to grow at pH 10, all strains were able to grow at the three examined pH levels. Eleven species (i.e. P. austrosinense, P. flaviroseum, P. globosum, P. griseoflavum, P. hainanense, P. jianfenglingense, P. laevigatum, P. rubriannulatum, P. soliforme, P. spinuliferum, P. yunnanense) grew faster at low pH (pH 4) than at pH 7 or 10, and these species are therefore referred to as acid-preferential. Penicillium viridissimum grew fastest on neutral medium and P. guangxiense grew best at pH 10, and is therefore considered to be acid-tolerant. By isolating strains from a unique environment, combined with targeted isolation using a well-designed protocol, we are able to describe new fungal diversity with specific physiological characteristics.

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Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao ; 34(9): 1410-1418, 2018 Sep 25.
Artículo en Chino | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30255675

RESUMEN

Microbial communities of fermented foods have provided a tool for humans to preserve and develop flavor for long history. And they can also provide opportunities to study microbial community formation because of their reproducible and easy-to-manipulate feature. Dry-cured ham is one of the traditional fermented products. Some of the compounds produced during the hydrolysis and oxidation of proteins and fats in ham processing form a distinctive flavor of ham. Many microbes are involved in this process and biochemical reactions. In this review, we describe the ham microbial communities in different regions and their role in the formation of ham quality, and prospect the future research of ham microbiology.


Asunto(s)
Alimentos Fermentados/microbiología , Microbiología de Alimentos , Productos de la Carne/microbiología , Grasas de la Dieta/metabolismo , Proteínas en la Dieta/metabolismo , Oxidación-Reducción
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Sci Rep ; 8(1): 4932, 2018 03 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29563618

RESUMEN

Three new Talaromyces species isolated from soil are reported here, namely T. dimorphus (ex-type strain AS3.15692 T), T. lentulus (ex-type strain AS3.15689 T) and T. mae (ex-type strain AS3.15690 T). T. dimorphus is characterized by biverticillate and monoverticillate penicilli, ampulliform phialides, slimy texture with sparse mycelial funicles and absent conidiogenesis on MEA. T. lentulus is featured by vivid yellow mycelium on Cz and MEA, absent conidiogenesis on CYA, and globose smooth-walled conidia. T. mae presents sparse conidia on CYA and YES, funiculous and floccose texture on MEA, and ovoid smooth-walled conidia. Both morphological and molecular characters show that T. dimorphus is unique and has no close relatives. Although T. lentulus and T. mae resembles T. adpressus and T. pinophilus very much, phylogenetic analyses of CaM, BenA, ITS and Rpb2 sequences all support their status as novel species.


Asunto(s)
Microbiología del Suelo , Talaromyces , China , Talaromyces/clasificación , Talaromyces/genética , Talaromyces/aislamiento & purificación
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G3 (Bethesda) ; 6(11): 3603-3613, 2016 Nov 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27633791

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Mrakia psychrophila is an obligate psychrophilic fungus. The cold adaptation mechanism of psychrophilic fungi remains unknown. Comparative genomics analysis indicated that M. psychrophila had a specific codon usage preference, especially for codons of Gly and Arg and its major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporter gene family was expanded. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that genes involved in ribosome and energy metabolism were upregulated at 4°, while genes involved in unfolded protein binding, protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, proteasome, spliceosome, and mRNA surveillance were upregulated at 20°. In addition, genes related to unfolded protein binding were alternatively spliced. Consistent with other psychrophiles, desaturase and glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, which are involved in biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acid and glycerol respectively, were upregulated at 4°. Cold adaptation of M. psychrophila is mediated by synthesizing unsaturated fatty acids to maintain membrane fluidity and accumulating glycerol as a cryoprotectant. The proteomic analysis indicated that the correlations between the dynamic patterns between transcript level changes and protein level changes for some pathways were positive at 4°, but negative at 20°. The death of M. psychrophila above 20° might be caused by an unfolded protein response.

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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 82(21): 6317-6325, 2016 11 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27542936

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Hirsutella rhossiliensis is a parasite of juvenile nematodes, effective against a diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes. Its global distribution on various nematode hosts and its genetic variation for several geographic regions have been reported, while the global population genetic structure and factors underlying patterns of genetic variation of H. rhossiliensis are unclear. In this study, 87 H. rhossiliensis strains from five nematode species (Globodera sp., Criconemella xenoplax, Rotylenchus robustus, Heterodera schachtii, and Heterodera glycines) in Europe, the United States, and China were investigated by multilocus sequence analyses. A total of 280 variable sites (frequency, 0.6%) at eight loci and six clustering in high accordance with geographic populations or host nematode-associated populations were identified. Although H. rhossiliensis is currently recognized as an asexual fungus, recombination events were frequently detected. In addition, significant genetic isolation by geography and nematode hosts was revealed. Overall, our analyses showed that recombination, geographic isolation, and nematode host adaptation have played significant roles in the evolutionary history of H. rhossiliensis IMPORTANCE: H. rhossiliensis has great potential for use as a biocontrol agent to control nematodes in a sustainable manner as an endoparasitic fungus. Therefore, this study has important implications for the use of H. rhossiliensis as a biocontrol agent and provides interesting insights into the biology of this species.


Asunto(s)
Hypocreales/genética , Tylenchoidea/microbiología , Adaptación Fisiológica , Animales , China , Quistes/microbiología , Europa (Continente) , Variación Genética , Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos , Estadios del Ciclo de Vida , Recombinación Genética , Tylenchoidea/crecimiento & desarrollo
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J Neurovirol ; 22(1): 38-49, 2016 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26069184

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At least six microRNAs (miRNAs) appear to be encoded by the latency-associated transcript (LAT) of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The gene for ICP0, an important immediate early (IE) viral protein, is anti-sense to, and overlaps with, the region of LAT from which miRNA H2 (miR-H2) is derived. We recently reported that a mutant (McK-ΔH2) disrupted for miR-H2 on the wild-type HSV-1 strain McKrae genomic background has increased ICP0 expression, increased neurovirulence, and slightly more rapid reactivation. We report here that HSV-1 mutants deleted for the LAT promoter nonetheless make significant amounts of miR-H2 during lytic tissue culture infection, presumably via readthrough transcription from an upstream promoter. To determine if miR-H2 might also play a role in the HSV-1 latency/reactivation cycle of a LAT-negative mutant, we constructed dLAT-ΔH2, in which miR-H2 is disrupted in dLAT2903 without altering the predicted amino acid sequence of the overlapping ICP0 open reading frame. Similar to McK-ΔH2, dLAT-ΔH2 expressed more ICP0, was more neurovirulent, and had increased reactivation in the mouse TG explant-induced reactivation model of HSV-1 compared with its parental virus. Interestingly, although the increased reactivation of McK-ΔH2 compared with its parental wild-type (wt) virus was subtle and only detected at very early times after explant TG induced reactivation, the increased reactivation of dLAT-ΔH2 compared with its dLAT2903 parental virus appeared more robust and was significantly increased even at late times after induction. These results confirm that miR-H2 plays a role in modulating the HSV-1 reactivation phenotype.


Asunto(s)
Herpesvirus Humano 1/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 1/patogenicidad , Proteínas Inmediatas-Precoces/genética , MicroARNs/genética , ARN Viral/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/genética , Animales , Línea Celular Tumoral , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Regulación Viral de la Expresión Génica , Herpes Simple/patología , Herpes Simple/virología , Herpesvirus Humano 1/metabolismo , Humanos , Proteínas Inmediatas-Precoces/metabolismo , Ratones , MicroARNs/metabolismo , Neuronas/patología , Neuronas/virología , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , ARN Viral/metabolismo , Técnicas de Cultivo de Tejidos , Ganglio del Trigémino/patología , Ganglio del Trigémino/virología , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/metabolismo , Virulencia , Activación Viral/genética , Latencia del Virus/genética
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Curr Eye Res ; 41(3): 284-91, 2016.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25859798

RESUMEN

AIM: Recurrent herpetic stromal keratitis (rHSK), due to an immune response to reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), can cause corneal blindness. The development of therapeutic interventions such as drugs and vaccines to decrease rHSK have been hampered by the lack of a small and reliable animal model in which rHSK occurs at a high frequency during HSV-1 latency. The aim of this study is to develop a rabbit model of rHSK in which stress from elevated temperatures increases the frequency of HSV-1 reactivations and rHSK. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rabbits latently infected with HSV-1 were subjected to elevated temperatures and the frequency of viral reactivations and rHSK were determined. RESULTS: In an experiment in which rabbits latently infected with HSV-1 were subjected to ill-defined stress as a result of failure of the vivarium air conditioning system, reactivation of HSV-1 occurred at over twice the normal frequency. In addition, 60% of eyes developed severe rHSK compared to <1% of eyes normally. All episodes of rHSK were preceded four to five days prior by an unusually large amount of reactivated virus in the tears of that eye and whenever this unusually large amount of reactivated virus was detected in tears, rHSK always appeared 4-5 days later. In subsequent experiments using well defined heat stress the reactivation frequency was similarly increased, but no eyes developed rHSK. CONCLUSIONS: The results reported here support the hypothesis that rHSK is associated not simply with elevated reactivation frequency, but rather with rare episodes of very high levels of reactivated virus in tears 4-5 days earlier.


Asunto(s)
Sustancia Propia/virología , Respuesta al Choque Térmico/fisiología , Herpesvirus Humano 1/fisiología , Queratitis Herpética/virología , Lágrimas/virología , Activación Viral/fisiología , Latencia del Virus/fisiología , Animales , ADN Viral/análisis , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Conejos , Recurrencia , Esparcimiento de Virus
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J Neurovirol ; 21(5): 568-75, 2015 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26071090

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The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) latency-associated transcript (LAT) blocks apoptosis and inhibits caspase-3 activation. We previously showed that serum starvation (removal of serum from tissue culture media), which takes several days to induce apoptosis, results in decreased levels of both AKT (protein kinase B) and phosphorylated AKT (pAKT) in cells not expressing LAT. In contrast in mouse neuroblastoma cells expressing LAT, AKT, and pAKT levels remained high. AKT is a serine/threonine protein kinase that promotes cell survival. To examine the effect of LAT on AKT-pAKT using a different and more rapid method of inducing apoptosis, a stable cell line expressing LAT was compared to non-LAT expressing cells as soon as 15 min following recovery from cold-shock-induced apoptosis. Expression of LAT appeared to inhibit dephosphorylation of pAKT. This protection correlated with blocking numerous pro-apoptotic events that are inhibited by pAKT. These results support the hypothesis that inhibiting dephosphorylation of pAKT may be one of the pathways by which LAT protects cells against apoptosis.


Asunto(s)
Apoptosis/fisiología , Herpes Simple/virología , Herpesvirus Humano 1/fisiología , MicroARNs/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Latencia del Virus , Animales , Western Blotting , Línea Celular , Frío , Ratones , Neuronas/metabolismo , Neuronas/virología , Fosforilación , Activación Viral/fisiología , Latencia del Virus/fisiología
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J Neurovirol ; 21(2): 199-209, 2015 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25645379

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The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) latency-associated transcript (LAT) encodes several microRNAs. One of these, miR-H2, overlaps and is antisense to the ICP0 gene and appears to decrease expression of the ICP0 protein. To determine if miR-H2 plays a role in the HSV-1 latency-reactivation cycle, we constructed a mutant, McK-ΔH2, in which this microRNA has been disrupted without altering the predicted amino acid sequence of ICP0. McK-ΔH2 produced increased amounts of ICP0. Although replication of McK-ΔH2 was similar to that of its wild-type (wt) McKrae parental virus in RS cells and mouse eyes, McK-ΔH2 was more neurovirulent in Swiss-Webster mice than McKrae based on the percent of mice that died from herpes encephalitis following ocular infection. In addition, using a mouse trigeminal ganglia (TG) explant model of induced reactivation, we show here for the first time that miR-H2 appears to play a role in modulating HSV-1 reactivation. Although the percent of TG from which virus reactivated by day 10 after explant was similar for McK-ΔH2, wt McKrae, and the marker-rescued virus McK-ΔH2Res, at earlier times, significantly more reactivation was seen with McK-ΔH2. Our results suggest that in the context of the virus, miR-H2 downregulates ICP0 and this moderates both HSV-1 neurovirulence and reactivation.


Asunto(s)
Regulación Viral de la Expresión Génica/genética , Herpes Simple/genética , MicroARNs/genética , ARN Viral/genética , Activación Viral/genética , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Herpesvirus Humano 1/patogenicidad , Herpesvirus Humano 1/fisiología , Proteínas Inmediatas-Precoces/biosíntesis , Proteínas Inmediatas-Precoces/genética , Immunoblotting , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/biosíntesis , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/genética , Virulencia , Latencia del Virus/genética
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