Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The tick-borne intracellular pathogen, <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>(Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis after infection of polymorphonuclear leucocytes. The human Sp110 gene is a...
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doaj-5144f9a99d294c999814825c22c6d2f52020-11-25T03:13:34ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342007-09-017111010.1186/1471-2334-7-110Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cellsNaranjo VictoriaBlouin Edmour FManzano-Roman Raúlde la Fuente JoséKocan Katherine M<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The tick-borne intracellular pathogen, <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>(Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis after infection of polymorphonuclear leucocytes. The human Sp110 gene is a member of the nuclear body (NB) components that functions as a nuclear hormone receptor transcriptional coactivator and plays an important role in immunoprotective mechanisms against pathogens in humans. In this research, we hypothesized that Sp110 may be involved in the infection of human promyelocytic HL-60 cells with <it>A. phagocytophilum</it>.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The human Sp110 and <it>A. phagocytophilum msp4 </it>mRNA levels were evaluated by real-time RT-PCR in infected human HL-60 cells sampled at 0, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours post-infection. The effect of Sp110 expression on <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infection was determined by RNA interference (RNAi). The expression of Sp110 was silenced in HL-60 cells by RNAi using pre-designed siRNAs using the Nucleofector 96-well shuttle system (Amaxa Biosystems, Gaithersburg, MD, USA). The <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infection levels were evaluated in HL-60 cells after RNAi by real-time PCR of <it>msp4 </it>and normalizing against human <it>Alu </it>sequences.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>While Sp110 mRNA levels increased concurrently with <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infections in HL-60 cells, the silencing of Sp110 expression by RNA interference resulted in decreased infection levels.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>These results demonstrated that Sp110 expression is required for <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infection and multiplication in HL-60 cells, and suggest a previously undescribed mechanism by which <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>modulates Sp110 mRNA levels to facilitate establishment of infection of human HL-60 cells.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/110 |
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Naranjo Victoria Blouin Edmour F Manzano-Roman Raúl de la Fuente José Kocan Katherine M Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Naranjo Victoria Blouin Edmour F Manzano-Roman Raúl de la Fuente José Kocan Katherine M |
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Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells |
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Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells |
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Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells |
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Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells |
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Sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells |
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sp110 transcription is induced and required by <it>anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>for infection of human promyelocytic cells |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The tick-borne intracellular pathogen, <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>(Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis after infection of polymorphonuclear leucocytes. The human Sp110 gene is a member of the nuclear body (NB) components that functions as a nuclear hormone receptor transcriptional coactivator and plays an important role in immunoprotective mechanisms against pathogens in humans. In this research, we hypothesized that Sp110 may be involved in the infection of human promyelocytic HL-60 cells with <it>A. phagocytophilum</it>.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The human Sp110 and <it>A. phagocytophilum msp4 </it>mRNA levels were evaluated by real-time RT-PCR in infected human HL-60 cells sampled at 0, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours post-infection. The effect of Sp110 expression on <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infection was determined by RNA interference (RNAi). The expression of Sp110 was silenced in HL-60 cells by RNAi using pre-designed siRNAs using the Nucleofector 96-well shuttle system (Amaxa Biosystems, Gaithersburg, MD, USA). The <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infection levels were evaluated in HL-60 cells after RNAi by real-time PCR of <it>msp4 </it>and normalizing against human <it>Alu </it>sequences.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>While Sp110 mRNA levels increased concurrently with <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infections in HL-60 cells, the silencing of Sp110 expression by RNA interference resulted in decreased infection levels.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>These results demonstrated that Sp110 expression is required for <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>infection and multiplication in HL-60 cells, and suggest a previously undescribed mechanism by which <it>A. phagocytophilum </it>modulates Sp110 mRNA levels to facilitate establishment of infection of human HL-60 cells.</p> |
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