Holmes et al. 2019 (PRJNA533074)

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Title Ribo-seq of Toxoplasma-infected host cells
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Number of Samples 12
Release Date 2019/04/16 00:00
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SRA SRP192707
ENA SRP192707
GEO GSE129869
BioProject PRJNA533074

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Authors Holmes MJ, Shah P, Wek RC, Sullivan WJ Jr
Journal mSphere
Publication Date 2019 Jun 5
Abstract Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous obligate intracellular parasite that infects the nucleated cells of warm-blooded animals. From within the parasitophorous vacuole in which they reside, Toxoplasma tachyzoites secrete an arsenal of effector proteins that can reprogram host gene expression to facilitate parasite survival and replication. Gaining a better understanding of how host gene expression is altered upon infection is central for understanding parasite strategies for host invasion and for developing new parasite therapies. Here, we applied ribosome profiling coupled with mRNA measurements to concurrently study gene expression in the parasite and in host human foreskin fibroblasts. By examining the parasite transcriptome and translatome, we identified potential upstream open reading frames that may permit the stress-induced preferential translation of parasite mRNAs. We also determined that tachyzoites reduce host death-associated pathways and increase survival, proliferation, and motility in both quiescent and proliferative host cell models of infection. Additionally, proliferative cells alter their gene expression in ways that are consistent with massive transcriptional rewiring, while quiescent cells were best characterized by reentry into the cell cycle. We also identified a translational control regimen consistent with mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) activation in quiescent cells and, to a lesser degree, in proliferative cells. This study illustrates the utility of the method for dissection of gene expression programs simultaneously in the parasite and host. IMPORTANCE Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that has infected up to one-third of the world's population. Significant overhauls in gene expression in both the parasite and the host cell accompany parasite invasion, and a better understanding of these changes may lead to the development of new therapeutic agents. In this study, we employed ribosome profiling to determine the changes that occur at the levels of transcription and translation in both the parasite and the infected host cell at the same time. We discovered features of Toxoplasma mRNAs that suggest a means for controlling parasite gene expression under stressful conditions. We also show that differences in host gene expression occur depending on whether they are confluent or not. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of using ribosomal profiling to interrogate the host-parasite dynamic under a variety of conditions. Copyright © 2019 Holmes et al.
PMC PMC6553554
PMID 31167946
DOI
Run Accession Study Accession Scientific Name Cell Line Library Type Treatment GWIPS-viz Trips-Viz Reads BAM BigWig (F) BigWig (R)
SRR8907185 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907186 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907187 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907188 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907189 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907190 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907197 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907198 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907199 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907200 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907201 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
SRR8907202 PRJNA533074 Homo sapiens SCRC1041 Ribo-Seq Cycloheximide
Run Accession Study Accession Scientific Name Cell Line Library Type Treatment GWIPS-viz Trips-Viz Reads BAM BigWig (F) BigWig (R)

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