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DeAngelo JD, Maron MI, Roth JS, Silverstein AM, Gupta V, Stransky S, Basken J, Azofeifa J, Sidoli S, Gamble MJ, Shechter D. Productive mRNA Chromatin Escape is Promoted by PRMT5 Methylation of SNRPB. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.08.09.607355. [PMID: 39149374 PMCID: PMC11326253 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.09.607355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) regulates RNA splicing and transcription by symmetric dimethylation of arginine residues (Rme2s/SDMA) in many RNA binding proteins. However, the mechanism by which PRMT5 couples splicing to transcriptional output is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that a major function of PRMT5 activity is to promote chromatin escape of a novel, large class of mRNAs that we term Genomically Retained Incompletely Processed Polyadenylated Transcripts (GRIPPs). Using nascent and total transcriptomics, spike-in controlled fractionated cell transcriptomics, and total and fractionated cell proteomics, we show that PRMT5 inhibition and knockdown of the PRMT5 SNRP (Sm protein) adapter protein pICln (CLNS1A) -but not type I PRMT inhibition-leads to gross detention of mRNA, SNRPB, and SNRPD3 proteins on chromatin. Compared to most transcripts, these chromatin-trapped polyadenylated RNA transcripts have more introns, are spliced slower, and are enriched in detained introns. Using a combination of PRMT5 inhibition and inducible isogenic wildtype and arginine-mutant SNRPB, we show that arginine methylation of these snRNPs is critical for mediating their homeostatic chromatin and RNA interactions. Overall, we conclude that a major role for PRMT5 is in controlling transcript processing and splicing completion to promote chromatin escape and subsequent nuclear export.
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- Joseph D. DeAngelo
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
- Contributed equally
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
- Contributed equally
- Current address: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Department of Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
- Current address: Enveda Biosciences, Boulder, Colorado, 80301, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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Nikitchina N, Ulashchik E, Shmanai V, Heckel AM, Tarassov I, Mazunin I, Entelis N. Targeting of CRISPR-Cas12a crRNAs into human mitochondria. Biochimie 2024; 217:74-85. [PMID: 37690471 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Mitochondrial gene editing holds great promise as a therapeutic approach for mitochondrial diseases caused by mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Current strategies focus on reducing mutant mtDNA heteroplasmy levels through targeted cleavage or base editing. However, the delivery of editing components into mitochondria remains a challenge. Here we investigate the import of CRISPR-Cas12a system guide RNAs (crRNAs) into human mitochondria and study the structural requirements for this process by northern blot analysis of RNA isolated from nucleases-treated mitoplasts. To investigate whether the fusion of crRNA with known RNA import determinants (MLS) improve its mitochondrial targeting, we added MLS hairpin structures at 3'-end of crRNA and demonstrated that this did not impact crRNA ability to program specific cleavage of DNA in lysate of human cells expressing AsCas12a nuclease. Surprisingly, mitochondrial localization of the fused crRNA molecules was not improved compared to non-modified version, indicating that structured scaffold domain of crRNA can probably function as MLS, assuring crRNA mitochondrial import. Then, we designed a series of crRNAs targeting different regions of mtDNA and demonstrated their ability to program specific cleavage of mtDNA fragments in cell lysate and their partial localization in mitochondrial matrix in human cells transfected with these RNA molecules. We hypothesize that mitochondrial import of crRNAs may depend on their secondary structure/sequence. We presume that imported crRNA allow reconstituting the active crRNA/Cas12a system in human mitochondria, which can contribute to the development of effective strategies for mitochondrial gene editing and potential future treatment of mitochondrial diseases.
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- Natalia Nikitchina
- UMR7156 - Molecular Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Science of Belarus, Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Science of Belarus, Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- UMR7156 - Molecular Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- UMR7156 - Molecular Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 143026, Russia
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- UMR7156 - Molecular Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 67000, France.
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Dayanidhi DL, Watlington WK, Mantyh JB, Rupprecht G, Hsu DS. Effects and Eradication of Mycoplasma Contamination on Patient-derived Colorectal Cancer Organoid Cultures. CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:1952-1958. [PMID: 37772998 PMCID: PMC10530407 DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-23-0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Patient-derived organoids are a useful platform for identification and testing of novel precision oncology approaches. Patient-derived organoids are generated by direct culture of patient samples. However, prior to development into patient-derived organoids, these samples are often processed for clinical use, opening the potential for contamination by Mycoplasma and other microbes. While most microbes can be detected by visual inspection, Mycoplasma can go undetected and have substantial impacts on assay results. Given the increased use of patient-derived organoids, there is a growing need for a standardized protocol to detect and remove Mycoplasma from organoid models. In the current study, we report a procedure for Mycoplasma removal by passaging organoids through mice as patient-derived organoid xenografts. In vivo passage of patient-derived organoids followed by re-establishment was 100% effective at decontaminating colorectal patient-derived organoids (n = 9), based on testing with the Sigma LookOut Mycoplasma PCR Detection Kit. This process can serve as a method to re-establish contaminated patient-derived organoids, which represent precious models to study patient-specific genomic features and treatment responses. SIGNIFICANCE Organoids are valuable models of cancer. Mycoplasma contamination can alter organoid drug sensitivity, so there is a need for a standardized protocol to detect and remove Mycoplasma from organoids. We report a simple procedure for removing Mycoplasma from organoids via in vivo passaging through mice followed by re-establishment of organoids.
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- Divya L. Dayanidhi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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Jeandard D, Smirnova A, Fasemore AM, Coudray L, Entelis N, Förstner K, Tarassov I, Smirnov A. CoLoC-seq probes the global topology of organelle transcriptomes. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 51:e16. [PMID: 36537202 PMCID: PMC9943681 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Proper RNA localisation is essential for physiological gene expression. Various kinds of genome-wide approaches permit to comprehensively profile subcellular transcriptomes. Among them, cell fractionation methods, that couple RNase treatment of isolated organelles to the sequencing of protected transcripts, remain most widely used, mainly because they do not require genetic modification of the studied system and can be easily implemented in any cells or tissues, including in non-model species. However, they suffer from numerous false-positives since incompletely digested contaminant RNAs can still be captured and erroneously identified as resident transcripts. Here we introduce Controlled Level of Contamination coupled to deep sequencing (CoLoC-seq) as a new subcellular transcriptomics approach that efficiently bypasses this caveat. CoLoC-seq leverages classical enzymatic kinetics and tracks the depletion dynamics of transcripts in a gradient of an exogenously added RNase, with or without organellar membranes. By means of straightforward mathematical modelling, CoLoC-seq infers the localisation topology of RNAs and robustly distinguishes between genuinely resident, luminal transcripts and merely abundant surface-attached contaminants. Our generic approach performed well on human mitochondria and is in principle applicable to other membrane-bounded organelles, including plastids, compartments of the vacuolar system, extracellular vesicles, and viral particles.
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- UMR7156 – Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM), University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- UMR7156 – Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM), University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne, D-50931, Germany,TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Information Science and Communication Studies, Institute of Information Science, Cologne, D-50678, Germany
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- UMR7156 – Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM), University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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Maron MI, Casill AD, Gupta V, Roth JS, Sidoli S, Query CC, Gamble MJ, Shechter D. Type I and II PRMTs inversely regulate post-transcriptional intron detention through Sm and CHTOP methylation. eLife 2022; 11:e72867. [PMID: 34984976 PMCID: PMC8765754 DOI: 10.7554/elife.72867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are required for the regulation of RNA processing factors. Type I PRMT enzymes catalyze mono- and asymmetric dimethylation; Type II enzymes catalyze mono- and symmetric dimethylation. To understand the specific mechanisms of PRMT activity in splicing regulation, we inhibited Type I and II PRMTs and probed their transcriptomic consequences. Using the newly developed Splicing Kinetics and Transcript Elongation Rates by Sequencing (SKaTER-seq) method, analysis of co-transcriptional splicing demonstrated that PRMT inhibition resulted in altered splicing rates. Surprisingly, co-transcriptional splicing kinetics did not correlate with final changes in splicing of polyadenylated RNA. This was particularly true for retained introns (RI). By using actinomycin D to inhibit ongoing transcription, we determined that PRMTs post-transcriptionally regulate RI. Subsequent proteomic analysis of both PRMT-inhibited chromatin and chromatin-associated polyadenylated RNA identified altered binding of many proteins, including the Type I substrate, CHTOP, and the Type II substrate, SmB. Targeted mutagenesis of all methylarginine sites in SmD3, SmB, and SmD1 recapitulated splicing changes seen with Type II PRMT inhibition, without disrupting snRNP assembly. Similarly, mutagenesis of all methylarginine sites in CHTOP recapitulated the splicing changes seen with Type I PRMT inhibition. Examination of subcellular fractions further revealed that RI were enriched in the nucleoplasm and chromatin. Taken together, these data demonstrate that, through Sm and CHTOP arginine methylation, PRMTs regulate the post-transcriptional processing of nuclear, detained introns.
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- Maxim I Maron
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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Sellyei B, Varga Z, Cech G, Varga Á, Székely C. Mycoplasma infections in freshwater carnivorous fishes in Hungary. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2021; 44:297-304. [PMID: 33128822 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The abundance of mycoplasma-like microorganisms seems to be common in the intestinal tract of fish, but their occurrence in other organs can be considered pathological. Isolation of piscine mycoplasmas is essential to prove their virulence. In this study, a total of 100 specimens of nine freshwater fish species collected from natural waters and fish farms were analysed for the prevalence of mycoplasmas in different extraintestinal organs. Our results demonstrate that mycoplasmas are present in carnivorous fish (pike, wels catfish, black bullhead and pike perch) than in cyprinids more frequently. Among the surveyed organs, they colonize mainly the gills, the kidney and the livers. Although mycoplasmas could be detected in one-fifth of samples by molecular assays, the isolation of mycoplasmas belonged to the M. sualvi cluster within the hominis group of Mycoplasmataceae, but was separate from M. mobile, has been successful only from some specimens originated from wels catfish that was feasible only by special preparation steps (prefreezing, filter sterilization and incubation conditions (long culturing period, etc.). The low-efficiency of isolation trials indicates an extensive gap in our knowledge about piscine mycoplasmas, especially in the field of their nutritional requirements.
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- Boglárka Sellyei
- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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Al-Farha AAB, Hemmatzadeh F, Khazandi M, Hoare A, Petrovski K. Evaluation of effects of Mycoplasma mastitis on milk composition in dairy cattle from South Australia. BMC Vet Res 2017; 13:351. [PMID: 29178880 PMCID: PMC5702085 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-017-1274-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycoplasma mastitis is increasingly posing significant impact on dairy industry. Although the effects of major conventional mastitis pathogens on milk components has been widely addressed in the literature, limited data on the effects of different Mycoplasma and Acholeplasma spp. on milk quality and quantity is available. The aim of this study was to determine the casual relationship of Mycoplasma spp. and A. laidlawii to mastitis and compare them to subclinical mastitis caused by conventional mastitis pathogens from a single dairy herd in South Australia; Mycoplasma spp. and A. laidlawii were detected using PCR applied directly to milk samples. The herd had mastitis problem with high somatic cell count and low response rate to conventional antimicrobial therapy. A total of 288 cow-level milk samples were collected aseptically and used in this study. RESULTS Conventional culture showed a predominance of coagulase-negative staphylococci, followed by coagulase-positive staphylococci, Streptococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., E. coli, and Klebsiella spp. PCR results showed a high prevalence of mycoplasmas (76.7%), including A. laidlawii (10.8%), M. bovis (6.2%), M. bovirhinis (5.6%), M. arginini (2%), and (52.1%) of cows were co-infected with two or more Mycoplasma and Acholeplasma species. Mycoplasma co-infection significantly increased somatic cell counts (SCC) similar to conventional mastitis pathogens and compared to non-infected cows with 389.3, 550.3 and 67.3 respectively; and decreased the milk yield with 29.0, 29.9 and 34.4 l, respectively. Mycoplasma co-infection caused significant increase in protein percentage, and significant decrease in fat percentage and total milk solids, similar to other conventional mastitis pathogens. In contrast, changes in milk composition and yield caused by various individual Mycoplasma species were non-significant. CONCLUSIONS Mycoplasma mastitis had on-farm economic consequences similar to common conventional mastitis pathogens. Results of our study indicate that co-infection Mycoplasma mastitis caused similar effect on milk composition to other mastitis pathogens and we hope these findings raise the awareness of the importance of their detection on routine diagnostic panels.
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- Abd Al-Bar Al-Farha
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371 Australia
- Northern Technical University, Technical Foundation, Mosul, Iraq
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371 Australia
- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371 Australia
- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
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- South East Vets, Mt Gambier, South Australia 5290 Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371 Australia
- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
- Davies Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371 Australia
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Since the advent of the generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), numerous protocols have been developed to differentiate hiPSCs into cardiomyocytes and then subsequently assess their ability to recapitulate the properties of adult human cardiomyocytes. However, hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) are often assessed in single-cell assays. A shortcoming of these assays is the limited ability to characterize the physiological parameters of cardiomyocytes, such as contractile force, due to random orientations. This protocol describes the differentiation of cardiomyocytes from hiPSCs, which occurs within 14 d. After casting, cardiomyocytes undergo 3D assembly. This produces fibrin-based engineered heart tissues (EHTs)-in a strip format-that generate force under auxotonic stretch conditions. 10-15 d after casting, the EHTs can be used for contractility measurements. This protocol describes parallel expansion of hiPSCs; standardized generation of defined embryoid bodies, growth factor and small-molecule-based cardiac differentiation; and standardized generation of EHTs. To carry out the protocol, experience in advanced cell culture techniques is required.
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Walsh DP, Cassirer EF, Bonds MD, Brown DR, Edwards WH, Weiser GC, Drew ML, Briggs RE, Fox KA, Miller MW, Shanthalingam S, Srikumaran S, Besser TE. Concordance in diagnostic testing for respiratory pathogens of bighorn sheep. WILDLIFE SOC B 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Daniel P. Walsh
- U.S. Geological Survey; National Wildlife Health Center; 6006 Schroeder Road Madison WI 53711 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; National Wildlife Health Center; 6006 Schroeder Road Madison WI 53711 USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology; University of Florida; 2015 SW 16th Avenue Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department; Wildlife Health Laboratory; 1174 Snowy Range Road Laramie WY 82070 USA
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- Caine Veterinary Teaching Center; University of Idaho; 1020 E Homedale Road Caldwell ID 83607 USA
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- Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Wildlife Health Laboratory; 16569 S 10th Avenue Caldwell ID 83607 USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture; National Animal Disease Center; 1920 Dayton Avenue Ames IA 50010 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife; Wildlife Health Program; 4330 W Laporte Avenue Fort Collins CO 80521 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife; Wildlife Health Program; 4330 W Laporte Avenue Fort Collins CO 80521 USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology; Washington State University; Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology; Washington State University; Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology; Washington State University; Pullman WA 99164 USA
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Detecting asymptomatic rams infected with Mycoplasma agalactiae in ovine artificial insemination centers. Theriogenology 2016; 89:324-328.e1. [PMID: 27863702 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mycoplasma agalactiae (Ma) is the main causative agent of ovine contagious agalactia, which is a serious disease of small ruminants. In endemic areas, its most common clinical situation consists of chronically infected herds, and asymptomatic infected individuals represent an epidemiological risk regarding the transmission of this disease. The aim of this work was to detect the presence of asymptomatic rams infected with Ma in different artificial insemination centers, and to determine the most effective way to identify these individuals so as to implement adequate surveillance protocols. For this purpose, 215 rams and 14 teaser sheep were sampled taking auricular, nasal, and vaginal swabs and serum samples. In addition, ejaculates from 147 rams were analyzed. These samples were subjected to specific culture and molecular techniques to isolate and identify mycoplasmas, and to a serological test to detect antibodies against Ma. Mycoplasma agalactiae was detected in 47 (4.4%) of the 1077 samples analyzed, and also one individual resulted seropositive. Thus, 37 (17.2%) of the 215 studied rams were infected with Ma. The specimens which proportionally yielded the greatest number of positive results for this pathogen were semen samples (13.6%), followed by nasal swabs (5.8%). In contrast, the sampling of the external auricular canal and the serological analyses resulted insufficient to effectively detect infected individuals. Asymptomatic rams infected with Ma were detected in all the analyzed artificial insemination centers, highlighting the need to implement adequate surveillance protocols to prevent the presence of these individuals in these centers, reducing the risk of transmitting contagious agalactia.
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Kreidenweiss A, Hopkins AV, Mordmüller B. 2A and the auxin-based degron system facilitate control of protein levels in Plasmodium falciparum. PLoS One 2013; 8:e78661. [PMID: 24236031 PMCID: PMC3827281 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Analysis of gene function in Plasmodium falciparum, the most important human malaria parasite, is restricted by the lack of robust and simple reverse genetic tools. Approaches to manipulate protein levels post-translationally are powerful tools to study protein-off effects especially in the haploid malaria parasite where genetic knockouts of essential genes are lethal. We investigated if the auxin-inducible degron system is functional in P. falciparum and found that degron-tagged yellow fluorescent protein levels were efficiently reduced upon addition of auxin which otherwise had no effect on parasite viability. The genetic components required in this conditional approach were co-expressed in P. falciparum by applying the small peptide 2A. 2A is a self-processing peptide from Foot-And-Mouth Disease virus that allows the whole conditional system to be accommodated on a single plasmid vector and ensures stoichiometric expression levels.
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- Andrea Kreidenweiss
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Neto RL, Marques LM, Guimarães AMS, Yamaguti M, Oliveira RC, Gaetti-Jardim E, Medina AO, Sanfilippo LF, Timenetsky J. Frequency of different human mollicutes species in the mucosa of the oropharynx, conjunctiva, and genitalia of free-ranging and captive capuchin monkeys (Cebus spp.). Am J Primatol 2013; 75:973-8. [PMID: 23677636 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Revised: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This study is the first to evaluate the occurrence of several Mollicutes species in Brazilian capuchin monkeys (Cebus spp.). Mollicutes were detected by culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in samples of the oropharyngeal, conjuctiva, and genital mucosae of 58 monkeys. In the oropharynx, Mollicutes in general (generic PCR to the Class), and those of the genus Ureaplasma (genus PCR), were detected in 72.4% and 43.0% of the samples, respectively. The identified species in this site included: Mycoplasma arginini (43.1%), M. salivarium (41.4%), and M. pneumoniae (19.0%). Both Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma are genera of the order Mycoplasmatales. In the preputial/vaginal mucosa, PCR detected Mollicutes in general in 27.58% of the samples, the genus Ureaplasma in 32.7%, the species M. arginini in 8.6%, and Acholeplasma laidlawii of the order Acholeplasmatales in 1.7% In the conjunctiva, Mollicutes in general were detected in 29.3% of the samples, with 1.7% being identified as A. laidlawii. Culturing was difficult due to contamination, but two isolates were successfully obtained. The Mollicutes species of this study provided new insights into these bacteria in Brazilian Cebus. Studies are lacking of the actual risk of Mollicutes infection or the frequency at which primates serve as permanent or temporary reservoirs for Mollicutes. In the present study, the samples were collected from monkeys without clinical signs of infection. The mere presence of Mollicutes, particularly those also found in humans, nevertheless signals a need for studies to evaluate the impact of these microorganisms on the health of non-human primates (NHPs) and the possibility of cross-species transmission between NHPs and humans.
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- Renata L Neto
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas II, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua Professor Lineu Prestes, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Comparison of detection procedures of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma hyosynoviae, and Mycoplasma hyorhinis in lungs, tonsils, and synovial fluid of slaughtered pigs and their distributions in Thailand. Trop Anim Health Prod 2011; 44:313-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-0022-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Férandon C, Peuchant O, Janis C, Benard A, Renaudin H, Pereyre S, Bébéar C. Development of a real-time PCR targeting the yidC gene for the detection of Mycoplasma hominis and comparison with quantitative culture. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17:155-9. [PMID: 20298269 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mycoplasma hominis is an opportunistic human mycoplasma species that can be either commensal or pathogenic. Its detection by culture is considered to comprise the reference technique. Previously reported PCR techniques target the 16S rRNA or the gap gene, although sequence variations among clinical isolates may lead to variations in clinical sensitivity. The present study aimed to develop a specific TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR assay, targeting a gene conserved in all M. hominis isolates, and to compare it with quantitative culture. With the knowledge of the M. hominis PG21 genome sequence, the yidC gene, encoding a membrane protein translocase, was chosen as target. Its intraspecies heterogeneity was checked at the nucleotide level using 31 reference or clinical strains. The limit of detection, the analytical specificity and the reproducibility of the assay were assessed. Moreover, PCR and culture results were compared using 153 urogenital specimens. The limit of detection was seven copies/μL. The analytical specificity was 100%, with good inter- and intra-assay reproducibility. Among the 153 urogenital specimens, the yidC PCR and culture allowed detection of 55 and 45 M. hominis-positive samples, respectively. Comparison of the bacterial load among the 45 specimens found to be M. hominis-positive by both techniques revealed a statistically significant association between the quantitative results obtained. In conclusion, we developed a specific, sensitive and reproducible real-time PCR to detect all M. hominis clinical isolates. This PCR was shown to have higher sensitivity than culture, although both methods were correlated for quantification of M. hominis loads in urogenital specimens.
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- C Férandon
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie EA 3671, Université de Bordeaux, France
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Shahhosseiny MH, Hosseiny Z, Khoramkhorshid HR, Azari S, Shokrgozar MA. Rapid and sensitive detection of Mollicutes in cell culture by polymerase chain reaction. J Basic Microbiol 2010; 50:171-8. [PMID: 19810046 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Infections with Mollicutes species (such as Mycoplasma, Acholeplasma, and Ureaplasma) can induce a variety of problems in living organisms and laboratory cell cultures. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a routine diagnostic protocol for Mycoplasma infection in order to ensure reliable research results, as well as the safety of commercial biological products. For that purpose a novel PCR-based procedure using specific designed primers complementary to 16S rRNA genome region of mollicute species was evaluated. PCR was optimized and sensitivity and specificity was evaluated by defined cell count concentrations (2-31250 CFU/ml) of different strains of Mycoplasma, Acholeplasma and Ureaplasma. Amplicon (272 bp) was cloned by PCR-cloning and sequenced by dideoxy chain termination. PCR, was found to be able to detect 10 copies of mollicute target DNA. No cross-reactivity with genomic DNA of non-mollicute bacteria or human cell lines was observed. Forty seven human and animal cell lines were evaluated for mollicute contamination. Twenty five cell lines (53%) were correctly identified as contaminated by this molecular approach. The results of this study demonstrated that this PCR-based method is not only fast and reproducible, but also highly sensitive and specific for detecting contaminant mycoplasmas in cell cultures.
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Stakenborg T, Vicca J, Butaye P, Imberechts H, Peeters J, de Kruif A, Haesebrouck F, Maes D. A multiplex PCR to identify porcine mycoplasmas present in broth cultures. Vet Res Commun 2009; 30:239-47. [PMID: 16437299 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3226-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma hyorhinis and Mycoplasma flocculare can be present in the lungs of pigs at the same time. These three mycoplasma species all require similar growth conditions and can be recovered from clinical samples using the same media. We have developed a multiplex PCR as a helpful tool for rapid differentiation of these three species in the course of isolation. Based on the 16S ribosomal DNA sequences, three different forward primers and a single reverse primer were selected. Each forward primer was compared to available mycoplasma sequences, showing the primers to be specific. The three amplification products observed of 1129 bp (M. hyorhinis), 1000 bp (M. hyopneumoniae) and 754 bp (M. flocculare) were clearly distinguishable on a 1% agarose gel. In addition, no cross-reaction with Mycoplasma hyosynoviae, another porcine mycoplasma, was noted. This multiplex PCR using the proposed set of primers is the first reported assay that allows the simultaneous identification of the different Mycoplasma species isolated from the lungs of pigs.
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- T Stakenborg
- Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Groeselenberg 99, 1180, Brussels.
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Extracellular DNA in Culture of Primary and Transformed Cells, Infected and Not Infected with Mycoplasma. Bull Exp Biol Med 2009; 147:63-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s10517-009-0448-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kumar A, Ali A, Yerneni LK. Tandem use of immunofluorescent and DNA staining assays to validate nested PCR detection of mycoplasma. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2008; 44:189-92. [PMID: 18528736 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-008-9081-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Accepted: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mycoplasma contamination in cell culture is a serious setback to cell culturists across the world with a very high rate of reported occurrence particularly because of difficult early detection. Out of a variety of detection methods known, the double-step nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based detection of mycoplasma in cell culture has been critically viewed upon because of chances of producing reliable results. A nested PCR technique, described to detect a large range of cell-culture-contaminating mycoplasma species, with greater sensitivity to detect as low a contamination as a few organisms, was compared with the results from two cytological techniques employed in tandem. These are DNA staining using Hoechst, the gold standard, and an immunofluorescent assay using a highly specific monoclonal antibody. The study undertaken on randomly collected cell cultures revealed a false-negative and several false-positive results in comparison to the cytological methods employed. The observations were particularly more unambiguous with the immunofluorescent assay employed in the study while simultaneously employed Hoechst staining serving as an indicator of bacterial contamination. There is a general apprehension that genus-specific PCR approaches could be associated with inaccurate outcome and only species-specific PCRs may be satisfactory in routine screening for mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures. At this juncture, it may be suggested that caution must be exercised while adopting the two-step nested PCR-based detection approaches, and the simultaneous employment of cytological methods used in this investigation could prove to be practicable in the proper interpretation of results.
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- Ashok Kumar
- Cell Biology, Institute of Pathology (ICMR), P. B. No. 4909, Safdarjang Hospital Campus, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India
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Vancini RG, Benchimol M. Entry and intracellular location of Mycoplasma hominis in Trichomonas vaginalis. Arch Microbiol 2007; 189:7-18. [PMID: 17710384 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0288-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2007] [Revised: 06/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The parasite Trichomonas vaginalis causes one of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infections in humans. The coexistence of different sexually transmitted diseases in the same individual is very common, such as vaginal infections by T. vaginalis in association with Mycoplasma fermentans or Mycoplasma hominis. However, the consequences and behavior of mycoplasma during trichomonad infections are virtually unknown. This study was undertaken to elucidate whether mycoplasmas enter and leave trichomonad cells and if so how. M. hominis was analyzed in different trichomonad isolates and the process of internalization and the pathway within the parasite was studied. Parasites naturally and experimentally infected with mycoplasmas were used and transmission electron microscopy, cytochemistry and PCR analyses were performed. The results show that: (1) M. hominis enters T. vaginalis cells by endocytosis; (2) some mycoplasmas use a terminal polar tip as anchor to the trichomonad plasma membrane; (3) some trichomonad isolates are able to digest mycoplasmas, mainly when the trichomonads are experimentally infected; (4) some fresh virulent isolates are able to maintain mycoplasmas as cohabitants in the cell's interior; (5) some mycoplasmas are able to escape from the vacuole to the trichomonad cytosol, and trichomonad plasma membrane budding suggested that mycoplasmas could leave the parasite cell.
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Ishikawa Y, Kozakai T, Morita H, Saida K, Oka S, Masuo Y. Rapid detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures using SYBR Green-based real-time polymerase chain reaction. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2006; 42:63-9. [PMID: 16759150 DOI: 10.1290/0505035.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We have developed a simple method for rapid detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures using SYBR Green-based real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To detect eight common contaminant mollicutes, including Mycoplasma (M. arginini, M. fermentans, M. orale, M. hyorhinis, M. hominis, M. salivarium, M. pirum) and Acholeplasma laidlawii, four primers were prepared based on the 23S rRNA regions. Using these primers and a minimum of 100 fg of mycoplasma genomic DNA, the 23S rRNA regions of these eight mycoplasma species were consistently amplified by real-time PCR. In contrast, no specific amplification product was observed using DNA templates prepared from various mammalian cell lines. Frozen and cultured samples of several cell lines were tested for mycoplasma contamination to evaluate the utility of this method. Of 25 samples that tested positive for mycoplasma by Hoechst staining, which requires two passages of cell cultures started from frozen samples, mycoplasma was detected by real-time PCR in 24 samples of cell extracts prepared directly from frozen samples. When cultured samples were used for this assay, the accuracy of the diagnoses was further improved. Thus, this technique, which is simple, rapid, and sensitive enough for practical application, is suitable for handling many samples and for routine screening for mycoplasma contamination of cell cultures.
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- Yoko Ishikawa
- International Patent Organism Depositary, AIST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Chalker VJ, Brownlie J. Taxonomy of the canine Mollicutes by 16S rRNA gene and 16S/23S rRNA intergenic spacer region sequence comparison. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:537-542. [PMID: 15023972 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02869-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The taxonomy of canine Mollicutes is described, based on phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene and 16S/23S rRNA intergenic spacer (IGS) region sequences. The nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA gene of two untyped mycoplasmas and the IGS region of 11 Mycoplasma species were determined and used for phylogenetic analysis. The two untyped Mycoplasma strains, HRC 689 and VJC 358, were found to be distinct from all known canine mycoplasmas and all published mycoplasma 16S rRNA gene sequences.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/isolation & purification
- Dogs/microbiology
- Introns/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/isolation & purification
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/isolation & purification
- Tenericutes/classification
- Tenericutes/genetics
- Tenericutes/isolation & purification
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- Victoria J Chalker
- Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, UK
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Chalker VJ, Owen WMA, Paterson CJI, Brownlie J. Development of a polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycoplasma felis in domestic cats. Vet Microbiol 2004; 100:77-82. [PMID: 15135515 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2003] [Accepted: 01/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mycoplasma felis is associated with conjunctivitis and respiratory disease in domestic cats. Currently no rapid diagnostic test is available for the detection of M. felis in clinical samples that does not rely on prior cultivation of the organism. The objective of this study was to determine whether a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based upon the 16S/23S rRNA intergenic spacer sequence is suitable for the identification of M. felis directly in feline clinical samples. The high conservation between the 16S/23S rRNA intergenic spacers (IGS) of differing isolates of M. felis was established by sequence analysis and a PCR was developed to this region by comparison to IGS of other mycoplasmas. The PCR was found to be highly specific for M. felis and further PCR analysis on clinical samples showed the PCR to be highly sensitive and more rapid than the other methods of identification currently available.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cat Diseases/microbiology
- Cats
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycoplasma/genetics
- Mycoplasma/isolation & purification
- Mycoplasma Infections/diagnosis
- Mycoplasma Infections/microbiology
- Mycoplasma Infections/veterinary
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Sequence Alignment
- Species Specificity
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- Victoria J Chalker
- Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
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Kong F, James G, Gordon S, Zelynski A, Gilbert GL. Species-specific PCR for identification of common contaminant mollicutes in cell culture. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:3195-200. [PMID: 11425741 PMCID: PMC93000 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.7.3195-3200.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma arginini, M. fermentans, M. hyorhinis, M. orale, and Acholeplasma laidlawii are the members of the class Mollicutes most commonly found in contaminated cell cultures. Previous studies have shown that the published PCR primer pairs designed to detect mollicutes in cell cultures are not entirely specific. The 16S rRNA gene, the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region, and the 5' end of the 23S rRNA gene, as a whole, are promising targets for design of mollicute species-specific primer pairs. We analyzed the 16S rRNA genes, the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer regions, and the 5' end of the 23S rRNA genes of these mollicutes and developed PCR methods for species identification based on these regions. Using high melting temperatures, we developed a rapid-cycle PCR for detection and identification of contaminant mollicutes. Previously published, putative mollicute-specific primers amplified DNA from 73 contaminated cell lines, but the presence of mollicutes was confirmed by species-specific PCR in only 60. Sequences of the remaining 13 amplicons were identified as those of gram-positive bacterial species. Species-specific PCR primers are needed to confirm the presence of mollicutes in specimens and for identification, if required.
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- F Kong
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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Surolia N, Surolia A. Triclosan offers protection against blood stages of malaria by inhibiting enoyl-ACP reductase of Plasmodium falciparum. Nat Med 2001; 7:167-73. [PMID: 11175846 DOI: 10.1038/84612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 311] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The antimicrobial biocide triclosan [5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol] potently inhibits the growth of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and, in a mouse model, Plasmodium berghei in vivo. Inhibition of [14C]acetate and [14C]malonyl-CoA incorporation into fatty acids in vivo and in vitro, respectively, by triclosan implicate FabI as its target. Here we demonstrate that the enoyl-ACP reductase purified from P. falciparum is triclosan sensitive. Also, we present the evidence for the existence of FabI gene in P. falciparum. We establish the existence of the de novo fatty acid biosynthetic pathway in this parasite, and identify a key enzyme of this pathway for the development of new antimalarials.
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- N Surolia
- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, India
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Tang J, Hu M, Lee S, Roblin R. A polymerase chain reaction based method for detecting Mycoplasma/Acholeplasma contaminants in cell culture. J Microbiol Methods 2000; 39:121-6. [PMID: 10576701 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(99)00107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A detection system that utilizes a primer mixture in a nested polymerase chain reaction for detecting Mycoplasma contaminants in cell cultures is described. Primers were designed to amplify the spacer regions between the 16S and 23S ribosomal RNA genes of Mycoplasma and Acholeplasma. This detection system was able to detect 20-180 colony forming units per milliliter of sample. Eight commonly encountered Mycoplasma and Acholeplasma contaminants, which include Mycoplasma (M.) arginini, M. fermentans, M. hominis, M. hyorhinis, M. orale, M. pirum, M. salivarium, and Acholeplasma laidlawii, were consistently amplified. Mycoplasma contaminants generated a single DNA band of 236-365 base pairs (bp), whereas A. laidlawii produced a characteristic two-band pattern of 426 and 219 bp amplicons. Species identification could be achieved by size determination and restriction enzyme digestion. Minor cross-reactions were noted with a few closely related gram positive bacteria and DNA from rat cell lines. A Mycoplasma Detection Kit for detecting Mycoplasma contaminants in cell cultures has been developed based on this approach.
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- J Tang
- Bacteriology Program, American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA 20110, USA.
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Tang J, Hu M, Lee S, Roblin R. Primer mixture enhances PCR detection of Mycoplasma/Acholeplasma contaminants in cell cultures. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 1999; 35:1-3. [PMID: 10475245 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-999-0033-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ofir R, Horowitz S, Wu Q, Weinstein Y. The ftsZ gene as a tool for detection of Mycoplasma fermentans. Mol Cell Probes 1998; 12:85-92. [PMID: 9633043 DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1998.0157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mycoplasma fermentans was reported as a common contaminant of cell cultures, and was shown to either induce or suppress several immunological functions. A strain of M. fermentans was recently isolated from a mouse T-lymphoma cell line, which differs from other M. fermentans strains by its growth characteristics and was designated (in the authors' records) as strain 609. Using the differential display technique (DD), a differentially expressed gene that was identified as the M. fermentans 609 ftsZ gene was isolated. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence of the M. fermentans 609 ftsZ gene to other ftsZ genes showed a 98% homology with Mycoplasma fermentans strain K7 and approximately 50% homology with Mycoplasma pulmonis and Mycoplasma genitalium. Comparison of the putative amino acid sequences of the FtsZ proteins showed similar homology. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect the presence of this ftsZ gene was established; it is a fast and convenient assay to detect infection of cells by the M. fermentans species. This work demonstrates that: (i) DD can be used as a useful technique to identify and isolate mycoplasmal genes from infected cells; and (ii) the ftsZ gene can be a useful marker to distinguish between different species of mycoplasma.
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- R Ofir
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Negev, Israel
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Turrini F, Giribaldi G, Valente E, Arese P. Mycoplasma contamination of Plasmodium cultures - A case of parasite parasitism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997; 13:367-8. [PMID: 15275148 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-4758(97)01088-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- F Turrini
- Department of Genetics, Biology and Medical Chemistry, University of Torino Medical School, Via Santena 5 bis, 10126 Torino, Italy
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Scheinert P, Krausse R, Ullmann U, Söller R, Krupp G. Molecular differentiation of bacteria by PCR amplification of the 16S–23S rRNA spacer. J Microbiol Methods 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00901-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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de la Concha-Bermejillo A, Magnus-Corral S, Brodie SJ, Rosenbusch RF, DeMartini JC. Pathologic responses of lambs to experimental inoculation with Acholeplasma laidlawii. J Vet Diagn Invest 1996; 8:115-8. [PMID: 9026067 DOI: 10.1177/104063879600800120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Pfeffer M, Wiedmann M, Batt CA. Applications of DNA amplification techniques in veterinary diagnostics. Vet Res Commun 1995; 19:375-407. [PMID: 8560754 PMCID: PMC7089009 DOI: 10.1007/bf01839319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/24/1995] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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An overview of the principles of the polymerase chain reaction, ligase chain reaction, self-sustained sequence replication and Q beta replicase is given. The application of these methods for the diagnosis of veterinary infectious and hereditary diseases as well as for other diagnostic purposes is discussed and comprehensive tables of reported assays are provided. Specific areas where these DNA-based amplification methods provide substantial advantages over traditional approaches are also highlighted. With regard to PCR-based assays for the detection of viral pathogens, this article is an update of a previous review by Belák and Ballagi-Pordány (1993).
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- M Pfeffer
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Infectious and Epidemic Diseases, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis of mollicture infection of commercial animal sera. J Microbiol Methods 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(94)90015-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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