Journal: PLoS Pathogens
Article Title: Response of human macrophages to gamma radiation is mediated via expression of endogenous retroviruses
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009305
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Transcription of HERVK HML-2 and five other HERV clades, identified upregulated by RNA-Seq in both irradiated THP1 cells and MDMs , measured by RT-qPCR in THP1 cells expressing control (grey) or shRNA-Env (red), 48h post-irradiation. Error bars: ±SD of three independent biological replicates. ( B ) Expression, measured by RT-qPCR, of macrophage activation markers in human monocytic THP1 cells, expressing shRNA-Env (red) or control shRNA (grey), 48h post-irradiation. Error bars: ±SD of three independent biological replicates. In panels A and B, * p <0.05, ** p <0.01; A and B, genes, whose expression changed significantly in response to shRNA-Env are indicated by red symbols. ( C ) Immunoblot against intracellular senescence marker p21 Waf1 (CDKN1A) in lysates (40 μg total protein) of THP1 cells, expressing either shRNA-Env or control shRNA, 48h after irradiation. ( D ) Phosphorylation of STAT1 Ser727 and Tyr701 (40 μg total protein) in THP1 cells, expressing control shRNA or shRNA-Env, 48h post-irradiation. ( E ) Volcano plot depicting ISG expression in THP1 cells expressing shRNA-Env or control shRNA, 48h post-IR: measured by PCR array of total cellular RNA samples. Green dots represent significant (above blue line) or non-significant decrease in expression of indicated genes in shRNA-Env vs. control shRNA expressing cells ( p <0.05, fold change >2.0). ( F and G ) Soluble macrophage activation markers ( F ) and key cytokines ( G ) in culture medium of THP1 cells, 48h post-irradiation, determined by multiplex immunoassay (Luminex). Error bars: ±SD of three independent biological replicates. * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, NS non-significant. ( H ) Macrophage SASP markers in culture media of irradiated THP1 cells (n = 6), expressing shRNA-Env (yellow) or control shRNA (blue), using multiplex immunoassay (Luminex), 48h after γ IR. Error bars indicate ±SD; p value of all differences is <0.05, unpaired Mann-Whitney test. ( I ) Transcription levels, measured by RT-qPCR, of HERVK HML-2 env , IFN-I (IFNα, IFNβ), inflammation (IL-1β, TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory (TGF-β, IL-10) markers in irradiated primary human MDMs, expressing control or shRNA-Env, 48h post-irradiation. M-CSF-differentiated MDMs from n = 6 donors. * p <0.05, NS non-significant, paired Wilcoxon test. ( J ) Soluble macrophage activation markers in culture medium of primary human MDMs, 48h post-irradiation assessed by multiplex immunoassay. Error bars: ±SD of three independent biological replicates; ** p <0.01, two-tailed paired t test.
Article Snippet: THP1 -dual NF-kB-SEAP IRF_Luc reporter Monocytes , , InvivoGen , thpd-nfis.
Techniques: RNA Sequencing Assay, Irradiation, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, shRNA, Activation Assay, Western Blot, Marker, Multiplex Assay, Luminex, MANN-WHITNEY, Two Tailed Test