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Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Article Title: Priming from within: TLR2 dependent but receptor independent activation of the mammary macrophage inflammasome by Streptococcus uberis
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1444178
Figure Lengend Snippet: BMMO differential RNA expression of inflammasome pathway genes in response to S. uberis stimulation. RNA was extracted from isolated bovine mammary macrophages (BMMOs) at 0, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20h after challenge with either 10 ng/mL LPS; heat-killed S. uberis strain 0140J or SUB1154 deletion mutant (0140JΔ sub1154 ) at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 50:1 bacterium:BMMO; 2 nM rSUB1154 or rSUB1154NP (proteolytically compromised) protein. Changes in mRNA quantity were determined by real time reverse transcription quantitative PCR using 3 reference genes (GAPDH, ACTB and RPL13a) for 4 target genes: TLR2 (A) , NF-kB (B) , pro-caspase-1 (C) and pro-IL-1β (D) . Log 2 was calculated and the data is presented as N=3 ± SD. Values at 0h were used to determine baseline mRNA levels (0 Log 2 ). Asterisks denote significance calculated with Two-Way ANOVA and Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test, compared to 0140J, at 4h and 20h; * P< 0.05, ** P< 0.01,*** P< 0.001 **** P< 0.0001. All timepoint statistics available in Supplementary Table 1 .
Article Snippet: We previously found ( ) that heat-killing S. uberis did not significantly perturb the macrophage response, but enabled us to have fine control over the multiplicity of infection in our model. Heat-killed S. uberis strains at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 50:1 bacterium:BMMO; 10 ng/mL LPS (isolated from E. coli 0111:B4, Millipore, LPS25); 2 nM rSUB1154/NP; inflammasome primer 1.0 μg/mL Pam3CSK4 (Tocris, 4633); inflammasome activator 500 μg/mL silica (Sigma, 421553); cell entry inhibitor 10 μM Cytochalasin D (CyD) (Tocris, 1233) for 2h prior to additional stimuli for 20h; TLR2 inhibitor 100 μM C29 (Adooq Bioscience, A17160) for 1h prior to additional stimuli for 20h.
Techniques: RNA Expression, Isolation, Mutagenesis, Infection, Reverse Transcription, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction