scholarly journals Direct detection of mRNA expression in microbial cells by fluorescence in situ hybridization using RNase H-assisted rolling circle amplification

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirokazu Takahashi ◽  
Kyohei Horio ◽  
Setsu Kato ◽  
Toshiro Kobori ◽  
Kenshi Watanabe ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTMeta-analyses using next generation sequencing is a powerful strategy for studying microbiota; however, it cannot clarify the role of individual microbes within microbiota. To know which cell expresses what gene is important for elucidation of the individual cell’s function in microbiota. In this report, we developed novel fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) procedure using RNase-H-assisted rolling circle amplification to visualize mRNA of interest in microbial cells without reverse transcription. Our results show that this method is applicable to both gram-negative and gram-positive microbes without any noise from DNA, and it is possible to visualize the target mRNA expression directly at the single-cell level. Therefore, our procedure, when combined with data of meta-analyses, can help to understand the role of individual microbes in the microbiota.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1208
Author(s):  
Kyohei Horio ◽  
Hirokazu Takahashi ◽  
Toshiro Kobori ◽  
Kenshi Watanabe ◽  
Tsunehiro Aki ◽  
...  

Recently, we developed an in situ mRNA detection method termed RNase H-assisted rolling circle amplification-fluorescence in situ hybridization (RHa-RCA-FISH), which can detect even short mRNA in a bacterial cell. However, because this FISH method is sensitive to the sample condition, it is necessary to find a suitable cell permeabilization and collection protocol. Here, we demonstrate its further applicability for detecting intrinsic mRNA expression using lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as a model consortium. Our results show that this method can visualize functional gene expression in LAB cells and can be used for monitoring the temporal transition of gene expression. In addition, we also confirmed that data obtained from bulk analyses such as RNA-seq or microarray do not always correspond to gene expression in individual cells. RHa-RCA-FISH will be a powerful tool to compensate for insufficient data from metatranscriptome analyses while clarifying the carriers of function in microbial consortia. By extending this technique to capture spatiotemporal microbial gene expression at the single-cell level, it will be able to characterize microbial interactions in phytoplankton–bacteria interactions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 126 (9) ◽  
pp. 2421-2425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruijie Deng ◽  
Longhua Tang ◽  
Qianqian Tian ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Lei Lin ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
S-B Hu ◽  
L A Tannahill ◽  
S L Lightman

ABSTRACT Studies have been performed to investigate the regulation of arginine vasopressin (AVP) mRNA expression in fetal hypothalamic cultures. AVP mRNA-positive neurones were identified by in-situ hybridization histochemistry, and changes in mRNA expression were quantitated by nuclease protection assay. Both protein kinase C and protein kinase A activators increased the expression of AVP mRNA, in contrast to dexamethasone, which inhibited the responses to both protein kinase C and protein kinase A activation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (25) ◽  
pp. 3292-3295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Yi Hong ◽  
Xian Chen ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Jing-Hua Chen ◽  
Guonan Chen ◽  
...  

A simple method for direct detection of circulating miRNAs in serum by coupling p19 protein-facilitated specific enrichment and RCA.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Kuttappan Nair ◽  
Chandrika Sharma ◽  
Mrittika Sengupta ◽  
Souradyuti Ghosh

<b>Layman Summary: </b>Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is a popular and extensively used bioanalytical tool. Like any nucleic acid amplifications, non-specific amplification may occur in it and risk generating false positive readouts. The work described in the manuscript investigates non-specific amplification in RCA as a function of ligation and exonuclease digestion assays during the synthesis of circular DNA. In particular, it investigates and compares the role of three different ligation techniques, namely splint-padlock ligation, cohesive end (sticky end ligation), and self-annealing ligation. In addition, it also probes the role of single exonuclease vs dual exonuclease digestions. We employed real time fluorescence to quantify the effect of these factors. Finally, our work hypothesizes the possible origins of non-specific amplification in RCA.


2011 ◽  
Vol 392 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veerle Matheeussen ◽  
Lesley Baerts ◽  
Guido De Meyer ◽  
Gilles De Keulenaer ◽  
Pieter Van der Veken ◽  
...  

AbstractDipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV)/CD26 is by far the most extensively studied member of the prolyl oligopeptidase family of serine proteases. The discovery of the related enzymes DPP8 and DPP9 necessitates a (re-)evaluation of the DPPIV-like enzymatic activity in cells and organs. In this study, we aimed (1) to investigate the expression of the individual dipeptidyl peptidases in different types of endothelial cells (ECs) and (2) to reconsider published data in relation to our findings. Examination of DPP expression in rat primary ECs of aortic, endocardial and cardiac microvascular origin revealed the presence of DPPIV-like activity in all cell lysates. More than half of this activity could be attributed to DPP8/9. Western blot analysis revealed an abundance of the DPP8 protein as compared to DPP9. The expression of DPPIV and DPP8 was significantly higher in the cardiac microvascular endothelium than in the other ECs, suggesting a more pronounced role of these DPPs in the microvasculature.In situ, DPP activity in ventricular microvasculature was completely inhibited by sitagliptin, indicating that DPPIV is the predominant DPPIV-like enzyme in this organ. By contrast, immunohistochemical studies indicated DPP9 as the predominant DPP in human carotid artery ECs. In conclusion, our results support a highly regulated expression of individual DPPs in ECs, with a spatial heterogeneity in the cardiovascular tree.


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