Changes in the Expression of Proteins Associated with Neurodegeneration in the Brains of Mice after Infection with Influenza A Virus with Wild Type and Truncated NS1.

Influenza type A virus (IAV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality during influenza epidemics. Recently, a specific link between IAV infection and neurodegenerative disease progression has been established. The non-structural NS1 protein of IAV regulates viral replication during infection and antagonizes host antiviral responses, contributing to influenza virulence.

Genome-wide methylation profiling of Peripheral T-cell lymphomas identifies TRIP13 as a critical driver of tumor proliferation and survival.

Cytosine methylation of genomic DNA contributes to the regulation of gene expression and is involved in normal development including hematopoiesis in mammals. It is catalyzed by the family of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) that include DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B. Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) represent a diverse group of aggressive mature T-cell malignancies accounting for approximately 10-15% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases in the US.

Identification and evaluation of antiviral activity of novel compounds targeting SARS-CoV-2 virus by enzymatic and antiviral assays, and computational analysis.

The viral genome of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the aetiologic agent of COVID-19, encodes structural, non-structural, and accessory proteins. Most of these components undergo rapid genetic variations, though to a lesser extent the essential viral proteases. Consequently, the protease and/or deubiquitinase activities of the cysteine proteases M and PL became attractive targets for the design of antiviral agents.

Decreases in different Dnmt3b activities drive distinct development of hematologic malignancies in mice.

DNA methylation regulates gene transcription and is involved in various physiological processes in mammals, including development and hematopoiesis. It is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases including Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, and Dnmt3b. For Dnmt3b, its effects on transcription can result from its own DNA methylase activity, the recruitment of other Dnmts to mediate methylation, or transcription repression in a methylation-independent manner.

Dnmt3b catalytic activity is critical for its tumour suppressor function in lymphomagenesis and is associated with c-Met oncogenic signalling.

Background: DNA methylation regulates gene transcription in many physiological processes in mammals including development and haematopoiesis. It is catalysed by several DNA methyltransferases, including Dnmt3b that mediates both methylation-dependant and independent gene repression. Dnmt3b is critical for mouse embryogenesis and functions as a tumour suppressor in haematologic malignancies in mice.

Catalytically inactive Dnmt3b rescues mouse embryonic development by accessory and repressive functions.

DNA methylation regulates gene expression in a variety of processes, including mouse embryonic development. Four catalytically active enzymes function in mice as DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) and as transcriptional regulators. Inactivation of Dnmt3b results in mouse embryonic lethality, but which activities are involved is unclear.

Disruption of dopamine D1/D2 receptor complex is involved in the function of haloperidol in cardiac H9c2 cells.

Aims: Haloperidol is an antipsychotic agent and acts as dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) antagonist, as a prototypical ligand of sigma1 receptors (Sig1R) and it increases expression of type 1 IP receptors (IPR1). However, precise mechanism of haloperidol action on cardiomyocytes through dopaminergic signaling was not described yet. This study investigated a role of dopamine receptors in haloperidol-induced increase in IPR1 and Sig1R, and compared physiological effect of melperone and haloperidol on basic heart parameters in rats.

Nilotinib induces ER stress and cell death in H9c2 cells.

Tyrosine kinases inhibitors (TKi) represent a relatively novel class of anticancer drugs that target cellular pathways overexpressed in certain types of malignancies, such as chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Nilotinib, ponatinib and imatinib exhibit cardiotoxic and vascular effects. In this study, we focused on possible cardiotoxicity of nilotinib using H9c2 cells as a suitable cell model.

Sensing of HSV-1 by the cGAS-STING pathway in microglia orchestrates antiviral defence in the CNS.

Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is the most common form of acute viral encephalitis in industrialized countries. Type I interferon (IFN) is important for control of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) in the central nervous system (CNS). Here we show that microglia are the main source of HSV-induced type I IFN expression in CNS cells and these cytokines are induced in a cGAS-STING-dependent manner.

Murine gammaherpesvirus targets type I IFN receptor but not type III IFN receptor early in infection.

The innate immune response represents a primary line of defense against invading viral pathogens. Since epithelial cells are the primary site of gammaherpesvirus replication during infection in vivo and there are no information on activity of IFN-III signaling against gammaherpesviruses in this cell type, in present study, we evaluated the expression profile and virus-host interactions in mouse mammary epithelial cell (NMuMG) infected with three strains of murine gammaherpesvirus, MHV-68, MHV-72 and MHV-4556. Studying three strains of murine gammaherpesvirus, which differ in nucleotide sequence of some structural and non-structural genes, allowed us to compare the strain-dependent interactions with host organism.

Epigenetic modification of Rta (ORF50) promoter is not responsible for distinct reactivation patterns of murine gammaherpesviruses.

Gammaherpesviruses-encoded replication and transcription activator (Rta) (ORF50) plays an essential role in the initiation of viral lytic gene expression and reactivation from latency. The Rta expression is influenced by many viral and cellular factors, including epigenetic modifications, mainly DNA methylation and histone modifications. Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68), belonging to the species Murid herpesvirus (MuHV-4), is widely used as a model to study human gammaherpesvirus infections in vitro as well as in vivo.

Interferon lambda induces antiviral response to herpes simplex virus 1 infection.

Lambda interferons (IFN-λ) are known to induce potent antiviral response in a wide variety of target cells. They activate the same intracellular signalling pathways and have similar biological activities as IFN-α/β, including antiviral activity, but signal via distinct receptor complex, which is expressed in a cell- and species-specific manner. IFN-λ was reported to induce in vitro marked antiviral activity against various RNA viruses, but corresponding data on DNA viruses are sparse.

Interferons lambda, new cytokines with antiviral activity.

Interferons (IFNs) are key cytokines in the establishment of a multifaceted antiviral response. Three distinct types of IFNs are now recognized (type I, type II, and type III) based on their receptor usage, structural features and biological activities. Although all IFNs are important mediators of antiviral protection, their roles in antiviral defence vary.