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Triple RNA-Seq Reveals Synergy in a Human Virus-Fungus Co-infection Model.
Seelbinder, Bastian Wallstabe, Julia Marischen, Lothar Weiss, Esther Wurster, Sebastian Page, Lukas Löffler, Claudia Bussemer, Lydia Schmitt, Anna-Lena Wolf, Thomas
Seelbinder, Bastian
Wallstabe, Julia
Marischen, Lothar
Weiss, Esther
Wurster, Sebastian
Page, Lukas
Löffler, Claudia
Bussemer, Lydia
Schmitt, Anna-Lena
Wolf, Thomas
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2020-11-17
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High-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is routinely applied to study diverse biological processes; however, when performed separately on interacting organisms, systemic noise intrinsic to RNA extraction, library preparation, and sequencing hampers the identification of cross-species interaction nodes. Here, we develop triple RNA-seq to simultaneously detect transcriptomes of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) infected with the frequently co-occurring pulmonary pathogens Aspergillus fumigatus and human cytomegalovirus (CMV). Comparing expression patterns after co-infection with those after single infections, our data reveal synergistic effects and mutual interferences between host responses to the two pathogens. For example, CMV attenuates the fungus-mediated activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines through NF-κB (nuclear factor κB) and NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cells) cascades, while A. fumigatus impairs viral clearance by counteracting viral nucleic acid-induced activation of type I interferon signaling. Together, the analytical power of triple RNA-seq proposes molecular hubs in the differential moDC response to fungal/viral single infection or co-infection that contribute to our understanding of the etiology and, potentially, clearance of post-transplant infections.
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Cell Rep. 2020 Nov 17;33(7):108389. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108389.
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