L Flori

French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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    Article: Transcription specificity of the class Ib genes SLA-6, SLA-7 and SLA-8 of the swine major histocompatibility complex and comparison with class Ia genes.
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    ABSTRACT: Our aim was to analyse the transcription levels of the three non-classical class Ib genes SLA-6, SLA-7 and SLA-8 of the swine major histocompatibility complex in various tissues and conditions and to compare them to the transcription levels of classical class Ia genes. Twenty-five adult tissues from two pig breeds, pig renal PK15 cells infected with the Pseudorabies virus, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated by lipopolysaccharide or a mixture of phorbol myristate acetate and ionomycin were included in our study. Relative transcription was quantified by quantitative real-time PCR. On average, in adult tissues and PBMCs and compared to SLA-6, the transcription level of SLA-Ia genes was 100-1000 times higher, the level of SLA-8 was 10-20 times higher, and that of SLA-7 was five times higher. Thus, SLA-8 is the most transcribed SLA-Ib gene, followed by the SLA-7 and SLA-6 genes. The highest transcription levels of SLA-Ib transcripts were found in the lymphoid organs, followed by the lung and the digestive tract. The tissue variability of expression levels was widest for the SLA-6 gene, with a 1:32 ratio between the lowest and highest levels in contrast to a 1:12 ratio for the SLA-7 and SLA-8 genes and a 1:16 ratio for the SLA-Ia genes. During PK-15 infection and PBMC stimulation, SLA-Ia and SLA-8 genes were downregulated, whereas SLA-6 and SLA-7 were upregulated, downregulated or not significantly modified. Our overall results confirm the tissue-wide transcription of the three SLA-Ib genes and suggest that they have complementary roles.
    Animal Genetics 10/2011; 42(5):510-20. · 2.40 Impact Factor
  • Article: Transcription specificity of the class Ib genes SLA‐6, SLA‐7 and SLA‐8 of the swine major histocompatibility complex and comparison with class Ia genes
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    ABSTRACT: Our aim was to analyse the transcription levels of the three non-classical class Ib genes SLA-6, SLA-7 and SLA-8 of the swine major histocompatibility complex in various tissues and conditions and to compare them to the transcription levels of classical class Ia genes. Twenty-five adult tissues from two pig breeds, pig renal PK15 cells infected with the Pseudorabies virus, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated by lipopolysaccharide or a mixture of phorbol myristate acetate and ionomycin were included in our study. Relative transcription was quantified by quantitative real-time PCR. On average, in adult tissues and PBMCs and compared to SLA-6, the transcription level of SLA-Ia genes was 100–1000 times higher, the level of SLA-8 was 10–20 times higher, and that of SLA-7 was five times higher. Thus, SLA-8 is the most transcribed SLA-Ib gene, followed by the SLA-7 and SLA-6 genes. The highest transcription levels of SLA-Ib transcripts were found in the lymphoid organs, followed by the lung and the digestive tract. The tissue variability of expression levels was widest for the SLA-6 gene, with a 1:32 ratio between the lowest and highest levels in contrast to a 1:12 ratio for the SLA-7 and SLA-8 genes and a 1:16 ratio for the SLA-Ia genes. During PK-15 infection and PBMC stimulation, SLA-Ia and SLA-8 genes were downregulated, whereas SLA-6 and SLA-7 were upregulated, downregulated or not significantly modified. Our overall results confirm the tissue-wide transcription of the three SLA-Ib genes and suggest that they have complementary roles.
    Animal Genetics 09/2011; 42(5):510 - 520. · 2.40 Impact Factor
  • Article: A combined transcriptomic approach to analyse the dialogue between pseudorabies virus and porcine cells.
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    ABSTRACT: The pseudorabies virus (PrV), a porcine Alphaherpesvirus, is a good model for the study of virus-host cell dialog. As PrV has a strong tropism for mucous epithelial cells, we chose to follow in vitro the PrV time course-infection of porcine PK15 cells. The viral and cellular transcriptome modifications were simultaneously analysed using a combined SLA/PrV cDNA microarray, the porcine Qiagen-NRSP8 oligonucleotides microarray and real time quantitative PCR.Ahigh increase in viral gene expression was found from 4 h post-infection (PI), concomitantly to the first viral progeny and most viral genes were differentially expressed 12 h PI. No early global cellular shutoff was observed but many cellular genes were downregulated between 8 and 12 h PI, when UL41 transcripts encoding the virion shutoff protein, were first detected. Several genes involved in the MHC class I mediated antigenic pathway were downregulated including SLA-la, TAP1, TAP2, PSMB8 and PSMB9 genes. These results suggested that PrV prevents the viral antigen presentation by epithelial cells to cytotoxic T lymphocytes by decreasing transcription levels of SLA Ia mediated antigenic pathway genes. Other genes involved in the immune response, the apoptosis pathway, nucleic acid metabolism and cytoskeleton also appeared to be regulated during PrV infection. The combined approach will help to decipher host response evasion strategies developed by PrV and to study early cellular modifications.
    Developments in biologicals 02/2008; 132:99-104.