Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8
The present study investigated the host cell response to EHV-8 infection in rabbit kidney (RK-13) cells through transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. At 24 h post-infection, a total of 2118 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, with 1338 upregulated and 780 downregulated. At 48 h...
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| description | The present study investigated the host cell response to EHV-8 infection in rabbit kidney (RK-13) cells through transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. At 24 h post-infection, a total of 2118 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, with 1338 upregulated and 780 downregulated. At 48 h, 7388 DEGs were detected, with 4342 upregulated and 3046 downregulated genes. Proteomic analysis revealed 932 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) at 24 h (364 upregulated and 568 downregulated) and 3866 DEPs at 48 h (2285 upregulated and 1581 downregulated). Of these, 237 upregulated and 336 downregulated proteins were common across both time points. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis indicated that the majority of DEGs and DEPs were enriched in key inflammation-related pathways, notably the TNF and NF-κB signaling pathways. Validation of the transcriptomic and proteomic data was performed using RT-PCR and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM), respectively, and confirmed consistent trends for TNFR1, NF-κB p65, and MAP3K8, as reported in the transcriptomic and proteomic screening. These findings suggest that EHV-8 infection may modulate host immune responses by activating the TNF signaling pathway. However, given that RK-13 cells may not fully replicate viral–host interactions in equine species, further in vivo studies in horses and donkeys are required to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the viral pathogenesis in these animals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd37e83bb80f4787b5368741e113cb372025-08-20T03:48:02ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152025-04-0117564710.3390/v17050647Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8Yanfei Ji0Dandan Xu1Wenxuan Si2Yu Zhang3Muhammad Zahoor Khan4Xia Zhao5Wenqiang Liu6Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaThe present study investigated the host cell response to EHV-8 infection in rabbit kidney (RK-13) cells through transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. At 24 h post-infection, a total of 2118 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, with 1338 upregulated and 780 downregulated. At 48 h, 7388 DEGs were detected, with 4342 upregulated and 3046 downregulated genes. Proteomic analysis revealed 932 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) at 24 h (364 upregulated and 568 downregulated) and 3866 DEPs at 48 h (2285 upregulated and 1581 downregulated). Of these, 237 upregulated and 336 downregulated proteins were common across both time points. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis indicated that the majority of DEGs and DEPs were enriched in key inflammation-related pathways, notably the TNF and NF-κB signaling pathways. Validation of the transcriptomic and proteomic data was performed using RT-PCR and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM), respectively, and confirmed consistent trends for TNFR1, NF-κB p65, and MAP3K8, as reported in the transcriptomic and proteomic screening. These findings suggest that EHV-8 infection may modulate host immune responses by activating the TNF signaling pathway. However, given that RK-13 cells may not fully replicate viral–host interactions in equine species, further in vivo studies in horses and donkeys are required to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the viral pathogenesis in these animals.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/5/647EHV-8RK-13 cellsproteomicstranscriptomicsimmune responseTNF signaling pathway |
| spellingShingle | Yanfei Ji Dandan Xu Wenxuan Si Yu Zhang Muhammad Zahoor Khan Xia Zhao Wenqiang Liu Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8 Viruses EHV-8 RK-13 cells proteomics transcriptomics immune response TNF signaling pathway |
| title | Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8 |
| title_full | Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8 |
| title_fullStr | Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8 |
| title_short | Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of Rabbit Kidney Cells Infected with Equine Herpesvirus 8 |
| title_sort | transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of rabbit kidney cells infected with equine herpesvirus 8 |
| topic | EHV-8 RK-13 cells proteomics transcriptomics immune response TNF signaling pathway |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/5/647 |
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