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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.17.2022.tde-08112022-173318
Document
Author
Full name
Letícia de Sousa Lopes
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
Ribeirão Preto, 2022
Supervisor
Committee
Zamboni, Dario Simões (President)
Marcelino, Elaine Zayas
Mineo, Tiago Wilson Patriarca
Title in Portuguese
Otimização do sistema de deleção gênica por CRISPR-Cas9 em macrófagos e avaliação de genes potencialmente envolvidos na ativação do inflamassoma de NLRC4
Keywords in Portuguese
CRISPR-Cas9
Deleção gênica
Imunidade inata
Inflamassoma
NLRC4
Abstract in Portuguese
O inflamassoma é um complexo multiproteico envolvido na ativação de caspases inflamatórias em resposta a sinais ambientais ou a patógenos. Após o reconhecimento do ligante, o complexo inflamassoma é formado e medeia a clivagem e ativação de pró-IL-1β e pró-IL-18, além de gasdermina-D, levando a secreção das citocinas em suas formas ativas e a morte celular inflamatória, conhecida como piroptose. Dentre os diferentes inflamassomas, NLRC4 e NLRP3 são os mais estudados. O inflamassoma de NLRC4 apresenta um papel crucial na defesa do hospedeiro contra patógenos intracelulares, incluindo Salmonella, Shigella, Legionella e Pseudomonas. Além disso, já foi descrito que mutações no gene de NLRC4 estão ligadas ao aparecimento e progressão de doenças inflamatórias como MAS (Macrophage Activation Syndrome), e enterocolite de início neonatal. Apesar de ser um dos inflamassomas mais estudados, mecanismos envolvidos na ativação e regulação da via de NLRC4 ainda precisam ser identificados. Neste trabalho, nós otimizamos o protocolo de deleção gênica por CRISPR-Cas9, gerando macrófagos primários derivados de medula óssea nocautes para os genes de ASC e NLRC4. Além disso, baseado em ensaios fenotípicos de replicação de L. pneumophila, observamos que a possível deleção dos nossos genes de interesse não levou ao aumento da replicação bacteriana, sugerindo que as proteínas não apresentam papel relevante para a via do inflamassoma de NLRC4.
Title in English
Optimization of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene deletion system in macrophages and evaluation of genes potentially involved in NLRC4 inflammasome activation
Keywords in English
CRISPR-Cas9
Genetic deletion
Inate immunity
Inflammasome
NLRC4
Abstract in English
The inflammasome is a multiprotein complex involved in the activation of inflammatory caspases in response to environmental signals or pathogens. After ligand recognition, the inflammasome complex is formed and mediates the cleavage and activation of pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18, as well as gasdermin-D, leading to the secretion of cytokines in their active forms and inflammatory cell death, known as pyroptosis. Among the different inflammasomes, NLRC4 and NLRP3 are the most studied. The NLRC4 inflammasome plays a crucial role in host defense against intracellular pathogens, including Salmonella, Shigella, Legionella and Pseudomonas. Furthermore, mutations in the NLRC4 gene have been described to be linked to the onset and progression of inflammatory diseases such as MAS (Macrophage Activation Syndrome), and neonatal onset enterocolitis. Despite being one of the most studied inflammasomes, mechanisms involved in the activation and regulation of the NLRC4 pathway have yet to be identified. In this work, we optimized the CRISPR-Cas9 technique in bone marrow-derived macrophages for the deletion of genes previously identified in our laboratory, in order to evaluate a possible role in NLRC4 inflammasome activation in response to Legionella pneumophila infection. Throughout this project we were able to standardize and optimize the gene deletion protocol by CRISPR Cas9, generating primary bone marrow-derived macrophages nocautes for ASC and NLRC4 genes. Furthermore, we observed that the possible deletion of our genes of interest, did not lead to increased bacterial replication, suggesting that the deleted proteins do not seem to play a relevant role in the functions of the NLRC4 inflammasome.
 
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2022-11-23
 
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