Global transcriptome analysis of BJAB cells that are modulated by EBV infection or (and) EBV BART6-3p mimics.

Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized systems-based analysis of cellular pathways. The goals of this study are using transcriptome profiling (RNA-seq) to evaluate the effects of EBV infection or (and) EBV BART6-3p mimics on the global transcriptome of the BJAB cells. Methods: BJAB cells were transfected with negative control mimics or BART6-3p mimics for 48 h and then infected with EBV virons for 2h. RNAs were extracted by Trizol and sequenced by Solexa high-throughput sequencing service (Oebiotech, Shanghai, China). Data were extracted and normalized according to the manufacturer's standard protocol. Results: Log-fold changes of up- or down-regulated mRNAs between the control and experiment group were selected with a significance threshold of p<0.05. There are 408 mRNAs were up-regulated and 263 were down-regulated in “EBV infection” group cells comparing to “Mock” group cells. There are 385 mRNAs were up-regulated and 246 were down-regulated in “EBV infection + Bart6-3p mimics” group cells comparing to “EBV infection + negative control mimics” group cells. Conclusions: Our study describes the global transciptome changes of BJAB cells induced by EBV infection or (and) EBV 6-3p mimics. Overall design: BJAB cells mRNA profiles of “mock” (no infection, no treatment), “EBV infection”, “EBV infection + negative control mimics”, and “EBV infection + BART6-3p mimics” were generated by RNA sequecning, using Solexa high-throughput sequencing service (Oebiotech, Shanghai, China).