Transcriptional analysis of regulatory effects in Corynebacterium glutamicum and a derived (p)ppGpp0 mutant strain

ABSTRACT: The alarmone species ppGpp and pppGpp are an important part of bacterial physiology as they both coordinate the bacterial stress response to nutrient deficiency and also contribute to the maintenance of cell homeostasis. Recently, all components of the (p)ppGpp metabolism for the industrially relevant actinobacterial model organism Corynebacterium glutamicum could be functionally characterized by in vitro analysis and heterologous expression in the model system Escherichia coli. Based on these results, the strain C. glutamicum CR099 ΔrelΔrelSΔrelH is the first C. glutamicum (p)ppGpp0 strain available. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the alarmone species on transcriptome regulation in C. glutamicum by differential transcriptome analysis of the parental strain and the (p)ppGpp0 mutant. An RNAseq analysis of the early exponential growth phase was performed to analyze the (p)ppGpp basal level effects (Illumina TruSeq stranded mRNA libraries sequenced on Illumina HiSeq rapid mode 2 x 25nt PE). Due to the direct association of the alarmones with the bacterial stress response, the transcriptional response to the induction of a total starvation situation was investigated in form of a time series. Following an analysis of pooled replicates for 5 time points (Illumina TruSeq stranded mRNA libraries sequenced on Illumina HiSeq rapid mode 2 x 50nt PE), a detailed investigation was carried out for two stress exposure durations using three biological replicates per strain and time point each (Illumina TruSeq stranded mRNA libraries sequenced on Illumina HiSeq rapid mode 2 x 25nt PE).

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 1500

ORGANISM(S): Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032

SUBMITTER: Matthias Ruwe 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-8070 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress