RNAseq of Burkholderia pseudomallei TctR mutant, a regulator of type VI secretion
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ABSTRACT: We report the transcriptome of Burkholderia pseudomallei type VI secretion regulator TctR mutant grown in rich media compared to wild type. The RNA-seq studies confirmed the role of TctR as a negative regulator of T6SS-2, a positive regulator of T6SS-6 and suggest a potential role in regulation of the T6SS-3 and T6SS-4 gene clusters.
Project description:Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis which is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It is a Gram-negative soil and water bacterium that represents a potential bioterrorism threat. Colony morphology variation is a remarkable feature in primary clinical cultures of B. pseudomallei. Differences in expression of several potential virulence and survival genes were believed to be associated with B. pseudomallei colony morphology variants. Microarrray approach was used to investigate alterations of the global B. pseudomallei transcriptome profile at the mid-logarithmic phase of growth, among the wild type (WT) and small colony variant (SCV) of B. pseudomallei pre- and post-exposed to human lung epithelial cells, A549. Generally, SCV pre- and post-exposed have lower metabolic requirements and consume lesser energy than WT pre- and post-exposed to A549; however, both WT and SCV may limit their metabolic activity during the infection of A549 cells and this is indicated by the down-regulation of genes implicated in metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrate, lipid, and other amino acids, and biodegradation of xenobiotics. On the other hand, many well-known virulence and survival factors including T3SS, T6SS, fimbriae, capsular polysaccharides, drug resistance and stress response were up-regulated in both WT and SCV pre- and post-exposed to A549 cells. Several virulence factors expressed at the mid-logarithmic phase of growth. Microarray analysis on the different morphotypes demonstrated the essential difference in bacterial response associated with virulence and survival pre- and post-exposed to A549 cells.
Project description:We report the application of single-molecule-based sequencing technology for high-throughput profiling of DNA methylations in Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Project description:Melioidosis is a disease caused by the Gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bpm), commonly found in soil and water of endemic areas. Naturally acquired human melioidosis infections can result from either exposure through percutaneous inoculation, inhalation, or ingestion of soil-contaminated food or water. Our prior studies recognized Bpm as an effective enteric pathogen, capable of establishing acute or chronic gastrointestinal infections following oral inoculation (Sanchez-Villamil, Tapia et al. 2020). However, the specific mechanisms and virulence factors involved in the pathogenesis of Bpm during intestinal infection are unknown. In our current study, we standardized an in vitro intestinal infection model using mouse primary intestinal epithelial cells (mIECs) and demonstrated that Bpm requires a functional T6SS for full virulence. Further, we performed dual RNA-seq analysis on Bpm-infected mIECs to evaluate differentially expressed host and bacterial genes in the presence or absence of a T6SS. Our results showed a dysregulation in the TNF- signaling via NF-B pathway in the absence of the T6SS, with some of the genes involved in inflammatory processes and cell death also affected. Analysis of the bacterial transcriptome identified virulence factors and regulatory proteins playing a role during infection, with association to the T6SS. By using a Bpm transposon mutant library and isogenic mutants, we showed that deletion of the bicA gene, encoding a putative T3SS/T6SS regulator, ablated intracellular survival and plaque formation by Bpm and impacted survival and virulence when using murine models of acute and chronic gastrointestinal infection. Overall, these results highlight the importance of the type 6 secretion system in the gastrointestinal pathogenesis of Bpm.
Project description:We report the methylome sequencing and annotation of Burkholderia pseudomallei D286 based on high-throughput profiling using PacBio SMRT technology
Project description:Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis a disease endemic in South-East Asia and Northern Australia. The mortality rates in these areas are unacceptably high even with antibiotic treatment, attributed to intrinsic and acquired resistance of B. pseudomallei to antibiotics. With very few options for therapeutics there is an urgent requirement to identify anti-bacterial targets for the development of novel, effective treatments. In this study we examine the role and effect of ppiB on the proteome. Using LFQ analysis we show loss of ppiB has dramatic effect on the Burkholderia pseudomallei proteome.
Project description:Gene expression profiles of human cell (THP-1) lines exposed to a novel Daboiatoxin (DbTx) isolated from Daboia russelli russelli, and specific cytokines and inflammatory pathways involved in acute infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Keywords: Melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Daboiatoxin, Cytokines, Inflammation.
Project description:Melioidosis, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a disease endemic to South-East Asia and Northern Australia. Clinical presentation is highly variable, ranging from asymptomatic to fatal septicaemia, and thus the outcome of infection can depend on the host immune responses. The aim of this study was to characterise the macrophage immune response to B. pseudomallei in the presence of novel inhibitors targeting the virulence factor, Macrophage Infectivity Potentiator (Mip) protein. To do this. murine macrophage J774A.1 cells were infected with B. pseudomallei K96243 in the presence and absence of two small-molecule inhibitors designed to target the Mip protein. Global transcriptional profiling of macrophages infected with B. pseudomallei was analysed by RNA-Seq four hours post-infection. In the presence of Mip inhibitors, we found a significant reduction in the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines highlighting the potential to utilize Mip inhibitors to dampen potentially harmful pro-inflammatory responses resulting from B. pseudomallei infection in macrophages. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of J774A.1 macrophages infected with Burkholderia pseudomallei in the presence of two Mip inhibitors or vehicle control 4 hours post-infection