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Transcriptomic study of E. coli 042 with a variant of aggR gene with a FRT sequence inserted in its 3´UTR by RNA-seq

ABSTRACT: A common genomic feature of most EAEC strains is the presence of a virulence plasmid termed pAA. Plasmid-encoded virulence determinants are, among others, a transcriptional activator termed AggR, a member of the AraC-XylS family of transcription factors. We have previously determined the direct correlation between (p)ppGpp, expression of AggR and biofilm development in strain EAEC 042 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00717). In this work we characterize a novel variant of the aggR gene. We modified its 3´UTR by insertion of a FRT sequence, which have generated a series of different phenotypes. We used RNA-seq to compare the transcriptome of the wt strain and its aggR3UTRFRT variant grown at 37ºC in LB medium.

ORGANISM(S): Escherichia coli 042

PROVIDER: GSE160448 | GEO | 2021/10/29

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Transcriptomic study of E. coli 042 with a variant of aggR gene with a FRT sequence inserted in its 3´UTR by RNA-seq

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