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Project description:ChIP seq for SarA in S. aureus HG003 wild type and HG003 DsarA
2021-05-11 | GSE174162 | GEO
Project description:SarA regulon in S. aureus (RNA-seq)
| PRJNA728655 | ENA
Project description:We have studied the transcriptome of S. aureus SH1000 strain, isogenic Teg49 mutant strain, and isogenic plasmid complemented strain
2022-03-18 | GSE198695 | GEO
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2021-05-11 | GSE174164 | GEO
Project description:SarA regulon in S. aureus (ChIP-seq)
| PRJNA728654 | ENA
Project description:SarA, a transcriptional regulator of Staphylococcus aureus, is a major global regulatory system that coordinates the expression of target genes involved in its pathogenicity. Various studies have identified a large number of SarA target genes, but an in-depth characterization of the sarA regulon, including small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs), has not yet been done. In this study, we utilized transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-Seq) to determine a comprehensive list of SarA-regulated targets, including both mRNAs and sRNAs. RNA-Seq analysis indicated 390 mRNAs and 51 sRNAs differentially expressed in a ΔsarA mutant, while ChIP-Seq revealed 354 mRNAs and 55 sRNA targets in the S. aureus genome. We confirmed the authenticity of several novel SarA targets by Northern blotting and electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Among them, we characterized repression of sprG2, a gene that encodes the toxin of a type I toxin-antitoxin system, indicating a multilayer lockdown of toxin expression by both SarA and its cognate antitoxin, SprF2. Finally, a novel SarA consensus DNA binding sequence was generated using the upstream promoter sequences of 15 novel SarA-regulated sRNA targets. A genome-wide scan with a deduced SarA motif enabled the discovery of new potential SarA target genes which were not identified in our RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq analyses. The strength of this new consensus was confirmed with one predicted sRNA target. The RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq combinatory analysis gives a snapshot of the regulation, whereas bioinformatic analysis reveals a permanent view of targets based on sequence. Altogether these experimental and in silico methodologies are effective to characterize transcriptional factor (TF) regulons and functions. IMPORTANCE Staphylococcus aureus, a commensal and opportunist pathogen, is responsible for a large number of human and animal infections, from benign to severe. Gene expression adaptation during infection requires a complex network of regulators, including transcriptional factors (TF) and sRNAs. TF SarA influences virulence, metabolism, biofilm formation, and resistance to some antibiotics. SarA directly regulates expression of around 20 mRNAs and a few sRNAs. Here, we combined high-throughput expression screening methods combined with binding assays and bioinformatics for an in-depth investigation of the SarA regulon. This combinatory approach allowed the identification of 85 unprecedented mRNAs and sRNAs targets, with at least 14 being primary. Among novel SarA direct targets, we characterized repression of sprG2, a gene that encodes the toxin of a toxin-antitoxin system, indicating a multilayer lockdown of toxin expression by both SarA and its cognate antitoxin, SprF2.
| S-EPMC8510525 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections result in more than 200,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths in the United States each year and remain an important medical challenge. To better understand the transcriptome of Staphylococcus aureus USA300 NRS384, a community-acquired MRSA strain, we have conducted an RNA-Seq experiment on WT samples.
2017-11-15 | GSE102279 | GEO
Project description:The WalKR regulon was studied by comparing genes expression in a strain producing a constitutively active WalR regulator (WalRc) versus the wild type strain carrying the empty expression vector. Hybridizations were performed with three independent biological replicates. Our data allowed to identify 165 genes differentially expressed in the walRc expressing strain with a P-value ≤ 0.05 using Z-test and a threshold value of two-fold change in transcriptional levels. Among them, 108 genes are activated, and 57 genes are repressed. About 10% of these results were confirmed by quantitative real time PCR, revealing the high reliability of this overall study. Beyond the major effect of the WalKR system on genes expressing cell wall hydrolases, we have shown that it activates a large number of genes involved in virulence, and probably through its positive impact on the SaeRS two-component system, is a major activator of S. aureus virulence.
2012-09-13 | GSE29337 | GEO
Project description:The purpose of this study was to compare the global, growth phase-dependent transcriptional profiles of two isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. One isolate is a prototypic laboratory strain named RN6390, and has been used frequently as a model organism for study of staphylococcal physiology and virulence. However, recent studies indicate that RN6390 is not, in general, genotypically or phenotypically representative of clinical isolates of Staphyloccos aureus. Therefore, there is no current comprehensive picture of gene expression patterns in a virulent, clinical isolate of Staphyloccous aureus. For these reasons, we compare the transcriptional profile of RN6390 to that of a virulent clinical isolate, UAMS-1. Also included in this study is profiling of two UAMS-1 regulatory mutants, UAMS-155, and UAMS-929. These strains possess mutations in the accessory gene regulator (agr) and staphylococcal accessory regulator (sarA) genes, respectively. These two genes are well described global regulatory molecules that are reported to play important roles in controlling virulence factor production and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus. However, most study of these two molecules has been limited to laboratory strains such as RN6390. For these reasons, this study also includes transcriptional profiling of UAMS agr and sarA mutants. Keywords: Comparative, growth phase-dependent transcriptional profiling of bacterial strains and isogenic regulatory mutants
2006-10-03 | GSE5466 | GEO