Project description:Differentially abundant proteins were quantified in the slowly growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) lineage 7 strains and the M. tuberculosis lineage 4 reference strain H37Rv. Mass spectrometry based proteomic analysis was employed to identify, quantitate and compare the protein profiles of strains from the two M. tuberculosis lineages (lineage 7 and 4). Label-free peptide quantification of whole cells from M. tuberculosis lineage 7 and 4 yielded the identification of 2825 and 2541 proteins, respectively. A combined total of 2867 protein groups covering 71% of the predicted M. tuberculosis proteome were identified. Comparative proteomic mapping of M. tuberculosis lineage 7 and 4 strains showed that the abundance of 125 proteins was significantly altered. Functional analysis showed that a number of M. tuberculosis proteins involved in growth and virulence were less abundant in lineage 7 compared to lineage 4. Five ABC transporter proteins, three phosphate binding proteins essential for inorganic phosphate uptake, and six components of the type 7 secretion system ESX-3 involved in iron acquisition were less abundant in M. tuberculosis lineage 7. This proteogenomic analysis provided an insight into the lineage 7-specific protein profile which may provide cues to understanding the differential properties of lineage 7 strains in terms of slow growth, survival fitness and pathogenesis.
Project description:11 Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutants resistant to D-cycloserine were isolated in the laboratory. Genomic DNA was isolated and whole genomes were sequenced to perform SNP calling and identify possible mutations associated with resistance.
Project description:Analysis of mesenchymal stell cell gene expression level upon Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Transcriptome landscape provide important information of the response of stem cell infetion with Mycobacterium tuberculosis such as antibacterial pathways and specific anabolic/catabolic cellular functions.
