Project description:In this study, we analyze the role of Lsr2 as a transcription factor in M. smegmatis, a saprophytic bacterium whose natural habitat (soil and water) substantially differs from that of the obligatory mycobacterial pathogens. In summary, the combined RNA-seq and ChIP-seq data revealed that Lsr2 controls gene expression either directly by binding their promoter regions or indirectly through DNA loop formation.
Project description:The stress response of the soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti towards elevated concentrations of the heavy metals cadmium and zinc was analyzed via transcriptional profiling.