Project description:Insights into the evolution of host association through the isolation and characterization of a human periodontal pathogen, Desulfobulbus oralis
Project description:We report single-cell RNA sequencing datasets for three lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) prepared by infection of primary B cells with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). Inter- and intra-sample transcriptional variance is observed with respect to immunoglobulin heavy chain class; host gene sets involved in survival, proliferation and differentiation; and viral replication state. We propose that the observed heterogeneity arises from the dynamic nature of host-pathogen interactions, donor-specific compositions of primary B cells, and other experimental factors such as stochastic clonal evolution in cell culture conditions.
2021-02-15 | GSE158275 | GEO
Project description:Intra-host diversity of Pathogenic Mycobateria
Project description:Two genetic selection systems that couple metabolite hydroxylation or methylation of small molecules to growth of Escherichia coli are presented in this study. One system targets pterin-dependent hydroxylation (tBPt) while another focuses on S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methylation (SAM). Using adaptive laboratory evolution with growth selection, these two systems are demonstrated to not only achieve in vivo directed evolution of enzymes involved in human hormone biosynthesis but also reveal non-intuitive host factors that elude existing synthetic biology approaches. Raw sequencing data for the relevant strains generated in this study are presented here.
