Project description:Protein stable isotope fingerprinting (P-SIF) is a method to measure the carbon isotope ratios of whole proteins separated from complex mixtures, including cultures and environmental samples. The goal of P-SIF is to expose the links between identity and function in microbial ecosystems by (i) determining the values of δ13C for different taxonomic divisions, and (ii) using those values as clues to the metabolic pathways employed by the respective organisms. This project measures >200 protein fractions and δ13C values for a sample of Cyanobacteria + Chloroflexi dominated microbial mat from Yellowstone National Park, USA.
Project description:Sequencing the metatranscriptome can provide information about the response of organisms to varying environmental conditions. We present a methodology for obtaining random whole-community mRNA from a complex microbial assemblage using Pyrosequencing. The metatranscriptome had, with minimum contamination by ribosomal RNA, significant coverage of abundant transcripts, and included significantly more potentially novel proteins than in the metagenome. Keywords: metatranscriptome, mesocosm, ocean acidification
Project description:This experiment aims on the identification of serine hydrolases from a complex thermophile community that live in a hot vent in Kamchatka Peninsula based on in vivo labelling with FP-alkyne directly in the hot spring and subsequent analysis using metagenomics/metaproteomics. To this end, sediment samples were collected and treated using the following three conditions. DMSO- treated control FP-alkyne labelled Samples for each condition were prepared in triplicate, resulting a total number of 6 samples per spring. Labelling was performed using 4 µM of the probe FP-alkyne and incubation for 2 h in the hot spring.
Project description:Microbial autotroph-heterotroph interactions influence biogeochemical cycles on a global scale, but the diversity and complexity of natural systems and their intractability to in situ manipulation make it challenging to elucidate the principles governing these interactions. The study of assembling phototrophic biofilm communities provides a robust means to identify such interactions and evaluate their contributions to the recruitment and maintenance of phylogenetic and functional diversity overtime. To examine primary succession in phototrophic communities, we isolated two unicyanobacterial consortia from the microbial mat in HotLake, Washington, characterizing the membership and metabolic function of each consortium. We then analyzed the spatial structures and quantified the community compositions of their assembling biofilms. The consortia retained the same suite of heterotrophic species, identified as abundant members of the mat and assigned to Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Autotroph growth rates dominated early in assembly, yielding to increasing heterotroph growth rates late in succession. The two consortia exhibited similar assembly patterns, with increasing relative abundances of members from Bacteroidetes and Alphaproteobacteria concurrent with decreasing relative abundances of those from Gamma proteobacteria. Despite these similarities at higher taxonomic levels, the relative abundances of individual heterotrophic species were substantially different in the developing consortial biofilms. This suggests that, although similar niches are created by the cyanobacterial metabolisms, the resulting webs of autotroph-heterotroph and heterotroph-heterotroph interactions are specific to each primary producer. The relative simplicity and tractability of the Hot Lake unicyanobacterial consortia make them useful model systems for deciphering interspecies interactions and assembly principles relevant to natural microbial communities.
Project description:The aim of the current study was to characterize the differential cellular and exosomal miRNAs during inflammation or high fat diet-induced obesity in mice. Mesenteric adipose tissue (MAT) and abdominal aorta (AA) from mice fed a normal chow diet (NCD) or a high fat diet (HFD) were harvested for miRNA profiling. MAT-derived adipocytes (MAT-Ad) challenged with either lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 1 µg/ml) or PBS were harvested for miRNA profiling. Meanwhile, miRNAs encapsulated in MAT-Ad-derived exosomes (MAT-Ad-EX) were also analyzed. Hierarchical clustering analysis performed on most significantly regulated miRNAs (HFD vs NCD in tissues; LPS challenge vs PBS in the cells) showed a set of miRNAs that are differentially expressed in obese versus lean MAT or AA tissues, and in LPS-challenged versus PBS-treated MAT-Ads. The dysregulated of miRNAs in MAT-Ad-EX was also generated and hierarchically clustered, induced by prolonged exposure to microbial product.
2019-12-29 | GSE126808 | GEO
Project description:Zetaproteobacteria-dominated Fe mat paired metagenome and metatranscriptome
| PRJNA412510 | ENA
Project description:Hyperspectral Characterization of Cyanobacteria-Dominated Microbial Mats in Antarctica