Project description:Mostly, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), including food-spoilage-associated, grow in communities consisting of several microbial species. The interspecies interactions eventually shape the structure and global activity of a given microbial community. Generally, the knowledge on system level responses of LAB (especially food-spoilage-associated) during such interactions is very limited. To study transcriptome responses during interactions between three MAP meat-spoilage-associated LAB (Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gasicomitatum LMG 18811T, Lactococcus piscium MKFS47 and Lactobacillus oligofermentans LMG 22743T) we grew them separately in individual cultures and in mixed cultures pairwise (three combinations) and all together (triple culture) in three replicates on a glucose-containing growth medium (MRS) under microaerobic conditions at 25 C, samples were taken at three time points (3, 5 and 11 h) and extracted RNA were sequenced. The experiments were performed in two batches. At first (batch 1), co-cultivation of Le. gelidum and Lc. piscium accompanied with their individual cultures was performed and processed. The raw RNA-seq data for the individual culture of Lc. piscium from the batch 1 were uploaded earlier and are available in the ArrayExpress database under accession number E-MTAB-3245. Later (batch 2), two other pairwise cultures (Le. gelidum + Lb. oligofermentans and Lc. piscium + Lb. oligofermentans) and the triple culture were grown together with the individual cultures of all three LAB. Designations used for the sample names: G: Le. gelidum; P: Lc. piscium; O: Lb. oligofermentans; GO, PO, PG: pairwise cultures of the corresponding species; OPG: triple culture; b1: batch 1; b2: batch 2. Example: 3G2_b1: 3 h, Le. gelidum, 2nd replicate, batch 1; 11PO3_b2: 11 h, pairwise culture of Lc. piscium and Lb. oligofermentans, 3d replicate, batch 2. One sample (5PO3_b2) had very low number of reads ~ 9000, and, therefore, was not uploaded under this project. RNA extraction and library construction were done analogously as in the study (Andreevskaya M et al., 2015. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 81:38003811, doi: 10.1128/AEM.00320-15). Ribosomal RNA was omitted. Libraries were sequenced in five lanes using SOLiD 5500XL (Life technologies, Foster City, Ca, USA) to produce 75 bp single-end reads. For the data submission, xsq files obtained from SOLiD 5500XL machine, were converted into fastq files. Adapter sequences were removed using cutadapt 1.4.1.
Project description:Background: Pantoea ananatis LMG 2665T synthesizes and utilizes acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) for signaling. In this strain, short chain AHLs (C4 to C8) are produced by the EanI/R quorum sensing (QS) system that is involved in pathogenicity and biofilm formation. The complete set of genes regulated by the EanI/R system in P. ananatis LMG 2665T is still not fully known. In the present study, RNA-seq was used to analyze the transcriptome profiles controlled by the EanI/R system in this strain by comparing the wild type strain and its QS mutant 2665T ean∆I/R during lag and log stages. The RNA seq data was validated by RT qPCR. Results: The results showed that the EanI/R regulon in P. ananatis LMG 2665T comprised 144 genes, constituting 3.3% of the whole transcriptome under the experimental conditions in this study. The majority of genes regulated by the EanI/R system included genes for flagella assembly, bacterial chemotaxis, pyruvate metabolism, two component system, metabolic pathways, microbial metabolism and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. Conclusions: This is the first study to identify the EanI/R QS regulon in P. ananatis LMG 2665T. Functional analysis of genes regulated the EanI/R system in LMG 2665T could help unveil genes that play a vital role in pathogenesis and survival strategies of this pathogen.
Project description:The tRNA gene expression change was evaluated by whole genomic microarray chip in Streptococcus oligofermentans challenged by H2O2.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in Lactococcus lactis KCTC 3769T,L. raffinolactis DSM 20443T, L. plantarum DSM 20686T, L. fujiensis JSM 16395T, L. garvieae KCTC 3772T, L. piscium DSM 6634T and L. chungangensis CAU 28T . This proves that transcriptional profiling can facilitate in elucidating the genetic distance between closely related strains.
Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to compare DAXX genome binding/occupancy by high throughput ChIP sequencing in control, wild type DAXX overexpressd cells (WT DAXX OE), and wild type DAXX SUMO interacting motif mutant overexpressd cells (DSM OE). Methods: The panel of MDA_MB-231 derived cell lines (control, WT DAXX OE, DSM OE) were cultured in complete DMEM. At about 90% confluency, the cells were crosslinked by adding 37 % formaldehyde to the final concentration of 1% for 10 min at room temperature. Crosslinking was stopped by adding glycine to the final concentration of 125 mM. Cells were lifted, washed with cold PBS, and pelleted by centrifugation. The cells were resuspended in a swelling buffer in the presence of the protease inhibitor cocktail (Sigma) and then pelleted and resuspended in the SDS lysis buffer. The lysates were transferred to a Covaris microTUBE and sonicated with an E220 Covaris Ultrasonicator. Chromatin fragmentation (~500 bps) was verified through agarose gel electrophoresis. The fragmented chromatins were diluted and incubated with a control IgG and the DAXX mAb (5G11) along with protein A/G magnetic beads. The beads were washed sequentially with a low salt buffer, high salt buffer, LiCl buffer, and TE buffer (twice). The immunoprecipitated chromatins were eluted at 65 °C for 15 min, and the eluted chromatins were subjected to proteinase K digestion at 65 °C for 3 h. The DNAs were recovered through a Qiagen mini-prep column. The immunoprecipitated DNAs were used for qPCR and library construction and high throughput sequencing using an Illumina Hi-Seq 2500 sequencer. Results: We surveyed genome-wide occupancy of DAXX using ChIP-seq technology. Overexpression of WT DAXX increased DAXX?s chromatin association specifically with lipogenic pathway genes where DSM OE reverse. Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of DAXX occupancy in lipoegenic gene transciption.